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Old Spanish Trail

Historic Trade Route

Trail in Frank G Bonelli Regional Park, San Bernardino NF, Great Basin, MCLB Barstow Yermo Area, National Training Center and Fort Irwin in Baldwin Park in CA, NV, AZ, UT, NM

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Length

2760mi

Surface

Dirt (4.8mi)

Unknown (2755mi)

Manager

Unknown (2755mi)

City of Grand Junction (2.1mi)

Mesa County (2.1mi)

Other (0.6mi)

Allows Bikes

Yes (4.8mi)

Unknown (2755mi)

Allows Hiking

Yes

Allows Horses

Yes (4.8mi)

Unknown (2755mi)

Allows OHVs >50”

No (4.8mi)

Unknown (2755mi)

Allows Motorcycles

No (4.8mi)

Unknown (2755mi)

Allows Highway Vehicles

No (4.8mi)

Unknown (2755mi)

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Follow the routes of mule pack trains across the Southwest on the Old Spanish National Historic Trail between Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Los Angeles, California. New Mexican traders moved locally produced merchandise across what are now six states to exchange for mules and horses.

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The Old Spanish Trail (Spanish: Viejo Sendero Español) is a historical trade route that connected the northern New Mexico settlements of (or near) Santa Fe, New Mexico with those of Los Angeles, California and southern California. Approximately 700 mi (1,100 km) long, the trail ran through areas of high mountains, arid deserts, and deep canyons. It is considered one of the most arduous of all trade routes ever established in the United States. Explored, in part, by Spanish explorers as early as the late 16th century, the trail was extensively used by traders with pack trains from about 1830 until the mid-1850s. The name of the trail comes from the publication of John C. Frémont’s Report of his 1844 journey for the U.S. Topographical Corps., guided by Kit Carson, from California to New…

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Old Spanish Trail