Great trail system with much to look at. Make sure you have plenty of water and watch weather. It can be a hot one.

Great place to see some classic beautiful southwestern landscapes! The trail we took was hard to follow to the end. We somehow got off the trail we were on and couldnt find any markers to identify what trail we had wandered on to. We found some cliff dwelling ruins we werent expecting to find, which was great! Even though they werent much, they were the first ones Id ever seen. The difficulty of the trail wasnt as hard as we expected it to be, but it was very hot.

Bring sunscreen, hat, walking stick and water, great for mountin bikes ,camera.

Excellent trail nice ruins took 8 hrs at a leisurely pace from road N to road G. Beautiful scenery.

Just a beautiful hike. Breathtaking. Spotted a lot of ruins. It gets hot quickly so bring water. Peaceful.

So much fun! Great place to ride in the spring. Technical.

Beautiful hiking area, just bring lots of water!

Excellent hiking, bikes allowed. Older literature shows an out and back longer trail as orange, now its blazed as white.

Awesome place if you like history. Seeing the ruines and artefacts is interesting. Mostly after thinking that Natives were mostly nomadic and I discovered that they had villages of hundreds of people.

I loved the hike here. I wish I had more time to hike all the trails. I only wish they had restrooms & more places to park.

Great place to travel back in time.

Love these trails! I hike here everytime I visit the Montezuma area. Beautiful ruins, very minimal traffic, and so peaceful. A must visit!!

Ive been coming to this place since before it was a monument. I love being able to bring my girls here, though they cant do everything I did.Its beautiful and you can make a quick stop or go all day. I prefer the winter months when its warm and not broiling!Bring water and protection from the elements - sunscreen, a hat, and a light jacket in summer/layers, gloves, and a beanie or the like. Let someone know youre planning to come to this location and for how long. If you arent familiar with outdoor Trails, bring a map and a compass.

I love hiking here. There are some absolutely beautiful views!

I spend 4 or 5 days a year in this area. There is just so much too see. I usually camp at Hovenweep and Mesa Verde, so I drive by Battle Rock and the Sand Canyon Trailhead often and always make it a point to stop for a morning hike or late at night to catch the stars. Bring plenty of water and your camera. Keep it nice!

Easy to find and free parking. Trail signs are easily marked...

Sand canyon is about 10 to 20 degrees warmer than Cortez and thus a wonderful escape on cooler days.

Beautiful, quiet. Great for hikers, mountain bikers, dogs. Bring water and enjoy the ruins and views.

Great hiking and biking destination with some equestrian trails as well. This trail system is variable in length and difficulty see posted maps for distances and routes. Summer temps near 100 F take adequate water, sunscreen, and food. PLEASE PACK ALL TRASH AND FOOD SCRAP OUT WITH YOU THIS INCLUDES PET AND HUMAN WASTE. This place aint your personal toilet.

Definitely recommend this part of the ruins in Canyon of the Ancients.

It is a great hike. A bit elevation gain but mostly small rolling hills.

Great site in a sea rich with cultural resources. Tread lightly and check out Sutcliffe vineyards across the road.

My wife and I were on a cross country RV trip from Wisconsin to Arizona and stopped here for a hike.We are avid hikers and enjoy all types of terrain and environment.The trails are great and well maintained. We enjoyed our hike enough to make plans for a return trip for another hike.Great place for a vigorous hike! ️

No commercial nonsense. Wonderful desert hiking opportunities. Anasazi ruins you can get close to and experience. Incredible expansiveness and opportunities for peace and solitude! Easy to get to. Parking lot is small and a bit rough!

Really great trailhead to explore! You can take a longer hike or a shorter hike and still get tons of enjoyment out of it! Great for mountain biking, hiking, hiking with the dog, or your kids!

Amazing place to hike!Bring water.No camping.

