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Best New Mexico Mountain Bike Trails

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283 Trails in New Mexico

Rank	Trail Name	Difficulty	Length (mi)	Rating	City
251.	The Hills		3.0		Roswell
252.	Twisted Tree (Mariposa Fat Bike Trails)		2.0		Rio Rancho
253.	Jack Rabbit Ridge (Mariposa Fat Bike Trails)		2.0		Rio rancho
254.	Taint Torture (Mariposa Fat Bike Trails)		3.0		Rio rancho
255.	Lung Igniter Trail (Mariposa Fat Bike Trails)		1.0		Rio Rancho
256.	Cabresto Lake Road/Lake Fork Trail		5.0		Questa
257.	Cordova Canyon Trail #17		4.0		Taos
258.	Mikes Downhill (Mariposa Fat Bike Trails)		2.0		Rio rancho
259.	Water Canyon		5.0		Los Alamos
260.	Red River Ski Area Downhill Trail		5.0		Red River
261.	Hike-a-Bike (Northside At Taos Ski Valley)		1.0		Taos Ski Valley
262.	Bull-of-the-Woods Mountain Road (Northside At Taos Ski Valley)		3.0		Taos Ski Valley
263.	La Vista Verde Trail		1.0		Taos
264.	Urban ride		8.0		Alamogordo
265.	Mallette Canyon Trail		0.0		Red River
266.	4th of July Canyon Trail		4.0		Red River
267.	Salazar Trail #14		3.0		Cebolla
268.	Martinez Canyon Trail #49		7.0		Cebolla
269.	Burns Lake Trail FR 801		4.0		Tierra Amarilla
270.	Sardinas Canyon Trail #12		9.0		Taos
271.	Rio Chiquito Trail #121		6.0		Taos
272.	Policarpio Trail #13		6.0		Taos
273.	Picuris Peak Trail #114		4.0		Taos
274.	Osha Canyon Trail #20		7.0		Taos
275.	Gallegos Peak Trail #182		3.0		Taos
276.	Gallegos Canyon Trail #4		3.0		Taos
277.	Flechado Canyon Trail #7		3.0		Taos
278.	Camino Real Trail #3		3.0		Vadito
279.	Buena Suerte Trail #170		3.0		Taos
280.	Bear Mountain Trail #28		3.0		Taos
281.	Sawmill Wagon Road Trail #243 (Fort Bayard Trail System)		7.0		Bayard
282.	Cañon de Valle		3.0		Los Alamos
283.	Johnson Hill		0.0		Pueblitos

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