La Luz

Total Miles
8.6

Elevation

2,667.89 ft

Duration

1 Hours

Technical Rating

3

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

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La Luz
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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.

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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

B Stacks Stacks
Aug 07, 2024
4x4
Open
Normal
Cool drive. Zero technical. Go from dense woods to red rocks and arid. Can see white sands on the west end
Pedro Gonzales
Jul 08, 2024
2023 Toyota Tacoma
Open
Normal
Started at La Luz and turning onto Bailey Canyon. Trail was dry and the road was in good shape with no really difficult spot. Saw some Elk and deer along the trail.
William Mabie
Apr 19, 2024
2024 Subaru Crosstrek
Open
straightforward trail, drove it in a stock 2024 Subaru Crosstrek without issue.
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.

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