5 Jeep Wrangler Rubicons went to go play on the new Jeep Badge of Honor (BoH) trail in New Mexico - Amatista Ledges located near Las Cruces, NM. This BoH was added in April 2025 when the Jeep® Badge of Honor® expanded the database. This was an excellent trip to contribute to the narrative I have of expanding our range of coverage by the club to other areas of the State of NM. We met at the Robledo Mountains OHV Staging Area at 8:00am, aired down, quik driver's meeting and hit the trail by 8:30am. We began out ride by heading east on to Robledo Chili Canyons Loop where we encountered some rocky ledges as we climbed a hill – this was an introduction of what was to come. Amatiasta Ledges begins ~1.7 miles from the staging area as another trail named Big Jim – I found this out as we entered the trail. The trail is rated a 8 and there are some areas that certainly showed us why. We went over boulders that were as big as 36”, down some water run off that were >3’ tall, through some spots that had tight turns that our JLU drivers were able to use skill and spotters to maneuver through. Spanning the “Grease Pit” was certainly the highlight of the trail. Having a wider wheel offset did help us all, as well as great spotting by Leroy, Mary, and Josh. This is an areas I will certainly be taking the club back to in early 2026 for a weekend of trails in the Robledo Mountains – be on the lookout.
