4,078 ft
Distance
2 ft
Climb
-284 ft
Descent
00:06:28
Avg time
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    Land Manager

El Nogal Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Carson National Forest - Camino Real Ranger District
    Taos, New Mexico
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Alpine Trail
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #108703 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #13195 in Trail Running
    • #7282 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    USFS

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El Nogal is a 4,078 ft popular black diamond singletrack alpine trail located near Taos New Mexico. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill primary and has a hard overall physical rating with a 2 ft black diamond climb. On average it takes 6 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for El Nogal mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -284 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,157 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,441 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,441 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,159 ft
  • Grade
    -7%
  • Grade max
    -26.1%
  • Grade min
    5.9%
  • Distance climb
    144 ft
  • Distance down
    3,117 ft
  • Distance flat
    817 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:28
  • Avg reverse time
    00:11:41
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on Jun 8, 2023
Ideal
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      El Nogal Trail Reports

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      Jun 8, 2023 @ 2:12am
      Jun 8, 2023
      Apr 2, 2023 @ 7:20am
      Apr 2, 2023
      		 There are a couple of soft spots on lower El Nogal trail but it is all running great. Go ride!
      Sep 19, 2022 @ 9:37am
      Sep 19, 2022
      Aug 17, 2022 @ 9:12am
      Aug 17, 2022
      Jul 12, 2022 @ 11:25am
      Jul 12, 2022
      		 Trail Open
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 10 rides
      • 19 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 176 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      All
      • 975 rides
      • Last: Sep 23, 2023

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      Macky Franklin | El Nogal Trail
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