New Mexico trails · East Red
East Red
A 5.0-mile out-and-back in New Mexico, with 2,248 ft of climbing. Reaches Narrow Spring and other spring destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 53% of the ascent falls between mile 3.3 and mile 5.0. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Narrow Spring (spring)
- Lava Spring (spring)
- New Lava Spring (spring)
- Bear Spring (spring)
- Turkey Springs (spring)
Getting there
East Red access. About 2 h 20 min drive (61 mi, 8 of them unpaved) from Socorro. 33.74597, -107.42489 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:48 a.m., the sun rises at 7:13 a.m. and sets at 6:37 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:02 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 24 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.9-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 56 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:09 p.m. — 5 h 28 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Cold Spring — 6.5 mi
- Apache Kid — 11.8 mi