Shadow Mountain Road (Capulin FSR #10)

Name: Shadow Mountain Road (Capulin FSR #10)
Rating: 3.0

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Trail

2.8 mile 4.5 kilometer point to point
Doubletrack
Intermediate/Difficult

Elevation

Ascent: 1,045' 318 m
Descent: 0' 0 m
High: 8,748' 2,666 m
Low: 7,703' 2,348 m

Grade

Avg Grade: 7% (4°)
Max Grade: 19% (11°)

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Trail shared by David Kriegshauser with improvements by J. Bella

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“Great climb. Steep but non-technical.”

— David Kriegshauser

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This mountain road offers great scenery and a tough aerobic challenge, climbing 700 vertical feet in less than 2.0 miles. Head along this road for access to a handful of trails and roads for numerous loop options.

Contacts

Land Manager: USFS - Carson National Forest

Jun 12, 2019: Gurule Fire Update - June 13, 2019

Jun 11, 2019: Gurule Fire Update-June 12, 2019

Jun 9, 2019: Carson National Forest Monitoring Gurule Fire

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3.0 from 1 vote

#18

in Taos

#19028

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#18

in Taos

#514

in New Mexico

#19,028

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