The Hike

A nice hike with Pat, near Albuquerque, on the north side of I-40, the east end of Tijeras Canyon.  

Total Distance: 2.74 miles
Elevation: 6,541 start, 7,254 maximum, 6,541 minimum
Gross gain: 713 ft.  Aggregate ascending 958 ft, descending: 965 ft
Maximum slope: 60% ascending, 78% descending, 13% average
Duration:2:09

If you haven’t explored these hiking tracks with Google Earth, I urge you to try it. 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 screenshot above. For some ideas, check out  Using Google Earth Track Files.

References

ASCHG: South Crest from Canyon Estates
Doug Scott Art: Travertine Falls photos
AllTrails.com: Travertine Falls

Just a short drive out of Albuquerque, then south on South 14 (oops, that is now NM 337), Oak Flats is an Albuquerque Open Spaces trail.  The terrain is quite level, forested, and provides an easy trail surface – lots of pine needles.

The Hike

Statistics

Total Distance: 3.78 miles
Elevation: 7,535 start, 7,567 maximum, 7,285 minimum
Gross gain: 282 ft.  Aggregate ascending 342 ft, descending: 346 ft
Maximum slope: 17% ascending, 14% descending, 3% average
Duration: 2:02

If you haven’t explored these hiking tracks with Google Earth, I urge you to try it. 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 screenshot above. For some ideas, check out  Using Google Earth Track Files.

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