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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
West Ridge
West Ridge is a 2.6-mile single track in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System near Albuquerque, New Mexico. The south end starts at the intersection with Otero Canyon and heads north. It starts on the south… Learn more about West Ridge
Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / 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
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
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
Otero Canyon
Otero Canyon is a really fun and easy trail in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System by Albuquerque, New Mexico. This one is scenic, fast, and flowy, with a few rocky sections. It starts from the… Learn more about Otero Canyon
Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Blue Ribbon
The Blue Ribbon single track is a 2.5-mile trail in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System that starts on the north end near the Otero Trailhead. The south end starts off of 106 Road. Going south… Learn more about Blue Ribbon
Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa
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
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
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
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
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
Backway to Cabezon Peak
This set of well maintained, dirt roads provides access to Cabezon Peak from nearby Pipeline Road. It passes through some typical New Mexican high-desert scenery, with shrubs and cacti on either side of a winding… Learn more about Backway to Cabezon Peak
Total Miles
11.7
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / 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
Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Bear Springs Rd 266
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… Learn more about Bear Springs Rd 266
Total Miles
7.1
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / 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
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
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