Dirt Bike Trails
Near San Felipe Pueblo, New Mexico

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 and water ruts. The eastern side of the loop is easier. The northern trailhead of the difficult Piedra Lisa Hikin...
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This short up-and-back road travels through private land and ends at the Tunnel Springs Trailhead with great views. It is steep in spots with some large holes and ruts. The parking area is small. The two hiking trails that start at the trailhead are the moderately rated 4.6-mile Tunnel Springs Loop ...
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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 West at the hang glider launch site. Please be respectful of their area as a guest walking around to look at the view. Ther...
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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. But where is Waldo and what is Waldo? All that remains of the ghost town is a cement foundation along the railroad trac...
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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 disturbed primitive campsites with great views to the South over the Pueblo de Santo Domingo reservation and ranch lands. Co...
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This Santa Fe county road 56C will take you 4.7 miles connecting to the Caja del Rio to La Bajada Mesa-USFS 24 trail. It goes through the Santa Fe Ranch Cienega Recreation area which is managed by the BLM. When you get to the USFS 24 trail, turn left and take the drive to the Caja del Rio Plateau & ...
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This gem of a route has many facets and is close to Albuquerque and Rio Rancho. The facets include geologic formations, bike trails, and hiking trails. The route is easy and there are nice parking areas to access the trails. Most of the route borders the Ojito Wilderness to the north and BLM land to...
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When looking at the map, you can see that this road leads to private land, however, at the start of the trail, there is a sign that reads that it goes on for around 16 miles. This road starts as an easy gravel road and then transitions into areas where there is snow and washed-out roads. There are d...
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This parking area is off NF-10 and FS-266 in the Ponderosa Forest. The trail starts at the end of Bear Springs, FS-266. 35.739684, -106.558652. The trail has lots of curves and corners. The first mile or two is very rutted out. The scenery is just beautiful. There are a couple of side trails, howeve...
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Twin Hills Loop runs between the base of the Twin Hill and Cerro Rito and offers features for the most well-equipped 4WD and 4X4 vehicles to enjoy. Most of the trail provides room to pass traffic if necessary, with only a few sections being more narrow due to either brush or natural terrain changes....
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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 major obstacle with no bypass, which can easily damage rocker panels without rock sliders. It also ...
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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 has several very rocky climbs/descents with slab rock, small ledges, and loose rock. The north end has ...
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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 goes along the top of a mesa and drops down off of the mesa into a flat and grassy meadow at the intersect...
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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 the pinyon pine and juniper trees. It's pretty tight through the trees at times, so it has more shade whic...
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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. It has two rockier climbs/descents that are a bit steeper with loose rock and very small ledges, bu...
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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 it has very tight turns, slightly bigger obstacles, and some more difficult rocky climbs/descents. It ...
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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 juniper trees. The trail has lots of rock slab sections and moderate rock obstacles. The ob...
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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 flowy dirt single track with a couple of rock slab sections. Other than a few obstacles, most of the trail ...
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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 panoramic views of the Sandias, Monzanos and Cedro Peak with minimal difficulty. At each break in the trees, ...
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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 of the surrounding trails because it has a bit of exposure as it rides around the rim ...
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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 and water ruts. The eastern side of the loop is easier. The northern trailhead of the difficult Piedra Lisa Hikin...
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This short up-and-back road travels through private land and ends at the Tunnel Springs Trailhead with great views. It is steep in spots with some large holes and ruts. The parking area is small. The two hiking trails that start at the trailhead are the moderately rated 4.6-mile Tunnel Springs Loop ...
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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 West at the hang glider launch site. Please be respectful of their area as a guest walking around to look at the view. Ther...
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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. But where is Waldo and what is Waldo? All that remains of the ghost town is a cement foundation along the railroad trac...
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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 and water ruts. The eastern side of the loop is easier. The northern trailhead of the difficult Piedra Lisa Hikin...
Learn more about Forest Loop Road 445

This short up-and-back road travels through private land and ends at the Tunnel Springs Trailhead with great views. It is steep in spots with some large holes and ruts. The parking area is small. The two hiking trails that start at the trailhead are the moderately rated 4.6-mile Tunnel Springs Loop ...
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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 West at the hang glider launch site. Please be respectful of their area as a guest walking around to look at the view. Ther...
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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. But where is Waldo and what is Waldo? All that remains of the ghost town is a cement foundation along the railroad trac...
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