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Otero County Trail Maps
123 named trails across Otero County, New Mexico, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.
About trails in Otero County, New Mexico
Otero County has 123 named trails on the map, covering 374 miles in total, an average of 3.0 miles per trail. That is the 14th largest mapped trail network among 26 counties in New Mexico. 115 of them are tagged for hiking and 28 for mountain biking.
The longest single trail is Rim Trail (105), at 46.4 miles. 9 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 11 trailheads, 71 campsites, and 3 waterfalls. The nearest towns to these trails are High Rolls, Cloudcroft, and Timberon.
What the trails in Otero County are like
By length, 32 are under a mile, 80 run 1 to 5 miles, and 9 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Backcountry Camping Trail, at 1.7 miles.
Every one carries a difficulty rating: 20 easy, 86 moderate, and 15 hard. Of the 121 with measured elevation, Rim Trail (105) climbs the most, about 10,670 ft, and 33 gain 1,000 ft or more.
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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 .