Foothills-Copper Trailhead Hike- 04/02/2016

An afternoon hike, just to get outdoors.  ‘Tis wonderful to have such scenic surroundings with easy trails at the very outskirts of the city.

The Hike

Copper Trailhead.Pat.2016-04-02

Statistics

Total Distance:  2.09 miles
Elevation: start 5,924 ft, maximum 6,219 ft,  minimum 5,924 ft
Gross gain: 295 ft.  Aggregate ascending 517 ft, descending: 533 ft
Maximum slope: 29% ascending, 43% descending, 8% average
Duration: 0:59

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

City of Albuquerque: Sandia Foothills Open Space
City of Albuquerque: Copper Trailhead Map (pdf)