60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Albuquerque

David Ryan left his conventional job in the business world at the age of 49 to rearrange his life into a mixture of income-producing and personal activities. Since making that change, he has found time to walk the 2,180-mile Appalachian Trail from end to end, walk the Camino de Santiago from France to Santiago de Compostela in the west of Spain, become involved in archaeology, earn a black belt in aikido, and pursue several other outdoor and walking activities. For the past 18 years he has explored the New Mexico backcountry, looking for previously unknown archaeology sites as a volunteer for the Bureau of Land Management. He is the author of Long Distance Hiking on the Appalachian Trail for the Older Adventurer, The Gentle Art of Wandering, The Bisbee Stairs, and a blog on walking and wandering at gentleartofwandering.com. David lives in Albuquerque with his wife, Claudia, and his three dogs, Paddy, Petey, and Sparky. To contact David Ryan or receive hike updates, please visit 60hikesabq.com. Stephen Ausherman has worked as a public-health assistant in Iraq, Nigeria, Kenya, and Tanzania; a teacher in Korea and China; and a journalist in India and the United States. He was a writer-in-residence at Buffalo National River in Arkansas, Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming, and Bernheim Forest in Kentucky, and an artist-in-residence for Cornucopia Art Center in Minnesota, Blue Sky Project in Illinois, and Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts. Born in China and raised in North Carolina, Stephen took an unscheduled detour to Albuquerque in 1996. He has lived there ever since.

Overview Map


Map Legend


Acknowledgments


Foreword


Preface


60 Hikes by Category


Introduction


GREATER ALBUQUERQUE





Ball Ranch
Canyon Estates–Faulty Trails
Carlito Springs
Corrales Acequias and Bosque Preserve
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
La Luz Trail to the Crest and Tram
Petroglyph National Monument: Piedras Marcadas
Petroglyph National Monument: The Volcanoes
Piedra Lisa Trailhead Options
Pino Trail
Rio Grande Nature Center–Bosque/Ditch Walk
Three Gun–Embudo Trails: Up-and-Over-the-Sandias Adventure
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge


EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS





Armijo Trail–Cienega Spring
Del Agua Overlook
Fourth of July Canyon–Cerro Blanco
Golden Open Space
Mars Court Trailhead–David Canyon
Red Canyon
Sabino Canyon and Juan Tomas Open Spaces
San Pedro Mountains Mining Area
Tree Spring–Crest Trail


GREATER SANTA FE



Bandelier National Monument: Falls Trail

Borrego Trail

Canada de la Cueva

Cerrillos Hills State Park

Diablo Canyon–Buckman

Hyde Memorial State Park

La Cieneguilla Petroglyph Site and Canon

Lower Water Canyon–Lion Cave Trails

Nambe Lake

Puerto Nambe–Santa Fe Baldy

Twin Hills

White Rock Canyon: Red Dot/Blue Dot Trails

NORTHWEST OF ALBUQUERQUE





Cabezon Peak
Continental Divide Trail (CDT): Deadman Peaks
Guadalupe Outlier
Holiday Mesa
La Lena WSA: Empedrado Ridge–CDT
McCauley Hot Springs
Ojito Wilderness: Hoodoo Trail
Ojito Wilderness: Seismosaurus Trail
Paliza Canyon Goblin Colony
San Ysidro Trials Area
Stable Mesa
Valles Caldera National Preserve
White Ridge Bike Trails Area


SOUTH AND WEST OF ALBUQUERQUE





Abo Pass Area
Canada del Ojo
El Cerro Tome
El Malpais National Monument: Sandstone Bluffs
Herrera Mesa
Hidden Mountain
Monte Largo Canyon
Mount Taylor: Gooseberry Spring
San Lorenzo Canyon
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge
Sierra Ladrones
Trigo Canyon
Water Canyon Wildlife Area


Appendix A: Public Lands


Appendix B: Everything Else You Need to Know About New Mexico


Index


About the Authors