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SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
PECOS/LAS VEGAS TRAILS INDEX
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| Trail
10 |
 
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| Difficulty:
Easy Length: 1/2 mile Use:
Light |
| This exceptionally
steep trail connects the Porvenir Canyon and Blue Bell
Trails. |
| Trail
24 Pecos Trail-Part 1 |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate Length: 4 miles Use:
Moderate-Heavy |
| This
trail forms part of the route to Pecos Falls. |
| Trail
24 Pecos Trail-Part 2 |
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| Difficulty:
Difficult Length: 4.5 miles Use:
Light |
| After
an initial steep climb from Gascon Trail 239, this trail
remains high on a ridge west of the Pecos River. |
| Trail
25 Beatty's Trail-Part 1 |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate Length: 8 miles Use:
Heavy |
| Leading
out of Jack's Creek, this trail climbs steeply into open
meadows. |
| Trail
25 Beatty's Trail-Part 2 |
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| Difficulty:
Difficult Length: 5 miles Use:
Moderate |
| This trail
picks up at Beatty's Flats and passes along the Rito del
Padre to the Santa Barbara Divide. |
| Trail
175 Baldy Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Easy-Difficult Length: 6
miles Use: Moderate |
| This section
of trail starts easy, and becomes more difficult as it
descends into Apache Canyon. |
| Trail
205 Evergreen Valley Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate Length: 3 miles
Use: Light |
| This trail
climbs steadily at a moderate grade from Gallinas Canyon
to Johnson Mesa. |
| Trail
212 Blue Bell Ridge Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate Length: 4 1/2
miles Use: Light |
| This trail
ascends Blue Bell Ridge and follows the ridgeline, and
intersects other trails. |
| Trail
214 Lone Pine Mesa Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate Length: 2.5 miles Use:
Light-Moderate |
| This trail
switchbacks up a hillside into the meadows of Lone Pine
Mesa. |
| Trail
216 Gallinas Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate Length: 8.5 miles Use:
Light |
| This popular
trail climbs in and out of two canyons. There are old
mining cabins and two springs along the way. |
| Trail
217 Na-na-ka Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate Length: 3.5 miles Use:
Light |
| This
trail follows a ridge along the road before veering off
through dense forest and the junction with Skyline Trail
251. |
| Trail
218 |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate Length: 5 miles Use:
Light |
| This trail
passes old mining cabins on private land on the way to
toward Harvey Ranch. |
| Trail
219 Hollinger Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate for hikers, difficult for horses Length:
2 miles Use: Light |
| This trail
can be used in conjunction with a number of trails as
part of a loop. |
| Trail
222 Las Dispensas Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate Length: 5 miles Use:
Light |
| Starting
from El Porvenir Trailhead, this trail turns down small
canyons and stream crossings. |
| Trail
224 Valdez Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate Length: 9 miles Use:
Moderate-Heavy |
| This trail
is one of the most gradual climbs to the top of the Santa
Barbara Divide. |
| Trail
226 Los Esteros Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate-Difficult Length: 10 miles
Use: Light |
| Following
a series of switchbacks out of the Mora River Valley,
this trail alternates between forest and meadow. |
| Trail
239 Gascon Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Easy-Difficult Length: 11.5 miles Use:
Moderate-Heavy |
| Portions
of this trail are heavily-used by hunters and cattle grazers
and connects with several trails. |
| Trail
240 Las Trampas Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Difficult Length: 9.5 miles Use:
Light |
| This trail
is defined by numerous stream crossings and steep inclines. |
| Trail
243 |
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| Difficulty:
Difficult Length: 3 miles Use:
Light |
| This trail
heads toward Panchuela West . |
| Trail
245 Sebadillosos Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Difficult Length: 2.75 miles Use:
Heavy |
| Starting
from Beatty's Trail, this trail climbs steeply through
forest and meadows to the junction with Jack's Creek 257. |
| Trail
246 Chimayosos Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Difficult Length: 3.5 miles Use:
Light-Moderate |
| This
is a great trail for those that seek solitude and a more
challenging hiking experience. |
| Trail
247 El Porvenir Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate Length: 13 miles Use:
Light-Heavy |
| Following
El Porvenir Creek, this trail eventually ends at the junction
of Skyline Trail 251. |
| Trail
248 Valle Largo Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate Length: 6.75 miles Use:
Moderate-Light |
| Starting
from Iron Gate Road, this trail climbs a ridgeline and
through forests and meadows. |
| Trail
249 Hamilton Mesa-Part 1 |
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| Difficulty:
Easy-Moderate Length: 10 miles Use:
Heavy |
| This
is an excellent trail for novice hikers with large meadows
