Grand Enchantment Trail

Grand Enchantment Trail
Length 730 miles (1175 km)
Location United States: Arizona and New Mexico
Trailheads Phoenix, Arizona
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Use Hiking
Horse riding
Mountain biking
Highest point Mogollon Baldy - 10,770 feet (3283 meters)
Lowest point Gila River - 1700 feet (510 meters)
Trail difficulty Easy to strenuous
Sights Sonoran Desert
Chihuahuan Desert
Sky Islands
Riparian canyons
Continental Divide
Cliff dwellings
Hot springs
Ghost towns
Hazards Dehydration
Desert heat & sun
Mountain snowpack & highwater fords (seasonal)
Poisonous snakes & scorpions
Primitive trail conditions

The Grand Enchantment Trail is a wilderness recreation trail running 730 miles (1,170 km) between Phoenix, Arizona and Albuquerque, New Mexico. It crosses the Arizona Trail and Continental Divide Trail and at Albuquerque it meets the Rio Grande Trail and El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro.

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