Directions

Travel about 28 miles west of Grants on Route 53.

About 1 mile west of the Bandera Ice caves turn south on Route 42. The coordinates of the intersection of Route 53 & Route 42 are 35.006586 -108.090403.

The roads are all dirt and they have some rough spots. Some of the ruts will fill up with water after a rain. To be safe you should be in a 4 wheel drive. There are no real hills at all, just some rough spots and some tire ruts that could get slippery. Route 42 is a dirt based road and has a clay based soil in most places. This soil will become extremely slippery when it is wet. It is not recommended to travel these roads when they are wet.

Go 7 to 7.5 miles. Route 42 is a pretty well maintained dirt road but has some rougher spots. Check out the lava flows that cross it in places.

Immediately past a shallow lake with a fence on the left (Laguna Americano), keep to the right. This is where you will be leaving Route 42. The coordinates there are approximately 35.006586 -108.162889. You will be getting close to a large cinder cone volcano.

Go about 100 feet to the next fork and bear left.

Proceed about 0.4 mile to the next fork and bear right.

You will have been traveling around the crater called Cerro Americano and you will be going around it on its left side so it will be on your right. You will be going around it in a clockwise direction. There is a sign nearby with the volcanos name on it.

In another 0.5 mile, at 34.929331 -108.179367 you will bear left at the fork and be turning away from the crater.

In 0.5 mile you will come to the entrance of Unit #7. There are some signs there and a cattle guard. The entrance is exactly at the northeast corner of Unit #7. The approximate coordinates for this entrance are 34.929900 -108.186500. You will follow the main subdivision road through Unit 7, where it is known as Cerro Americano Road. The name of the road as it enters Unit 6 changes to Cerro Leonides Road.

Once you get into unit #6 you will see the power line crossing the road.

The main subdivision road, where it exits Unit 7 and enters Unit 6 becoming Cerro Leonides Road, is approximately 34.924983 -108.203339.

After entering Unit 6 go approximately another 0.86 mile where you will then turn left off of Cerro Leonides Road at an intersection with a dirt road that you will see at approximately 34.925028 -108.217278.

About 0.25 mile later at 34.921600 -108.217650 and make your way across the meadow to your property. You can leave access as it is, or you can grade from this trail road along the east side of your property, which is where the platted road easement goes.