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New Mexico

Placer Fork Shortcut

0.6 mi

Distance

161 ft

Elev. Gain

17m

Est. Time

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Placer Fork Shortcut 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.

The managing agency 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:3,378 ft
Max:3,530 ft
Gain:53 ft
Loss:152 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 3,378 ft and 3,530 ft across 0.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.3,378 ft3,428 ft3,479 ft3,530 ft0.0 mi0.2 mi0.3 mi0.5 mi0.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi3,477 ft
High point0.2 mi3,530 ft
End0.6 mi3,378 ft

Trail Details

Bike and horse access: USDA Forest Service, checked 2026-10-14. Rules change, so confirm with the land manager before you go.

Surface
Dirt

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Taos Ski Valley, NM · about 3 mi away
County:
Taos County, NM

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

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: Aug 17, 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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