4.1 mi of trail, end to end · about 2,200 ft of climbing · 6,329 ft–8,460 ft · native material surface · trail No. 05194 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike
Trailhead3 Gun Trailhead/ 3 GunTrl 194/ Hawk Watch Trl 215 6,323 ft Drive there
This area does not require an amenity fee.
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<li>If you recreate on a regular basis in the Sandias or other national lands you might consider purchasing one of the America the Beautiful Passes or a Sandia Annual Pass</li>
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Three Gun Trailhead gives acces to the Three Gun Spring/Tres Pistoles Trail 194. It is 4.0 miles long and ends at Embudito Trail 192 . Hawk Watch Trail 215 splits off toward the east, from Three Gun Trail, about 0.5 miles into your hike.
The trail is open for the following uses: Hiking, Horseback Riding
Please refer to the map link below to plan your course. Cell phone coverage is not guaranteed.
The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.
