New Mexico trails · Franz Spring Trail #43
Franz Spring Trail #43
A 10.2-mile out-and-back in New Mexico, with 2,702 ft of climbing. Reaches Franz Spring and other lake/spring destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 53% of the ascent falls between mile 3.4 and mile 6.8. It gives back about 1,347 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Franz Spring (spring)
- W S Lake (lake)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:55 a.m., the sun rises at 6:20 a.m. and sets at 5:44 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:09 p.m. (MST) — 11 h 24 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.4-mile round trip takes roughly 10 h 16 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:36 p.m. — 1 h 08 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Franz Spring Trail #43 + W.S. MOUNTAIN — 17.4 mi loop, 3,292 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Bonanza Bill Trail — 4.0 mi
- Mail Trail — 19.9 mi
- Holt-Apache — 25.7 mi
- Whitewater — 29.0 mi