Mountain Biking Northern New Mexico : A Guide to the Taos, Santa Fe, and Albuquerque Areas' Greatest Off-Road Bicycle Rides

by D'Antonio, Bob

• ISBN13: 9780762728022
• ISBN10: 0762728027
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-01
• Publisher: FalconGuides

Summary

Mountain Biking Northern New Mexicogives fat-tire enthusiasts the skinny on the best rides around Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Toas, Los Alamos, and the Sangre de Cristos. Readers can choose from scenic forest roads to hot singletrack. Cyclists can expect exhaustive and comprehensive trail descriptions of more than 40 of the region's greatest mountain bike adventures, from beginner to advanced. Included are high quality, digitally designed maps and accurate route profiles showing the ups and downs of each ride. In addition, detailed directions get cyclists to the ride without getting them lost. Detailed mile-by-mile directional cues are also provided with difficulty ratings, elevation gain, trail contacts, and much more. Black and white photographs round out this book's presentation. It's not just a mountain bike guide to Northern New Mexico. It's a guide to Northern New Mexico by mountain bike.

Author Biography

A multitalented outdoorsman and professional writer, Bob D'Antonio has written several FalconGuides, including Hiking Colorado's Indian Peaks Wilderness, Hiking Colorado's Front Range, Rock Climbing Colorado's San Luis Valley, Mountain Biking Denver & Boulder, and Mountain Biking Grand Junction and Fruita. He lives with his wife Laurel and their three children in Louisville, Colorado.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(9)
How to Use This Book	2	(2)
How to Use These Maps	4	(6)
Taos Area
1. Red River Fault Loop	10	(4)
2. Rinconada Trail	14	(5)
3. Fourth of July Canyon and Red River Pass	19	(4)
4. Middle Fork Lake	23	(4)
5. Goose Lake Loop	27	(6)
6. Cebolla Mesa	33	(4)
7. West Rim Trail	37	(4)
8. Devisadaro Peak	41	(4)
9. Ojitos Canyon Loop	45	(4)
10. Talpa Traverse Trail	49	(4)
11 Capulin Trail	53	(4)
12 Elliot Barker Trail	57	(4)
13. South Boundary Trail	61	(5)
14. Rio Grande del Rancho Trail	66	(5)
15. Bernardin Lake	71	(4)
16. Gallegos Peak via Forest Road 442	75	(4)
17. Canon Tio Maes Trail	79	(4)
18. Angostura Trail	83	(4)
19. La Vista Verde Trail	87	(7)
Santa Fe Area
20. Caja del Rio North	94	(5)
21. Forest Road 24/Caja del Rio	99	(4)
22. Windsor Trail	103	(5)
23. Dale Ball Trails North	108	(4)
24. Dale Ball Trails Central	112	(4)
25. San Juan and Chamisa Trails	116	(4)
26. Chamisa Trail Loop	120	(5)
27. Aspen Vista	125	(3)
28. Atalaya Mountain	128	(5)
29. Glorieta Mesa	133	(3)
30. Glorieta Baldy	136	(6)
31. Arroyo de los ChanlisosTrail	142	(3)
32. Los Cerrillos to Waldo	145	(7)
Albuquerque Area
33. 10K Trail	152	(3)
34. Stripmine Trail	155	(3)
35. Corrales Bosque	158	(3)
36. North Foothills Trails	161	(5)
37. South Foothills Trails	166	(5)
38. Sandia Peak Ski Area	171	(3)
39. Faulty Trail	174	(4)
40. Tunnel Canyon	178	(4)
41. Otero Canyon West	182	(4)
42. Otero Canyon East	186	(4)
43. Chamisoso and Coyote Trails	190	(4)
44. Cedro Peak Loop	194	(4)
45. Oak Flat Loop	198	(5)
The Art of Mountain Biking	203	(16)
Repair and Maintenance	219	(4)
Ride Index	223	(2)
About the Author	225