Rio Puerco

 

The Rio Puerco Trail is located on the far west side of Albuquerque, at the end of Southern Blvd. Most of the trail consists of dirt roads and sandy arroyos. Although towards the middle of the route, there are a couple of rocky sections to provide some challenge. The Rio Puerco area, also known as the West Mesa, is a mecca for dirt bike and ATV riders, and several parts of the trail consist of "whoop de doos". The trail shown here is a little over 12 miles long and takes approximately 3 – 4 hours or so to complete. However, there are numerous other offshoot trails to explore as well.

Difficulty Rating:  One (1) Easy
 (based on my personal rating scale on the Trails Page)

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Here are a couple pictures from the Rio Puerco Trail.  
On the left, climbing Snoopy Rock. 
And on the right, gettin strapped out of a bad predicament!  :o)

                   
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Waypoint:

To:

Distance

Cumm. Dist.

Bearing

Lat

Long

RP01

        

N35° 14.535'

W106° 51.759'
 

RP02

0.40 mi

0.40 mi

306° (NW)

N35° 14.741'

W106° 52.106'
 

RP03

0.34 mi

0.75 mi

270° (W)

N35° 14.741'

W106° 52.471'
 

RP04

0.19 mi

0.94 mi

127° (SE)

N35° 14.641'

W106° 52.306'
 

RP05

0.12 mi

1.06 mi

191° (S)

N35° 14.538'

W106° 52.329'
 

RP06

0.16 mi

1.22 mi

228° (SW)

N35° 14.446'

W106° 52.455'
 

RP07

0.25 mi

1.47 mi

168° (SSE)

N35° 14.231'

W106° 52.402'
 

RP08

0.40 mi

1.87 mi

205° (SSW)

N35° 13.917'

W106° 52.578'
 

RP09

0.39 mi

2.26 mi

270° (W)

N35° 13.917'

W106° 52.995'
 

RP10

0.34 mi

2.60 mi

241° (WSW)

N35° 13.773'

W106° 53.310'
 

RP11

0.20 mi

2.81 mi

296° (WNW)

N35° 13.850'

W106° 53.505'
 

RP12

0.41 mi

3.22 mi

268° (W)

N35° 13.840'

W106° 53.940'
 

RP13

0.30 mi

3.52 mi

236° (WSW)

N35° 13.696'

W106° 54.205'
 

RP14

0.35 mi

3.87 mi

206° (SSW)

N35° 13.423'

W106° 54.369'
 

RP15

0.28 mi

4.15 mi

299° (WNW)

N35° 13.541'

W106° 54.627'
 

RP16

0.32 mi

4.47 mi

354° (N)

N35° 13.819'

W106° 54.665'
 

RP17

0.17 mi

4.63 mi

272° (W)

N35° 13.824'

W106° 54.842'
 

RP18

0.43 mi

5.06 mi

330° (NNW)

N35° 14.144'

W106° 55.069'
 

RP19

0.44 mi

5.50 mi

261° (W)

N35° 14.087'

W106° 55.529'
 

RP20

0.21 mi

5.71 mi

318° (NW)

N35° 14.226'

W106° 55.680'
 

RP21

0.22 mi

5.93 mi

246° (WSW)

N35° 14.149'

W106° 55.888'
 

RP22

0.31 mi

6.24 mi

138° (SE)

N35° 13.948'

W106° 55.668'
 

RP23

0.63 mi

6.87 mi

223° (SW)

N35° 13.546'

W106° 56.122'
 

RP24

0.52 mi

7.38 mi

295° (WNW)

N35° 13.737'

W106° 56.620'
 

RP25

0.65 mi

8.03 mi

35° (NE)

N35° 14.195'

W106° 56.222'
 

RP26

0.34 mi

8.37 mi

8° (N)

N35° 14.484'

W106° 56.172'
 

RP27

0.14 mi

8.51 mi

57° (ENE)

N35° 14.551'

W106° 56.046'
 

RP28

0.25 mi

8.76 mi

330° (NNW)

N35° 14.736'

W106° 56.179'
 

RP29

3.39 mi

12.14 mi

88° (E)

N35° 14.818'

W106° 52.578'
 

RP30

0.31 mi

12.45 mi

105° (ESE)

N35° 14.751'

W106° 52.263'

Notice: Off-highway travel is by its very nature potentially dangerous and could result in property damage, injury, or even death.  If you drive any of the trails on this web site, you acknowledge these risks and assume full responsibility.  You are the final judge as to whether a trail is safe to drive, whether your vehicle is capable of the journey, and whether your skills are up to the challenge.  The publisher of this web site disclaims any and all liability for property damage, bodily injury, or death that could occur to you or any of your passengers.  To the best of my knowledge, the information contained on this page was accurate as of the time I road this trail during the Summer 2003.   However, things change over time.  And portions of this trail may no longer be legally accessible to motorized vehicles.  Therefore, please be good stewards of our sport--always stay on designated trails . . . and always, always remember to Tread Lightly!

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