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Spring Canyon Trail #721
New Mexico
Caution todayNew Mexico
Caution today
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.9 mi
Distance
1,867 ft
Gain
1h 14m
Time
Conditions: Caution
for hike, todayAgency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 11 h ago · oldest 11 h
caution: Agency alerts
4 active alerts in Gila National Forest; most severe: Gila National Forest Occupancy and Use Prohibitions
USFSPosted Apr 21, 2025 · checked 11 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 68°F / low 48°F, 0% precip — 98/100 for hike
OpenWeather11 h ago
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Why you'll love it
Through-trail
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Spring Canyon Trail #721
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,867 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,867 ft
- Highest point
- 8,206 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,268 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Spring Canyon Trail #721 is a 3.74-mile out-and-back trail in New Mexico with 1,867 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 8,206 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 7,268 ft
- High point
- 8,206 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,867 ft
- Total descent
- 1,867 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 34% grade right from the start
- Length (round trip)
- 3.7 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Silver City Ranger District · Ranger district
- Gila National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Gila National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Gila National Forest Occupancy and Use Prohibitions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Vandalism on forest defers maintenance, decreases public safety
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Potentially Dangerous Animal Encounters
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Harmful algae detected in Lake Roberts
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Iron Creek CampgroundCamping0.1 mi
- Gallinas CanyonHiking1.5 mi
- East RailroadHiking1.6 mi
- Silver Creek RoadHiking1.9 mi
- Black Range CrestHiking2.1 mi
- Cdt JovHiking2.2 mi
- Kingston CampgroundCamping6 mi
- Mimbres RiverCanoeing9.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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