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La Cueva Channel Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
New Mexico

La Cueva Channel Trail

Albuquerque, New Mexico

4.2 mi

Distance

374 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 33m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

La Cueva Channel Trail is an out-and-back trail in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. It is 4.2 miles long and gains 374 feet. It is in or next to Albuquerque, New Mexico.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,645 ft
Max:1,746 ft
Gain:114 ft
Loss:114 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,645 ft and 1,746 ft across 4.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,645 ft1,679 ft1,712 ft1,746 ft0.0 mi1.0 mi2.1 mi3.1 mi4.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,646 ft
High point2.1 mi1,746 ft
End4.2 mi1,646 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Albuquerque, NM · in or next to town
County:
Bernalillo County, NM

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

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