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Valles Caldera National Preserve

Best Hiking Trails in Valles Caldera National Preserve

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Valles Caldera National Preserve is a protected area in New Mexico.


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  • Hiking Trails (12)
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  1. 1
    East Fork Trail Loop via VC07
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 10.1 mi
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    Banco Bonito Trailhead via VC07
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.3 mi
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    VC02
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.4 mi
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    Cerro La Jara @ Valles Caldera Loop via 01
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.5 mi
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    2 Road and Sulphur Creek Road Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 11.7 mi
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    VC04 Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 18.7 mi
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    Valle Grande Trail
    ★ ★ EASY 2.0 mi
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    Cerro Seco Trailhead Loop via Cerro Seco Trail and VC08
    ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 11.0 mi
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    Garita Trailhead via VC12
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.3 mi
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    Sargents Bluff Cabin via San Antonio Mountain Trail
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.3 mi
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    chell 3 years, 1 month ago
    Cerro La Jara @ Valles Caldera Loop via 01
    Patchy snow in places. Snowmelt meant lots of flowing water, which was nice to see but also meant we had to be careful where we stepped since neither of us had waterproof shoes. Extremely windy during the middle of the hike. Other than that, perfect weather. Beautiful location. Would love to go there again when it's a little less wet.
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    chell 3 years, 1 month ago
    Cerro La Jara Trail w/ Alex (2023-04-15, 2:59:28PM)
    Nice scenery, decent temperature. Some really cool rocks. Only complaints are that the ground was pretty wet in some places from snowmelt, and the middle part of the hike was very windy.
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    Michael and Michelle 3 years, 8 months ago
    Valles Caldera VC05
    This is a really quiet trail that goes off into the Northeast section of the park. Didn’t see any elk, but lots of fresh tracks and heard one bugling in the distance. Mild uphill for the first mile and then mild downhill. Very easy going.
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    lapounders63 3 years, 8 months ago
    South mountain 2022
    Great hike to do in mid to late September—beautiful view from the top of Valle Grande and opportunity to hear Elk bugling in season. A bit strenuous in places but in a lovely forest for the most part.
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    lnaesll 4 years, 8 months ago
    Valles Caldera Supervolcano Explorer (updated 12.03.18)
    This road is closed. It’s Pueblo de cochiti tribal lands. It is baracaded by concrete barriers and steel gates.
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    mwillms 4 years, 8 months ago
    Alamo Boundary/Coyote Call Hike (9/23/21, 9:27:32AM)
    Sandy Zocher and Patty decided to see some early fall colors so we chose this hike. Saw a fox on the way home.
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    andykphelps 4 years, 10 months ago
    Coyote Call Trail and Rabbit Ridge Trail Loop
    This is a great view of caldera. Rabbit fridge trail is not a poop. The map show a trail going off east side. It is impacted by blowdown and requires bushwhacking.
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    Diego 1 year, 7 months ago
    Saturday Afternoon Activity
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    mrmelrod 1 year, 9 months ago
    Cerros del Abrigo Summit (Valle Grande)
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    ceperini 2 years, 7 months ago
    Valle Toledo @ Valles Caldera
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    Ajax 2 years, 9 months ago
    Gillman Tunnels to Espanola
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    fotojake 2 years, 10 months ago
    Sulphur Canyon Valle Seco Valle Jaramillo
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    tamontavon 2 years, 11 months ago
    215 Headquarters Ranch, Jemez Springs to VC02, Sandoval County, NM, USA
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    Jay Yos 2 years, 11 months ago
    Valles Caldera South Mountain…attempt
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    Jay Yos 2 years, 11 months ago
    Valles Caldera South Mountain…attempt
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    Jay Yos 2 years, 11 months ago
    Valles Caldera South Mountain…attempt
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    brianjosephcrisp 3 years, 3 months ago
    Obsidian Valley
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    btjones3226 3 years, 4 months ago
    XC South Mountain. caldera (1/7/23, 9:32:45AM)
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    mwillms 3 years, 8 months ago
    Track (9/17/22, 10:07:17AM)
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    lapounders63 3 years, 8 months ago
    VC Alamo Canyon
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    ednewville 3 years, 10 months ago
    Cerros del Medio Loop
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    ednewville 3 years, 10 months ago
    El Cajete
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    jchiodo 3 years, 10 months ago
    Sulfur springs
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    graham 4 years, 3 months ago
    Coyote Call & Rabbit Ridge
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    nrubinfeld 4 years, 4 months ago
    Track (1/1/21, 6:53:18AM)
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    mwillms 4 years, 8 months ago
    Banco Bonito to El Cajete Meadow (9/25/21, 9:03:38AM)
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    John 4 years, 8 months ago
    Track (9/24/21, 1:44:48PM)
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    mwillms 4 years, 8 months ago
    Ponderosa Peak (South Mountain)
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    ucdavemac 4 years, 9 months ago
    Track (8/28/21, 10:23:05AM)
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    mwillms 4 years, 9 months ago
    Track (8/14/21, 9:25:40AM)
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    Casey.hehir 4 years, 9 months ago
    Valles Caldera: Camino De Los Valles
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    ecoderre415 4 years, 9 months ago
    Alamo Boundary
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    Anna 4 years, 11 months ago
    2 Road and Sulphur Creek Road Loop
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    john.berg.44 5 years, 4 months ago
    Track (1/27/21, 11:04:04AM)
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    ANlMAL 5 years, 5 months ago
    Hidden Valley
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    sarah.n.work 5 years, 6 months ago
    Track (9/28/20, 1:40:51PM)
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    gtracyb 5 years, 8 months ago
    Back of Caldera / Hamas 3
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    fotojake 5 years, 9 months ago
    Around Redondo
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    simon.lagneaux 5 years, 9 months ago
    Valles Caldera Explorer
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    galengisler 5 years, 9 months ago
    Track (8/20/20, 09:34:40)
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    kyleehood18 5 years, 9 months ago
    02 Loop
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    angelo.echave 6 years ago
    Track (4/18/20, 7:18:40PM)
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    Stephen 6 years, 5 months ago
    02 Loop
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