Hidden Valley Loop

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Venturing out from Arroyo de Los Pinos, Hidden Valley Loop takes you deeper into the badlands surrounding the Quebradas Backcountry Byway near Socorro, NM. There are myriad offroad trails along the Byway, which divides the 6,000-acre Gordy’s Hill Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Area from west to east, p...Read More
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Highlights of Hidden Valley Loop

Camping Category IconCamping
Desert Category IconDesert
Rock Category IconRock
Sand Category IconSand
Scenic Category IconScenic
Wash Category IconWash
Highest Elevation
5097 ft
Shape of Trail
Loop
Typically Open
Year Round
Best Direction
East
Nearest Town
Escondida
Nearest Services
Lemitar
Management Agency
Bureau of Land Management
District
Socorro Field Office

Overview

Venturing out from Arroyo de Los Pinos, Hidden Valley Loop takes you deeper into the badlands surrounding the Quebradas Backcountry Byway near Socorro, NM. There are myriad offroad trails along the Byway, which divides the 6,000-acre Gordy’s Hill Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Area from west to east, providing offroad driving challenges for all experience levels and offroad vehicle capabilities. Hidden Valley Loop is notable because it is not only a challenging trail, it's also a route leading to a broad network of increasingly technical Quebradas 4WD trails. If you enjoy the challenge of picking lines and crawling over and through big rock, you will like this trail! The arid desert landscape of the Quebradas is harsh yet beautiful, and it's teeming with life. Moving through the area, bands of red and yellow sandstone, red and purple shale, and white to gray limestone are all exposed in stunning geological features.

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20 Trail Photos
1 Trail Concerns
4 Community Reviews
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