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Unimproved Dirt Road
02 Dirt Road8366
Improved
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Cerro Chiflo
88
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8694
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Roads 8
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771
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78
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8038
Trails
78
7
6
Sheep Crossing Overlook
836
Cerro
2
7874
7628
Pay Station
803
75
4
7218
Visitor Center
771
0
754
6
Overlook
East Rim Trail
2
7382
Campground on Rim; Mesa Top
rado
73
8
Col o
Camping in Gorge
6
To :
4
75
7710
Legend
6
82
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Las Vistas de Questa Trail
6
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Punto de Coyote
Vista Trail (Loop)
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836
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Río Grande del Norte National Monument
Red River Fault
Loop Trail
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7546
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Río Grande del Norte National Monument
754
6
7546
Upper Gorge (Wild Rivers)
Red River Fish Hatchery
Chawalauna Overlook
Showing Area Closed to Hunting & Shooting
Open Year Around!
Wild Rivers Visitor Center
Bureau of Land Management
Taos Field Office
226 Cruz Alta Rd
Taos, New Mexico 87571
(575)758-8851
Wild Rivers Visitor Center
(575)586-1150
7218
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El Aguaje
Campground / Trail
Montoso Campground
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Produced by the Taos Field Office on: Wednesday, 07/07/2004; Update 03/05/2014.
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To
Big Arsenic
1.00 Miles
Guadalupe Mtn.
2.10 Miles
Rinconada Loop
6.10 Miles
E
Red River Fault Loop
5.20 Miles
M
Pescado Trail
1.70 Miles
Punto de Coyote Loop
3.70 Miles
Las Vistas de Questa Trail
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7054
2.5 miles one-w ay
Moderate, relatively level along Rio Grande,
connects 3 Rio Grande trails
800'
1.00 Miles
77
E = Easy
10
0
Guadalupe Mountain Trail
2.1 miles one-w ay
Difficult, elevation change 1000 feet
Great view of Taos volcanic plateau and Rio
Grande gorge
Rinconada Loop Trail
.7 miles one-w ay
Moderate, elevation change 500 feet
Access to Red River
6.1 miles loop
Easy, and level
Cycle or w alk along rim from any
campground
1.7 miles one-w ay
Moderate, elevation change 795 feet
Access to Red River Fish Hatchery
3.5 miles one-w ay
Easy, and level
Tw o-track follows gorge rim north of Wild
Rivers
Pescado Trail
.4 miles one-way
Chiflo
Easy, elevation change 320 feet
Access to Rio Grande
East Rim Trail
Las Vistas de Questa Trail
6.9 miles one-w ay
Moderate, elevation change 300 to 500 feet
Punto de Coyote Loop Trail
3.7 miles, tw o overlooks
Moderate, elevation change 500 feet
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6.90 Miles
680'
1000'
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795'
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M
9186
8
967
4
98
2
M = Moderate
D = Difficult
1
M
0
100
6
70
River Trail
1.20 Miles
Little Arsenic
1
10
1 mile one-w ay
Moderate, elevation change 760 feet
Access to confluence of Red River and Rio
Grande
Horses Allow ed
La Junta
2 Miles
4
Little Arsenic Trail
M
1
95
1 mile one-w ay to cold-water spring
Moderate, elevation change to 680 feet
An excellent first time hike
A self-guided interpretive trail, Petroglyphs near
by
El Aguaje Trail (L Ah-wah-hay)
560'
0
Big Arsenic Springs Trail
5.2 miles loop
Moderate, and fairly level
Cycle or hike back country loop
0.75 Miles
935
1.2 miles one-w ay
Difficult, elevation change 800 feet
Access to confluence of Red River and Rio
Grande
Red River Fault Trail
El Aguaje
6
La Junta Trail
E
6
83
Upper Gorge Trails
Trail Difficulty
320'
2
Cebolla Mesa Trail
Elevation Change
0.40 Miles
0
82
Rio Bravo Nature Trail
Trail Distance
Chiflo
8038
la
7546
La Junta Overlook
Campground & Trail
Note: There is no bridge over the
Red River connecting the Cebolla
Mesa Trail!
Trail Name
a
73
8
2
River Trail
www.blm.gov/nm
(U.S. FEE AREA)
8858
Little Arsenic
Campground / Trail
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771
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0
R
2
Pescado Trail
Big Arsenic Springs
Campground / Trail
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1
77
8
73
Rinconada Loop
Trail
0
6
754
82
Area Closed73to
Hunting & Shooting
(Power Line)
68
9
To: Red River
8694
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7382
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(Fence Line)
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Guadalupe Mtn Trail
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77
Pay Station
To: Cabresto Canyon
8202
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83
6
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Don Martinez Rd.
Punto de Coyote
Vista Point
8530
6
8
3
80
6
754
4
75
72
1
Bear
Crossing
Trail
7546
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Las Vistas de Questa Trail
8038
nd
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Gate
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8366
0
8202
Grande del Norte National Monument
75
4
77
1
Chiflo Trail
83
6
8038
Power LIne
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4
7874
2
8366
Area Closed to Hunting
& Shooting
0
853
Developed Overlooks
Wheelchair Accessible
La Junta Point: Spectacular view of
confluence of Rio Grande and Red River.
Includes Rio Bravo Nature Trail.
Chawalauna Overlook: A breath-taking
overlook of the Big Arsenic Springs section
of the Rio Grande.
Campgrounds
El Aguaje: Seven campsites
La Junta: Three campsites
Montoso: Four campsites
Little Arsenic: Six campsites
Big Arsenic Springs: Six campsites
Primitive sites available in gorge
No RV Hookups!
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