About hiking in Eddy County

Eddy County, New Mexico has 31 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 74.2 miles, an average of 2.4 miles each. The longest is Guadalupe Ridge Trail, at 12.0 miles. 3 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Eddy County are like

By length, 6 are under a mile, 22 run 1 to 5 miles, and 3 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is La Cueva, at 8.0 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 5 easy, 23 moderate, and 3 hard. Of the 31 with measured elevation, Yucca Canyon Trail climbs the most, about 2,821 ft, and 5 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 31 hiking trails, longest first

Guadalupe Ridge TrailHike12.0 mi La CuevaHike8.0 mi Yucca Canyon TrailHike5.7 mi Lonesome Ridge TrailHike4.6 mi Old Guano Road TrailHike3.4 mi Ussery TrailHike3.4 mi Upper Rattlesnake Canyon TrailHike2.9 mi Mckittrick RoadHikeMTB2.8 mi Slaughter Canyon TrailHike2.5 mi Cave Canyon TrailHike2.3 mi Telephone Ridge TrailHike2.2 mi Gilson Spring TrailHike2.1 mi Yucca TrailHike2.0 mi Last Chance Canyon Trail (226)Hike2.0 mi Stitting Bull Falls TrailHike1.8 mi Navajo Nature TrailHike1.6 mi White Oaks TrailHike1.5 mi Poquito MasHike1.5 mi Pack TrailHike1.5 mi Ccc TrailHike1.4 mi Lower Rattlesnake Canyon TrailHike1.4 mi Juniper Ridge TrailHike1.2 mi Camp Wilderness Ridge TrailHike1.2 mi Overlook Trail (215)Hike1.1 mi Ocotillo Hills Nature TrailHike1.1 mi Devil'S Den TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Indian TrailHike0.7 mi Erosion GulchHike0.5 mi Slaughter Canyon Cave TrailHike0.5 mi Natural Entrance PathHike0.1 mi Walnut Canyon Vista TrailHike0.1 mi

← All Eddy County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 25, 2026.