Hiking trails in New Mexico, United States
Browse 11 hiking trails in New Mexico, United States. Compare route difficulty, season, distance, GPX status and open hiking plans.
Showing a selection from 11 public trails. Verify permits, closures, weather, transport and navigation with official sources before departure.
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Alkali Flat Trail
— New Mexico · United States · 8.0 km · strenuous
White Sands' longest marked hike, crossing major dunes to the edge of ancient Lake Otero's dry basin.
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Backcountry Camping Loop Trail
— New Mexico · United States · 3.2 km · moderate-to-strenuous
A demanding day-hike loop over repeated loose-sand dunes in the quieter central dunefield.
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Chihuahuan Desert Nature Trail
— New Mexico · United States · 0.8 km · easy
A mostly paved interpretive trail introducing the plants and ecology of the Chihuahuan Desert near the cavern entrance.
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Dune Life Nature Trail
— New Mexico · United States · 1.6 km · moderate
A family-oriented loop across an ecotone where desert scrub meets moving gypsum dunes.
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Interdune Boardwalk
— New Mexico · United States · 0.65 km · easy
White Sands' only fully accessible trail, extending over the sand to interpret dune ecology and geology.
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Old Guano Trail
— New Mexico · United States · 6.0 km one way · moderate
A historic one-way descent following the former guano-hauling road from the cavern entrance area to White’s City.
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Playa Trail
— New Mexico · United States · 0.8 km · easy
A short, level interpretive walk to a seasonally changing playa and Ice Age landscape exhibits.
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Slaughter Canyon Cave Trail
— New Mexico · United States · 2.0 km round trip · difficult
A short but rugged climb gaining 152 metres from Slaughter Canyon to the entrance of Slaughter Canyon Cave.
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Slaughter Canyon Trail
— New Mexico · United States · 8.6 km one way · difficult
A long, difficult backcountry route through Slaughter Canyon with major elevation change, isolation and limited rescue access.
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Walnut Canyon Overlook
— New Mexico · United States · 0.33 km round trip · easy
A very short paved approach from the park road to an open overlook into Walnut Canyon and the Guadalupe Mountains.
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Yucca Canyon Trail
— New Mexico · United States · 12.4 km one way · difficult
A very long, remote ascent from Yucca Canyon to the escarpment and plateau, ending at views into Big Canyon.