New Mexico trails · Viewpoint hikes

Viewpoint hikes in New Mexico

165 trails in New Mexico reach a named viewpoint. Ranked by our data-richness score; every link opens the full stats or the live map.

Trail	Length	Gain	Reaches
Continental Divide Trail	81.7 mi	2,485 ft	Spring Tank, Sullivan Tank
Crest	11.6 mi	4,365 ft	Sandia Crest, Tunnel Spring
Black Range Crest	33.1 mi	2,604 ft	Board Gate Saddle, Emory Pass
La Luz	7.1 mi	3,268 ft	Cañon La Cueva Overlook, Pondorosa Point
Winsor	25.5 mi	4,066 ft	Puerto Nambe, Spirit Lake
Beattys	12.8 mi	3,160 ft	Kennedy Point
Ponderosa Park - Shaefers Pass Trail	5.4 mi	1,247 ft	Shaefers Pass, Shaefers Peak
Hermits Peak	9.1 mi	2,637 ft	Hermit Spring
Embudito	5.3 mi	3,113 ft	Oso Spring, Simms Reservoir
El Calderon Loop Trail	2.8 mi	200 ft	El Calderon, El Calderon viewpoint
Piedra Lisa	5.9 mi	2,131 ft	Piedra Lisa Spring, Juan Tabo Overlook
Victoria's Route (Approximate)	0.6 mi	968 ft	Three Gun Spring, Lightning Scarred Tree
East Fork	9.7 mi	1,782 ft	McCauley Spring
Philmont HQ - Tooth of Time Trail (Ridge)	4.9 mi	1,562 ft	Tooth of Time, Base Camp View
Eliza's Ridge Trail	2.5 mi	264 ft	Heaven's Gate Overlook, Sphinx Overlook
Osha Spring	4.5 mi	2,694 ft	Osha Spring
Scenic Trail	4.2 mi	1,805 ft	Emory Pass, Emory Pass Vista
Quemazon Trail	6.5 mi	2,429 ft	Valles de Los Posos Overlook
Crest Spur	0.6 mi	478 ft	Sandia Crest, Sandia Peak
North Crest Spur Extension	0.4 mi	372 ft	North Sandia Peak, North Sandia Peak Overlook
North Crest Spur	0.5 mi	241 ft	North Sandia Peak, North Sandia Peak Overlook
Mesa	5.6 mi	1,373 ft
Palacio	5.3 mi	504 ft	Window Rock, Window Rock Trick Tank
Sandia Crest Access Trail	0.1 mi	28 ft	Sandia Crest, Sandia Peak
Golden Eagle	4.8 mi	1,539 ft	Crinoid Fossils
Guaje Canyon	4.9 mi	826 ft	Valles de Los Posos Overlook
Beaubien -Trail Peak Trail	2.6 mi	1,098 ft	Trail Peak, B-24 Wing
10K	4.9 mi	589 ft	Del Agua Overlook
Window Rock Trail	4.3 mi	588 ft	Window Rock, Window Rock Trick Tank
Cienega	2.2 mi	1,743 ft	Cienega Spring
Pino	4.0 mi	2,526 ft
Ellis	3.2 mi	646 ft	The Wall Overlook
Gravel Pit	0.6 mi	101 ft	The Washout, Crinoid Fossils
Four Seasons	0.3 mi	61 ft	The Washout, Crinoid Fossils
Pueblo Bonito trail	0.6 mi	37 ft	Pueblo Bonito Overlook, Shrimp Burrows
Embudito Canyon Trail	1.6 mi	1,208 ft	Oso Spring
Osha Loop	2.8 mi	596 ft	Media Spring
cdt-alt Ley Bushwhack	0.9 mi	499 ft	La Ventana Natural Arch, La Ventana Arch Viewpoint
Tyuonyi Overlook Trail	1.6 mi	178 ft	Tyuonyi Overlook, Frijoles Canyon Overlook
Overlook Trail	2.1 mi	674 ft	El Cerro De Los Lunas
Palacio Trail (406)	1.4 mi	162 ft	Window Rock, Window Rock Trick Tank
Chimney Rock Trail	2.0 mi	608 ft	Chimney Rock Viewpoint
Old La Luz Trail	1.0 mi	1,173 ft	Bodhi Tree
Eye of the Sandias Route	3.3 mi	1,496 ft
Penasco Blanco	1.7 mi	640 ft	Osha Spring
Tooth of Time Peak Access Trail	0.2 mi	428 ft	Tooth of Time, Tooth of Time
Stairway to Hell	3.0 mi	897 ft	Thunderdome
Cinder Cone Rim Loop	0.7 mi	133 ft	El Calderon, El Calderon cinder cone
Bridal Veil Falls Trail	2.1 mi	352 ft	Bridal Veil Falls
Arroyo Seco Trail	2.4 mi	262 ft	Scenic Overlook
Jemez Falls Overlook Trail	0.3 mi	102 ft	Jemez Falls, Jemez Falls Overlook
La Ventana Natural Arch Trail - Aggregate	0.2 mi	37 ft	La Ventana Natural Arch, La Ventana Arch Viewpoint
cottonwood	2.5 mi	172 ft	DRY FALLS
San Lorenzo Ridge Trail	1.2 mi	282 ft	San Lorenzo Ridge Overlook
Chimney Canyon Route	1.5 mi	2,454 ft
Alamos Vista	1.2 mi	1,201 ft	Ski Santa Fe Overlook
Comanche Peak Camp to Thunder Ridge Trail	1.9 mi	773 ft	Comanche Peak
Richard's Ramble	1.2 mi	143 ft	Andorra Valley Overlook
Weller's Wiggle	1.2 mi	149 ft	Cat's Pause Overlook
White Rock Grotto	1.4 mi	86 ft	Knocking on Heaven's Door Overlook