To get to the Coronado Cave trailhead drive toward the visitor center on East Montezuma Canyon Rd. Approximately .25 mile west of the visitor center on the north side of the road is the parking area for the trail. It is .5 mile to the cave entrance with an elevation gain of 500 feet. Some light scrambling over slick rocks is required to descend to the cave floor. This hike is rated as moderate to moderately strenuous.