El Calderon Trail

Nice Hike

Nice hike with a little elevation gain to the top of old volcano. Trail also takes you through some old lava fields and past a few caves. Well worth it.

Nice Hike

Nice hike with a little elevation gain to the top of old volcano. Trail also takes you through some old lava fields and past a few caves. Well worth it.

Imagining the forces that created this landscape

340 feet of elevation gain gets you to the top of this 115,000-year-old volcanic cone. You can hike the 3.5-mile loop (rocky or sandy terrain – good shoes suggested) or the 5-mile loop along lava tre...

Imagining the forces that created this landscape

340 feet of elevation gain gets you to the top of this 115,000-year-old volcanic cone. You can hike the 3.5-mile loop (rocky or sandy terrain – good shoes suggested) or the 5-mile loop along lava tre...

Didn't do the whole trail

I only had time for about 3/4 of a mile into the trail. It was flat and pretty easy. The plains were beautiful to see. The trail is lined with volcanic rock which was surprising to me. I saw double ...