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1.9 miles
Distance
279 ft
Climb
-9 ft
Descent
00:17:30
Avg time
272 ft
Altitude change
4,259 ft
Altitude min
4,534 ft
Altitude max
4,262 ft
Altitude start
4,534 ft
Altitude end
2.7%
Grade
-9.2%
Grade max
11.9%
Grade min
1 mile
Distance climb
233 ft
Distance down
3,363 ft
Distance flat
00:17:30
Avg time
Desert Dance Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaDoña Ana
Las Cruces, New Mexico -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyGreen (1 vote)
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Local Popularity95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 75 in Hiking
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State Ranking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Desert Dance is a 2 mile popular green difficulty singletrack trail located near Las Cruces New Mexico. Highlights include desert terrain. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 279 ft blue climb. On average it takes 17 minutes to complete this trail.
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 3 rides
- 8 miles average
6 Months
- 38 rides
- 14 miles avg distance
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- 333 rides
- Last: Oct 20, 2026
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Directions to desert-dance trailhead
(32.411140, -106.770980)
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5:50 |
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May 10, 2020 , Las Cruces
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really fast and fun going down. me likey.
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