and spectacular views. |
| Trail
250 Rociada Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate-Difficult Length: 10 miles
Use: Light-Heavy |
| This
trail follows the Rio Mora and the Rio Valdez , crosses
the Rito del Oso and heads toward Spark Canyon. |
| Trail
251 Skyline Trail-Part 1 |
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| Difficulty:
Difficult Length: 14 miles Use:
Moderate-Heavy |
| This
is the first of a five-part trail that covers 50 miles
in the Pecos Wilderness. |
| Trail
251 Skyline Trail-Part 2 |
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| Difficulty:
Difficult Length: 12 miles Use:
Moderate |
| This
trail picks up at Horsethief Meadows, climbs Pecos Baldy
and intersects with Jack's Creek Trail 257. |
| Trail
251 Skyline Trail-Part 3 |
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| Difficulty:
Difficult Length: 10 miles Use:
Light |
| This
east-west section of the trail runs the length of the
Santa Barbara Divide. |
| Trail
251 Skyline Trail-Part 4 |
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| Difficulty:
Difficult Length: 14.5 miles Use:
Light |
| This
portion of trail continues south through a large grassland
on the eastern divide. |
| Trail
252 Bordo del Medio Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate-Difficult Length: 7 miles Use:
Light |
| This
trail is on a ridge bounded by the Rio Valdez on the west
and the Rio Mora on the east. |
| Trail
254 Winsor Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate Length: 7 miles Use:
Heavy |
| From
Winsor Trailhead, this trail ends one mile from Spirit
Lake. |
| Trail
255 South Azul Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Difficult Length: 5 miles Use:
Light |
| This
trail runs through meadows and forests to a junction with
North Azul Trail 264. |
| Trail
256 Rito Perro Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate Length: 1.5 miles Use:
Moderate |
| Beginning
in a boggy meadow, this trail crosses the Rito Perro to
the junction of Skyline Trail 251. |
| Trail
257 Jack's Creek Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate-Difficult Length: 14.5 miles
Use: Light-Heavy |
| This
trail goes to Pecos Baldy Lake and interesects with several
trails. |
| Trail
259 Dockweiler Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Difficult Length: 9 miles Use:
Moderate |
| Starting
from Panchuela, the trail climbs up Mystery Ridge and
a series of aspen groves. |
| Trail
260 Larkspur Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate Length: 2 miles Use:
Heavy |
| This
trail begins in a meadow and descends to the Pecos River. |
| Trail
262 Monte Vista Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Easy Length: 1.5 miles Use:
Moderate |
| From
Iron Gate Trailhead this trail travels down to the Rio
Mora. |
| Trail
264 North Azul Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate Length: 4 miles Use:
Light-Moderate |
| This
trail climbs out of a canyon into forest and meadow and
to the junction with Skyline Trail 251. |
| Trail
266 Middle Fork Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Difficult Length: 5 miles Use:
Light-Moderate |
| Starting
at Walker Flats, this trail goes around the large ridge
between Rio la Casa and the Middle Fork. |
| Trail
267 Lake Johnson Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Easy Length: 2 miles Use:
Moderate |
| This
trail climbs steadily almost 700 feet to the lake basin
just below Redondo Peak. |
| Trail
270 Bob Grounds Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate Length: 4 miles Use:
Moderate-Heavy |
| This
trail travels through dense forest, into several small
meadows and down into the Rio Valdez. |
| Trail
271 Winsor Ridge Trail-Part 1 |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate Length: 6 miles Use:
Heavy |
| This
trail climbs steeply and continues along the slope above
Winsor Creek and Winsor Creek Road. |
| Trail
272 Glorieta Center Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Difficult Length: 5 miles Use:
Moderate-Heavy |
| The
hike up Glorieta Baldy is strenuous but offers a number
of unique attractions. |
| Trail
275 East Pecos Baldy Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Difficult Length: .5 miles Use:
Moderate |
| This
trail switchbacks up the north facing slope to the south
of Pecos Baldy Lake and to the top of the ridge. |
| Trail
283 Holy Ghost Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate Length: 5 miles Use:
Moderate |
| This
trail follows Holy Ghost Creek for several miles above
the canyon bottom. |
| Trail
288 Cave Creek Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Moderate Length: 5 miles Use:
Heavy |
| This
trail goes up the creek to the junction of Cave Creek
and Panchuela Creek.. |
| Trail
456 Pecos River Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Difficult Length: 4 miles Use:
Light-Moderate |
| This
trail follows the Pecos River to its headwater then climbs
the ridge to the Santa Barbara Divide. |
| Trail
456A Lost Bear Lake Trail |
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| Difficulty:
Difficult Length: 1 mile Use:
Light |
| This
trail starts two miles from the Pecos Falls and ends at
Lost Bear Lake on the slope of Hamilton Mesa ridge. |
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