Albuquerque & the Sandias

Explore all Albuquerque rides

All 23 modelled rides from Albuquerque: the Bosque trail, the river's villages and refuges, and climbs to the Sandias.

Rides for you

See the sights

A slow loop past the famous places, with a few words at each stop. Rides start and finish in Albuquerque unless they name another start. Easiest first.

see the sights7.1 mi · 15 ft climbingSee the sightsabout 2 h 40 with stops

Out and back

Out and back along the Rio Grande, to a village, a refuge or the foot of the Sandias. Rides start and finish in Albuquerque unless they name another start. Easiest first.

Rio Grande Nature Centerfrom Tingley Beach5.7 mi · 20 ft climbingOut and back20–25 min riding
Rio Grande Nature Center6.8 mi · 15 ft climbingOut and back25–30 min riding
Rio Bravo bridgefrom Tingley Beach10.7 mi · 40 ft climbingOut and back35–50 min riding
Nob Hill9.6 mi · 240 ft climbingOut and back40–50 min riding
Petroglyph National Monument, Boca Negra Canyon15.1 mi · 280 ft climbingOut and back55 min–1 h 15 riding
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge23.0 mi · 110 ft climbingOut and back1 h 20–1 h 45 riding
Corralesstandard route, the other way round29.2 mi · 130 ft climbingOut and back1 h 40–2 h 15 riding
Corralesstandard route30.4 mi · 380 ft climbingOut and back1 h 50–2 h 30 riding
Sandia Peak Tramway36.5 mi · 1,600 ft climbingOut and back2 h 40–3 h 35 riding

Loops

A round trip that comes home another way. Rides start and finish in Albuquerque unless they name another start. Easiest first.

the Bosque trail and the Alameda Drain Trail17.2 mi · 40 ft climbingLoops1 h 00–1 h 20 riding
the Alameda Drain and North Diversion Channel trailsanticlockwise20.5 mi · 180 ft climbingLoops1 h 15–1 h 35 riding
the Alameda Drain and North Diversion Channel trailsclockwise20.6 mi · 180 ft climbingLoops1 h 15–1 h 35 riding
Balloon Fiesta Park by the Bosque and North Diversion trails22.3 mi · 200 ft climbingLoops1 h 20–1 h 45 riding

Climbs

One col or summit, there and back. Rides start and finish in Albuquerque unless they name another start. Easiest first.

up to Elena Gallegos Open Spacefrom Tramway & Montgomery7.6 mi · 600 ft climbingClimbs40–55 min riding
up Tramway Road to the Sandia Peak Tramwayfrom Tramway & Montgomery11.1 mi · 680 ft climbingClimbs55 min–1 h 10 riding
Tijeras Pass40.1 mi · 1,540 ft climbingClimbs2 h 50–3 h 45 riding
Tijeras Passthe other way round41.8 mi · 1,600 ft climbingClimbs2 h 55–3 h 55 riding

Big days

Two climbs, or a long loop out of town. Rides start and finish in Albuquerque unless they name another start. Easiest first.

the Tramway Trail to Menaul Boulevardfrom Tramway & Montgomery3.4 mi · 150 ft climbingBig days15–20 min riding
the Tramway Trail southfrom Tramway & Montgomery9.3 mi · 390 ft climbingBig days40–55 min riding
the Tramway Trail end to endfrom Tramway & Montgomery18.1 mi · 680 ft climbingBig days1 h 15–1 h 40 riding
the Tramway Trail end to endthe other way roundfrom Tramway & Montgomery18.6 mi · 710 ft climbingBig days1 h 20–1 h 45 riding
the Paseo del Bosque Trail, Paseo del Norte to Rio Bravofrom Tingley Beach25.0 mi · 70 ft climbingBig days1 h 25–1 h 55 riding

Each map is drawn to its own scale, north up; the dot is the start. Elevation is drawn to one scale on every card, coloured by slope as on the ride pages. Easiest first means the shortest estimated riding time at a sporty pace, which counts the climbing.

Rides are modelled from OpenStreetMap and terrain data and are not field-checked yet. Times here are estimates at a sporty pace. Catalogue access does not mean a ride fits your ability or available time. Low traffic stress includes quiet/shared streets, not just separated paths. Check current conditions before you go. Boca Negra Canyon (8:30 to 4:30) charges a parking fee and the BioPark charges admission; the Nature Center's gates open 8 to 5, with no riding inside. Balloon Fiesta Park is ticketed and crowded in early October. Elena Gallegos Open Space opens at 7 am and closes at 7 pm from November to March and at 9 pm from April to October. Obey posted signs on the ditch banks. Summer afternoons pass 90 °F and bring storms from July to September, and Old Town sits at about 5,000 ft: carry plenty of water.

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