Borrego/Bear Wallow Trail
This hike is a pleasant short-ish loop with some vertical relief (about 800 ft
elevation change) in an aspen-fir forest. Because of the aspen, this
hike would be especially nice in the fall. You could extend the length
of this hike by taking one of several other trails which intersect this
trail.
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Hike data:
| Controlling agency: | Santa Fe National Forest; Española Ranger District | ||||||||
| Location in the state: | North-central; Sangre de Cristo Mountains | ||||||||
| Trailhead waypoint(s): | 150TH | ||||||||
| Elevation: |
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| Elevation gain/loss: | 777 ft; 237 m | ||||||||
| Length: | 3.97 mi; 6.39 km. | ||||||||
| How long it took us (HH:MM): | 03:00. | ||||||||
| Cleanliness: | 9/10 | ||||||||
| Trail usage: | 0.00 people/hour. Moderate. Mountain bikers also use this trail. | ||||||||
| Trail Condition: | Excellent. | ||||||||
| Fee: | $0.00. | ||||||||
| When we hiked it: | 2001-10-13. | ||||||||
| Trailhead facilities: | Trash cans. | ||||||||
| Special features of the hike: | Wildflowers. | ||||||||
| When to hike: | All year. Snow may be a problem in winter. |
Maps:
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Getting to the trailhead:
The hike:
 | At the trailhead, there are two trails taking off. You want to head
down, on the trail which is the right-most of the two. In the
picture to the right, you can see the crew heading down this
trail. After just a couple of minutes, you turn left on an old
road which becomes the trail for a while.
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It does not take much longer for you to arrive at a fork in the trail
(GPS: 35.751379 -105.834008, 150Y1).
You can see Diana, Sue, and Steve approaching the Y in the photo
to the left. At this fork, go right. You will be returning on the
left fork. The trail has been all downhill to this point. Now,
you begin climbing slightly. However, the climbing is only for a
short period of time, and then you are slowly descending again.
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 | About 45 minutes after you leave the trailhead, you reach another
intersection (GPS: 35.763438 -105.833922, 150TC).
Turn left, heading for the Tesuque Creek.
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After you cross Tesuque Creek on a log, and continue for another
few minutes. You will then reach yet another trail junction, this
time meeting trail 254 (GPS: 35.765015 -105.833235 150254). You can see the junction in the photo
to the left. Go left.
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 | Another half an hour, and you come to the junction with trail 182 (GPS:
35.760503 -105.845558 254182). This is the
lowest point of the hike. Cross the Tesuque Creek again, go right,
and head uphill. After about 50 minutes, you will be back at the first
Y in the trail, and only a few minutes from the trailhead.
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Plants we saw along the trail:
Animals we saw along the trail:
Reader comments about this hike:
On Fri Jul 14 19:08:32 2006 Dan from Houston, TX said:Add your comments about the Borrego/Bear Wallow Trail hike.
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