Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
Tige Rim Trail #90

The Tige Rim Trail is an alternative to the Bonanza Bill Trail if you want to get into the eastern parts of the Blue Range. Its 5 mile length is rated as easy to moderate and it sees light use from April through November. While Tige Rim crosses back and forth between Arizona and New Mexico, it keeps to the high ground, giving great long range vistas. About a mile from the Pueblo Park Trailhead, Tige Rim splits off from the Bonanza Bill Trail and winds its way around Pueblo and Tige Canyons, then around Steeple Canyon before meeting the Bonanza Bill Trail again about 1.3 miles south of Hinkle Spring. This route is 1.3 miles longer than Bonanza Bill to the same point but it also gives bigger views along the way. A loop of the two trails is 8.7 miles long.

As the Tige Rim Trail tends to be on top of the ridge, there are no water sources along the trail. In the Blue Range Primitive Area there are no motorized or mechanized vehicles (including mountain bikes) allowed.

Elevation: 7,200' to 7,760'

Access: Go 3 miles east of Alpine on US 180 to the Blue River Road (Forest Road 281). Go south on FR 281 20.7 miles to Pueblo Park Road (FR 232). Turn east and go 4.7 miles to the Bonanza Bill Trailhead. Follow the Bonanza Bill Trail about 1 mile to where the Tige Rim Trail cuts off.

USGS Maps: Blue SE

Trail map