Best Hiking Trails in New Mexico | Trailmonger

About hiking in New Mexico

New Mexico has 3,274 named trails tagged for hiking on the map, covering 12,687 miles, an average of 3.9 miles each. The longest is Emergency Use in Colfax County, at 216 miles. 589 run 5 miles or longer. 26 of the state's counties have at least one; Bernalillo County has the most, with 449 trails.

Top 100 hiking trails, longest first

Trails 1–25

Emergency UseHikeColfax County216 mi Out of ServiceHikeColfax County180 mi CDT - New Mexico SectionHikeCatron County179 mi El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail - Socorro CountyHikeSocorro County163 mi Grand Enchantment TrailHikeCatron County159 mi 4WDHikeColfax County120 mi cdtHikeRio Arriba County108 mi Manzano Crest TrailHikeTorrance County106 mi Santa Fe Rail TrailHikeMTBSanta Fe County100 mi Santa Fe TrailHikeMora County99.4 mi South Base TrailHikeLincoln County98.4 mi Continental Divide TrailHikeMTBGrant County93.3 mi El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail - Valencia CountyHikeValencia County73.5 mi El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail - Doña Ana CountyHikeDoña Ana County66.0 mi Old Spanish Trail - Northern Route - Abiquiu Lake to El VadoHikeRio Arriba County62.0 mi Old Spanish Trail - Northern Route - El Vado to CarracasHikeRio Arriba County61.0 mi El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail - Sierra CountyHikeSierra County59.6 mi El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail - Bernalillo CountyHikeBernalillo County59.5 mi Continental Divide TrailHikeHidalgo County57.1 mi Santa Fe TrailHikeColfax County56.5 mi Upper Cedar Creek TrailHikeMTBLincoln County56.3 mi Faulty TrailHikeBernalillo County55.8 mi Sierra Vista TrailHikeDoña Ana County55.8 mi Paseo del Bosque TrailHikeMTBBernalillo County54.3 mi South Crest TrailHikeBernalillo County54.3 mi

Trails 26–50

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail - Santa Fe CountyHikeSanta Fe County53.7 mi (two track trail)HikeMTBCibola County50.4 mi Challenge TrailHikeBernalillo County50.4 mi Overlook TrailHikeMTBValencia County49.2 mi Rim Trail (105)HikeOtero County46.4 mi Grand Enchantment Trail Segment 32: San Lorenzo CanyonHikeSocorro County46.1 mi CDTHikeCatron County45.7 mi Capitan Peak TrailHikeLincoln County45.0 mi CDT jun Antelope Wells Route to MexicoHikeHidalgo County45.0 mi cdtHikeCibola County44.1 mi Grand Enchantment Trail Segment 33: Sevilleta TraceHikeSocorro County41.8 mi GWT - 157 - Middle Fork TrailHikeCatron County40.1 mi Blue Ribbon TrailHikeMTBBernalillo County39.9 mi Butterfield TrailHikeLuna County39.7 mi El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail - Sandoval CountyHikeSandoval County39.0 mi Middle Fork Trail #157HikeCatron County38.7 mi Old Spanish Trail - Española to Abiquiu LakeHikeRio Arriba County35.9 mi Grand Enchantment Trail Segment 20: Mogollon MountainsHikeCatron County35.7 mi Grand Enchantment Trail Alternative 32AHikeSocorro County35.3 mi GWT - 151 West Fork TrailHikeCatron County34.5 mi West Fork Trail #151HikeCatron County34.5 mi West Lakeshore TrailHikeSierra County34.1 mi GWT - 181 - Holt-Apache TrailHikeCatron County33.5 mi CDT jkgCCHikeCibola County33.2 mi Continental Divide TrailHikeMTBCibola County32.9 mi

Trails 51–75

CDT jocGRHikeCatron County31.3 mi El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail - Ohkay Owingeh Branch - Santa Fe CountyHikeSanta Fe County30.7 mi Old Spanish Trail - Santa Fe to EspañolaHikeSanta Fe County30.3 mi Navajo Lake TrailsHikeRio Arriba County30.1 mi Southern CrossingHikeMTBBernalillo County30.0 mi Gila River Trail #724HikeGrant County29.5 mi Timber Peak TrailHikeSocorro County29.4 mi Winsor Trail (254)HikeMTBSanta Fe County28.6 mi Grand Enchantment Trail Segment 27: Monticello BoxHikeSocorro County28.4 mi ALW - 074 - Continental Divide TrailHikeSierra County28.1 mi Skyline TrailHikeSan Miguel County27.9 mi Skyline Trail (251)HikeMora County27.5 mi Continental Divide TrailHikeCatron County27.5 mi CDT jusHikeLuna County27.3 mi Grand Enchantment Trail Segment 35: Manzano Mountain WildernessHikeTorrance County27.0 mi Mineral Creek Trail #201HikeCatron County26.8 mi Grand Enchantment Trail Segment 22: Middle & East Fork Gila RiverHikeCatron County25.9 mi Continental Divide Trail #74HikeSierra County25.7 mi CDT jkcCCHikeCibola County25.0 mi CDT jrbSC Alternate to Silver CityHikeGrant County24.7 mi GWT - 164 Lilley Park TrailHikeCatron County24.7 mi Grand Enchantment Trail Alternative 20HikeCatron County23.4 mi CDT jkjCCHikeCatron County22.2 mi El Camino Real Historic Route TrailHikeSanta Fe County22.1 mi North Crest TrailHikeSandoval County21.9 mi

Trails 76–100

CDT jotHikeGrant County21.7 mi Ojito TrailHikeTorrance County21.5 mi Ed Hillsman TrailHikeBernalillo County21.2 mi Hop Canyon TrailHikeSocorro County21.0 mi Grand Enchantment Trail Alternative 21HikeCatron County21.0 mi Piedra Lisa North TrailHikeSandoval County20.7 mi Albuquerque TrailHikeTorrance County20.6 mi El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Recreation TrailHikeMTBSanta Fe County20.4 mi Foothills Trail SouthHikeBernalillo County20.3 mi Jones Canyon TrailHikeSandoval County19.9 mi Crest TrailHikeLincoln County19.9 mi Apache Kid Trail #43HikeSocorro County19.8 mi Grand Enchantment Trail Segment 29: Withington WildernessHikeSocorro County19.6 mi Lower Cedar Creek TrailHikeMTBLincoln County19.4 mi North Base TrailHikeLincoln County19.3 mi Grand Enchantment Trail Segment 28: Apache Kid WildernessHikeSocorro County19.1 mi Lilley Park Trail #164HikeCatron County19.0 mi CDT #74HikeCatron County18.7 mi Kayser Mill TrailHikeTorrance County18.7 mi Maverick TrailHikeSocorro County18.6 mi El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail - Ohkay Owingeh Branch - Rio Arriba CountyHikeRio Arriba County18.4 mi GWT - 155 - Turkey Creek TrailHikeGrant County18.1 mi Turkey Creek Trail #155HikeGrant County18.1 mi Allie Canyon Trail #100HikeGrant County18.1 mi Embudito TrailHikeBernalillo County17.9 mi

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.