T120A
Spaghetti Bowl A Trail
Smokey Bear Ranger District
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T121A
GPS Track
(as .GPX) | Ruidoso Area Trails |
| T120, T120A, T120B, T120C, T120D, and T120E are shown as black dashed lines on the map. | | |
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| LENGTH:
0.9 miles
See Text |
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ELEVATION:
6930 -7020 ft
90 ft
difference |
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| DIFFICULTY:Easiest |
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SCENIC
RATING:
2 |
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Forest Service
Resource |
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Contour Interval: 40 feet
Ruidoso Area map
Full Topo Map | |
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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) |
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Note:
The Spaghetti Bowl trails are between the north side of the Sam
Tobias Campground and the surrounding built up areas of Ruidoso.
They may have begun as informal trails, some following old
logging roads. Since about 2010, there has been intensive
thinning of the forest in this area in order to minimize fire danger to
the surrounding areas. As of the end of 2013 the thinning seems
to be ending. There is a lot of forest debris, which will decay
in the next few years. It is likely that the Forest Service will now work on improving the trails and
providing signage.
Even without signage, you should not get
seriously lost. Head downhill and you will come to the Sam Tobias
campground along Cedar Creek Road. | |
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| T121A Lower Cedar Creek Access Trail provides easy access from the Sam
Tobias campground to T121 Lower Cedar Creek Trail.
USE: Moderate SEASON: Year-round, depending
on the weather
ACCESS:
To access the lower trailhead, begin at the intersection of NM48
(Mechem Drive) and Cedar Creek Road (FR88), the location of the Smokey Bear
Ranger District office in Ruidoso. Drive
1.1 miles along Cedar Creek Road. The
entrance to the Sam Tobias campground is on the right, and you may wish to park
in the paved area outside the campground gate.
T121A Lower Cedar Creek Access trailhead is on the left. Look for an orange and white striped sign and
the T121A carsonite sign. Both signs are easier to see if one looks
back toward Mechem Drive.
The upper end of T121A is a well-signed junction with T121. It is possible to reach this junction by
hiking 0.3 miles up T121A or 1.9 miles along T120.
DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE:
T121A ascends 60 feet in 0.3 miles, with an average gradient of 4% | |
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| LOCATION(S) OF ACCESS POINT(S) | |
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| Lat/Lon hddd mm ss.s | UTM/NAD83 | Elevation (ft) | Trailhead
Northwest | N33 21 42.5
W105 41 11.1 | 13 S
436139
3691607
| 7010 | | J1 | N33 21 50.8
W105 41 05.9 | 13 S
436275
3691863 | 7050 | | J2 | N33 22 08.9
W105 40 53.5 | 13 S
436600
3692418 | 7190 | | J3 | N33 21 58.7
W105 40 35.5 | 13 S
437063
3692102 | 7320 | | W | N33 21 47.3
W105 40 29.3 | 13 S
437220
3691750 | 7300 | | J4 | N33 21 36.9
W105 40 30.1 | 13 S
437198
3691429 | 7150 | | J5 | N33 21 34.7
W105 40 37.1 | 13 S
437018
3691363 | 7080 | | J6 | N33 21 15.6
W105 40 30.5 | 13 S
437088
3690706 | 6920 | | J7 | N33 21 19.5
W105 40 44.5 | 13 S
436822
3690895 | 6940 | | J8 | N33 21 36.4
W105 40 52.8 | | 6990 | | J9 | N33 21 48.1
W105 40 48.9 | 13 S
436715
3691776 | 7060 | Trailhead
Southeast | N33 21 06.1
W105 40 35.5
| 13 S
437052
3690481
| 6840 |
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| Last Hiked: October 30, 2013 | Web Page Updated:January 30, 2014 | | Copyright Lynn Melton 2014 | Contact: LNFTG14@gmail.com |
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