7.1 miles
Distance
151 ft
Climb
-1,097 ft
Descent
00:45:29
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of South Boundary - Don Fernando to Ojitos Trail

  • USFS
    Land Manager

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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Rio Fernando Watershed
    Taos, New Mexico
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Alpine Trail
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #12012 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #74752 in Trail Running
    • #69389 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    USFS

This track goes the opposite way I biked, so keep that in mind when you read this.

Starting at near the summit of Sierra de Don Fernando, you descend on FR 164 for a bit before hopping on South Boundary.
Once you're on SB, pop your bike in the highest gear and crank away down this long slightly downhill traverse across the side of the hill.

The trail is pretty smooth, so you can go pretty fast.
There's almost 3 miles of this kind of trail before you hit a nice field.
Head up the hill to the left if you want a nice view north.

From here the trail changes a bit into some tighter and rooty sections.
Watch those sharp corners and roots
As you get lower, things go from rooty, to rocky.
Take a slight right onto FR 437 to continue down the SB trail.
Right at the end there's a rollover on a tree. It looks like a drop, but there's some flat rocks on the back that make this pretty easy if you're going slow.

Not sure who would ride up this...it would be terrible.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for South Boundary Trail - Don Fernando to Ojitos multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -947 ft
  • Altitude min
    9,179 ft
  • Altitude max
    10,125 ft
  • Altitude start
    10,125 ft
  • Altitude end
    9,180 ft
  • Grade
    -2.5%
  • Grade max
    -32.4%
  • Grade min
    12%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    5 miles
  • Distance flat
    3,127 ft
  • Avg time
    00:45:29
  • Avg reverse time
    01:13:11
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      		 Small tree down across trail, can navigate over or around
      Jun 8, 2023 @ 2:12am
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      Sep 29, 2022 @ 10:50am
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      • 21 miles avg distance
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      • Last: Oct 7, 2024

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