Glorieta Peak

Trail Overview

This trail ascends a mountain surrounded by the desert to the South-East of Mountainair. When approaching the peak, it will be visible long before you start the trail when approaching from the west. The first part of the trail is driving on light gravel roads before you enter the National Forest. The forest roads gradually give way to somewhat steeper terrain at the junction with Red Cloud Trail. The last portion of the trail involves multiple switchbacks and shelf roads but is never really all that hairy. At the top, there is an old fire lookout station as well as a collection of antennas. This trail is easily doable in any crossover, though caution should be taken due to its relative isolation.

Difficulty

While rutting is possible on the road in places, the trail is easily doable even in the light snow that falls in the winter.

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