Near Placitas loop: Down and Out to Red Tail to Prickly Pear
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Near Placitas loop: Down and Out to Red Tail to Prickly Pear
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Placitas loop: Down and Out to Red Tail to Prickly Pear

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Rolling loop through juniper woodland.
4.4
mi
Distance
225
ft
Gain
moderate
Difficulty
Wildflowers

Route Details

Flatter
Steeper
4.37mi
Distance
225ft
Elevation Gain
225ft
Elevation Loss
20%
Max Grade
5,570ft
High Point
5,358ft
Low Point
Path Type
Loop
Description
Rolling singletrack with good trail markers. There are some tight corners and there is one stretch of 14% grade at the southern corner between Down and Out #290 and Red Tail Trail #292. But it's not really rocky or technical anywhere. There's a lot of prickly pear, look for flowers in May. The route shown takes Ewok - you could take the middle section of Down and Out. Or on a bike, do 2 laps and get both!

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