Mountain Bike

19.0 miles

Distance

3,891 ft

Climb

-3,894 ft

Descent

2 miles

High Point

Winsor route that gets virtually all of the good stuff below Big T, disregarding Discount and Jawbone. Climb up Carol and Lower Winsor up to Bear Wallow, then climb a bit more. Once you get to Borrego, you have a little bit of downhill before you get to Winsor trail, and that is a pretty steep, difficult climb up to Pacheco Canyon Road. Here, you get a break and have a nice gradual climb up to Big Tesuque DH. Now it's time for the fun Descend Big T to Winsor Trail, all the way back down to Lower Winsor where you take a left onto the last climb of the ride, Chamisa Trail. This is a pretty steep climb as well, but no one's forcing you to hammer it. I mean, you can if you want. Once you get to the intersection of Saddleback and Chamisa, you can either climb up a little bit more to get a reward of a fun, techy, steep descent down Saddleback and Juan. If you just want all fun DH back to the road, take Chamisa or Chamisa Alt. back down. Congrats, you just finished most of the famous Winsor Trail! Now time for Rio En Medio or Raven's Ridge, if you like a big ole' sufferfest at 12,000'

Detailed Description

Winsor Triple Fork is a 19 mile moderately popular expert route located near Santa Fe New Mexico. This mountain bike only route can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 28 trails. This route climbs 3,891 ft with a max elevation of 9,643 ft then descends -3,894 ft.

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Trails in Route

	Little Tesuque Creek				2,612 ft
	Carol				1 mile
	Lower Winsor (South)				184 ft
	Lower Winsor (Chamisa to Bishops Lodge Rd)				3 miles
	Winsor Trail (Santa Fe Ski to Chamisa)				5,138 ft
	Bear Wallow				1 mile
	Borrego				1 mile
	Winsor Trail (Santa Fe Ski to Chamisa)				1 mile
	Pacheco Canyon (FR 102)				1 mile
	Big Tesuque Connect				420 ft
	Lower Big Tesuque				5,233 ft
	Winsor Trail (Santa Fe Ski to Chamisa)				3 miles
	Chamisa				4,751 ft
	Saddleback				2 miles
	Juan				3,228 ft
	Little Tesuque Creek				702 ft

Details

Riding area

Dale Ball
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Black Diamond
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

DH, AM, XC
Direction

Both Directions
Physical rating

Moderate

More Stats for Winsor Triple Fork mountain bike route

Avg time

5 hr 38 min
Altitude min

7,226 ft
Altitude start

7,538 ft
Altitude end

7,536 ft
Grade max

-48.7%
Grade min

46.2%
Distance climb

10 miles
Distance down

9 miles
Distance flat

4,498 ft

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trail	date	description
Borrego	Dec 31, 2024 @ 11:08am Dec 31, 2024
Lower Big Tesuque	Oct 27, 2024 @ 8:46am Oct 27, 2024
Big Tesuque Connect	Oct 27, 2024 @ 8:46am Oct 27, 2024
Winsor Trail (Santa Fe Ski to Chamisa)	Oct 27, 2024 @ 8:46am Oct 27, 2024
Lower Winsor (Chamisa to Bishops Lodge Rd)	Oct 1, 2024 @ 4:50pm Oct 1, 2024	Some overgrown sections and the last couple miles are rocky gravelly and semi washed out.