Gila National Forest · New Mexico

Continental Divide

233 mi of trail, end to end · about 34,600 ft of climbing · 4,983 ft–9,823 ft · native material surface · trail No. 74 · trail class 2 · typical grade trail_grade · hiking, horse, bike

5,576 ft 4,986 ft · 46 mi high 8,005 ft

Trailheads Bear Creek - CDNST Trailhead 6,832 ft Drive there · Black Peak CDNST #74 Trailhead 8,575 ft Drive there · C Bar CDNST #74 Trailhead 6,092 ft Drive there · Caledonia CDNST #74 Trailhead 7,836 ft Drive there · Continental Divide #74 Trailhead 7,707 ft Drive there · Continental Divide - CDNST Trailhead 7,361 ft Drive there · County B-054 CDNST Trailhead 7,561 ft Drive there · Cox Canyon Trail #15/CDNST Trailhead 9,025 ft Drive there · Forest Ridge Rd. - CDNST Trailhead 6,589 ft Drive there · Govina Canyon CDNST 8,549 ft Drive there · Jack's Peak CDNST Trailhead 6,392 ft Drive there · Lookout Mountain CDNST Trailhead 8,421 ft Drive there · Quemado North End (CDNST) Trailhead 7,533 ft Drive there · Redrock Rd. CDNST Trailhead 6,371 ft Drive there · Rocky Point CDNST Trailhead 7,923 ft Drive there · Sapillo Trailhead/CDNST 6,269 ft Drive there · Wagon Wheel - CDNST Trailhead 6,607 ft Drive there

Bear Creek - CDNST Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Trailhead located just to the northwest of Pinos Altos, New Mexico on the Silver City Ranger District located on the east side of Bear Creek Road (Grant County CMR 1-93) to access the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (Trail #74 on the Gila National Forest). Take the short spur trail starting behind the information kiosk to the south for 0.07 miles to access the Continental Divide Trail.

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Black Peak CDNST #74 Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Trailhead for access to the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail #74 on the Gila National Forest.

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C Bar CDNST #74 Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Trailhead for access to the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail #74 on the Gila National Forest

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Caledonia CDNST #74 Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Trailhead for access to the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail #74 on the Gila National Forest

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CDNST/Mimbres Access #741 Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Trailhead for the 4 mile long Continental Divide National Scenic Trail - Mimbres Access Trail #153 providing access to the Mimbres Trail #77 (roughly 0.6 miles to Trail #77) and the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (roughly 4 miles travel).

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Continental Divide #74 Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Trailhead for access to the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail #74 on the Gila National Forest.

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Continental Divide - CDNST Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Trailhead for access to the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail #74 on the Gila National Forest.

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County B-054 CDNST Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Trailhead on County Road B-054 (Bursum Rd.) to access the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail.

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Cox Canyon Trail #15/CDNST Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Trailhead on Forest Road 94 - Cox Canyon Road for access to Divide Trail #15 and the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail #74 on the Gila National Forest.

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Forest Ridge Rd. - CDNST Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Trailhead to access the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (Trail #74 on the Gila National Forest) in the Big Burro Mountains area of the Silver City Ranger District located on the west side of Forest Ridge Road (Grant County CMR 4-6).

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Govina Canyon CDNST the Forest Service's write-up

Access at the end of Forest Road 3077 Govina Canyon Rd. to the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (Trail #74 on the Gila National Forest).

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Jack's Peak CDNST Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Access to the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (Trail #74 on the Gila National Forest) on the west side of New Mexico Highway 90 in the Burro Mountains near Jack's Peak.

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Lookout Mountain CDNST Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Parking area on Forest Road 226A Lookout Mountain Rd. to access the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (Trail #74 on the Gila National Forest).

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Quemado North End (CDNST) Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Northernmost trailhead on the Gila National Forest for access to the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (Trail #74 on the Gila National Forest).

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Rainy Mesa #15 Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Trailhead for Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, Trail #15.

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Redrock Rd. CDNST Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Trailhead located in the Big Burro Mountains portion of the Silver City Ranger District located on the north side of Redrock Road (Grant County CMR 4-24) to access the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (Trail #74 on the Gila National Forest).

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Rocky Point CDNST Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Trailhead located along Forest Road 150 (North Star Rd.) roughly 2.5 miles north of Rocky Canyon Campground to access the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (Trail #74 on the Gila National Forest).

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Sapillo Trailhead/CDNST the Forest Service's write-up

Trailhead at Sapillo Group Campground for access to the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (Trail #74 on the Gila National Forest).

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Wagon Wheel - CDNST Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Trailhead on Little Walnut Road, north of the Little Walnut-Gomez Peak Day Use Area, for access to the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (Trail #74 on the Gila National Forest).

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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.