Dale Ball Trails Loop South Hike – 08/06/2025

A morning hike ‘in the neighborhood’, Dale Ball trails near Jay’s place.

The Drive In

Drive up Hyde Park Road (NM 475) from Santa Fe to the Sierra del Norte Trailhead; there is a parking lot on the left of the road.

The Hike

Dale Ball Trails Loop South Hike.Jay.08-06-2025

Notes about the Google Earth screenshot: the graph at the bottom shows elevation of the track (pink area) and speed (the blue line).

A nice loop hike in juniper forest, well used trails, just the right amount of elevation gain for a ‘neighborhood hike’. A good description for a hike on the same trail back in 2023: Dale Ball Trails.

Statistics

Total Distance:  3.29 miles
Elevation: start 7,581 ft, maximum 7,777 ft,  minimum 7,486 ft
Gross gain: 291 ft.  Aggregate ascending 671 ft, descending 671 ft
Maximum slope: 19% ascending, 22% descending, 7.1% average
Duration: 2:01, Average Speed: 1.6 mph

GPS Track Files for Download
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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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Last Updated on August 16, 2025 by George Young

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