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April 12 • 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
FreeJoin us as we officially designate Hidalgo County, New Mexico as the newest Continental Divide Trail Gateway Community!
On January 10, the Hidalgo County Commissioner signed a resolution making Hidalgo County the newest CDT Gateway Community. There will be a ceremony on Friday, April 12, at 2:00 PM in Veterans Park in Lordsburg, New Mexico to celebrate this important milestone. The ceremony will include speeches from community members, local officials, and the CDTC Executive Director.
As a designated CDT Gateway Community, Hidalgo County will join a network of twenty communities in New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana dedicated to supporting and enhancing the Continental Divide Trail experience. Hidalgo County hosts the southernmost trailhead for the National Historic Trail, 82 of the most rustic miles of the journey, and a town nearly every thru-hiker visits twice: Lordsburg.
The designation ceremony will kick off Explore Hidalgo County Outdoors, a twenty four hour program running from 2:00 PM on Friday, April 12 until 2:00 PM on Saturday, April 13. The program will include activities that encourage Hidalgo County community members to get outside.