Glorieta Battlefield-Middle Path
in New Mexico · centroid 61 mi from Albuquerque
As Federal soldiers retreated from Artillery Hill, they followed a logging road in the area you are walking across now. With Major Chivington's force working its way around the Confederates, the numbers between the Union and Confederate forces engaged in battle were more equal. This gave no clear advantage to either side.
Colonel Slough's army and Texan Volunteers engaged in increasingly heavy fighting. During the main phase of the battle, the Confederates lost valuable leadership. In addition to the death of Major Henry Raguet, Major John Shropshire died in a failed attempt to dislodge the Union from Artillery Hill.
Despite these losses, the Confederates continued pushing Colonel Slough's forces south.
- States
- New Mexico
- Trail type
- National Historical Park trail
- Centroid nearest city
- Albuquerque, NM · 61 mi · ~1.7 hr drive
- Centroid coords
- 35.5681°, -105.7545°
About Pecos National Historical Park
This trail is inside Pecos National Historical Park, a national historical park managed by the U.S. National Park Service. Conditions, road status, trail closures, and reservation requirements are published on the park's NPS page — check it before driving in, especially in winter or during major weather events.
Official NPS trail page: https://www.nps.gov/places/glorieta-battlefield-middle-path.htm
Park homepage: https://www.nps.gov/peco/index.htm
Plan your hike
Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.
Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.
When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.
If you've hiked Glorieta Battlefield-Middle Path and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.
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Sources
Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.