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La Bajada Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
New Mexico

La Bajada Trail

Santa Fe, New Mexico

2.6 mi

Distance

597 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 9m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

La Bajada Trail is an out-and-back trail in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It is 2.6 miles long and gains 597 feet. The nearest town is La Bajada, New Mexico, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,676 ft
Max:1,854 ft
Gain:182 ft
Loss:182 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,676 ft and 1,854 ft across 2.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,676 ft1,735 ft1,795 ft1,854 ft0.0 mi0.6 mi1.3 mi1.9 mi2.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,854 ft
End2.6 mi1,854 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
La Bajada, NM · in or next to town
County:
Santa Fe County, NM

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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