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NMNew Mexico rankings

Towns with the most trails in New Mexico

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 41 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Aztec
New Mexico · Most trails

Where Aztec lands: #5 of 41

3.6 mi / sq mi miles of trail per square mile · Visit Aztec →

Socorro 1 Socorro 5.1 mi / sq mi Trail miles 73.2 mi Corrales 2 Corrales 4.8 mi / sq mi Trail miles 51.9 mi Los Ranchos de Albuquerque 3 Los Ranchos de Albuquerque 3.8 mi / sq mi Trail miles 16.8 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Socorro Socorro8,481 people 5.1 mi / sq mi 73.2 mi 8
2 Corrales Corrales8,555 people 4.8 mi / sq mi 51.9 mi 0
3 Los Ranchos de Albuquerque Los Ranchos de Albuquerque5,857 people 3.8 mi / sq mi 16.8 mi 1
4 Santa Fe Santa Fe89,019 people 3.7 mi / sq mi 190.8 mi 74
5 Aztec Aztec6,150 people 3.6 mi / sq mi 61.1 mi 7
6 Rio Rancho Rio Rancho108,515 people 3.2 mi / sq mi 327.5 mi 47
7 Farmington Farmington46,314 people 2.8 mi / sq mi 96.6 mi 48
8 Silver City Silver City9,536 people 2.7 mi / sq mi 26.8 mi 5
9 Gallup Gallup21,023 people 2.1 mi / sq mi 41.5 mi 5
10 Map of Rio Communities Rio Communities4,925 people 2.0 mi / sq mi 15.7 mi 1
11 Hobbs Hobbs40,252 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 46.2 mi 13
12 Albuquerque Albuquerque562,218 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 322.3 mi 255
13 Truth or Consequences Truth or Consequences6,019 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 46.2 mi 5
14 Las Cruces Las Cruces114,197 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 117.4 mi 58
15 Placitas Placitas4,223 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 43.5 mi 3
16 Bloomfield Bloomfield7,395 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 25.7 mi 2
17 Tucumcari Tucumcari5,160 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 13.1 mi 11
18 Los Lunas Los Lunas18,618 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 26.9 mi 13
19 Ruidoso Ruidoso7,699 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 20.9 mi 8
20 Bosque Farms Bosque Farms4,071 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 4.9 mi 0
21 Portales Portales11,968 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 9.7 mi 5
22 Eunice Eunice3,015 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 4.6 mi 2
23 Map of Grants Grants8,951 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 15.2 mi 3
24 Roswell Roswell47,638 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 28.1 mi 30
25 Sunland Park Sunland Park17,463 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 12.2 mi 3
26 Las Vegas Las Vegas13,000 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 6.7 mi 11
27 Alamogordo Alamogordo31,307 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 15.7 mi 15
28 Española Española10,473 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 6.1 mi 2
29 Taos Taos6,458 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 4.3 mi 5
30 Raton Raton6,026 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 5.2 mi 4
31 Carlsbad Carlsbad31,746 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 21.1 mi 32
32 Artesia Artesia12,576 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 7.3 mi 4
33 Bernalillo Bernalillo9,086 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 3.3 mi 4
34 Lovington Lovington11,498 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 6.7 mi 5
35 Map of Edgewood Edgewood6,124 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 26.8 mi 0
36 Anthony Anthony8,767 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 1
37 Clovis Clovis37,942 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 9.7 mi 11
38 Ruidoso Downs Ruidoso Downs2,655 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 1
39 Map of Belen Belen7,450 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 4.9 mi 4
40 Peralta Peralta3,404 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 0
41 Deming Deming15,221 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 3.6 mi 8

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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