New Mexico · Hiking

Hanging Rock Trail

2.0 mi
round trip
1,465 ft
climb
8,229 ft
high point
Out and back
route
May–Jun, Sep
best months

Caution today

Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 8 h ago

Is Hanging Rock Trail open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Gila National Forest. It doesn't name Hanging Rock Trail, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Gila National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Hanging Rock Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back hike in the Gila Wilderness, part of the Glenwood Ranger District of Gila National Forest in New Mexico. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail rises from about 6,769 feet to a high point of 8,229 feet, a climb of 1,465 feet one way. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically May and September, when typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 75°F to 79°F and lows near 30°F to 39°F. That station sits about 1,200 feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures up top run cooler. Several other trails lie within a few miles. Spider Creek Trail is about a mile away, and Silver Drip Trail and North Fork Trail are each roughly 2 miles off. Grouse Mountain Trail #781 is about 2.6 miles away.

Local outfitters

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