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Recreational Activities
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Districts : Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger
District : Trails
Trail 256 Rito Perro Trail
 
Length: 1.5 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Use: Moderate
Seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Highest and Lowest Points: 10,700 feet and 10,200 feet
Trail Access: Skyline Trail 251,
Dockweiler Trail 259
USGS Maps: Truchas Peak
Description:
The trail starts at the eastern end at a junction with Dockweiler
Trail 259 in a large boggy meadow. The trail proceeds
northwest across the meadow, enters the forest, and climbs
up a ridge on a series of switchbacks. It continues through
the forest and drops into the Rito Perro drainage. This section
of trail is steep and rocky. The trail crosses the Rito Perro
and makes a short steep climb out of the drainage to the junction
with Skyline Trail 251. |
Notes:
 This
trail is in the Pecos Wilderness. Motorized equipment and
mechanized transportation, including mountain bikes, hunter
carts, and chainsaws are prohibited.
This
trail does not recieve annual maintenance and is subject to
frequent tree fall.
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