Nm Trail Guides

Big Tesuque Trail

📍 Hyde Memorial State Park, NM

Strenuous 📏 4.0 Out-and-Back

The Big Tesuque Trail at Hyde Memorial State Park provides access from the state park into the Santa Fe National Forest,…

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City of Rocks Trail

📍 City of Rocks State Park, NM

Easy 📏 2.0 Loop

The City of Rocks Trail winds through one of New Mexico's most otherworldly geological landscapes, a dense cluster of vo…

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Cottonwood Cove Trail

📍 Bottomless Lakes State Park, NM

Easy 📏 2.5 Loop

The Cottonwood Cove Trail at Bottomless Lakes State Park winds through a beautiful gallery forest of Fremont cottonwood …

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Crater Rim Trail

📍 Capulin, NM

Moderate 📏 1.0 Loop

The Crater Rim Trail circles the top of Capulin Volcano, a nearly perfect cinder cone that last erupted approximately 80…

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Crater Vent Trail

📍 Capulin, NM

Easy 📏 0.2 Out-and-Back

The Crater Vent Trail descends into the bottom of Capulin Volcano, offering visitors the rare and remarkable experience …

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Dam Overlook Trail

📍 Elephant Butte Lake State Park, NM

Easy 📏 1.5 Out-and-Back

The Dam Overlook Trail at Elephant Butte Lake State Park leads to a viewpoint overlooking the historic Elephant Butte Da…

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Desert Garden Loop

📍 City of Rocks State Park, NM

Easy 📏 1.0 Loop

The Desert Garden Loop at City of Rocks State Park winds through a carefully curated botanical garden established within…

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Dune Life Nature Trail

📍 White Sands National Park, New Mexico

Easy 📏 1.0 Loop

The Dune Life Nature Trail is a self-guided interpretive loop that ventures into White Sands National Park's active dune…

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Interdune Boardwalk

📍 White Sands National Park, New Mexico

Easy 📏 0.4 Loop

The Interdune Boardwalk is the most accessible trail in White Sands National Park, designed to provide a fully wheelchai…

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Kuaua Pueblo Trail

📍 Coronado Historic Site, NM

Easy 📏 0.5 Loop

The Kuaua Pueblo Trail at Coronado Historic Site provides an intimate walk through the partially reconstructed ruins of …

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Lakes Loop Trail

📍 Bottomless Lakes State Park, NM

Easy 📏 4.0 Loop

The Lakes Loop Trail at Bottomless Lakes State Park connects eight remarkable sinkholes filled with groundwater that dis…

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Lakeshore Trail

📍 Elephant Butte Lake State Park, NM

Easy 📏 5.0 Loop

The Lakeshore Trail at Elephant Butte Lake State Park circles portions of New Mexico's largest reservoir, offering expan…

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Lava Flow Trail

📍 Capulin, NM

Easy 📏 2.0 Loop

The Lava Flow Trail explores the base of Capulin Volcano, traversing the ancient basalt lava flows that poured from the …

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Mirror Lake Trail

📍 Bottomless Lakes State Park, NM

Easy 📏 1.5 Out-and-Back

The Mirror Lake Trail at Bottomless Lakes State Park leads to the most accessible and visitor-friendly of the park's rem…

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NM - Gila Wilderness Section

📍 Gila Wilderness, New Mexico

Strenuous 📏 15.0 Out-and-Back

The Gila Wilderness Section of the Continental Divide Trail passes through the first designated wilderness area in the U…

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NM - Sandia Mountains Section

📍 Sandia Mountains, New Mexico

Strenuous 📏 12.0 Out-and-Back

The Sandia Mountains Section of the Continental Divide Trail climbs dramatically above Albuquerque to Sandia Crest at 10…

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Ponderosa Ridge Trail

📍 Hyde Memorial State Park, NM

Moderate 📏 2.5 Loop

The Ponderosa Ridge Trail at Hyde Memorial State Park traverses the transitional zone between the pinon-juniper woodland…

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Rio Grande Trail

📍 Coronado Historic Site, NM

Easy 📏 2.0 Out-and-Back

The Rio Grande Trail at Coronado Historic Site follows the cottonwood bosque along the west bank of the Rio Grande, imme…

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Rocky Canyon Trail

📍 Elephant Butte Lake State Park, NM

Moderate 📏 3.0 Out-and-Back

The Rocky Canyon Trail at Elephant Butte Lake State Park ascends into the volcanic canyon terrain above the reservoir, o…

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Sandia Mountain Vista

📍 Coronado Historic Site, NM

Easy 📏 1.5 Loop

The Sandia Mountain Vista loop at Coronado Historic Site circles the perimeter of the pueblo ruin area to take maximum a…

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Sunset Stroll Trail

📍 White Sands National Park, New Mexico

Easy 📏 1.0 Out-and-Back

The Sunset Stroll is White Sands National Park's most atmospheric evening experience, a ranger-led program that departs …

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Tesuque Creek Trail

📍 Hyde Memorial State Park, NM

Moderate 📏 3.0 Out-and-Back

The Tesuque Creek Trail at Hyde Memorial State Park follows the riparian canyon below the Santa Fe ski area, tracing the…

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Trail of Giants

📍 City of Rocks State Park, NM

Moderate 📏 3.0 Loop

The Trail of Giants at City of Rocks State Park circuits through the outer perimeter of the volcanic formation field, vi…

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