Mesa de Cuba

Total Miles
4.4

Technical Rating

3

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

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Mesa de Cuba
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Trail Overview

This sandy, rutted route leads past Mesa de Cuba, the most eastern of the five mesas that comprise the San Juan Basin Badlands. There are a few places to park along the road. A short hike will take you to narrow canyons, hoodoos and beautiful multihued rock sculptures. Views from the road show the red, yellow, blue, white, and black layers of rock.

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Mesa de Cuba
Mesa de Cuba

Difficulty

This trail has deep sand and ruts but no difficult obstacles.

Technical Rating

3

Status Reports

Frank Miller
Apr 26, 2025
SxS
Open
Normal
Good desert scenery, took a side trail partly up on of the one of the rock formations beautiful view. Some of the north/south portion is beside an arroyo that has encroached into the trail and has been bypassed. But I didn't realize the difficulty until almost upon it.

Mesa de Cuba can be accessed by the following ride types:

  • High-Clearance 4x4
  • SUV
  • SxS (60")
  • ATV (50")
  • Dirt Bike

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