T24

T24
Dry Mills Trail

Smokey Bear Ranger District

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White Mountain Wilderness Trails

T12, T15, T16, T18, T19, T20, T20, T24, T77, and T78 are shown as black dashed lines on the map.
The solid blue line is the border of the White Mountain Wilderness. The solid green line is
T25 Crest Trail. The red over black dashes indicates that the trail is badly damaged and has
been closed to the public by Forest Service order.

LENGTH:
0.9 miles

ELEVATION:
7500 -7920 ft
420 ft
difference

DIFFICULTY:
Easy

SCENIC
RATING:
1

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Contour Interval: 40 feet
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Route Color Codes	paved roads (red)		FS roads, open (blue)		FS roads, closed or impassable (magenta)
	main trail(s) (black dashes)	---	connector trail(s) (green dashes)	---	damaged or intermittent trail(s) (orange over black dashes)	---	closed trails(s) (red over black dashes)	---
Symbols	trailhead (blue triangle)		trail junction (blue dot)		trail end (blue square)

This trail has been badly damaged by the Little Bear Fire and subsequently heavy rains. It has been closed to the public by Forest Service order, and it may never reopen. I have presented John Stockert's description from the 2002 edition of the Trail Guide: Lincoln National Forest. Perhaps his descriptions will help us to remember what we lost.

DESCRIPTION:

T 24 passes through a young Douglas‑fir forest and seldom has water along it. This trail provides a low elevation connection between FR 117 and T 22. When hiking T 22, starting from the upper trailhead is recommended, unless hiking only 2.2 miles from the lower end to reach the T 24 junction.

ACCESS:

To reach the upper trailhead for T22, make use of FR117. A high clearance vehicle is recommended and, if the road is wet, a 4‑wheel drive vehicle may be useful. From Smokey Bear Ranger District Office in Ruidoso, drive New Mexico NM48 north 4.2 miles to the junction of NM532, Ski Run Highway. Turn left on NM532, and follow the pavement 0.9 mile. Turn right on FR117, Monjeau Lookout Road, and drive this largely graveled route 1.5 miles. The signed trailhead for T 24 is on the right in the trees.

To reach the northern end of T 24, hike 2.2 miles up T22 from its lower trailhead to the signed beginning of T24.

LOCATION(S) OF ACCESS POINT(S)

	Lat/Lon hddd mm ss.s	UTM/NAD83
Upper Trailhead	N33 25 09.3 W105 42 14.9	13 S 434534 3697989
Lower Trailhead	N33 25 51.8 W105 42 04.9	13 S 434809 3699132

Last Hiked: 2001	Web Page Updated:February 3, 2014
Copyright Lynn Melton 2014	Contact: LNFTG14@gmail.com