2.0 miles
Distance
170 ft
Climb
-608 ft
Descent
00:19:57
Avg time
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10K South Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
    • Backcountry Ski
  • Riding Area
    Sandia Mountains - Upper East Side
    Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Ref Number
    #200
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Season
    April-October
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #39939 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #39306 in Trail Running
    • #27311 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    50 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
    • 5 in Skiing
  • Land Owner
    USFS - Sandia Ranger District

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 southern portion of 10K is less heavily trafficked by hikers than the northern portion. It is a challenging trail, with several steep, rooty, rocky climbs and descents, but is less difficult than the northern portion. 10K South trends mostly downhill (heading north to south) until it reaches the intersection with the Wilderness boundary and the very difficult Tree Spring Trail. Be aware that 10K South also intersects the KOM and Golden Eagle trails on the the Sandia Ski Area property, though the intersections are marked.

Access Info

Multiple Trailheads, all official parking areas are paid ($3) but there are several pullouts along the road where one can avoid paying.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for 10K South multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -439 ft
  • Altitude min
    9,420 ft
  • Altitude max
    9,935 ft
  • Altitude start
    9,878 ft
  • Altitude end
    9,439 ft
  • Grade
    -4.2%
  • Grade max
    -44.6%
  • Grade min
    21%
  • Distance climb
    3,068 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    692 ft
  • Avg time
    00:19:57
  • Avg reverse time
    00:26:16
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on Oct 24, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4.17 (5 votes)
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      10K South Trail Reports

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      Oct 24, 2024 @ 8:41pm
      Oct 24, 2024
      		 Several large trees down across the trail
      May 15, 2024 @ 7:37pm
      May 15, 2024
      		 All dry from Golden Eagle to Tree Spring with usual spring debris, EXCEPT for one snow drift that can be walked around about 10 ft. it will be...
      May 28, 2023 @ 4:02am
      May 28, 2023
      		 Perfect dirt
      Jun 26, 2022 @ 11:29am
      Jun 26, 2022
      		 Fire Restrictions Lifted
      May 19, 2022 @ 7:27am
      May 19, 2022
      		 Stage III Fire Restrictions
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