Despite Trail Closures, Plenty of Area Hiking Options Remain

Despite trail closures, plenty of area hiking options remain

Hikers received some unwelcome news over the last few weeks with the closing of several major trail systems in the Ruidoso area, as trails at Alto Lake, Cedar Creek, and Perk Canyon are off limits to area adventurers for a few weeks. The Eagle Creek trail and the disc golf course at Alto Lake, below the dam, will be closed through the end of August as the area undergoes post-fire work, including the removal of dead trees and woody debris, mastic…