New Mexico Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

New Mexico Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

• New Mexico Overview
• New Mexico Hotels
• New Mexico Attractions
• New Mexico Feature Articles
• New Mexico Adventure Trips
• New Mexico Airports
• New Mexico Flights

Other Guides for New Mexico

• New Mexico Travel
• Active and Adventure Guide
  • Aerial Sports
  • Mountain Biking
  • Road Biking
  • Caving
  • Rock Climbing
  • Day Hiking
  • Trekking and Backpacking
• Family Guide
• Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Camping

Top Hiking and Backpacking Destinations In New Mexico

• Santa Fe, NM
  
• Taos, NM
  
• Carson National Forest, NM
  
• Chaco Culture National Historical Park, NM
  
• Continental Divide Trail, MT
  

Travel Guides In New Mexico

• Santa Fe/Taos, NM
  • Family Guide
• Albuquerque, NM
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Santa Fe, NM
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Taos, NM
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Carlsbad, NM
• Clovis, NM
• Farmington, NM
• Gallup, NM
• Grants, NM
• Hobbs, NM

Southwest Hiking and Backpacking States/Provinces

• Arizona
• Nevada
• New Mexico
• Texas

Active and Adventure Travel Destinations

• Mid-Atlantic
  • Maryland
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • West Virginia
• Midwest
  • Indiana
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • South Dakota
  • Wisconsin
• Mountain West
  • Colorado
  • Idaho
  • Montana
  • Utah
  • Wyoming
• Northeast
  • Maine
  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
  • New York
  • Vermont
• Pacific Coast
  • Alaska
  • California
  • Hawaii
  • Oregon
  • Washington
• Southeast
  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
  • North Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Virginia
• Southwest
  • Arizona
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico
  • Texas

Gila National Forest, New Mexico (Amy Unthank/courtesy, U.S. Forest Service)

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• Top Destinations
• Photos
• Feature Articles
• Practical Advice
• Adventure Trips
• Gear
• Fitness
• Attractions
• Hotels

Top Hiking and Backpacking Destinations	Related Travel Guides	Find Hotels
Carson National Forest		Hotels
Santa Fe		Hotels
Taos		Hotels
Chaco Culture National Historical Park		Hotels
Continental Divide Trail		Hotels

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Photos

Feature Articles

• Four More Desert Playgrounds
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  New Mexico: White Sands National Monument
• Hot Properties
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  Inn on the Rio: Taos, New Mexico
• GORP - Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico - Top Picks
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• GORP - Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico - Around the Forest
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• GORP - Gila National Forest, New Mexico - Top Picks
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Practical Advice

• Adventure Travel 101
  GORPTravel’s Kate Tucker and Linda Long answer our burning questions about the tao of adventure travel
• Day Hiking: A Packing List
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• Backpacking: A Packing List
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• GORP - Recovering from a Dislocated Joint - Dislocated Joints in the Backcountry
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• GORP - Dislocated Knee - Dislocated Joints in the Backcountry
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GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

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  New Mexico Multisport
  The World Outdoors
  from $2398, 6 days
  New Mexico is a spectacularly beautiful land of contrasts, from its crimson-hued mesas and snowcapped peaks to its vibrant blend of cultures and fine...
  
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  New Mexico: Poblanos, Peaks, & Pueblos
  Austin Lehman Adventures
  from $2498, 6 days
  From Santa Fe to Taos and the Rio Grande, enjoy the best of the authentic Old Southwest on this 6-day New Mexico adventure. ...
  
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  Northern New Mexico and The Great Sand Dunes Hiker
  Timberline Adventures
  from $1895, 6 days
  Nestled against the grand backdrop of the rugged Sangre De Cristo Mountains in southern Colorado, the dunes are the centerpiece in the surreal...
  
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  New Mexico Hiker
  The World Outdoors
  from $2298, 6 days
  Our journey begins in the colorful desert and alpine wilderness set outside of lively Santa Fe. Our trails then transport us to a magical prehistoric...
  

Gear

• Osprey Exos 46 Backpack
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• Women's Hiking
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• Therm-a-Rest ProLite 3 and Trekker Chair
  The best sleeping pad and chair-maker
• The Gear You Need: Mountain Trekking in Peru
  Save for dense snow cover and crampon-required icefields, if you’re looking to outfit yourself for trekking in places like the Peruvian Andes, we’ve got the goods.
• Complete Gear Archives: Day-Hiking, Backpacking, and Trekking
  From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things hiking.

Fitness

• America's Best Cities: Charlotte, North Carolina
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  No. 10
• Adventure Never Felt So Good
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  Rancho La Puerta
• The Fit List -- cont.
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Attractions

Turkey Creek Trail

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Gila National Forest, New Mexico

Description: Trail begins at the junction with 151, in between White Creek Flat and Pine Flat. Trail proceeds in... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Bandelier National Monument

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

NM 4
White Rock, New Mexico

Description:

Less than 15 miles south of Los Alamos along NM 4, this National Park Service area contains... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Enchanted Circle

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Leave Taos heading north on US 64/NM 68


Description: This 84-mile scenic drive winds past Eagle Nest, Angel Fire, Taos, and Red River. ... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

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Adobe and Stars Inn

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Taos, NM 87514 Map

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