Total Distance: 4.63 miles
Elevation: 6,926 start, 8,218 maximum, 6,296 minimum
Gross gain: 1,292 ft. Aggregate ups & downs: ascending 1,827 ft, descending: 1,821 ft
Maximum slope: 43% ascending, 47% descending, 13% average
Duration: 3:30
If you haven’t explored these hiking tracks with Google Earth, I urge you to try it. With the virtual 3-dimensional presentation, achieved by panning and tilting the view, you can get a much better idea of the hikes and terrain than you can get from the screenshot above.
Download .kml file for Google Earth here: Three Gun Springs Hike.Jay.2013-05-05
References:
Sandia Mountain Hiking Guide: “Three Gun Springs Trail”
ASCHG: “Three Gun Spring Hike”
ASCHG: “Embudo – Three Gun Spring – Embudito Hike”
US Forest Service: “Sandia Mountain Trails”
Hiking Project: “Pino Trail”
AllTrails.com: “Three Gun Spring Trail“