Albuquerque → Sandia Peak Tramway

Along the way

1. mile 0.0American International Rattlesnake Museum (museum), Raven & Blues Coffeehouse & Cafe (café) · ice cream
2. mile 0.4Explora (museum)
3. mile 1.0–18.0Climb: 1,560 ft over 17.1 mi, 1.7% average, top 6,510 ft, steepest 0.3 mi 9.1%
4. mile 8.5SoPo Coffee & Books (café)
5. mile 18.1The Homestead Cafe (café)
6. mile 27.5Jimmy's Cafe (café)
7. mile 34.2San Ignacio Catholic Church (church)
8. mile 36.3New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (museum), The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History (museum), Blackbird Coffee (café) · drinking waterGood place to stop

Drinking water is mapped at 1 point; the longest stretch without is 36.4 mi (mile 0.0–36.4).

Places are from OpenStreetMap within 60 m of the route (0.2 mi for a landmark such as a château or museum), and climbs from the modelled profile. Nothing here is checked on the ground and opening hours are not known. A good place to stop has food and water or toilets together, nearest the middle of the ride.

Ride from Albuquerque

36.5 mi · 1,600 ft climbing · 1,600 ft descending.

Busier roads (model stress 3–4): 11% of the distance. Steepest modelled 0.3 mi: 9.6%. Unknown surface: 47%.

Gravel: 0.1 mi of rough gravel.

Modelled route, not a verified itinerary or a rider-specific recommendation. Check current road access and conditions.

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Route data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: Mapzen Terrarium; 3DEP data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey.

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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