Tightrope Connector

Total Miles
0.3

Elevation

2,174.74 ft

Duration

0.1 Hours

Technical Rating

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Trail Overview

Tightrope Connector is a very short single track through a grassy high desert terrain that links Maria's Canyon Road to Beanfield Ridge. It provides a method of jumping into some technical single track more early on and linking into the middle of Beanfield Ridge trail. The trail itself is a mix of sand, gravel, and dirt. It's pretty narrow, overgrown, and toughed in spots as washout occurs. Very much like walking a tightrope, it is very short and windy with challenging off-camber terrain, drop-offs, and ledges.

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Difficulty

This is an easy single track with a couple of tight turns and small off-camber climbs.

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Access Description

The OHV system north of the town of Los Alamos, New Mexico, is a completely unmarked and loosely maintained riding area made up of several intermediate single tracks connected by rocky and sandy jeep roads. Riding this area is essentially impossible without a GPS map, as the trails are very faint and unmarked and will require extensive route finding. This area is best in fall and spring, as summer can be pretty hot here. The trails are a fun and unique mix of desert and pine forest with some intermediate challenges. Although there is no official staging area for these trails, there are a few hiking trailheads and dirt pull-offs along Rendija Road that can work as a staging area to ride these trails. From Rendija Road, take Maria's Canyon (FS 416), which has lots of deep ruts and rocks.