Embudo Canyon Hike – 03/30/2014

Embudo Canyon Hike.Jay.2014-03-30

One of our early hikes, checking out trails in the Sandia Heights area of Albuquerque, on the west side of the Sandia Mountains.

Statistics

Total Distance:  6.44 miles
Elevation: start  6,172 ft, maximum  7,922 ft,  minimum  6,171 ft
Gross gain:  1,751 ft.  Aggregate ascending  2,075 ft, descending  2,076 ft
Maximum slope: 40% ascending, 34% descending, 11.0% average
Duration: 4:29

I urge you to explore our hiking tracks with Google Earth. With the virtual 3-dimensional presentation, achieved by panning and tilting the view, you can get a much better idea of the hikes and terrain than you can get from the 2-dimensional screenshot above. For assistance: Using Google Earth Track Files.

References

USDA Forest Service: Embudo TH, Embudo Trail 193 and Horse Bypass 193A
City of Albuquerque:
     Sandia Foothills Open Space
     Embudo Canyon Trailhead (pdf)
AllTrails: Embudo Canyon
ASCHG:
     Embudo – Three Gun Spring – Embudito
     Embudo Loop
     Embudo to Three Gun Spring Hike
ondafringe: Day Hile: Embudo Trailhead to 3 Gun Spring Trail to Oso Pass to Embudito Trailhead~Sandia Mountains~Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA