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5.0 mi loop · 95 ft of climbing · White Sands National Park

Alkali Flat Trail

$59
Drawn from this trail's real elevation data, printed to order.
StyleTopographic
Size 18×24″
Print only, rolled in a tube. Fits a standard 18×24″ frame.
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The print

Printed to order at 300 DPI, rendered natively at your size and never upscaled. Print only; the frame in the photos is for scale.

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Alkali Flat Trail · Topographic · 18×24″
$59 5 to 10 business days

About the Alkali Flat Trail trail

Alkali Flat Trail covers 5 miles as a loop in White Sands National Park. The route rises 95 feet in total, and its elevation spans 3,936 to 3,984 feet. The steepest pitch reaches 6 percent, against an average of 19 feet of gain per mile. On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the easiest band. The nearest town is Alamogordo, about 19 miles away.

The area

White Sands National Park is a national park of the United States located in New Mexico and completely surrounded by White Sands Missile Range. The park covers 145,762 acres (227.8 sq mi; 589.9 km2) in the Tularosa Basin, including the southern 41% of a 275 mi2 (710 km2) field of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Along the route

  • White Sandsmi 2.5

Places OpenStreetMap maps within 150 m of the route.

Questions about the Alkali Flat Trail print

What sizes does the Alkali Flat Trail poster come in?
4 sizes: 12×16″ $39, 18×24″ $59, 24×32″ $79, 30×40″ $99. Every size is printed natively at 300 DPI, from $39.
Is this made from real elevation data?
Yes. The contours and elevation profile are drawn from USGS 3DEP and AWS Terrain Tiles sampled along the actual Alkali Flat Trail track.
How hard is Alkali Flat Trail?
On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the easiest band: 5.0 mi loop with 95 ft of climbing. The scale uses only distance and climbing; it does not account for exposure, altitude, cables, river crossings or permits.

Place names along the route: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Best months are an estimate from NASA POWER climate data (CC BY 4.0), 2001 to 2020 monthly averages adjusted to the trail's elevation, not an official season; check current conditions and closures.