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Grand Enchantment Trail Segment 34: Manzano Mountains South

Local route25 km · 15 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Pine Shadow Trail 13 mi · 20 kmExplore New Mexico →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 13–26 °C (55–79 °F)

  1. J8°-3°14
  2. F11°-1°13
  3. M15°2°17
  4. A20°5°14
  5. M25°11°20
  6. J30°16°22
  7. J30°18°68
  8. A28°17°72
  9. S26°13°42
  10. O20°8°34
  11. N13°1°16
  12. D7°-3°20

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

About 25 km (15 mi) long, Grand Enchantment Trail Segment 34: Manzano Mountains South is a local hiking route in New Mexico, United States of America. It lies about 28 km southwest of Mountainair. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
25 km · 15 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
28 km SW of Mountainair (Torrance County, New Mexico) · GeoNames
Part of
Grand Enchantment Trail (super) (local route)
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
New Mexico
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
From / to
US 60 → Pine Shadow Trailhead
Route centre
34.4854, -106.4618
Route start
34.4034, -106.5076
OpenStreetMap
relation 18876649
Official info
simblissity.net/get/
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

Pine Shadow Trail

13 mi · 20 km · Cibola National Forest

Cottonwood Trail

13 mi · 21 km · Cibola National Forest

Monte Largo Trail

14 mi · 22 km · Cibola National Forest

Kayser Mill Trail

14 mi · 22 km · Cibola National Forest

Ox Canyon Trail

15 mi · 24 km · Cibola National Forest

Box Spring Trail

16 mi · 25 km · Cibola National Forest

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