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
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
FS 422 Priest Canyon
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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