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Alien Run Trail Mountain Bike Trail
Aztec, New Mexico
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
2 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 6/1/08 by MtnByker |
Difficulty:  Intermediate |
| Length: 8 miles | Global Rank: #1853 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Loop |
| Ridden: 14 | Wishlist: 8 |
| Elevation Gain/Loss: +701/-764 ft |
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Description: This trail has a little bit of everything on beautiful single track. This mountain bike only trail has a great flow and twists through the pinon pine forest on the North side of Hart Canyon. Lots of short little grunt hills and then it swoops you down through some slick rock areas on the canyons edge. A couple short sections with some baby head rocks pop up to keep you honest. A handful of manageable sandy spots develop during the dry part of summer but they are no big deal. Ride the route counter clockwise for a great 8.5 mile blast! This trail is well marked. Bring plenty of water as none is available in the area. Legend says that in 1948 a alien spacecraft with sixteen humanoid bodies crashed in the hills outside Aztec NM and a marker has been erected at the supposed crash site. This trail is named after this conspiratorial event and takes you right by the marker. http://www.aztecufo.com/crash.htm
Description: This trail has a little bit of everything on beautiful single track. This mountain bike only trail has a great flow and twists through the pinon pine forest on the North side of Hart Canyon. Lots of short little grunt hills and then it swoops you down through some slick rock areas on the canyons edge. A couple short sections with some baby head rocks pop up to keep you honest. A handful of manageable sandy spots develop during the dry part of summer but they are no big deal. Ride the route counter clockwise for a great 8.5 mile blast! This trail is well marked. Bring plenty of water as none is available in the area. Legend says that in 1948 a alien spacecraft with sixteen humanoid bodies crashed in the hills outside Aztec NM and a marker has been erected at the supposed crash site. This trail is named after this conspiratorial event and takes you right by the marker. http://www.aztecufo.com/crash.htm
added on June 1, 2008 by 
TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by DurangoMtBikeTours on October 13, 2011
Located about 40 minutes south of Durango, The 5 and 10 mile loop of the Alien Run Trail is a great ride for anyone starting mountain biking. Mostly flat with slight elevation changes, this trail takes you through single track and a variety of terrain. The 9 miles of the "outer Limits" can add up to 3 more hours to the ride. It is a lot more technical and up and down. Legend says that in 1948 an alien spacecraft with 16 humanoid bodies crashed in the hills outside Aztec, NM. A marker has been erected at the supposed crash site. The trail is named after this event
reviewed by padoven on February 23, 2009
Road this trail on February 23. It was to muddy yet from snowmelt. Seems like it would be a fun trail when conditions are good.
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