2.2 miles
Distance
440 ft
Climb
-226 ft
Descent
00:33:51
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of South Boundary (Garcia Park to Forest Road 445) Trail

  • USFS
    Land Manager

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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Carson National Forest - Camino Real Ranger District
    Taos, New Mexico
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Green (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Alpine Trail
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #36224 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #82339 in Trail Running
    • #69390 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 60 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    USFS

This GPS track goes the opposite direction I was biking, but either way this section is pretty fun.
I was headed uphill, and the track is pretty smooth and would be really fun as a downhill.
I would imagine you can loop this as a downhill by biking up FR 437 to FR 445, then hopping left onto the trail and riding back to Garcia Park. If you go this way, don't fly to fast off the whoops down towards the bottom.

I started at Garcia Park and headed down FR 437 for 100 yards or so before breaking off right into the field.
After a mile or so of climbing you hit a nice field to take a break in before the last bit of sustained climbing.
Then push on for another 1.5 miles to get to a fun downhill.
If you break off right when you hit the last field, you get a nice hilltop with views, when you've caught your breath, head left again to get back on the main trail and get ready for some fast straight pedaling across the hill.

See South Boundary Section 2 for the rest of the ride in this direction.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for South Boundary Trail (Garcia Park to Forest Road 445) mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    214 ft
  • Altitude min
    9,888 ft
  • Altitude max
    10,226 ft
  • Altitude start
    9,916 ft
  • Altitude end
    10,130 ft
  • Grade
    1.822%
  • Grade max
    -19.923%
  • Grade min
    20.431%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    3,644 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,129 ft
  • Avg time
    00:33:51
  • Avg reverse time
    00:23:30
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on Sep 19, 2022
Ideal
Avg: 4 (3 votes)
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      South Boundary... Trail Reports

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      Sep 19, 2022 @ 9:37am
      Sep 19, 2022
      Sep 15, 2022 @ 7:36am
      Sep 15, 2022
      		 Perfect for a good ride
      Aug 17, 2022 @ 9:12am
      Aug 17, 2022
      		 Couple of downed trees.
      Jul 12, 2022 @ 11:11am
      Jul 12, 2022
      		 Trail open and clear from Garcia Park west to Taos. Forest service closure east of Garcia Park. FR437 is closed to vehicles.
      May 17, 2022 @ 6:55am
      May 17, 2022
      		 reporter Drought and area fires have resulted in a forest closure. See taosmtb.org for other area rides.
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