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A nice ride west of grindstone lake in Ruidoso.


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Map Key

5.8

Miles

9.3

KM

Singletrack

7,366' 2,245 m

High

6,899' 2,103 m

Low

578' 176 m

Up

642' 196 m

Down

4%

Avg Grade (2°)

15%

Max Grade (9°)

Dogs Unknown

E-Bikes Unknown

Need to Know

You'll need an advance parking reservation from the Ruidoso Parks & Rec department website to park at Grindstone Lake on weekends during the summer. $10/day (2021). Ruidoso, Lincoln County, and New Mexico residents can purchase annual passes for $10/20/30 (2021).

Description

Right around the top of the trail 2 miles in there will be access to other trails to the west. There is a good trail map at the parking area. The upper trails are color coded. This is the primary trail..Enjoy!

Contacts

Shared By:

David Lopez with improvements by Lost Justpastnowhere

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  4.5 from 26 votes

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Trail Rankings

#9

in New Mexico

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Photos

A beautiful bit of trail around Grindstone Lake.
Oct 26, 2020 near Ruidoso, NM
A view of Grindstone Lake.
Apr 1, 2014 near Ruidoso, NM
Grindstone lake, 1.5 hours from the starting point.
Jun 25, 2017 near Ruidoso, NM
Up high, looking down.
May 27, 2018 near Ruidoso, NM
Nice area!
Mar 31, 2014 near Ruidoso, NM
Easy section of trail off Mescalero fire road
May 27, 2018 near Ruidoso, NM
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Check-Ins

Jun 10, 2020
diego ramos
Jul 9, 2019
Kevin Jkdriver
not as young as I feel. LOL 6mi
Jul 1, 2019
Kelly Heath
Aug 5, 2018
diego ramos
Jun 4, 2018
Cameron Swenson
2.5mi
Jan 6, 2018
Tony Reyes
First time on this trail. Well designed, very rideable, and some interesting variety.
Sep 5, 2017
Charles Harmon
12.2mi
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