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Dockweiler Trail
Dockweiler Trail

Dockweiler Trail, New Mexico

Submitted by trailsetc.com (updated: 07.08.2009)
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Details

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  • Type(s) of Acitivites: Hiking, Horseback Riding, Backpacking
  • Best season / time to go: Spring through Fall. May be impassable during winter.
  • Difficulty: Moderate
  • Length (round-trip): 8.3 miles
  • Duration / time to complete: ~ 4-5 hours
  • Usage Fee: $2.00 USD
  • Nearest City / town: Cowles, NM
  • Trailhead elevation: 8403 feet
  • Maximum elevation: 10116 feet
  • Elevation change: ~1700 feet
  • Essential gear: Day hiking gear and/or backpacking gear
  • Recommended Map / Quad: USGS Cowles
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Description » Jump to the Map ↓ » View as PDF

This is a great summer hike because most of the trail is heavily shaded by aspens and pine trees. The Dockweiler Trail (trail #259) takes you through part of the beautiful  Pecos Wilderness just east of Santa Fe, NM. During this lovely forest hike you won’t get a lot of breathtaking vistas, but the dense aspen forest is perfect for a warm summer day hike or, better still, a chance to see the glorious yellows of the changing aspen leaves during autumn.

The hike is about four miles each way, mostly uphill going in leaving a nice downhill return journey. After about four miles at about 10,000 feet you reach an open meadow with a small stream running through the middle of it. This is a good place to turn have a rest and turn around if you are only after a day hike. The trail does continue on much farther in the Pecos Wilderness.

Getting There & Starting the Hike

Start the hike from the parking lot for the Panchuela campground (see the marker on the map below). The trail begins on the north edge of the parking lot. Head up the trail and veer to the right to cross the Panchuela creek using a small, well maintained foot bridge. Shortly after this crossing you head uphill and will come to a fork in the trail, follow the sign pointing you toward the Dockweiler Trail #259 (the right fork).

Fees

There is a $2 day use fee at the parking lot or a $5 dollar overnight fee per car.

Horseback Rides

You can get a horseback tours of this trail and many others in the Pecos, learn more.

Location & Map

Access/trailhead coordinates: 35.829941, 35.829941

Trailhead Coords KML Trailhead Coords GPX View trailhead in Google Maps

Note: The topographic map layer ("Topo") pulls USGS maps from another map server and is not always available.

Current Weather & Forecast

Current Conditions for Tererro, NM (87573)

  • Sunrise / sunset: 6:08 AM / 8:08 PM
  • Skies: clear
  • Temperature: 72 F (22 C) / heat index: 71 F
  • Wind: WSW at 9 knt
  • Barometric pressure: 1014.1 mb (29.96 in)
  • Dew point: 58 F (14 C)
  • Relative humidity: 61 %

Forecast

TODAY: Thunderstorms
High: 72° F
Description: PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S.
TONIGHT: Thunderstorms
Low: 40° F
Description: NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING.
SATURDAY: Thunderstorms
High: 72° F
Description: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Thunderstorms
Low: 48° F
Description: PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SUNDAY: Thunderstorms
High: 75° F
Description: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO UPPER 80S.
SUNDAY NIGHT: Thunderstorms
Low: 40° F
Description: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.
MONDAY: Thunderstorms
High: 75° F
Description: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO UPPER 80S.

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One Response to “Dockweiler Trail”

  1. » Dockweiler Trail – trails, etc. – aspen forest, aspens … says:
    07.08.2009 at 12:09 pm

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