This route travels through the southern tip of the Manzano Mountains and connects the village of Manzano on State Highway 131 with State Highway 60. It travels along a right-of-way through private property on both… Learn more about FS 422 Priest Canyon
Total Miles
15.6
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Red Canyon Campground
This is an easy route to the beautiful, well-shaded, and peaceful Red Canyon Campground. The campground is at 7,600 feet in elevation. It can accommodate RVs up to 22 feet. It is easy access to… Learn more about Red Canyon Campground
Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Clarion Course
Clarion Course is one of the more clear-cut trails in the area and shows more signs of use than many of the others. The trail surface is a combination of dirt, sand, and rocks but… Learn more about Clarion Course
Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
FS 55 Tajique Canyon
This route is rocky in some areas and has other areas with deep ruts and slick, sticky mud with any type of moisture. It travels through private property before entering the Carson Forest. The route… Learn more about FS 55 Tajique Canyon
Total Miles
7.1
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Wandering Wake
Wandering Wake is a trail that shows minimal signs of use and is very primitive with no signs of maintenance being performed. The surface changes frequently from dirt to sand with some smaller rocky sections… Learn more about Wandering Wake
Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Windmill Way
Windmill Way has a decent variety of terrain along its route. Composed of a combination of soft sand, dirt, and rocks, the trail winds its way to the southwest giving views of the surrounding mountains… Learn more about Windmill Way
Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Sandwash
Sandwash is a trail that is exactly as named, beginning as a dirt hard-pack trail that quickly changes to a sandy wash track. As the trail begins to descend, it narrows to single-vehicle-width and changes… Learn more about Sandwash
Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Fourth of July Campground
This route leads to the premier area to see the Big Tooth Maple in the Manzano Mountains. It is the largest stand of maples in New Mexico. The road is easy but narrow in spots.… Learn more about Fourth of July Campground
Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Glorieta Peak
This trail ascends a mountain surrounded by the desert to the South-East of Mountainair. When approaching the peak, it will be visible long before you start the trail when approaching from the west. The first… Learn more about Glorieta Peak
Total Miles
15.2
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Wi / Fa
Red Cloud Trail
Red cloud trail works its way across the top of the peaks in Gallinas before descending into a forested area. With many dispersed camping opportunities, this is a great area for some more secluded outdoor… Learn more about Red Cloud Trail
Total Miles
8.8
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
530 Road
530 Road is an old dirt road that is closed to motor vehicles other than motorcycles. It's super easy the whole way, being a smooth dirt road with only a couple of spots where there… Learn more about 530 Road
Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa
106 Road
106 Road is a dirt bike trail in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System near Albuquerque, New Mexico. It runs south to north and is a quick way to connect the southern trails to ones farther… Learn more about 106 Road
Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa
West Boundary
West Boundary is an easy single track in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System that goes north to south along the west boundary of this OHV area in the Cibola National Forest. The land on the… Learn more about West Boundary
Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa
Cougar Mountain Road
A wide dirt track through the Gallinas district of Cibola National Forest. This route skirts the base of the Gallinas peak and is primarily used as a quick through road from the south side to… Learn more about Cougar Mountain Road
Total Miles
8.8
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp / Wi
Cajun Pine
Cajun Pine is an easy trail in the Cibola National Forest near Albuquerque, New Mexico. For the most part, it's easy, with a few spots of embedded rock slabs, loose rocks, and small ledges. The… Learn more about Cajun Pine
Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa
Southern Crossing
Southern Crossing is an intermediate single track that connects the east and west portions of the Manzanita Mountain trail system. The east end starts off super easy before crossing State Highway 337. Be careful crossing… Learn more about Southern Crossing
Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Deadman
Deadman is an easy/moderate single track in the Manzanita Mountain trail system near Albuquerque, New Mexico. The northern half of the trail is a fast ripper; it's smooth with no rocks. The trees aren't so… Learn more about Deadman
Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa
Oak Flat Connector
Oak Flat Connector is a 0.8-mile single track on the south end of the Manzanita Mountain Trail System. Although short, it has some moderately challenging rock sections that will start your ride off with a… Learn more about Oak Flat Connector
Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Mahogany
Mahogany starts on the north end from a large dirt staging area off of Juan Tomas Road with plenty of places to park, across from the entrance to the Bear Scat trail. Going south, it… Learn more about Mahogany
Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Riley CR 12
This is a wide-open sky drive that starts on the northwest side of the Sevilleta Wildlife Refuge. It winds around the striking Ladron (Thieves) Mountain. There are a few scattered ranches but most of the… Learn more about Riley CR 12
Total Miles
28.6
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Easy Pickin
This is an easy single track on the south end of the Manzanita Mountain Trail System. It starts on the east side as a wide and smooth dirt trail similar to the southern beginning of… Learn more about Easy Pickin
Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Caida del Pino
This is a short trail that connects Gamble Oak to Easy Pickin. It's pretty wide like an ATV trail for the entire 0.6 miles, meandering through an oak and pine forest, with small rocks embedded… Learn more about Caida del Pino
Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa
Drop In
Drop In is a fast and easy single track in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System by Albuquerque, New Mexico. This trail starts and ends off of 106 Road, which is also easy. It has fast… Learn more about Drop In
Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa
Pine Loop
Pine Loop is a 1.6-mile trail that makes a loop with Gamble Oak and Pine Flat Connector. Starting on the west end, it steadily climbs up from the intersection with Pine Flat Connector on a… Learn more about Pine Loop
Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Three Bottles
Three Bottles is the hardest trail in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System near Albuquerque, New Mexico. This trail is best for running south to north, as it goes through several huge rock problems that are… Learn more about Three Bottles
Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
9
Difficult
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp
Gamble Oak
Gamble Oak is a 2.2-mile single-track trail that makes a semi-loop with Poker Chip and Mahogany. The north end starts off with Poker Chip and starts out super easy in a gamble oak forest. It… Learn more about Gamble Oak
Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Pine Flat Connector
Pine Flat Connector starts on the north end at a large trailhead with pull-through parking spaces for trailers. It starts out as a very wide dirt road, then narrows up into a single track and… Learn more about Pine Flat Connector
Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Quebradas Backcountry Byway
The Quebradas Backcountry Byway is a National Scenic Byway, starting north of Socorro and zipping through the desert down to Highway 380. Along the way, you will see a variety of desert landscapes, with rainbow-hued… Learn more about Quebradas Backcountry Byway
Total Miles
25.4
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su / Wi
Poker Chip
Poker Chip is a 4.5-mile single track on the east side of the Manzanita Mountain Trail System. The north end connects to Bear Scat, while the south end starts on Mahogany. Going south to north,… Learn more about Poker Chip
Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Gnasty W/AG
Gnasty W/AG is an intermediate single track with several rocky obstacles. It climbs up from the south end of Otero Canyon to meet back up with the Blue Ribbon trail. It's a steady climb, only… Learn more about Gnasty W/AG