Box Spring Trail (99)

New Mexico

New Mexico

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1.3 mi

Distance

297 ft

Gain

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What we do know

  • Inside Cibola National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.3 mi
Elevation gain
297 ft
Highest point
8,190 ft
Lowest point
7,894 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Box Spring Trail (99) is a short out-and-back hike in New Mexico covering 1.28 miles with 121 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a straightforward path to a destination known as Box Spring.

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
8,190 ft
Length (round trip)
2.6 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Mountainair Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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