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Pajarito Canyon Trail

Pajarito Canyon Trail — tail catalogue entry from OSM relation 16339504. Geometry and elevation are OSM/GLO-30 and provisional. No special permit known; verify locally.

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Distance 12 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · T2 · pin

Itinerary not published

Last checked 2026-10-07

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The Hiking World, Pajarito Canyon Trail, read 2026-10-07, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/pajarito-canyon-trail

How we verify · last checked 2026-10-07

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Pajarito Canyon Trail

Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.

Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-07T18:10:36.103Z

Representative point on Pajarito Canyon Trail: 35.874°, -106.376°, about 3043 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.

Source Open-Meteo. Mountain weather changes with elevation and aspect.

Life-safety notices on this page come from the issuer.

Stored line for Pajarito Canyon Trail, from 35.868°, -106.353° to 35.885°, -106.384°. The drawing is the simplified record, not a surveyed GPS track.

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GeoJSON

This line is a schematic. The files are not a GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON

Facts35.868, -106.353
Distance12 km*
osm-2d (provisional; not walking distance) · read 2026-09-24
Ascent+1,108 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-10-07 · provisional
Descent456 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-10-07 · provisional
High point3,043 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Low point2,368 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Routepoint-to-point
Daysnot published
Seasonunverified
GradeUngraded (tail ingest)

Catalog entry

DifficultyUngraded (tail ingest)
SAC T2
Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful.
YDS Class 1
Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.
Elevation
23682706304311.46 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 12 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (11.46 km), not the published line length.

Tail catalogue entry built from OpenStreetMap relation 16339504 (ODbL). The stored line is the OSM geometry, decimated; its 2-D length is provisional and not published as walking distance.

Elevation high/low and ascent/descent are Copernicus GLO-30 samples at the line vertices (copernicus-dem:glo-30) and remain provisional.

No special permit was researched for this trail. Permit is marked unverified — confirm locally before relying on it.

Water

No water sources recorded.

Permits & fees

Conditions, fees and rules change. Confirm with the issuer and local authorities before you go. This is a reference, not a substitute for local advice. Terms

Permit status is unverified.

Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Getting there car-free

  • Pajarito Canyon Trail (start): car-free flag unknown.
  • Pajarito Canyon Trail (end): car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

  • Pajarito Canyon Trail (start) car-free: unknown
  • Pajarito Canyon Trail (end) car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Pajarito Canyon Trail?

Permit status is unverified for Pajarito Canyon Trail. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.

How difficult is Pajarito Canyon Trail?

Pajarito Canyon Trail is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1.

How long is Pajarito Canyon Trail?

The length on this record is 12 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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