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Sand Canyon Mountain Biking Trail
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Sand Canyon Trail passes a number of Anasazi structures on its way to the Sand Canyon Pueblo, a large cluster of buildings home to a group of these ancient people. Riders travel through rich desert landscape, with cactus, piñon-juniper forest, and red sandstone as the cornerstones of the scenery. Sand Canyon Pueblo itself is up a series of sandy switchbacks, and it is recommended that visitors walk the last few miles instead of biking this technically difficult segment, if they wish to visit the site.
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The Basics |
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Location: |
In Canyons of the Ancients National Monument in southwest Colorado |
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| Technical Difficulty: |
Beginner
Intermediate
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| Aerobic Difficulty: |
Easy |
| Length: |
7.2 miles round-trip |
| Elevation: |
650 feet |
| Time to Allow: |
1 hour |
| Season: |
April to October |
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Directions to Trailhead |
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From Cortez, head south on US 160. Turn right on McElmo Canyon Road and travel for 13 miles to the Sand Canyon trailhead.
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