Southwestern New Mexico

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908 mi 1,461 km of trail — 39 Recommended Routes

57 Trails

122 Trails Hard Trails

63 Trails

Areas Within Southwestern New Mexico

Alamogordo

4 Trails

Anthony-Berino-Chaparral

Elephant Butte Lake State Park

1 Trails

Florida Mountains Wilderness Study Area

3 Trails

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

Lincoln National Forest

Truth or Consequences

1 Trails

White Sands National Park

2 Trails

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Recommended Routes in Southwestern New Mexico - 39

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Vista of Grindstone Lake near the apex of the climb.

Grindstone Lake Trail Extended

11.7 mi 18.9 km • 1,158' Up 352.93 m Up • 1,163' Down 354.5 m Down

Ruidoso, NM

Rolling through the start/finish line into the fourth lap of the day.

12 Hours in the Wild West: 6 Hour Race Loop

6.8 mi 11.0 km • 784' Up 238.98 m Up • 737' Down 224.65 m Down

Ruidoso, NM

Nearing the forest road on the lower end of the Boyscout Camp Trail

Signal Peak Challenge Beginner Loop

5.6 mi 9.1 km • 664' Up 202.52 m Up • 674' Down 205.38 m Down

Arenas…, NM

The group is headed out to begin to tackle this beast of a ride.

Red Rock to Tyrone Out-And-Back

13.3 mi 21.5 km • 1,412' Up 430.38 m Up • 1,411' Down 430.2 m Down

Silver…, NM

Attempting to head back to Little Walnut before heavy monsoon rains hit the area.

Bear Mountain Mayhem

27.4 mi 44.0 km • 2,867' Up 873.79 m Up • 2,866' Down 873.52 m Down

Silver…, NM

Almost 20 miles of suffering and the group is near the end of the ride. All riders are intact. Job well done on a tough ride!

Little Cherry Creek to Sapillo Shuttle

20.3 mi 32.7 km • 2,750' Up 838.2 m Up • 3,140' Down 957.04 m Down

Arenas…, NM

Jim, showing us how you cross the Mimbres when it's frozen over.

Rio Mimbres Loop

22.5 mi 36.2 km • 1,512' Up 460.94 m Up • 1,511' Down 460.59 m Down

Santa C…, NM

The group takes a well earned rest stop to appreciate the stunning views along the most significant climbing section of this route.

The Burro Enduro

17.2 mi 27.6 km • 2,709' Up 825.84 m Up • 2,712' Down 826.63 m Down

Silver…, NM

Trails in Southwestern New Mexico - 203

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1.4 mi 2.2 km #1Cedar Creek Downhill Trail #120F Difficult Ruidoso, NM	Difficult	Ruidoso, NM	21
5.8 mi 9.3 km #2Grindstone Lake Trail Intermediate Ruidoso, NM	Intermediate	Ruidoso, NM	23
2.7 mi 4.4 km #3Grindstone Ridge Connector Intermediate Ruidoso, NM	Intermediate	Ruidoso, NM	4
15.6 mi 25.1 km #4CDT: Burnt Cabin Flat to Chloride Canyon (NM Sec. 11) Intermediate/Difficult Truth or Consequences, NM	Intermediate/Difficult	Truth or Consequences, NM	2
1.5 mi 2.4 km #5Boston Hill Loop Difficult Silver City, NM	Difficult	Silver City, NM	2
4.1 mi 6.5 km #6Little Cherry Creek Trail Difficult Arenas Valley, NM	Difficult	Arenas Valley, NM	2
1.8 mi 2.9 km #7Stevens Ranch Trail #536 Difficult Santa Clara, NM	Difficult	Santa Clara, NM	2
1.1 mi 1.8 km #8Cornell Ranch Trail #758 Intermediate Santa Clara, NM	Intermediate	Santa Clara, NM	2
6.5 mi 10.5 km #9Sycamore Canyon Trail Difficult Silver City, NM	Difficult	Silver City, NM	1
2.1 mi 3.4 km #10San Vicente Creek Trail Intermediate Silver City, NM	Intermediate	Silver City, NM	1
2.0 mi 3.3 km #11Big Tree Trail #755 Intermediate Santa Clara, NM	Intermediate	Santa Clara, NM	1
1.4 mi 2.3 km #12Double Blue Diamond Intermediate Ruidoso, NM	Intermediate	Ruidoso, NM	1
6.0 mi 9.6 km #13Bear Creek Road Difficult Arenas Valley, NM	Difficult	Arenas Valley, NM	1
6.7 mi 10.8 km #14Sawmill Wagon Road Trail #243 Difficult Arenas Valley, NM	Difficult	Arenas Valley, NM	1
1.7 mi 2.7 km #15Baby Bumps Intermediate Silver City, NM	Intermediate	Silver City, NM	1
6.7 mi 10.7 km #16CDT: Burro Norte (Doug's Trail) Difficult Silver City, NM	Difficult	Silver City, NM	1
2.7 mi 4.4 km #17Deadman Canyon Difficult Silver City, NM	Difficult	Silver City, NM	1
4.0 mi 6.5 km #18Skates Canyon #964 Intermediate Santa Clara, NM	Intermediate	Santa Clara, NM	1
6.3 mi 10.2 km #19Proposed CDT: Doug's Gate to LS Mesa Difficult Silver City, NM	Difficult	Silver City, NM	1
0.8 mi 1.4 km #20Explosive! Intermediate Silver City, NM	Intermediate	Silver City, NM	1