New Mexico trails · Manzano Crest
Manzano Crest
A 22.1-mile point-to-point in New Mexico, with 1,815 ft of climbing. Reaches Comanche Pass and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 4,027 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Comanche Pass (pass)
- Osha Peak (summit)
- Manzano Peak (summit)
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Getting there
MANZANO CREST SOUTH — parking nearby. 34.68937, -106.40893 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:11 a.m., the sun rises at 6:37 a.m. and sets at 7:33 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:59 p.m. (MDT) — 12 h 56 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 22.1-mile route takes roughly 9 h 05 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:42 p.m. — 3 h 51 min before sunset.
Loop options
- FOURTH OF JULY + CERRO BLANCO + MANZANO CREST — 6.3 mi loop, 1,212 ft gain
- MANZANO CREST + VIGIL + OJITO — 12.5 mi loop, 3,334 ft gain
- Pine Shadow Trail + MANZANO CREST + PINE SHADOW — 10.3 mi loop, 2,637 ft gain