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Rio En Medio and Nambe Loop route map
Difficulty: DifficultLoop
New Mexico

Rio En Medio and Nambe Loop

Tesuque, New Mexico

10.9 mi

Distance

2,904 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 58m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Rio En Medio and Nambe Loop is a loop trail in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It is 11 miles long and gains 2,904 feet. It is in or next to Rio en Medio, New Mexico.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,226 ft
Max:2,804 ft
Gain:885 ft
Loss:885 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,226 ft and 2,804 ft across 10.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,226 ft2,419 ft2,611 ft2,804 ft0.0 mi2.7 mi5.5 mi8.2 mi10.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,229 ft
High point6.8 mi2,804 ft
End10.9 mi2,229 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Rio en Medio, 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.

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