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Trail 6, Cienega Redonda Trail
 
Length: 2 miles
Difficulty: Difficult
Use: Light
Seasons: Spring, summer and fall
Highest and Lowest Points: 10,000 feet to 11,500 feet
Trail Access: Trail 6 access is easiest from the Rio Capulin Trail
158, about one mile west of the Panchuela West cabin
USGS Maps: Sierra Mosca, and Pecos Wilderness Map (2003 edition)
Description:
The trail begins the steep ascent out of the Frijoles drainage
immediately and climbs to the top of a ridge within the first
quarter mile. From here the trail levels out slightly, but
continues to climb along the side of a small drainage for
another half mile. A small stream is soon encountered with
the trail following the stream up along one side or the other.
The terrain soon opens up into a large boggy meadow with the
trail skirting the northwest edge. Within another quarter
mile, the trail opens up into the large grassy meadow of Cienega
Redonda. The remains of an old cabin can be seen at the lower
end of this meadow. Fifty yards uphill from the cabin, a trail
sign marks the intersection of Agua Sarca Trail and the trail
to Cienega Pajarito. The trail to Agua Sarca is very lightly
used and is difficult to find and follow. The trail to Cienega
Pajarito is more obvious, but can disappear occasionally in
open grassy meadows. |
Notes:
 This
hike takes about 1.25 hours. The turn-off occurs on the north
side of the Rio Frijoles, along Trail
158 in the middle of the wide grassy pastures of Panchuela
West. The trail intersection is not signed and visitors must
be alert to look for a side trail heading up the grassy slope
to the west. A small stream flows down a drainage just to
the north of the trail.
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