Lone Pine

Total Miles
1.8

Elevation

2,232.02 ft

Duration

0.5 Hours

Technical Rating

4

Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Trail Overview

Lone Pine is a 2-mile trail in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System that starts on the south end as a fast and flowy trail on smooth dirt with no rocks. It's a bit troughed, with banked corners. The beginning is a 2 difficulty. It gets rockier and trickier after the intersection with Pinyon with a few rock obstacles. The obstacles are small rock ledge drop-offs and stair steps that are a couple of feet high and often with several lines to choose from. Note that the south end of the trail is a bit hidden off the Meadow Ridge Road. It starts a few feet up an unmarked dirt road at a pinch point through a fence. It also goes through a logging area for a section, resulting in a lot of woodchip debris in the trail. The trail ends at the intersection with Gear Grinder and Bear Scat, both of which are more difficult.

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Lone Pine
Lone Pine

Difficulty

Lone Pine is an intermediate desert single track with moderate rock ledge obstacles that are intermediate difficulty in either direction.

Technical Rating

4

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Access Description

The Manzanita Mountain Trail System is a very well-maintained multi-use area popular for hiking, horses, mountain biking, and dirt bikes. There are 40+ trails ranging from a mile to 5 miles long of varying difficulties between easy and advanced in a Chihuahuan desert terrain in the Cibola National Forest. There are enough trails for 2-3 days of riding, and it's best in fall and spring when it's not too hot. Be aware of oncoming traffic since there are lots of tight turns and it can be busy. There are several staging areas from the north off of Chamiso Canyon Road, as well as the Tunnel and Pine Flat Trailheads along State Road 337, and from the south at the Oak Flat Trailhead.

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