La Luz

Total Miles
8.6

Elevation

2,667.89 ft

Duration

1 Hours

Technical Rating

3

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Overview

This trail starts in High Rolls off of Old Firehouse Road. Pass the houses and it becomes a dirt, rock and gravel winding road. There are a few hiking trails along the way as you pass in and out of Lincoln National Forest. There are a few decent campsites along the way as well. Some great views of the forest and White Sands and sightings of elk, deer, turkey and fox. There are three spurs off this trail that is a total of 12.4 miles long.

Photos of La Luz

La Luz
La Luz
La Luz

Difficulty

This trail is mostly one-vehicle wide and in any wet weather can be sketchy. There are a few steep grades.

Technical Rating

3

Status Reports

Matt Hinkle
Apr 05, 2024
2023 GMC Canyon
Open
Trail was very easy. We had a light snow the night before we went but the trail was very easily passable. I think we put our trucks in 4WD one time just because of some ruts and snow and didn't want to slow the group down. A few spots were muddy but they had a solid bottom.
Nick Bour
Mar 12, 2024
4x4
Open
Muddy/Wet
Snow/Ice
Trail was open, it’s just the one side cut-off that’s gated off. Open from Bailey cannon road to 244
Agustin David
Feb 10, 2024
2003 Jeep Wrangler
Temporarily Closed
Posted Sign
https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/lincoln/alerts-notices/?aid=85936
Adam Netherton
Jul 30, 2023
4x4
Open
Dusty

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