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Sandia Mountain Hiking Guide, Revised and Expanded Edition
by Mike Coltrin
Published by: University of New Mexico Press
Winner of the 2020 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award for Sports/Recreation
This classic hiking guide to Albuquerque's Sandia Mountain is completely updated with color photographs, up-to-date trail descriptions, detailed maps, additional GPS data, and modified difficulty ratings for many of the featured hikes. This expanded edition also includes seven new trail descriptions, two dozen "Family Friendly" outings for hikers of all ages and abilities, and insightful "Safety First" considerations for moderate-to-difficult trails. The beautiful hikes described here, including round-trip distances, total about three hundred miles. Individual entries detail the length, elevation gain, and degree of difficulty for each trail. The author also provides detailed directions to trailheads and describes the trail terrain, scenic viewpoints, vegetation, and neighboring trails. Twenty-six contour maps of the trails throughout the Sandias are included in the interior. Additionally, a stand-alone, water-resistant, color map of the mountain trail system has been updated to accompany the hiking guide.
Mike Coltrin is a physical chemist by training and a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories. He has enjoyed hiking in the Sandia Mountains for more than twenty years.
"Arguably nobody knows the hiking trails of the Sandia Mountains better than Coltrin--and he's written a book to prove it."--Rio Rancho Observer
"Ever the scientist, Coltrin kept a hiking diary, logging the trails he completed and the highlights he observed. That paved the way for his book--a compendium of sixty trails, including eight to ten new or revised routes in the second edition."--Albuquerque the Magazine
"For those planning to visit this area and hike the Sandias, this is a must-have guide."--Robert E. Hoopes, Wildlife Activist
"Mike Coltrin supplies lots of bells and whistles, including a color foldout map, black-and-white topographical maps, color photos, and background on geology, geography, history, and climate. But more importantly, he supplies the essentials. . . . For him, hiking clearly is as much avocation as vocation."--The Independent (Edgewood, New Mexico)
List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction to the Revised and Expanded Edition
General Information
Sandia Mountains
Life Zones
Geology
Human Habitation
Administration
Animal Life
Hiking in the Sandias
What to Take Along
Hiking Safety
Help Preserve the Mountains
Enjoying the Sandias
How to Use This Guide
Trail Descriptions
Cienega Trail (#148)
Cienega Nature Trail (#96) / Acequia Trail (#227)
Armijo Trail (#222)
Sulphur Canyon Trail (#281)
Bill Spring Trail (#196)
Faulty Trail (#195)
Oso Corredor Trail (#265)
Tree Spring Trail (#147)
Tecolote Trail (#264)
Balsam Glade Nature Trail
10K Trail (#200)
Ellis Trail (#202)
Osha Loop Trail (#201)
Crest Spur Trail (#84)
Chimney Canyon Route (#137A)
Crest Nature Trail (#98)
Peak Nature Trail (#97)
Peñasco Blanco Trail (#334)
Sandia Cave Trail (#72)
Osha Spring Trail (#247)
Crest Trail (#130)
Ojo del Orno Trail (#130B)
Agua Sarca Trail (#231)
Strip Mine Trail (#51)
Del Agua Trail (#248)
La Luz Trail (#137)
Piedra Lisa Trail (#135)
Piedra Lisa-La Luz Link (#137C)
La Cueva Trail (#83)
Tramway Trail (#82)
Foothills Trail (#365)
Domingo Baca Trail (#230)
Pino Trail (#140)
Embudito Trail (#192)
Embudo Trail (#193)
Three Gun Spring Trail (#194)
Hawk Watch Trail (#215)
CCC Trail (#214)
Cañoncito Trail (#150)
Bart's Trail (#225)
Other Hiking Routes
Cienega Horse Bypass (#266)
North Mystery Trail
Palomas Peak Trail
North Sandia Peak
Capulin Peak Trail
Challenge Trail (#233)
Survey Trail (#203)
Sandia Crest Area
Boundary Loop Trail
Juan Tabo Canyon
Juan Tabo Cabin Trail
Rincon Spur Trail
Fletcher Trail
Movie Trail
Elena Gallegos Picnic Area and Albert G. Simms Park
Whitewash Trail
Embudo Horse Bypass (#193A)
South Sandia Peak
Mano Trail
Eye of the Sandias
Carlito Springs
Ojito de San Antonio
Appendix One. Summary of Trails
Appendix Two. Trails Listed by Difficulty
Appendix Three. Family-Friendly Hikes
Appendix Four. Sandia Mountain GPS Data
Additional Reading
Also Of Interest
