New Mexico trails · Tusas Loop
Tusas Loop
A 12.0-mile out-and-back in New Mexico, with 939 ft of climbing. Reaches Road Tank Number One and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 53% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 4.0. It gives back about 1,189 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Road Tank Number One (lake)
- Wheatgrass Tank (lake)
- Sisneros Tank (lake)
- Onofre Tank (lake)
- Road Tank Number Two (lake)
- Maestas Tank (lake)
Getting there
Tusas Loop access. 36.61056, -105.98551 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:07 a.m., the sun rises at 6:34 a.m. and sets at 7:33 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:00 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 00 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 24.0-mile round trip takes roughly 9 h 49 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:23 p.m. — 3 h 10 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Lobo Peak — 24.0 mi
- Continental Divide Trail — 25.2 mi
- Wheeler Peak/Bull Of The Woods — 29.8 mi