Trail Maintenance Day on Palo Flechado
Come celebrate National Public Lands Day with a day of trail maintenance on the newly constructed Palo Flechado trail!
Event Date and Time
Saturday, September 27, 2025
9:00am to 4:00pm
Location
In-Person Event
located at
Palo Flechado Pass
Event Address:
Palo Flechado Pass
Taos, NM 87571
United States
Latitude: 36.4146
Longitude: -105.3367
Registration
Sign up at: https://enchantedcircletrails.org/calendar/
Contact Information
Courtney
Arel
Enchanted Circle Trails Association
Partnerships Coordinator
(559) 760-7633
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Event details
With the completion of the long-awaited Palo Flechado trail, we're hosting a day of volunteer trail maintenance to get the trail in tip top shape for the official ribbon cutting!
What to Expect:
- A day filled with fun, community, and trail maintenance on the newest addition to the Carson National Forest's trail system.
- Work will mostly consist of touching up the trail surface: removing rocks, benching (leveling), and widening the trail. We will be using tools like pick mattocks, McLeods, shovels, and hoes.
- The trail starts at about 9,000' and steadily climbs for 2 miles until reaching the intersection with the Elliott Barker trail. We'll be hiking about 4-4.5 miles roundtrip.
What to Bring:
- Please wear long pants, sturdy hiking shoes/work boots, work gloves, and eye protection (sunglasses okay), and a day pack with plenty of food and water, sunscreen, layers, and rain gear.
- We will be on the trail all day and not returning to the cars for lunch.
ECTA will provide the hard hats and tools
We hope to see you there!
Learn more at: enchantedcircletrails.org/
Additional event information
Intended audience(s)
Adult
Youth
College
Event Details
Volunteer Activities
Estimated Number of Participants
10
Organizations/groups