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Windsor Trail

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Windsor Trail - Santa Fe New Mexico Mountain Bike Trails

A wonderful downhill adventure along the Tesuque Creek drainage. A highly touted and very popular ride, the Windsor Trail is 10 miles of excellent, downhill singletrack through tall pine and aspen trees along beautiful Tesuque Creek. The ride starts at a staggering 10,300 feet above sea level and drops 3,400 feet in 10 miles to County Road 72A near the small town of Tesuque. The trail follows along the picturesque Tesuque Creek, starting out in dense pines and dropping down through stands of tall aspens into a small, open meadow filled with willows and wildflowers and ending in the piñon and juniper hills near Tesuque. The ride is popular as a downhill run and for good reason. Excellent singletrack; long downhills on smooth, fast tread; creek crossings; short technical sections; and did I mention you lose 3,400 feet of elevation in 10 miles! With popularity comes heavy use, and the Windsor Trail is starting to show signs of erosion and abuse. Trail surface: Singletrack with a short section of dirt roads.

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Trail Statistics & Information

Activity Type: Mountain Biking
Nearby City: Santa Fe
Length: 10 total miles
Elevation Gain: 300 feet
Trail Type: Point-to-point
Skill Level: Moderate with a few short climbs
Duration: 1.5 to 2.5 hours
Season: Late May to late October
Trailhead Elevation: 10,000 feet
Top Elevation: 10,300 feet
Local Contacts: Santa Fe National Forest
Local Maps: USGS Santa Fe County
Topo Map: Windsor Trail Topographic Map
Guide Book: Mountain Biking Northern New Mexico Guide Book
Driving Directions: View Guide
Trail Directions: View Guide
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Tim

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Date of Trip: 6/19/2006

The trail is blast. We hit the trail about 4:00pm on a Friday and encoutere…
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Weather Conditions

  1. Rest Of Tonight
    Mostly clear. Windy. Lows in the 40s to upper 50s. Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 45 mph.

  2. Friday
    Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph. Caution advised on area lakes.

  3. Friday Night
    Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.

  4. Saturday
    Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the mid to upper 80s.

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Mountain Biking Northern New Mexico
Mountain Biking Northern New Mexico

by Bob D'Antonio (Falcon Publishing)

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