2 miles
Distance
320 ft
Climb
-344 ft
Descent
1 miles
High Point

Details

  • Riding Area
    Mariposa Fat Bike Trails
    Rio Rancho, New Mexico
  • AKA
    Mariposa fat bike trails
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    Fat
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Season
    All year
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    A-Frame, Berm, Bridge, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Ladder Bridge, Log Ride, Rock Face, Rock Garden, Roller Coaster, Skinny, Wallride, Other
  • Global Ranking
    #28107 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    Albuquerque Academy

Trails are directional in Mariposa. Fat bikes are a must have in the badlands area because of the extremely lose and sandy soils.

Access Info

Park at the Community Center.

Disclaimer

Ride at your own risk. Be aware of flash floods in the area. Fat bike specific

More Stats for Mini Badlands Fat Bike Loop bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -24 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,794 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,931 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,907 ft
  • Grade
    -0.222%
  • Grade max
    -39.56%
  • Grade min
    25.829%
  • Distance climb
    1 miles
  • Distance down
    4,632 ft
  • Distance flat
    692 ft
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Status:
on Jan 7, 2019
Prevalent Mud
Avg: 4 (1 votes)

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  • Activity Type  
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction

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  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
Trail Ridden Direction

The intendid direction a trail should be ridden.

  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction

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Trail Difficulties
  • Access Road/Trail
  • White
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status
  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed or Major Issue / Red

  • 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 Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
  • Map Markers
  • trail Trail Head
  • photo Photo
  • place Directory Listing
  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
  • Warning Warning
  • Directions Directions
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • Gate Gate
  • Camping Camping
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Other Other
      Directions to mini-badlands-fat-bike-loop trailhead (35.361610, -106.691510)
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      Mini Badlands... Trail Reports

      datedescription
      Jan 7, 2019 @ 7:41pm
      Jan 7, 2019
      		 Ground is saturated due to the melting snow. Please stay off muddy trails to avoid trail damage.
      Jan 4, 2019 @ 4:30pm
      Jan 4, 2019
      		 We got dumped on with snow. There are 2 foot drifts in many of the valleys. Arroyos are perfect for the fat bike combined with super low psi....
      Dec 10, 2018 @ 1:25pm
      Dec 10, 2018
      Dec 7, 2018 @ 12:13pm
      Dec 7, 2018
      Oct 29, 2018 @ 4:09pm
      Oct 29, 2018
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 32 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
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      • 46 rides
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      Dec 10, 2018 @ 6:38pm
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      Mini Badlands Fat Bike Loop
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      Mini Badlands Fat Bike Loop
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      Dec 10, 2018 @ 6:38pm
      Dec 10, 2018
      Mini Badlands Fat Bike Loop
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      Dec 10, 2018 @ 6:37pm
      Dec 10, 2018
      Mini Badlands Fat Bike Loop

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