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Trail 272 Glorieta Center Trail
  
Length: 5 miles
Difficulty: Difficult
Use: Moderate-Heavy
Seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Highest and Lowest Points: 10,199 and 7,500 feet
Trail Access: Glorieta Conference Center, Glorieta Baldy
USGS Maps: Glorieta, McClure Reservoir
Trailhead Facilities: Trailhead is located at the Glorieta Conference
Center which has many facilities. At the end of the road to Glorieta
Baldy is a small picnic area with tables and fire grates.
Description:
The hike up to Glorieta Baldy is strenuous,
but offers a number of unique attractions. A detailed trail
description is available at the entrance gate to the conference
center as the directions to the parking area. From the trailhead,
a grassy road follows a stream up the canyon with two turnoffs
encountered during the first mile. Follow the signs that the
conference center has provided indicating the route to the
trail. After leaving the drainage, the trail climbs to a rocky
area where the route is not clear. The trail drops to a small
drainage to the left and starts climbing through the forest.
It does not continue through the boulder field. The trail
eventually gains the ridge between Ruiz and Glorieta Canyons.
Much of this trail follows an old road. In the
last mile, the trail becomes considerably steeper and narrower,
switching up the southwest slope on the mountain. Secondary
trails have been created shortcutting these switchbacks, and
visitors can note the erosion damage that these cause. Just
before the summit, a junction with Baldy
Trail 175 is encountered. Continue up the hill to the
top. Please do not climb the fire tower. |
Notes:
 This
trail starts on private land. Please comply with the policies
established by the Conference Center for use of the trail
and trailhead.
Always
carry extra layers and raingear. There is no water available
along this steep trail. |
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