OUR MISSION

NM Rails-to-Trails Association (NMRTA) was organized in 1994 in Cloudcroft, NM, with the following goals:

Converting abandoned railroad lines located in the Sacramento Mountains of Southern New Mexico into multi-use, multi-access recreational trails.

Staging events like the Bigfoot Scavenger Hunt on National Trails Day to promote hiking in the national forest surrounding Cloudcroft.

Helping preserve railroad history working with partners like the Sacramento Mountains Museum and The Sheldon Trust to place historical markers along National Forest Service trails commemorating the railroad.

NMRTA has over 100 business, family and individual members throughout the United States.

NMRTA is a 501 (c) (3) organization.  All officers, directors, and work crews are volunteers.

NMRTA September Work Day This Saturday


Join us this Sat, September 19, from 9AM to Noon for our next Work Day.

We’ll be working on clean-up on and around the Switchback Trail

  • Maintenance & Brushing around the shelter
  • Rock Work and Trail Preservation

We’re looking for 8-12 Volunteers:

  • 4-6 for Maintenance & Brushing
  • 4-6 for Trail Presevation

Where to Meet

What to Bring

  • Water
  • Gloves
  • Sunscreen

  PLEASE Let us know if you think you’re coming!

If you missed it, take a look at our Annual Meeting Presentation

Directions to the Switchback Trailhead from Alamogordo

  • Drive East on US 82 from Alamogordo
  • Just past mile marker 14, go left on Baily Canyon Rd.

NMRTA Work Day on Switchback Trail Sat, Sept 19


Join us on Sat, September 19, from 9AM to Noon for our next Work Day.

We’ll be working on clean-up on and around the Switchback Trail

  • Maintenance & Brushing around the shelter
  • Rock Work and Trail Preservation

We’re looking for 8-12 Volunteers:

  • 4-6 for Maintenance & Brushing
  • 4-6 for Trail Presevation

Where to Meet

What to Bring

  • Water
  • Gloves
  • Sunscreen

  PLEASE Let us know if you think you’re coming!

If you missed it, take a look at our Annual Meeting Presentation

Directions to the Switchback Trailhead from Alamogordo

  • Drive East on US 82 from Alamogordo mi
  • Just past mile marker 14, go left on Baily Canyon Rd.