Kwage Mesa Loop

Kwage Mesa Loop: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Kwage Mesa Loop

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Kwage Mesa Loop: tips

• Start early, check the weather and tell someone your route.

How to reach Kwage Mesa Loop — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.88885, -106.26106. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kwage Mesa Loop

• KRSN-AM (Los Alamos) · attraction · Los Alamos · ~4 km · Must-see
• Bradbury Science Museum · museum · Los Alamos · ~4 km · Must-see
• Los Alamos History Museum · museum · Los Alamos · ~5 km · Must-see
• Tsankawi Pueblo · fort · Santa Fe · ~6 km · Must-see
• Tsirege Pueblo Ruins · fort · Los Alamos · ~9 km · Must-see
• Puye Cliff Dwellings · fort · Rio Arriba · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bandelier National Monument · sanctuary · Sandoval · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cerro Grande · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~17 km · Must-see
• Jemez Mountains Historic Marker · fort · Santa Fe · ~18 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe National Forest · sanctuary · Santa Fe · ~19 km · Must-see
• Chicoma Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~22 km · Must-see
• Valles Caldera supervolcano · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~24 km · Must-see
• Dome Wilderness · sanctuary · Sandoval · ~25 km · Must-see
• KDCE-AM (Espanola) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~27 km · Must-see
• Poeh Cultural Center · museum · Santa Fe · ~28 km · Must-see
• Redondo Peak · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cochiti Lake · lake · Sandoval · ~34 km · Must-see
• Jemez Falls · waterfall · Sandoval · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Kwage Mesa Loop

Other treks near Kwage Mesa Loop

• Santa Fe Rail Trail · trek · Santa Fe · ~56 km · Must-see
• Paseo del Bosque Trail · trek · Bernalillo · ~119 km · Must-see
• Bayo/Pueblo Loop · trek · Los Alamos · ~1 km
• Zipline Trail · trek · Los Alamos · ~1 km
• Otowi Mesa Trail · trek · Los Alamos · ~1 km
• Pueblo Canyon Rim Trail · trek · Los Alamos · ~1 km
• Pueblo Canyon Trail · trek · Los Alamos · ~2 km
• Bayo Canyon Trail · trek · Los Alamos · ~2 km
• Tent Rocks Trail · trek · Santa Fe · ~2 km
• Deer Trap Mesa Trails · trek · Los Alamos · ~2 km

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