La Madre Spring

La Madre Spring Trail follows the unpaved section of Rocky Gap Road in the La Madre Wilderness Area as it runs up a canyon with red and white sandstone cliffs on the side and gray limestone on the other.

The trail starts at the Willow Spring Trailhead with a picnic, vault toilets, and a short way up will pass by a prehistoric kitchen. Parts of the hike are strenuous, as the trail climbs some 700 ft in only 1.8 miles and for a roundtrip distance of 3.64 miles.

The trial hike ends at the concrete dam built in the 1960s  to store water for cattle and domestic use.

 

 

This nice hike follows an old road up a canyon with red and white sandstone cliffs on one side and gray limestone mountains on the other. The trail takes you to La Madre Spring where you’ll see water for wildlife and a pleasant contrast with the desert environment. The vegetation in the canyon is fairly dense, and the pinyon pine, juniper, and scrub oaks actually feel like a forest.

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