Welcome Tyuonyi Overlook Trail Stop 1
in New Mexico · centroid 53 mi from Albuquerque
Welcome to the Tyuonyi (QU-weh-nee) Overlook Trail, which is partially a loop and partly an out-and-back, 2.2 miles roundtrip. You are approximately 0.25 miles down this trail that passes through the Piñon-Juniper Woodland and provides excellent views of Frijoles Canyon, the Pueblo Loop Trail, and the park visitor center. In summer, watch for thunderstorms that can develop very quickly over the mountains posing a threat to unwary hikers.
From 1150 – 1550 CE the Ancestral Pueblo people called this area home doing much of their farming here on the dry mesas using creative water saving techniques to survive in this arid landscape. The area and the sites you will see still hold deep spiritual and cultural connections to today’s Pueblo peoples. Please treat these sites with the respect they deserve.
- States
- New Mexico
- Trail type
- National Monument trail
- Centroid nearest city
- Albuquerque, NM · 53 mi · ~1.5 hr drive
- Centroid coords
- 35.7921°, -106.2817°
About Bandelier National Monument
This trail is inside Bandelier National Monument, a national monument managed by the U.S. National Park Service. Conditions, road status, trail closures, and reservation requirements are published on the park's NPS page — check it before driving in, especially in winter or during major weather events.
Entrance fee: $25 per vehicle (verify current rate on the park page). An America the Beautiful annual pass ($80) covers entrance to all NPS units.
Official NPS trail page: https://www.nps.gov/places/welcome-tyuonyi-overlook-trail-stop-1.htm
Park homepage: https://www.nps.gov/band/index.htm
Plan your hike
Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.
Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.
When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.
If you've hiked Welcome Tyuonyi Overlook Trail Stop 1 and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.
Stay nearby
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Sources
Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.