Gila National Forest · New Mexico

Lake Roberts

1.7 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 801 · trail class 2 · typical grade trail_grade · hiking, bike

Boat launches

Along the way Lake Roberts Boat Launch

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 33.0306, -108.1577 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Railroad Canyon #96 Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Trailhead located on the north side of New Mexico Highway 35, between mile markers 21 and 22 - also between Sapillo Group Campground and Lake Roberts, for Railroad Canyon Trail #96.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.