New Mexico trails · Sky Line
Sky Line
A 58.5-mile point-to-point in New Mexico, with 3,737 ft of climbing. Reaches Truchas Lakes and other lake/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 55% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 19.5. It gives back about 9,914 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Truchas Lakes (lake)
- Elk Mountain (summit)
- Stewart Lake (lake)
- Spring Mountain (summit)
- Pecos Baldy Lake (lake)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:42 a.m., the sun rises at 7:08 a.m. and sets at 6:28 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:54 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 20 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 58.5-mile route works out to roughly 23 h 31 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- WINSOR RIDGE + SKY LINE + CAVE CREEK — 16.9 mi loop, 4,678 ft gain
- Ravens Ridge + SKY LINE + WINSOR — 10.6 mi loop, 3,392 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Winsor — 3.9 mi
- Beattys — 4.1 mi
- Sierra Mosca — 6.9 mi
- Rio Quemado — 10.3 mi