Forest Loop Road 445 leads from NM Highway 165 to the northern base of the Sandia Mountains and back to NM 165. The western side of the loop is more difficult with some washouts, arroyos… Learn more about Forest Loop Road 445
Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Wi / Sp / Su / Fa
Meadow Ridge Loop
Meadow Ridge Loop is a part of the Cedro peak network of trails in the south half of the Sandia Ranger district. This trail has some areas with significant challenges for stock vehicles, including one… Learn more about Meadow Ridge Loop
Total Miles
6.3
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Coyote
Coyote is a 5-mile-long single track in the Manzanita Mountain OHV area that is popular with dirt bikers, mountain bikers, and hikers. It's very windy through a forested desert terrain full of pinyon pine and… Learn more about Coyote
Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Lower Pine
Lower Pine is a 2-mile single track in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System that starts at the Lower Pine Trailhead on the north end and goes south to the intersection with Gear Grinder. This trail… Learn more about Lower Pine
Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Coyote Split
Coyote Split is a 2-mile single track that connects the Coyote Trail to the Chamisoso Trail. It's narrow and shelfy at times, with loose rock and embedded slab rock ledges in the dirt trail. It… Learn more about Coyote Split
Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Caja del Rio to La Bajada Mesa-USFS 24
The Caja del Rio Road (#24) is a 23-mile drive across the Caja del Rio Plateau to La Bajada Mesa. It ends with a large escarpment dropping 1000 feet to the valley below with the… Learn more about Caja del Rio to La Bajada Mesa-USFS 24
Total Miles
20.8
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Hang Glider Road
Hang Glider road is a short side road near the end of Caja del Rio Road USFS 24. There is nothing special about this trail until you reach the end with spectacular views to the… Learn more about Hang Glider Road
Total Miles
0.3
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
More Cowbell
More Cowbell is a 1.6-mile single track that connects the Coyote Trail to the Coyote Split Trail. This one is pretty flat with hardly any elevation gain, but it has lots of tight curves through… Learn more about More Cowbell
Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Coyote Mesa Trail
Coyote Mesa Trail is listed on MUVM maps as FR462. Its starts just south of Tijeras in Chamisos Canyon, and crosses the mesa north of Cedro Peak ending near the Zuzax area. This trail offers… Learn more about Coyote Mesa Trail
Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Coyote-Chamisoso Link
This is a short 1.1-mile-long trail starting at the Coyote Trailhead, which has several spots for parking. It starts through a pinch point at a gated dirt road. It parallels the dirt road on a… Learn more about Coyote-Chamisoso Link
Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Cedro Peak
Cedro Peak is an off road trail situated in the Cibola National Forest. You'll find several opportunities to take in this trail's views as you gain 1000 feet in elevation from Cedro Canyon to the… Learn more about Cedro Peak
Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Powerline
Powerline Trail is a 2.7-mile long single-track trail in the Manzanita Mountain trail system just west of Albuquerque, New Mexico. This trail is made up of several hard sections of rock ledge climbs that are… Learn more about Powerline
Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
7
Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Where is Waldo?
This is an easy route that connects I-25 at the top of La Bajada Hill with Highway 14 at the Village of Cerrillos. For many years, there was a well-marked turnoff to Waldo on I-25.… Learn more about Where is Waldo?
Total Miles
7.4
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Chamisoso
Chamisoso starts out on the west end as a flowy, smooth dirt trail through a grassy meadow elevated above a ravine. The beginning is a 2 difficulty. After the intersection with Coyote Split, it comes… Learn more about Chamisoso
Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa
Delberts
Delberts is a challenging single track in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System near Albuquerque, New Mexico that has lots of rock ledges, roots, and shelfy sections of trail. This trail is slightly harder than some… Learn more about Delberts
Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Pinyon
Pinyon is one of the easier trails in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System near Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is mostly a fast and flowy dirt trail, with sections of banked corners and easy light curves.… Learn more about Pinyon
Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Gear Grinder
Gear Grinder is an intermediate single track in the Cibola National Forest in a high desert terrain. Although less than 2 miles long, this one is harder than some of the other nearby trails because… Learn more about Gear Grinder
Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Mighty Mule
Mighty Mule is a 1.3-mile-long single track in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System. It parallels the Meadow Ridge Jeep Trail and is pretty straight, with light curves with banked corners. This one doesn't have many… Learn more about Mighty Mule
Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Birdhouse Ridge
Birdhouse Ridge is an intermediate trail in the Cibola National Forest that gains 650 feet over 2.7 miles as it heads south. It starts at the Tunnel Trailhead off State Highway 337 and continues as… Learn more about Birdhouse Ridge
Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
6
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Tunnel
Tunnel is a 2.6-mile-long single track in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System. It is accessed either from the Tunnel Trailhead or Otero Trailhead off State Highway 337, south of the town of Tijeras, New Mexico.… Learn more about Tunnel
Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Lone Pine
Lone Pine is a 2-mile trail in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System that starts on the south end as a fast and flowy trail on smooth dirt with no rocks. It's a bit troughed, with… Learn more about Lone Pine
Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Bear Scat
Bear Scat is an intermediate single track with several rock ledge obstacles. Bear Scat starts on the south end from a large dirt staging area off of Juan Tomas Road with plenty of places to… Learn more about Bear Scat
Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
6
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa
Close to the Southern Edge
This is a short side road off of Caja Del Rio Road USFS 24, which takes you to a Southern escarpment of the plateau overlooking the Santa Fe River basin below. There are a few… Learn more about Close to the Southern Edge
Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Cedro Peak Loop via FR 542
Cedro peak is one of the best sets of 4x4 trails near Albuquerque. This route goes up to the peak using the more primitive FR 542 route, and then returns on the wide gravel roads… Learn more about Cedro Peak Loop via FR 542
Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Middle
Middle is one of the easier single tracks in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System, without any big rock ledges. It just has sections of loose rock and embedded slab but no big obstacles. It still… Learn more about Middle
Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp
Jackalope
Jackalope is a 2.3-mile-long single track that starts directly off State Highway 337 with no staging or parking area. The trail just starts behind a gate. You wouldn't notice this trail is here unless looking… Learn more about Jackalope
Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa
Cedro
Cedro is an intermediate single track in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System that starts at the Cedro Trailhead and ends on Forest Service Road 05627 (Meadow Ridge). This trail has a lot more fast and… Learn more about Cedro
Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Rattlesnake
Rattlesnake is a short single track in a high desert/low alpine terrain that descends from Forest Service Road 05627 (Meadow Ridge) to the intersection with Mighty Mule. It loses 230 feet of elevation over the… Learn more about Rattlesnake
Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa
Rabbit Run
Rabbit Run is a quick single-track trail that starts across the road from the Powerline Trail and gains 300 feet as it climbs to the top of a high desert hill in the Cibola National… Learn more about Rabbit Run
Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa
Forest Service Road 10
Forest Service Road 10 is an absolutely million-dollar view road guaranteed to leave you awestruck. The entrance off Highway 4 has been washed out so only trucks or high-clearance vehicles can maneuver the ditch obstacle.… Learn more about Forest Service Road 10
Total Miles
13.5
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
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