Gramont Peak 2022

About 21 volunteers, members of the “socorrotrails” Google Group and a local mountain bike club, built about 1.0 miles of new trail from the dirt access road past “the Box” near Soccoro to a ridge named Gramont Peak.

Rob S. lead the project, with Mike Comiskey from BLM.

We may return to continue this new trail back down to the road for a loop, after further archeological clearance.

See Also: Socorro to Box Trail 2021

San Lorenzo Canyon 2022

Fourteen volunteers from NMVFO and one BLM staffer returned to San Lorenzo for a one-day trail project, completing the rim trail route started last November, and adding another overlook loop, making one reroute, closing off user trail, and building cairns.

We also constructed a trail down to Little San Lorenzo, a slot canyon that is destined to become a favorite destination of local hikers.

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Sycamore Canyon Backpack 2022

NMVFO and Gila Backcountry Horsemen and the CDTC teamed up for a four day backpack trail project March 18-21 on the CDT Alternate north of Silver City, setting up camp in the Tadpole Ridge area to fix trail that was disappearing from a heavy pine needle fall event. Along with raking tread, we built cairns and lopped the corridor, especially the thick manzanita growing on the slope down to Sycamore Creek.

The final night brought snow, but we were prepared for the turn in weather and hiked out in good spirits after a successful outing.

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