Came here on a recommendation from the Canyon of the Ancients visitor center. A lovely lady who used to be a park ranger in Sand Canyon. Was a beautiful walk, saw wildlife and ancient ruins, a great way to spend an afternoon!

Fabulous flow of rock and canyons...beautiful wild flowers and vegetation...haunting silhouettes of gone by years framed in today!

Excellent hiking. Be sure to have lots of water and a wide brimmed hat.

Stopped off for a quick hike Alon our road trip. Really nice trails, easy to follow and find markers. Lots of stunning views. We didnt have time to fo the long hike, but still enjoyed our exploration none the less. Be careful on your drive there and back, multiple police cars looking for speeding vehicles.

Wonderful place to hike and ride for all levels

Great scenery, we just took a short hike, but it was quite nice, not too strenuous, but quiet and relaxing..

This place has fun so ancient you wont believe its a sand canyon

Great hike. We only hiked 1.5 miles in but very enjoyable. Beautiful rock formations.

The ruins have degraded and are nearly gone at the head of the canyon. The smaller outliers are intact to the south. Worth the hike if you have the time.

That was really cool. Glad I stopped.

Awesome trail, dwellings in cliff faces are easy to see and not obstructed. A wonderful hike through history.

Has 2, 5-7 mile loops. 1, 14 mile hike that has 700 foot elevation change with switchbacks. Great views, ancient dwellings, and environment changes make it interesting.

Also a great place to see what’s left of Castle Rock Pueblo.

Amazing views

Some of the parking spots are interesting as it is all slick rock. The trails are great and well marked. Take a minute to look over the area map just past the trailhead to pick your route and get a feel for the color system of the many looping trails. I also recommend taking all the spur trails, they all lead to amazing ruins or views. The canyon itself and the views of Sleeping Ute Mountain really leave you with more questions than answers about the ancestral puebloans that occupied these sites so many years ago.Bonus recommendation: Read House of Rain by Craig Childs before hiking this one. It will add some context to hikes in this area.

Stayed for a week right next to the entrance of the Sand Canyon Trailhead and loved the area. Spent many hours out on the different trails and many miles wandering, and only touched a tiny fraction of what there is to see from this location. Ruins, red rock, trails, old mines, wildlife galore, fantastic scenery, and the peace of the high desert. This was the first time I have been on this trail, it will NOT be the last. Already planning a longer vacation for next year and 90% of the time will be spent right on this trail system.

Awesome. We were late, so we could not do the whole trail. But since the begining the views were amazing . I really recommend it

O many trails, so many beautiful views...

Nice trails, beautiful scenery.

First off, we only knew where the trailhead was because there were a lot of cars parked on the side of the road. No signs along the road before here. Then, no signs that said where there might be sites to see, just a generic map. We came to a couple of people coming back down the trail and they described the mapping as lean, thin and non-descriptive. Thats about what we found. We hiked up a few miles not knowing if there was anything to see or not. Bummer. Hard to know if we shouldve kept going or not seeing as were in our 70s. Every time I went ahead to scout it out, I came across nothing.

What to know before you go: the parking lot for this trailhead isnt very large and is a bit remote. There are no bathroom facilities at the parking area or on the trail. Also, this isnt a developed parking lot--it has not been paved, or anything. You park on the rocks and accessing some (though not all) parts of the parking area requires a high-clearance vehicle.We actually didnt do this hike, but there is a map at the trailhead (you have to visit the Anasazi Heritage Center for portable maps) and there are trail markers. Apparently, there are several Pueblo/Anasazi ruins in the canyon.

Awesome hike! Going back next week to hit another trail!!!

An entrance to BLM-managed land surrounding the Canyons of the Ancients.

Beautiful scenery, nice trails, and fresh mountain air. Lets walk further next time.

Rugged beauty

A hidden jewel of a hike!

Great hiking Trail!!!

Pleasant hike or bike.

Warning, its hot and theres no shade.

Truly beautiful

I will be back here

Fabulous, fabulous place!!!