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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 16–23 °C (61–73 °F)

  1. J0°-13°34
  2. F1°-11°40
  3. M5°-8°52
  4. A9°-4°51
  5. M16°2°58
  6. J21°7°46
  7. J23°9°96
  8. A22°9°102
  9. S18°6°63
  10. O12°0°51
  11. N5°-7°36
  12. D0°-12°38

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.

Trail facts

Length
5.6 km · 3.5 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain range
Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Southern Rocky Mountains › Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
10 km NE of Arroyo Seco (Taos County, New Mexico) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Carson National Forest
Best months
May–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
New Mexico
Continent
North America
Route centre
36.5911, -105.5012
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.

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