New Mexico Hikes

  * Wheeler Peak - Located near Taos, Wheeler Peak is the highest point in New Mexico

  * Cerro Grande Route - Bandelier National Monument

  * Tsankawi Loop Trail - Bandelier National Monument

  * Coyote Call Trail - Valles Caldera National Preserve

  * La Jara Trail - Valles Caldera National Preserve

  * Canyon Trail - Tent Rocks National Monument

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  * La Vega - Santa Fe National Forest

  * Chimney Rock Trail - Ghost Ranch, near Abiquiu

  * White Sands National Monument

  * Carlsbad Caverns National Park - Self-guided tour of the Big Room

  * Santa Fe - “The City Different”

  * Santa Fe - “The City of Holy Faith”

100 Hikes in New Mexico - New Mexico offers a surprising variety of terrain to explore, from the Chihuahuan Desert in the south, to remarkable alpine lakes in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the north. In this completely updated guide to New Mexico's impressive trails, author Craig Martin includes easy 1 and 2-mile day jaunts, numerous 8 to 12-mile hikes, and difficult 20-plus-mile backpack trips for the more ardent adventurers.