Los Triegos Loop
Los Triegos Loop is a 5.2 miles trail in Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico. The Forest Service rates it trail class 3, developed. It is open to hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking and e-bikes.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Santa Fe National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.
Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 35.5423, -105.6182 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 35.5423, -105.6182 · Directions ↗ |
The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.
The trail
| Length | 5.2 miles |
| Trail class | 3, developed |
| Type | land trail |
| Surface | native material |
| Typical grade | 5-8 percent |
| Motor vehicles | Closed to all motorized use year-round |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 901 |
| Forest | Santa Fe National Forest (unit 0310) |
| States | New Mexico |
| Detail published | management level, with uses |
Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.
Allowed uses
| Hiking | Allowed year-round |
| Horse and pack stock | Allowed |
| Mountain biking | Allowed year-round |
| E-bikes | Allowed year-round |
A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.
Trailheads
The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.
Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.
Camping nearby
No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. Dispersed camping is allowed on most National Forest land outside posted closures. The forest office has the current rules.
Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.
Fire nearby
- WildfireEnchantment
15 mi from the trail midpoint · 20 acres
- WildfireSan Augustine
26 mi from the trail midpoint · 16 acres
- WildfireFrijoles
29 mi from the trail midpoint · 15,956 acres · 74% contained
- WildfireZero
36 mi from the trail midpoint · 12 acres
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
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Reference
Questions people ask
How long is the Los Triegos Loop?
5.2 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Santa Fe National Forest.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Los Triegos Loop?
hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking and e-bikes. The trail is closed to motor vehicles year-round.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Where does the Los Triegos Loop start?
The line begins at 35.5423, -105.6182 and ends at 35.5423, -105.6182. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Los Triegos Loop in a wilderness area?
No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Where can I camp near the Los Triegos Loop?
No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. Dispersed camping is allowed on most National Forest land outside posted closures. The forest office has the current rules.
How developed is the Los Triegos Loop?
Trail class 3, which the Forest Service describes as developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
How steep and how wide is the Los Triegos Loop?
The typical grade is 5-8 percent.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Who manages the Los Triegos Loop?
Santa Fe National Forest, Forest Service unit 0310. The trail is in New Mexico.
Is there a fire near the Los Triegos Loop?
4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-17, the nearest Enchantment at 15 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named LOS TRIEGOS LOOP in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0310. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.