New Mexico trails · Winsor
Winsor
A 25.5-mile point-to-point in New Mexico, with 4,066 ft of climbing. Reaches Puerto Nambe and other lake/pass/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 56% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 8.5. It gives back about 3,942 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Puerto Nambe (pass)
- Spirit Lake (lake)
- Vista Grande Overlook (viewpoint)
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Getting there
WINSOR RIDGE — parking nearby, restroom, water. 35.81206, -105.65950 · 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 6:33 a.m. and sets at 7:31 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:57 p.m. (MDT) — 12 h 58 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 25.5-mile route takes roughly 11 h 29 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 6:02 p.m. — 1 h 29 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Winsor Trail (254) + WINSOR — 1.8 mi loop, 248 ft gain
- WINSOR + Winsor Trail (254) + Jawbone — 7.4 mi loop, 2,194 ft gain
- WINSOR + RIO EN MEDIO + Rio en Medio Trail Alt Route — 7.2 mi loop, 2,324 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Beattys — 1.5 mi
- Sky Line — 3.9 mi
- Sierra Mosca — 8.9 mi
- Rio Quemado — 12.1 mi