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Switchback Trail #271

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  1. Areas
  2. NM
  3. …Central New Mexico
  4. …Albuquerque
  5. Sandia Mountains Wilderness Area
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“A wooded singletrack switchbacking down the mountain. ”

Caleb Robinson
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1.6

Miles

2.6

KM

Point to Point

10,580' 3,225 m

High

10,331' 3,149 m

Low

3' 1 m

Up

253' 77 m

Down

3%

Avg Grade (2°)

11%

Max Grade (6°)

Dogs Unknown

Family Friendly An easy downhill grade, great for the whole family!

Description

This wooded singletrack connects the parking lot at the top of Sandia Crest to the forest road that leads to the top of the ski lifts. The trail has some rocks and roots, but it's an easy downhill grade that's well marked.

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Land Manager: USFS - Cibola National Forest Office

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Caleb Robinson
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  3.0 from 2 votes

#9

in Sandia Mountains Wilderness Area

#28116

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#9

in Sandia Mountains Wilde…

#417

in New Mexico

#28,116

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Meadow just below Kiwanis Cabin
May 12, 2015 near Sandia…, NM

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May 1, 2019
Keith Conway
Still covered in about a foot of snow.

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