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Lover's Leap Canyon Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
Rockhound State Park/New Mexico

Lover's Leap Canyon Trail

Deming, New Mexico

1.6 mi

Distance

804 ft

Elev. Gain

55m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Lover's Leap Canyon Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

New Mexico State Parks Division manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,579 ft
Max:1,822 ft
Gain:245 ft
Loss:245 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,579 ft and 1,822 ft across 1.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,579 ft1,660 ft1,741 ft1,822 ft0.0 mi0.4 mi0.8 mi1.2 mi1.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,581 ft
High point0.8 mi1,822 ft
End1.6 mi1,581 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by New Mexico State Parks Division

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Ventura, NM · about 6 mi away
County:
Luna County, NM
Jurisdiction:
Rockhound State Park · New Mexico State Parks Division

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

  • Operator:(575) 546-6182
  • Address:9880 Stirrup Road SE, Deming, NM 88030 · NM
We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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