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BLM Designated CDT Route
in Southern New Mexico
Burro Mts
Additional bootheel information (March 2008) :
As of 28 April 2008 the trail north of Lordsburg into Engineer Canyon was reported to be marked. See: CDT markers north of LordsburgThis is the fifth map for the Designated route of the CDT (Continental Divide Trail) between the Crazy Cook Monument on the Mexican border and Silver City, New Mexico. This map covers the trail from Lordsburg, NM. through the Little Burro Mts to NM SR 90.
North of NM SR 9, there was no trail blazing/marking all the way to Silver City. We followed the approximate route as drawn on maps by the BLM and CDTA. This route took us for a bushwhack into the hills both south and north of Lordsburg, then to jeep road, then another brief bushwhack, then another jeep road, then to the highway (NM SR 90).
On this map, the yellow line is the CDT. The "pink" line is the designated route of the CDT where we diverged from the route when we were leaving Lordsburg. The trail winds through the desert to avoid private landholdings. As with all the pictures, if you want the "full-size" view, click on it.
Water sources are marked by a blue dot, with an identifying tag to the northeast of the location for each blue dot.
We saw cows in the section between the first windmill north of Lordsburg and the water tanks in Engineer Canyon, but couldn't see where they were getting their water. When the trail is marked, it may lead to another water source in that section. Please let us know if you find it.
While there are a few good water sources on this section of trail, it may be a long way between viable water sources once you leave Engineer Canyon. We had three wells (two of them were shut off) in about an hour, but then it was 22 miles from the last good water source to Mud Spring. There was a windmill in between, but it had been turned off and the water in the tank was not drinkable. When we reached Burro Campground on NM 90 the rancher who lived next door filled up our water bottles, but that may not always be an option. The campground had no water source.
A trail crew built new trail in April 2006 that avoids about 5 miles of the highway walk up NM 90, but we didn't spot it or hear about it until we reached the campground and met the crew. The new trail is located on the north side of SR 90 between where the trail meets SR 90 and the Burro Campground.
Created: Thurs, 1 Nov 2007
Revised: 15 Nov 2009Copyright © 2007-2009 Spirit Eagle
