3.1 miles
Distance
1,163 ft
Climb
-176 ft
Descent
1 mile
High Point
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Little Dry Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    Mountain Biking not recommended or allowed.
  • Riding Area
    Gila Wilderness
    Silver City, New Mexico
  • Ref Number
    180
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    Spring to early winter. Depends on snowfall amounts on the access roads and trails.
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Land Owner
    USFS

Canyon walk with trail highlights of Miners Cabin, mines, pear trees, and lots of waterfalls. Also, fabulous fall colors. Expect leafy vegetation to be high during the summer.
The trail crosses the creek multiple times. Expect to get your feet wet.

Geospatial Map:https://caltopo.com/p/NBQ80

Trail is not ideal for equine past the cabin.

Access Info

From Silver City - at the junction of Highway 180 and Highway 90 in Silver City, take Highway 180 a little over 50 miles west. You will pass the big sign to the Moon Ranch along the way, and soon after that is the Sacaton Road on the right. It is in Little Dry Creek on the right when the highway is taking a sharp turn to the left. Take the Sacaton Road 2.8 miles and then turn left on fs road # 196. Continue 3.3 miles to the end of the road (the trailhead).

Disclaimer

Do not use this trail during high snowmelt runnoff or during heavy monsoon or prolonged rain. Both road and trail could get washed out.

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More Stats for Little Dry Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    989 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,291 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,291 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,280 ft
  • Grade
    6.1%
  • Grade max
    -21.7%
  • Grade min
    67.7%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2,618 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,280 ft
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      May 7, 2025 @ 5:21am
      May 7, 2025
      		 reporter 20 logs across the trail above the cabin and a few rock debris piles in the trail
      Jan 21, 2025 @ 12:07pm
      Jan 21, 2025
      		 reporter Entirely dry feet up and down despite creek crossing. Basically no snow (some patches, 1-2 inches). Only 3 logs to step over.
      Sep 18, 2024 @ 5:27am
      Sep 18, 2024
      		 reporter Trail users trail report: Good water here right now with only the normal spots where it goes underground in the summer. I cleared a lot of the...
      Jun 2, 2024 @ 2:20pm
      Jun 2, 2024
      		 reporter May 2024: 10-15 trees. 2 of which horses may have trouble making it over.
      May 16, 2024 @ 3:06pm
      May 16, 2024
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