Natural Entrance Path
Natural Entrance Path is a roughly 1.25-mile out-and-back foot trail in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. Difficulty: moderate, from Trailbound's popular-hike list. That is the full hike: the mapped trail line covers only 0.26 mi of it, so don't plan from the map line alone.
- 0.63 mione way
- 1.25 miround trip
- 0.26 mimapped segment only
- 4,354 fthigh point
- Moderatedifficulty
Plan this hike
Open Natural Entrance Path on Trailbound's interactive map to see the full route, the elevation profile, today's forecast and any park alerts for Carlsbad Caverns. Carlsbad Caverns has permits or reservations for some areas: see the Carlsbad Caverns page for what's needed.
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