Mountain Bike

11.5 miles

Distance

1,098 ft

Climb

-1,097 ft

Descent

1 mile

High Point

All Mariposa trails are best ridden with ~5.0 inch wide tires to keep the erosion and desertification at a minimum. There is lots of dune sand in this area. This is the classic loop for non fat bikes. Plus bike tire width recommended (2.8+ tire width or fatter.) Warning: If the first hill on jack rabbit Ridge is difficult for you it only gets harder from here on out. The “green” trails in the Mariposa area are very difficult and the hardness level increases substantially. If you’ve never been to this area before: start with the Mariposa Parkway Loop Route to get a feel for the soils and hills/features.

Detailed Description

Classic “Non fat” friendly loop. (2.8-3.0+ Tire recommended) is a 12 mile popular intermediate route located near Rio Rancho New Mexico. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 11 trails. This route climbs 1,098 ft with a max elevation of 6,224 ft then descends -1,097 ft.

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Trails in Route

	Middle Reservoir				2,795 ft
	Jack Rabbit Ridge				4,915 ft
	Upper Reservoir				3,268 ft
	Tres Caballos				2 miles
	Bitchin Bridges				5,056 ft
	Mikes Downhill				4,774 ft
	Coyote Ridge				2 miles
	Bailout				1,335 ft
	Overlook				2,195 ft
	The Rim trail				1,493 ft
	The Goat				2,756 ft

Details

Riding area

Mariposa Fat Bike Trails
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
eBike Allowed

No
Bike type

AM, XC, Fat
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard
Ridelogs

1

More Stats for Classic “Non fat” friendly loop. (2.8-3.0+ Tire recommended) mountain bike route

Avg time

2 hr 2 min
Altitude min

5,848 ft
Altitude start

5,851 ft
Altitude end

5,853 ft
Grade max

-33.7%
Grade min

23.1%
Distance climb

5 miles
Distance down

5 miles
Distance flat

2 miles

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status	trail	date	condition	description
	Upper Reservoir	Apr 14, 2025 @ 11:55am Apr 14, 2025
	Mikes Downhill	Mar 15, 2025 @ 10:15am Mar 15, 2025
	Bailout	Mar 15, 2025 @ 7:43am Mar 15, 2025
	Jack Rabbit Ridge	Mar 15, 2025 @ 7:43am Mar 15, 2025
	Coyote Ridge	Mar 15, 2025 @ 7:43am Mar 15, 2025