T13 South Cedar Creek Trail
Smokey Bear Ranger District
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| Download T13 GPS Track (as .GPX) | Ruidoso Area Trails |
T13 is shown as a black dashed line on the map. | | |
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| LENGTH: 1.7 miles
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ELEVATION: 7360 -7970 ft 610 ft
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DIFFICULTY: More Difficult |
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SCENIC
RATING: 2 |
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Forest Service
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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) |
![blue-triangle.jpg](../../First/blue-triangle.jpg) | trail junction
(blue dot) |
![blue-dot.jpg](../../First/blue-dot.jpg) | trail end
(blue square) |
![blue-square.jpg](../../First/blue-square.jpg) | | |
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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). | |
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LOCATION(S) OF ACCESS POINT(S) | |
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| Lat/Lon hddd mm ss.s | UTM/NAD83 | North Trailhead | N33 22 38.2 W105 42 37.1 | 13 S 432793 3695034 | South Trailhead | N33 22 35.7 W105 42 36.9
| 13 S 433934 3693261 |
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Last Hiked: October 20, 2013 | Web Page Updated:January 31, 2014 | Copyright Lynn Melton 2014 | Contact: LNFTG14@gmail.com |
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