9.6 miles
Distance
123 ft
Climb
-365 ft
Descent
01:13:14
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of West Rim Trail
  • BLM
    BLM
    Land Manager

West Rim Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Taos
    , New Mexico
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Doubletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Adaptive MTB, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #59711 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #76202 in Trail Running
    • #30925 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    BLM

A mixture of rocky singletrack and jeep trails with sweeping views of the Rio Grande. Lots of wildlife along the way including bighorn sheep. No big elevation changes and no shade. The toughest part of the ride can be the wind.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for West Rim Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -242 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,743 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,986 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,986 ft
  • Altitude end
    6,742 ft
  • Grade
    -0.5%
  • Grade max
    -11.7%
  • Grade min
    8.1%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    5 miles
  • Distance flat
    2 miles
  • Avg time
    01:13:14
  • Avg reverse time
    01:41:09
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Status:
on May 3, 2022
Very Dry
Avg: 4 (4 votes)
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      West Rim Trail Trail Reports

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      May 3, 2022 @ 8:21pm
      May 3, 2022
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      Jul 21, 2021 @ 2:46pm
      Jul 21, 2021
      		 reporter Beware afternoon thunderstorms. Don't leave tracks!
      Oct 3, 2020 @ 9:04am
      Oct 3, 2020
      Nov 12, 2019 @ 5:37pm
      Nov 12, 2019
      Nov 4, 2019 @ 8:01pm
      Nov 4, 2019
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      • 1 rides
      • 27 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 10 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
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      • 67 rides
      • Last: Oct 5, 2024

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