Gila National Forest · New Mexico

Rain Creek

8.6 mi of trail, end to end · about 3,000 ft of climbing · 5,818 ft–7,240 ft · native material surface · trail No. 189 · trail class 2 · typical grade trail_grade · hiking, horse, bike

6,110 ft 6,805 ft · 7.9 mi high 7,221 ft

Trailhead Rain Creek #189 Trailhead 6,223 ft Drive there

Rain Creek #189 Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Trailhead for Rain Creek Trail #189. 1.25 miles of the Rain Creek Trail was logged, brushed and some retread work was done in 2021, from the junction with Mogollon Creek Trail #153 to Bud's Hole area on Mogollon Creek. This offers a beautiful view of Sacaton Mountain, Mogollon Baldy, and more. Leads to Bud's Hole area and Mogollon Creek.

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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.