Gear Grinder
Total Miles
1.6
Elevation
2,159.81 ft
Duration
0.5 Hours
Technical Rating
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Trail Overview
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 has hairpin turns through the pinyon pine trees that are covered in loose rock and embedded slab rock. It has climbing sections where it's a 40-foot-long stretch of small ledges that have loose rocks and stair-steps and roots that are more challenging. It has sections like this going both up and down, so it would be the same difficulty in either direction. It's a short trail but a fun challenge. It parallels the Pinyon Trail, which is much easier and can be taken instead if you want to avoid this challenge.
Photos of Gear Grinder
Difficulty
This is an intermediate desert single track with rocky climbs and ledge obstacles.
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