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Best Hiking Trails in El Malpais National Monument

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El Malpais National Monument is a national park in New Mexico.


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  • Hiking Trails (7)
  • Reviews (32)
  1. 1
    Big Skylight Cave Loop via Big Tubes Loop Trail
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.5 mi
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    El Calderon viewpoint Loop via El Calderon Trail and Cerritos de Jaspe Road
    ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.2 mi
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    Los Pilares via Acoma-Zuni Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 15.6 mi
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    Cerro Bandera via County Road 42
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.5 mi
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    El Malpais National Monument Hike
    ★ ★ EASY 2.7 mi
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    Sandstone Bluff Overlook via Sandstone Bluff Road
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.4 mi
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    Big Skylight Cave
    ★ ★ MODERATE 6.3 mi
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    Kev L Jay 10 months, 3 weeks ago
    Friday Lunch Activity
    Could use a few more rest benches, but well worth the trip for sure.
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    Jubead 2 years, 5 months ago
    Sandstone Bluffs partial track
    First time I’ve hiked this without New Mexico Mountain Club members. It was exploratory to find the trailhead. Hiked the social trail on top of the bluff, but did not get all the way down to the area that I hiked in November 2022. Saw a large arch, though, not nearly as dramatic as the two arches I saw in November 2022. Recommend returning to the same area to explore again and find the previous route. Will add distance, likely up to about 8 miles or so.
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    denseagle 2 years, 11 months ago
    Big Tubes Hike Malpais
    Rough terrain but the very unusual and beautiful scenery makes it worthwhile!
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    GrandCanoe1821 3 years ago
    El Calderon loop trail
    Beautiful & just enough elevation to make it interesting with a good workout for us & dogs.
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    SageBeach6579 2 months, 2 weeks ago
    Los Pilares via Acoma-Zuni Trail
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    ClearGoggles8862 1 year ago
    Big tubes
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    tinachan87 1 year, 4 months ago
    Track (3/6/24, 9:31:32AM)
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    Geoff K 1 year, 5 months ago
    El Calderon Trail
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    Patheyn 2 years, 7 months ago
    El Calderon (10/3/23, 9:41:11AM)
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    LongBluff8409 3 years ago
    El Malpais- El Calderon Trail
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    Darren Van Horn 3 years, 3 months ago
    Track (2/11/23, 1:57:52PM)
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    Jubead 3 years, 3 months ago
    El Malpais Narrows Rim Trail
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    Aaron Steely 4 years, 10 months ago
    El Calderone loop in El Malpais National Recreation Area
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    Aaron Steely 4 years, 10 months ago
    El Calderone loop in El Malpais National Recreation Area
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    Aaron Steely 4 years, 10 months ago
    El Calderone loop in El Malpais National Recreation Area
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    Aaron Steely 4 years, 10 months ago
    El Calderone loop in El Malpais National Recreation Area
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    Ken Thomas 5 years, 4 months ago
    Lava Falls
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    CrispWind7303 5 years, 4 months ago
    El Calderon Trail
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    TameRidge1575 5 years, 6 months ago
    El Calderon Loop
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    TameRidge1575 5 years, 6 months ago
    Sandstone Bluff Scramble
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    TameRidge1575 5 years, 6 months ago
    Sandstone Bluff Scramble
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    TameRidge1575 5 years, 6 months ago
    El Calderon Loop
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    TameRidge1575 5 years, 6 months ago
    El Calderon Loop
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    TameRidge1575 5 years, 6 months ago
    Sandstone Bluff Scramble
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    TameRidge1575 5 years, 6 months ago
    Lava Falls
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    TameRidge1575 5 years, 6 months ago
    La Ventana Arch
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    TameRidge1575 5 years, 6 months ago
    Acoma-Zuni out and back
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    SimpleGlade7087 6 years, 3 months ago
    Track (2/3/20, 12:46:09PM)
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    Theron Rodgers 6 years, 3 months ago
    Narrows Rim Trail
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    Keith McIntyre 6 years, 4 months ago
    Los Pilares via Acoma-Zuni Trail
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    HardBinos2757 6 years, 5 months ago
    Narrows Rim Trail
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    HardBinos2757 6 years, 8 months ago
    Lava Falls Trail
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