2 miles
Distance
397 ft
Climb
-580 ft
Descent
00:34:41
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of 10K North Trail
USFSLand Manager
10K North Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Horse
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Riding AreaSandia Mountain East Side Trails
Albuquerque, New Mexico -
Ref Number#200
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Difficulty Rating
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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Trail UsageMulti-use
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingHard
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SeasonApril-October
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Global Ranking#9008 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity50 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 90 in Trail Running
- 100 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
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Land Manager
10K Trail is one continuous bi-directional, multi-use trail that is split by its crossing of the Sandia Crest Road. True to its name, the 10K trail roughly tracks the 10,000’ elevation mark as it traverses from north to south. The northern portion of 10K is more heavily trafficked by hikers than the southern portion, and is a challenging, physical trail with several very steep, rooty, rocky climbs and descents. The trail is, however, quite wide and provides many line choices as it descends down towards the Wilderness boundary. At this point, 10K turns sharply upward towards its intersection with the Ellis Trail.
Access Info
Multiple Trailheads, all official parking areas are paid ($3) but there are several pullouts along the road where one can avoid paying.
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More Stats for 10K North bike trail
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Altitude change-183 ft
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Altitude min9,662 ft
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Altitude max10,057 ft
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Altitude start9,981 ft
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Altitude end9,797 ft
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Grade-1.6%
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Grade max-30.5%
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Grade min44.6%
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Distance climb4,449 ft
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Distance down1 miles
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Distance flat942 ft
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Avg time00:34:41
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Avg reverse time00:48:23
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- < 1 month
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- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
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Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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eBike Charging Point
Water Fountain/Source
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Trail Sign
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Ladder
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Bridge
Camping
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Bear Cache
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Ranger Station
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Directions to 10k-north trailhead
(35.210090, -106.436100)
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 4 rides
- 14 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 47 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
All
- 8 rides
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Nearby Trails
- Challenge - Kom Connector 755 ft
- Challenge 2,566 ft
- Ellis 2,582 ft
- Switchback (lower) 3,566 ft
- Kiwanis Cabin Trail 3,914 ft
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