FALL 2026 GILA TRAILS PROJECTS

All trail users welcome
No trail work experience necessary!

CDT Access Trail #741 Day Project

Dates: Sept 1 – 2, 2026
Trail Work: Logging , brushing and drains
Project Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Map: https://caltopo.com/m/8NRJ21Q#
Camp for hikers: at Mimbres River Trailhead
Camp for Equine: see Map
Hiking during the day: up to 6.5 miles
Riding during the day: 7.5 miles

Project Details

Gallinas # 129, Railroad # 128, Crest # 79 & Hillsboro Bypass

Dates: Sept 10-13, 2026
Trail Work: Brushing, hedge trimmer and logging
Project Difficulty: Moderate
Map: https://caltopo.com/m/PH9LN00
Backpack to Base Camp: 4.25 miles
Hiking during the day: 7 miles
Riding during the day: 14 miles

Project Details

Little Whitewater #214, Holt Apache Trail # 181 & South Fork Whitewater # 212

Dates: Sept 24-29, 2026
Who: Invite only due to difficult terrain & limited pack support.
Trail Work: brushing, logging, spot tread and trail markers
Project Difficulty: Difficult due to elevation change
Map: https://caltopo.com/m/010TD0J
Distances:
– to basecamp 1: 6.7 miles – 3200 ft elevation gain.
– during the day: up to 7 miles.
– to basecamp 2: 4.4 miles
– of hike out to Whitewater Trailhead: 7.5 miles.

Project Details

Upper Mogollon Creek #177 & Nearby Trails

Dates: Oct 3 – 9, 2026
Who: Invite only due to distance to basecamp and amount of pack
support.
Trail Work: Brushing, logging, tread, and trail marking.
Project Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult
Map: https://caltopo.com/m/GR9246T
Hike/Ride to Base Camp: 2 base camps: 16.25 miles to base camp 1 .
5.5 miles to base camp 2. See map.
Hiking/Riding during the day: up to 9 miles

Project Details

CDT near Burro Peak or another CDT location - TBD

Dates: Oct 15-18, 2026

Trail Work: brushing, drains and spot tread

Project Difficulty: moderate

Map: https://caltopo.com/m/7JPBSJG#1

Hiking during the day: up to 6.5 miles round trip

Partner: CDTC

Project Details

West Fork Mogollon Trail # 224

Dates: Oct 23-28, 2026
Who: Invite only due to difficult terrain and limited pack support.
Trail Work: Brushing, logging, tread, and trail marking.
Project Difficulty: Backpack in is difficult due to elevation gain.
Trail work is moderate.
Map: https://caltopo.com/m/03AT9#
Backpack to Base Camp: 6.5 miles
Hiking during the day: up to 6 miles round trip

Project Details

Hanging Rock Trail #220 into Big Dry

Dates: Nov 2-6, 2026
Who: Invite only due to difficult terrain and limited pack support.
Trail work: Brushing, logging, tread, and trail marking.
Project Difficulty: difficult due to lack of pack support and
elevation change and unstable trail tread.
Map: https://caltopo.com/m/FK12S1C#
Backpack to Base Camps: 2.7 miles to basecamp 1 and 3.5 to
basecamp 2. Lots of elevation change.
Hiking during the day: up to 4 miles round trip

Project Details

Scenic Trail #796 Day Project

Dates: Nov 10, 2026
Trail Work: Tread with some brushing
Project Difficulty: Moderate
Map: https://caltopo.com/m/HG5V6A4#
Hiking during the day: 4.2 miles
Riding during the day: 9 miles

Project Details

CDT near C Bar Ranch Trailhead Day Project

Dates: Nov 12th , 2026
Trail Work: Brushing, limbing, and drains
Project Difficulty: Easy
Map: https://caltopo.com/m/NT05G24
Hike during the day: up to 4.5 miles

Project Details

Powderhorn Trail #82

Dates: Nov 16-19, 2026
Trail Work: Brushing, logging, spot tread and trail markers
Project Difficulty: easy to moderate
Map: https://caltopo.com/m/04V1B8S#
Base Camp: Trailhead
Hiking during the day: up to 6 miles round trip
Riding during the day: up to 13 miles round trip

Project Details

Spring 2027 projects will be listed in January.

Future Projects will likely include:
• Granny Mountain and Miller Springs Trails
• Stove Springs and Clear Creek areas
• Turkey Creek Trail #155 in Turkey Creek
• Whitewater Baldy trail #172
• Brushy Mountain
• East Railroad reroute
• And more…..

Help in other ways…….