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Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country

Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
9 trails
- Hike
9 trails
- Trail Running
9 trails
Region Details
- 1
- 7
- 1
Region Status
Caution as of Aug 30, 2022Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 9
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 9
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 9
- Trails Trail Running
- 9
- Total Distance
- 17 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,785 ft
- Total Vertical
- 920 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 7,007 ft
- Reports
- 55
- Photos
- 16
- Ridden Counter
- 629
Popular Taos Valley Overlook Trails Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Rift Valley Trail | 12 miles | |
The Rift Valley trail DH(ish) | 6 miles | |
A Ride w a View - out-and-back | 4 miles | |
Rift Valley Trail ride | 11 miles | |
Short 5-miler at Taos Valley Overlook | 5 miles | |
Taos Valley Overlook 8-miler | 9 miles |
Photos of Taos Valley Overlook Trails Mountain Bike
trail: Rift Valley Trail
43 |
Nov 26, 2021 @ 1:37pm
Nov 26, 2021
trail: Rift Valley Trail
100 |
Jun 8, 2020 @ 7:16am
Jun 8, 2020
trail: Rift Valley Trail
112 |
Jun 8, 2020 @ 7:16am
Jun 8, 2020
trail: Rift Valley Trail
152 |
May 14, 2017 @ 11:11am
May 14, 2017Videos of Taos Valley Overlook Trails Mountain Bike

trail: Rift Valley Trail
9:26 |
159 |
Oct 13, 2021 , Taos

trail: Connector
10:50 |
102 |
Aug 9, 2021 , Taos
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trail: Rift Valley Trail
2:35 |
683 |
Feb 28, 2019 , Taos
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Rift Valley Trail | Oct 16, 2022 @ 11:17am Oct 16, 2022 | Ideal | rafguevara | ||
Slide Trail | Sep 8, 2022 @ 1:23pm Sep 8, 2022 | Dry | Troxis | ||
Floodplain | Aug 30, 2022 @ 1:29pm Aug 30, 2022 | Variable | Troxis | ||
Escarpment | Aug 26, 2022 @ 10:44am Aug 26, 2022 | Dry | Walffy | ||
Connector | Mar 14, 2022 @ 12:51pm Mar 14, 2022 | Dry | Troxis | ||
Connector Trail - West | Mar 14, 2022 @ 12:51pm Mar 14, 2022 | Variable | Troxis | ||
Connector Trail - East | Dec 19, 2021 @ 10:09am Dec 19, 2021 | Ideal | Skiholmanm |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | zu8y3cAf | wishlist | trail | Rift Valley Trail | Mar 7, 2023 @ 11:28am Mar 7, 2023 |
![]() | Melonious81 | wishlist | trail | Rift Valley Trail | Jan 16, 2023 @ 7:48pm Jan 16, 2023 |
![]() | kgreengo | wishlist | region | Taos Valley Overlook Trails | Jan 16, 2023 @ 1:49pm Jan 16, 2023 |
![]() | rileylo | ridden | trail | Rift Valley Trail | Dec 28, 2022 @ 11:25am Dec 28, 2022 |
![]() | sam-aye-am | wishlist | route | Rift Valley Trail | Dec 23, 2022 @ 8:00am Dec 23, 2022 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | report | Thanks for the update. Bummer about the event... | Oct 16, 2022 @ 1:55pm Oct 16, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Smooth, fun, scenic and unique. | Jul 10, 2021 @ 5:46pm Jul 10, 2021 | ||
![]() | trail | Easy ride, trail is marked well with wooden... | Jun 8, 2020 @ 7:17am Jun 8, 2020 | ||
![]() | trail | Fun trail!! Good condition with many places... | Apr 19, 2018 @ 8:00am Apr 19, 2018 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carson National Forest - Camino Real Ranger District | 5 | 13 | 12 | 16.7 km | |
Columbine-Hondo Wilderness area. | 1 | 21.2 km | |||
Taos Bike Park | 1 | 6 | 1 | 23.2 km | |
Greenbelt Trails | 7 | 6 | 23.6 km | ||
Northside at Taos Ski Valley | 6 | 6 | 24.9 km |
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Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 9 | 17 miles | 1,785 ft | 7 miles | 919 ft | #7,817 | #3,299 | 14 | 55 | 6 | 599 | |
Horse | 1 | 10 miles | 922 ft | 4 miles | 322 ft | 21 | ||||||
Hike | 9 | 17 miles | 1,785 ft | 7 miles | 919 ft | #6,832 | #3,138 | 56 | 50 | |||
Trail Running | 9 | 17 miles | 1,785 ft | 7 miles | 919 ft | #6,823 | #3,130 | 2 | 56 | 46 |
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