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Sidewinder

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  1. Areas
  2. NM
  3. …Central New Mexico
  4. …Albuquerque
  5. Placitas
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Length

1.1 Miles 1.7 Kilometers


Singletrack

Elevation

292' 89 m

Ascent

-22' -7 m

Descent

6%

Avg Grade (3°)

13%

Max Grade (7°)

6,091' 1,857 m

High

5,799' 1,768 m

Low

Conditions

Bad / Closed 1 day ago
National forest is closed due to high fire conditions History
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“A straight doubletrack through arroyos that turns into a twisting singletrack with rocky climbs. ”

— Caleb Robinson
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Break off of the Strip Mine Trail to the right and follow Sidewinder down through arroyos. Paralleling the Forest Road Loop, you go up some rocky climbs and through some twisting singletrack. At the end of the trail, there is access to Bobsled, CS09 and Tightrope.

Contacts

Local Club: Placitas Area Trail Association

Nov 23, 2012: Testing

Land Manager: USFS - Cibola National Forest Office

Jun 10, 2018: Closures to be implemented due to the extreme fire danger level

Jun 4, 2018: Se establecieron restricciones para el uso del fuego en todo el Bosque Nacional Cibola y en las pastizales nacionales

Jun 3, 2018: Cibola Supervisors Office will be closed on Monday, June 11

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Mar 20, 2018
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  3.0 from 1 vote

#6

in Placitas

#15236

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This is the rolling part of the Bobsled Trail (part one of two videos).
This is the rolling part of the Bobsled Trail (…
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Same of the trails in Placitas, NM
Same of the trails in Placitas, NM
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An example of the trail as riders near the Forest Road Loop.
An example of the trail as riders near the Fore…
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