"Echo Canyon Loop Trail" Top 5 Page for this destination Chiricahua National Monument Things to Do Tip by KimberlyAnn

This is a 3.3 mile loop trail rated Moderate in difficulty. I would recommend traveling in a counter-clockwise direction, which will allow you to descend 450 feet, then follow an area with a slight incline, and finally ascend 380 foot. This is a wonderful walk, my husband said it was his all time favorite. The first part (if traveling counter-clockwise) in the Echo Canyon winds through beautiful and interesting rock formations that tower around you. You will then enter the wooded Echo park area, followed by an open area called Hailstone, and then finally onto the Ed Riggs trail among large pine trees. You could still glimpse the spires of rocks through the trees as you walked the wooded areas. In a couple areas you could also see a small stream, which we walked across on rocks in one area.

Directions: Follow the Bonita Canyon road to the side road that leads to Sugarloaf and the Echo Canyon area. The trail head begins a short way down this side road.