T13
South Cedar Creek Trail

Smokey Bear Ranger District
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T13
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(as .GPX)		Ruidoso Area Trails
T13 is shown as a black dashed line on the map.
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LENGTH:
1.7 miles
ELEVATION:
7360 -7970 ft
610 ft
difference
DIFFICULTY:
More Difficult
SCENIC
RATING:
2
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Forest Service
Resource
Contour Interval: 40 feet
Ruidoso Area Map

Full Topo Map
Route Color Codespaved 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)		---
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(blue triangle)		 blue-triangle.jpgtrail junction
(blue dot) 		blue-dot.jpgtrail end
(blue square)		 blue-square.jpg
DESCRIPTION:

T13 is away from the developed portions of Ruidoso. Beginning at its lower, southern trailhead, the path follows a small, intermittent stream for the first 0.8 mile. At mile 0.5 from the trailhead, the official route makes a left turn at a trail junction; an unofficial path continues straight ahead into a narrow canyon with several closed mine entrances. After the left turn, T 13 eventually crosses a ridge and power line maintenance road at mile 1.2. The path is easy to follow and passes, in part, through a forest of white fir and southwestern white pine. Trail gradient is no higher than 25%, usually much lower.

ACCESS:

The southern T13 trailhead is reached from the intersection of Mechem Drive (NM48) and Cedar Creek Road (FR88) the location of Smokey Bear Ranger District Office in Ruidoso, by driving Cedar Creek Road 2.0 miles to the signed Spring Canyon Road.  Turn right and follow the graveled road  0.8 mile to the signed Cedar Creek Trailhead on the right.  Parking is available about 300 ft further along Spring Canyon Road.

 The northern T13 trailhead is reached from Smokey Bear Ranger District Office by driving Mechem Drive (NM48 4.2 miles north to the junction with NM532, Ski Run Highway. Turn left and drive paved NM532  2.5 miles to the junction of FR127, Eagle Creek Road, on the right. The somewhat hidden, signed T13 trailhead is across NM532 from the beginning of FR127.

USE:  Low.  SEASON:  March – November

DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE:

From the southern trailhead (7360 ft) the trail ascends 510 ft in 1.2 miles (8% gradient) to the ridge (7970 ft).  It then descends 350 ft in 0.5 miles (13% gradient) to the northern trailhead (7620 ft).

LOCATION(S) OF ACCESS POINT(S)
Lat/Lon hddd mm ss.sUTM/NAD83
North TrailheadN33 22 38.2
W105 42 37.1		13 S
432793
3695034
South TrailheadN33 22 35.7
W105 42 36.9
13 S
433934
3693261

Last Hiked:  October 20, 2013Web Page Updated:January 31, 2014
Copyright Lynn Melton 2014Contact: LNFTG14@gmail.com