New Mexico · Cross-country skiing · Near Santo Domingo Pueblo

Switchback Trail

0.4 mi
round trip
74 ft
climb
10,413 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Is Switchback Trail open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Sandia Ranger District. It doesn't name Switchback Trail, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).

  • Area Closure for Recreation Residence Structures and Property at 91 Casa Loma Road

    Agency closure covering Sandia Ranger District · Order 03-03-05-26-14 · USFS · Sandia Ranger District

  • Area Closure for Recreation Residence Structures and Property at 69 Casa Loma Road

    Agency closure covering Sandia Ranger District · Order 03-03-05-26-13 · USFS · Sandia Ranger District

  • Area Closure for Sandia Crest “Switchback” Hazard Tree and Fuel Reduction Project

    Agency closure covering Sandia Ranger District · Order 03-03-05-26-02 · USFS · Sandia Ranger District

  • Sandia Ranger District Road & Area Closure for National Forest Road 462 Maintenance

    Agency alert covering Sandia Ranger District · Order 03-03-05-26-24 · USFS · Sandia Ranger District

  • Mountainair and Sandia Ranger Districts Stage 1 Fire Restriction Lifted

    Agency alert covering Sandia Ranger District · Order 03-03-00-26-20 · USFS · Sandia Ranger District

As of · Source: USFS · Sandia Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Switchback Trail is a short out-and-back route on the Sandia Ranger District of Cibola National Forest in New Mexico, about 0.42 miles long and rising 74 feet from a low point of 10,326 feet to a high of 10,413 feet. The Forest Service manages the surrounding land, and the trail makes an easy addition to a day of cross-country skiing or snowshoeing in this part of the forest. The route pairs naturally with other ski trails that sit just 0.1 mile away, including South Crest Trail, Kiwanis Meadow Trail and Service Road 488. For a change of pace, the Challenge hike is also about a tenth of a mile off. Dogs are allowed on the trail.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Campbell Scout Ranch

    Campground

    Campground · 4.9 mi from the trail
  • If it rainsJim Legans, Jr from Albuquerque, New Mexico, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Tinkertown Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 5.0 mi from Santo Domingo Pueblo

    Folk art museum in Sandia Park, New Mexico

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Jim Legans, Jr from Albuquerque, New Mexico, CC BY 2.0 (commons)

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