Santa Fe National Forest · New Mexico

Guardia

0.8 mi of trail, end to end · about 450 ft of climbing · 8,818 ft–9,244 ft · native material surface · trail No. 717 · trail class 1 · typical grade 10-12% · hiking, bike, motorcycle, e-bike · motorized use allowed

8,818 ft 9,244 ft · 0.8 mi high 9,244 ft

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 36.0471, -106.6700 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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About this trail's facts

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.