La Luz

Total Miles
8.6

Technical Rating

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

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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Difficulty

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

Technical Rating

Status Reports

Cool drive. Zero technical. Go from dense woods to red rocks and arid. Can see white sands on the west end

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

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straightforward trail, drove it in a stock 2024 Subaru Crosstrek without issue.

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