60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Albuquerque

David Ryan left his conventional job in the business world at the age of 49 to rearrange his life into a mixture of income-producing and personal activities. Since making that change, he has found time to walk the 2,180-mile Appalachian Trail from end to end, walk the Camino de Santiago from France to Santiago de Compostela in the west of Spain, become involved in archaeology, earn a black belt in aikido, and pursue several other outdoor and walking activities. For the past 18 years he has explored the New Mexico backcountry, looking for previously unknown archaeology sites as a volunteer for the Bureau of Land Management. He is the author of Long Distance Hiking on the Appalachian Trail for the Older Adventurer, The Gentle Art of Wandering, The Bisbee Stairs, and a blog on walking and wandering at gentleartofwandering.com. David lives in Albuquerque with his wife, Claudia, and his three dogs, Paddy, Petey, and Sparky. To contact David Ryan or receive hike updates, please visit 60hikesabq.com.Stephen Ausherman has worked as a public-health assistant in Iraq, Nigeria, Kenya, and Tanzania; a teacher in Korea and China; and a journalist in India and the United States. He was a writer-in-residence at Buffalo National River in Arkansas, Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming, and Bernheim Forest in Kentucky, and an artist-in-residence for Cornucopia Art Center in Minnesota, Blue Sky Project in Illinois, and Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts. Born in China and raised in North Carolina, Stephen took an unscheduled detour to Albuquerque in 1996. He has lived there ever since.

• Overview MapMap LegendAcknowledgmentsForewordPreface60 Hikes by CategoryIntroductionGREATER ALBUQUERQUEBall RanchCanyon Estates–Faulty TrailsCarlito SpringsCorrales Acequias and Bosque PreserveKasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National MonumentLa Luz Trail to the Crest and TramPetroglyph National Monument: Piedras MarcadasPetroglyph National Monument: The VolcanoesPiedra Lisa Trailhead OptionsPino TrailRio Grande Nature Center–Bosque/Ditch WalkThree Gun–Embudo Trails: Up-and-Over-the-Sandias AdventureValle de Oro National Wildlife RefugeEAST OF THE MOUNTAINSArmijo Trail–Cienega SpringDel Agua OverlookFourth of July Canyon–Cerro BlancoGolden Open SpaceMars Court Trailhead–David CanyonRed CanyonSabino Canyon and Juan Tomas Open SpacesSan Pedro Mountains Mining AreaTree Spring–Crest TrailGREATER SANTA FEBandelier National Monument: Falls TrailBorrego TrailCanada de la CuevaCerrillos Hills State ParkDiablo Canyon–BuckmanHyde Memorial State ParkLa Cieneguilla Petroglyph Site and CanonLower Water Canyon–Lion Cave TrailsNambe LakePuerto Nambe–Santa Fe BaldyTwin HillsWhite Rock Canyon: Red Dot/Blue Dot TrailsNORTHWEST OF ALBUQUERQUECabezon PeakContinental Divide Trail (CDT): Deadman PeaksGuadalupe OutlierHoliday MesaLa Lena WSA: Empedrado Ridge–CDTMcCauley Hot SpringsOjito Wilderness: Hoodoo TrailOjito Wilderness: Seismosaurus TrailPaliza Canyon Goblin ColonySan Ysidro Trials AreaStable MesaValles Caldera National PreserveWhite Ridge Bike Trails AreaSOUTH AND WEST OF ALBUQUERQUEAbo Pass AreaCanada del OjoEl Cerro TomeEl Malpais National Monument: Sandstone BluffsHerrera MesaHidden MountainMonte Largo CanyonMount Taylor: Gooseberry SpringSan Lorenzo CanyonSevilleta National Wildlife RefugeSierra LadronesTrigo CanyonWater Canyon Wildlife AreaAppendix A: Public LandsAppendix B: Everything Else You Need to Know About New MexicoIndexAbout the Authors