Paliza Canyon & Goblin Colony Hike – 7/19/2015

One of our early trips into the Jemez.  

The Hike

Paliza Canyon to Goblin Colony, the hard way. 07/19/2015.

This hike is an easy one, leaving the parking area on a two-track, past some strip mines and what looks like the ruins of a one-room Pueblo structure.  We took the wrong turn .3 miles into the hike, going to the right through a fence.  After climbing to the top of the mesa/ridge, we figured out our mistake and followed a two-track down into Paliza Canyon and southwest to the Colony.  The view from atop the ridge, looking south down Paliza Canyon, was amazing.  As were the Goblins.

Statistics

Total Distance: 3.86 miles
Elevation: 6,847 start, 7,357 maximum, 6,847 minimum
Gross gain: 510 ft.  Aggregate ascending 824 ft, descending: 824 ft
Maximum slope: 27% ascending, 31% descending, 7% average
Duration: 3:03

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