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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–May, Sep–Oct · highs 18–25 °C (64–77 °F)
- J6°-6°20
- F9°-4°21
- M13°0°31
- A19°3°24
- M24°9°20
- J29°14°23
- J29°16°55
- A27°15°62
- S25°12°38
- O18°6°38
- N11°-1°22
- D5°-5°25
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 23 km · 14 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Sandia Mountains (Intermountain West › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 1.9 km NE of Sandia Heights (Bernalillo County, New Mexico) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Cibola National Forest
- Part of
- Foothills Tr South TH to Piedra Lisa North TH Route (local route)
- Best months
- Apr–May, Sep–Oct
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- New Mexico
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Regional route
- Ref
- 365
- Operator (OSM)
- Albuquerque Parks and Recreation, Open Space Division
- Route centre
- 35.1282, -106.4814
- Route start
- 35.1904, -106.4794
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 15700391
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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