New Mexico trails · Vc08
Vc08
A 1.7-mile out-and-back in New Mexico, with 410 ft of climbing. Reaches Sulphur Springs and other spring destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 52% of the ascent falls between mile 0.6 and mile 1.1. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Sulphur Springs (spring)
- Laxitive Spring (spring)
- Kidney and Stomach Trouble Spring (spring)
- Electric Spring (spring)
- Footbath Spring (spring)
- Turkey Spring (spring)
- Lemonade Spring (spring)
Getting there
VC08 access. About 1 h 33 min drive (51 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from Española. 35.90333, -106.62154 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:46 a.m., the sun rises at 7:12 a.m. and sets at 6:32 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:58 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 20 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.4-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 41 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:52 a.m. — 9 h 40 min before sunset.