Gila National Forest · New Mexico

Middle Fork

41 mi of trail, end to end · about 500 ft of climbing · 2,700 ft of descent · 5,665 ft–7,884 ft · native material surface · trail No. 157 · trail class 2 · typical grade trail_grade · hiking, horse, bike

7,833 ft 5,677 ft · 39 mi high 7,833 ft

Trailheads Gilita #157 Trailhead 7,882 ft Drive there · Middle Fork #157 Trailhead 5,712 ft Drive there

Gilita #157 Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Trailhead in the Willow Creek area for Middle Fork Trail #157.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Middle Fork #157 Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Trailhead in the Gila Cliff Dwellings area for Middle Fork Trail #157.

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.