New Mexico trails · Lake Trail
Lake Trail
A 12.3-mile out-and-back in New Mexico, with 3,472 ft of climbing. Reaches North Seco Spring and other lake/spring destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 64% of the ascent, between mile 8.2 and mile 12.3.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- North Seco Spring (spring)
- Mimbres Lake (lake)
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Getting there
LAKE — parking nearby, restroom, water. 33.16138, -107.73920 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:19 a.m., the sun rises at 6:44 a.m. and sets at 7:37 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:02 p.m. (MDT) — 12 h 53 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 24.7-mile round trip takes roughly 12 h 37 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:21 p.m. — 16 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Spring Mtn — 7.8 mi
- Animas Divide — 9.3 mi
- Black Range Crest — 12.7 mi
- Tom Moore — 17.0 mi