T37

T37
Little Bonito Trail

Smokey Bear Ranger District

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White Mountain Wilderness Trails

T27, T29, T35, T36, T37, T38, T39, T40, T41 (partial), T42, and T50 are shown as labeled 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 is closed to the public by Forest Service order.

LENGTH:
1.4 miles

ELEVATION:
8060 - 8780 ft
720 ft
difference

DIFFICULTY:
Moderate

SCENIC
RATING:
3

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Contour Interval: 40 feet
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Nogal Peak Topo Map

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)

DESCRIPTION:

T37 is a nice trail for a one-day round trip to and from T25. T37 goes through an array of vegetation, including Ponderosa pine, oak thickets, aspen, and lush alpine wildflower meadows in season. It is a moderate grade and has no switchbacks. At mile 1.2, the trail intersects highly scenic T38, which along with T39, provides a round trip of 5.0 miles from the end of FR 107. From the junction of T37 with T38, T37 ends in 0.3 mile at T25, its lowest elevation on the crest of the White Mountains. From the common trailhead of T37 and T50, hike T50 0.4 mile down canyon for a superior view of the Tularosa Basin.

Check out the following link for more information:
http://www.ruidoso.net/visitors/outdoors/trailheads/argentina.html

ACCESS:

The lower end of T37 is accessed from T36. To reach the T36 trailhead from Smokey Bear Ranger District Office in Ruidoso, drive NM48 north 8.3 miles to NM37. Turn left and follow NM37 1.3 miles to FR107, Rio Bonito Road, signed Bonito Lake. Turn left and follow the narrow, sometimes rough, paved road past Bonito Lake, beyond the end of the pavement, through the riding stable area, and to the end of the road at mile 8.3. Corrals are available here for those who bring horses. Camping is also permitted. The signed trailhead for T36 is at the end of the road. Trailheads for T37 and T35 can be reached by going up T 36 1.2 and 1.5 miles, respectively.

LOCATION(S) OF ACCESS POINT(S)

	Lat/Lon hddd mm ss.s	UTM/NAD83
Junction of T25 and T37	N33 28 04.5 W105 50 28.2	13 S 421653 3703458
Junction of T36 and T37	N33 27 44.5 W105 49 23.3	13 S 423508 3702850

Last Hiked: 2001	Web Page Updated:February 6, 2014
Copyright Lynn Melton 2014	Contact: LNFTG14@gmail.com