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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. 66 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Los Alamos
New Mexico · Most trails

Where Los Alamos lands: #1 of 66

7.4 mi / sq mi miles of trail per square mile · Visit Los Alamos →

Los Alamos 1 Los Alamos 7.4 mi / sq mi Trail miles 82.0 mi White Rock 2 White Rock 7.2 mi / sq mi Trail miles 51.0 mi Socorro 3 Socorro 5.1 mi / sq mi Trail miles 73.2 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Los Alamos Los Alamos13,317 people 7.4 mi / sq mi 82.0 mi 18
2 White Rock White Rock5,716 people 7.2 mi / sq mi 51.0 mi 8
3 Socorro Socorro8,481 people 5.1 mi / sq mi 73.2 mi 8
4 Corrales Corrales8,555 people 4.8 mi / sq mi 51.9 mi 0
5 Los Ranchos de Albuquerque Los Ranchos de Albuquerque5,857 people 3.8 mi / sq mi 16.8 mi 1
6 Santa Fe Santa Fe89,019 people 3.7 mi / sq mi 190.8 mi 74
7 Aztec Aztec6,150 people 3.6 mi / sq mi 61.1 mi 7
8 Rio Rancho Rio Rancho108,515 people 3.2 mi / sq mi 327.5 mi 47
9 Farmington Farmington46,314 people 2.8 mi / sq mi 96.6 mi 48
10 Silver City Silver City9,536 people 2.7 mi / sq mi 26.8 mi 5
11 Crouch Mesa4,812 people 2.7 mi / sq mi 54.5 mi 2
12 Gallup Gallup21,023 people 2.1 mi / sq mi 41.5 mi 5
13 Map of Rio Communities Rio Communities4,925 people 2.0 mi / sq mi 15.7 mi 1
14 Eldorado at Santa Fe Eldorado at Santa Fe5,619 people 2.0 mi / sq mi 41.2 mi 1
15 Hobbs Hobbs40,252 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 46.2 mi 13
16 Albuquerque Albuquerque562,218 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 322.3 mi 255
17 Truth or Consequences Truth or Consequences6,019 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 46.2 mi 5
18 South Valley South Valley37,120 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 49.0 mi 7
19 Las Cruces Las Cruces114,197 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 117.4 mi 58
20 Placitas Placitas4,223 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 43.5 mi 3
21 Bloomfield Bloomfield7,395 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 25.7 mi 2
22 Tucumcari Tucumcari5,160 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 13.1 mi 11
23 Los Lunas Los Lunas18,618 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 26.9 mi 13
24 Ruidoso Ruidoso7,699 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 20.9 mi 8
25 La Cienega La Cienega3,543 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 14.8 mi 2
26 Bosque Farms Bosque Farms4,071 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 4.9 mi 0
27 Portales Portales11,968 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 9.7 mi 5
28 Map of Shiprock Shiprock7,610 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 16.2 mi 1
29 Agua Fria Agua Fria2,898 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 1
30 Eunice Eunice3,015 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 4.6 mi 2
31 Zuni Pueblo Zuni Pueblo5,864 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 13.6 mi 1
32 Map of Grants Grants8,951 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 15.2 mi 3
33 Crownpoint Crownpoint2,882 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 67.6 mi 1
34 Kirtland AFB Kirtland AFB3,413 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 5.4 mi 3
35 La Mesilla2,697 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 4.5 mi 0
36 Roswell Roswell47,638 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 28.1 mi 30
37 Sunland Park Sunland Park17,463 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 12.2 mi 3
38 Las Vegas Las Vegas13,000 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 6.7 mi 11
39 Los Chaves Los Chaves4,838 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 8.8 mi 0
40 Map of Flora Vista Flora Vista2,770 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 3.7 mi 3
41 Alamogordo Alamogordo31,307 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 15.7 mi 15
42 Española Española10,473 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 6.1 mi 2
43 Taos Taos6,458 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 4.3 mi 5
44 Raton Raton6,026 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 5.2 mi 4
45 North Valley North Valley10,455 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 4.7 mi 7
46 Lee Acres4,272 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 7.0 mi 7
47 University Park University Park2,782 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 2
48 Carlsbad Carlsbad31,746 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 21.1 mi 32
49 Artesia Artesia12,576 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 7.3 mi 4
50 Bernalillo Bernalillo9,086 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 3.3 mi 4
51 Lovington Lovington11,498 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 6.7 mi 5
52 Map of Vado Vado2,895 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 0
53 Map of Edgewood Edgewood6,124 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 26.8 mi 0
54 Anthony Anthony8,767 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 1
55 El Cerro Mission5,323 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 2.6 mi 0
56 Clovis Clovis37,942 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 9.7 mi 11
57 Santa Teresa Santa Teresa6,041 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 3.5 mi 0
58 Holloman AFB Holloman AFB4,433 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 4.9 mi 1
59 Map of Meadow Lake Meadow Lake4,259 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 3.8 mi 0
60 Ruidoso Downs Ruidoso Downs2,655 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 1
61 Map of Chaparral Chaparral18,186 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 15.4 mi 2
62 Map of Belen Belen7,450 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 4.9 mi 4
63 Peralta Peralta3,404 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 0
64 Deming Deming15,221 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 3.6 mi 8
65 Map of Dulce Dulce3,218 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.6 mi 0
66 North Hobbs6,034 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 4.7 mi 1

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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