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Grand Enchantment Trail: Monticello Spur

Local route24 km · 15 miBest Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Shipman Trail 12 mi · 19 kmExplore New Mexico →

New Mexico, United States of AmericaEndStart5 kmN ↑

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7-day forecast

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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov · highs 14–27 °C (57–81 °F)

  1. J12°0°14
  2. F14°1°12
  3. M18°3°11
  4. A23°7°11
  5. M27°12°15
  6. J31°17°20
  7. J31°19°61
  8. A29°18°63
  9. S27°15°38
  10. O22°9°29
  11. N16°4°16
  12. D12°0°21

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Spur to access the Monticello post office, where hikers can mail themselves supplies ahead.

OpenStreetMap (ODbL).

Trail facts

Mapped length
24 km · 15 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
35 km NW of Truth or Consequences (Sierra County, New Mexico) · GeoNames
Part of
Grand Enchantment Trail (super) (local route)
Best months
Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
New Mexico
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
From / to
Grand Enchantment Trail Segment 27 at Burma Road → Monticello, NM
Route centre
33.4642, -107.4480
Route start
33.3956, -107.4481
OpenStreetMap
relation 18870560
Official info
simblissity.net/get/guide-seg27.shtml
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Shipman Trail

12 mi · 19 km · Cibola National Forest

Nave Trail

13 mi · 21 km · Cibola National Forest

Milo Trail

14 mi · 22 km · Cibola National Forest

Indian Creek Trail

14 mi · 23 km · Cibola National Forest

Cowboy Trail

15 mi · 24 km · Cibola National Forest

Grand Enchantment Trail Segment 27: Monticello Box

15 mi · 24 km · Gila National Forest

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