"Drove all the way to the picnic grounds at Glorieta Baldy using FR-375. A high clearance vehicle is recommended. Do not attempt this road if its wet even with 4WD. Only portions are graveled all surface. Large ruts and holes indicate a muddy mess when wet. The Thompson Peak trail starts at the picnic area, north of the parking lot. The Glorieta Baldy fire tower is a hundred yards to the south, just follow the road up the hill. The trail to Thompson Peak is obvious for the most part. Once on the peak you will encounter a large rock cairn; this is not the highpoint. You must continue on past the cairn following the trail for another 2/10 mile; the trail descends into a saddle then back up to the actual summit, a very large rock cairn." — fredbrown585 • Oct 10, 2017

"The hike today completes the final 2, of the 22 peaks on the Santa Fe Classic’s list on peakery.com . For the most part I am only interested in peaks in New Mexico that are taller than 10,800, but I wanted to complete the list. I left my home, June 19, 2017, with my friend Jim at 6:45 AM. On Interstate 25 we took exit 299 in the town of Glorieta, headed east on highway 50, then north on CR 63A. CR63A turns into FR 375. It is about 12 miles from the start of CR 63A to Glorieta Baldy. We wanted to get more of a hike so we did not drive all the way to Baldy, rather stopped 2 miles, as the crow flies, east of the peak. Other trip reports said the road was very poor towards the end, but today the road grader was making a final sweep of the road. We passed him hiking. So as of this date, the dirt road is very good all the way to Baldy, but I can see that changing rapidly with monsoon rains. We started hiking at 8:45 at an elevation of 8650 feet. The hike started off cool and clear but quickly warmed up. It was a rich beautiful green forested hike with aspen, blue spruce, white fur, and wildflowers. We hiked up the road and I could see the top on my GPS so I shimmied up a hill. Jim wen..." — Phil-Robinson • Jun 19, 2017