Hiking trails near Silver City, New Mexico

99 official trails lie within 25 miles of Silver City — 518 miles in total, 46 rated easy and 26 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 3,783 ft; the median trail gains 463 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Turkey Creek	27.7	3,783 ft	Expert	1 h 22 min · 42 mi
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail	78.5	3,056 ft	Expert	19 min · 8 mi
Woodhaul Wagon Rd	11.4	1,856 ft	Expert	18 min · 9 mi
Allie Canyon	9.4	1,887 ft	Expert	56 min · 32 mi
Mcknight Cabin	8.2	2,365 ft	Expert	1 h 26 min · 41 mi
Continental Divide	49.7	3,095 ft	Expert	48 min · 26 mi
Sycamore Canyon	8.2	1,909 ft	Expert	38 min · 14 mi
Rabb Park	8.5	1,329 ft	Expert	1 h 00 min · 32 mi
Tadpole Ridge	8.8	1,435 ft	Expert	28 min · 15 mi
Apache Creek Trail #96	8.7	1,520 ft	Expert	1 h 02 min · 31 mi
Sheep Corral Canyon	6.2	1,963 ft	Hard	59 min · 24 mi
Railroad Canyon	9.0	1,519 ft	Expert	1 h 02 min · 31 mi
Burros Spur	9.7	1,105 ft	Expert	40 min · 19 mi
Spring Canyon	7.2	927 ft	Expert	47 min · 25 mi
Sawmill Wagon Rd	6.5	1,497 ft	Hard	38 min · 13 mi
976	6.8	1,513 ft	Hard	1 h 30 min · 44 mi
Continental Divide Loop	9.3	1,046 ft	Hard	1 h 01 min · 35 mi
Gila River	32.3	788 ft	Hard	1 h 22 min · 42 mi
Signal Peak	4.0	1,735 ft	Hard	28 min · 15 mi
Little Cherry	4.1	1,314 ft	Hard	20 min · 10 mi
Bear Canyon	5.2	809 ft	Hard	55 min · 21 mi
903	5.8	681 ft	Hard	43 min · 24 mi
968	5.2	909 ft	Hard	1 h 13 min · 41 mi
Twin Calf Tank Trail	3.0	1,056 ft	Moderate	56 min · 30 mi

Quick picks near Silver City

Easy and short: Old Allie Canyon — 1.7 mi, rated easy, 18 mi from town
Biggest climb: Turkey Creek — 3,783 ft over 27.7 mi, 24 mi from town
Longest: Continental Divide National Scenic Trail — 78.5 mi, 6 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Continental Divide National Scenic Trail to Black Peak; Continental Divide to Burro Peak; Tadpole Ridge to Scott Peak; Signal Peak to Signal Peak

Lakes: Woodhaul Wagon Rd to Fort Bayard Reservoir; Continental Divide to Seep Tank; Tadpole Ridge to Tadpole Lake; Apache Creek Trail #96 to Little Tank

Springs: Turkey Creek to Horse Spring; Continental Divide National Scenic Trail to Brannon Spring; Allie Canyon to Allie Spring; Mcknight Cabin to McKnight Pasture Spring

Trail guides near Silver City

Black Range Crest — 33.1 mi, 2,604 ft climb · 29 mi away
Granny Mountain — 20.4 mi, 2,486 ft climb · 31 mi away
Middle Mesa — 7.8 mi, 986 ft climb · 32 mi away
Tom Moore — 13.4 mi, 1,668 ft climb · 32 mi away
Green Fly — 13.7 mi, 1,262 ft climb · 37 mi away
Animas Divide — 10.9 mi, 2,543 ft climb · 37 mi away
Spring Mtn — 14.1 mi, 2,872 ft climb · 40 mi away

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