New Mexico Guys: anybody know any good trails in the Cloudcroft area?

[broncbuster]

I've been looking for some good trails in the Cloudcroft area. Doesn't need to be anything too difficult, just something easy to moderate, everything I know of can either be done in 2WD or is for motorcycles. Can't find anything on line. Now that it's gotten hot I'm ready for some cool mountain wheelin!

 

[22213evl]

these seem to be 4wheelers not 4x4 wheelers but maybe some bronco worthy trails

http://www.texasoffroad.net/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/304245/Cloudcroft_NM

 

[broncbuster]

I saw that, they were atvers. The trails they were talking about where a bronco would fit are the kind I could do in my 2WD Suburban. I'm looking for something that at least requires 4WD. But thanks for trying.

 

[Viperwolf1]

Coyote Canyon just north of Tularosa has some good rockcrawling trails. I left some paint there. There's also a few decent mountain trails off La Luz Canyon.

 

[a67and77]

I've turkey hunted that area, but never found anything really worthy of 4x4 action. There are some roads up there that you need to bypass a burm or so but nothing too difficult.

 

[broncbuster]

Any body else got any ideas?

 

[Dusty]

I was in Cloudcroft a couple months ago. While eating lunch my wife was chatting with the guy who does ATV tours there. He said there were a few 4X4 trails in the area, but it seemed like most of what's up there is more ATV-friendly. Still, with all the old railroad beds and mining activity it seems the area is ripe for exploring a bit. I google-earthed the area after I got home and there are a lot of what looks like roads and trails, especially toward the south and the sunspot area. They might all just be graded fire roads though.

Dusty

 

[broncbuster]

I guess I'm gonna have to do some exploring!