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Northeast Bench

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

“This short trail drops down from the Llano Del Norte Open Space Access gate to a small saddle with a rock cairn. ”

Ryan Johnson
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5,604' 1,708 m

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5,532' 1,686 m

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71' 22 m

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10%

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12%

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Description

From the saddle junction, one can ride west along the ridge, climbing up to a scraggly cowboy gate and onto BLM lands or drop down into Huertas Creek. This section is a well-defined bench-cut trail in good condition.

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Land Manager: City of Albuquerque Open Space

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Ryan Johnson
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#7

in Placitas

#14234

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#7

in Placitas

#340

in New Mexico

#14,234

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Heading west on gravel ridge
Feb 14, 2015 near Placitas, NM

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