Review Date
April 9, 2007

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: boisebomber ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
most reviews say it all....i would simply add....90% rock to loose rock. the so -called moab like sections are sharp, jagged limestone, quite a bit different from relatively smooth moab type sandstone. elevation of 4500'-5000' make it a littel hard on sea-level dwellers.
still a great ride with lots of trials.

Review Date
January 14, 2007

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: glassphisheye ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
Trails are good and getting better. New trails are popping up all the time. There are now some good freeride trails with ladder drops, teeter totters and wooden bridges to conquer. There are also some great classic trails like tin mine, little moab, spinal tap, Mabery etc. Most trails have a low degree of technical challenge though they are very fun.

Recommended Route:
Negotiator to lower Mabery and over to peak two, then little Moab to Tin Mine.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Utep trails are sick! lots of tech and wooden obstacles. Rough Rider Canyon, Cloudcroft, Dog Canyon, Boozers, Stanton trails.

Review Date
October 7, 2006

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 2 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: blainefree ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
I grew up in Denver, CO and recently moved here to El Paso. I was unsure what to expect from a mountain biking standpoint. So far, I am pretty pleased; however, some recent rainstorms in the area have really taken a toll on the trails around El Paso. These Redd Road trails are pretty fun, although the terrain is very inconsistent. Sometimes you are riding in deep gravel, other times on sand, and yet other times you are riding on firm rock staircases almost like Moab, UT. The most fun is obviously the latter and you can find the moab-like conditions toward the top of the trail system close to Trans-mountain road. There are some very challenging and technical single track trails in this area near Transmountain road. If you are on top of your game, you can conquer the trails both uphill and down without dismounting your bike; however, the cacti on both sides of the singletrack can intimidate you pretty easily, because one mistake and you bite it, you are toast in the cactus. I mostly ride by myself and I have to admit there is one part of the trail that I dismount and hike past because there is probably a 30-40% chance I will be in the cacti and I am not having that. Anywhere else in the country it is just another bruised shin or knee but on this trail the stakes are a bit higher. I also rode past a nervous rattle snake on the way down. I thought I blew my tire since it sounded like a big gust of air coming out of my tire. I looked to my rear tire and I saw the snake. The thing about El Paso riding that has most impressed me though is how pretty the desert is. Maybe it is because of the recent rainstorms I mentioned earlier, but the wide variert of desert flowers and cacti make for a truly unique mountain biking environment.

Recommended Route:
Take Redd Road until it ends near Helen of Troy Road. The trailhead is visible at the end of Redd Road. Take the jeep trail up toward transmountain road. After about .50 to .75 miles take a left at the first single track trail you see. Go through the arroyo valley and head up the first mesa. Keep following the trail which is at times single track and other times a jeep trail (double track). Follow up till you see a single track trail on the right going up a little mountain peak. That is where the little system of fun moab like trails are. Enjoy.

Review Date
February 13, 2006

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: Heckler10812 ,  Downhiller

Summary:
The Gilberts Trails are Now commonley known as the Redd Road Trails and are just as good as ever, A lot of home building HAS destroyed a lot of the lower trails like the trail to the pumpkin , & Dead Valentines trail ..But a lot of new trails have popped up as well like p2 & pause & reflect along with all the old favorites like Lechugilla Trail , The Worm , Brujos Garden , Mayberry , Etc...If you tried to connect all the trails at redd road it would probabley be a good 20 to 30 mile ride, Needless to say there is still plenty to ride at Redd Road from XC to FREERIDE.......

Recommended Route:
To access the trails exit redd road from Interstate 10 on the west side of el paso , Take redd road toward the mountain range past the high School and past Westwind Keep going on redd road until you see a street on the right named Dakota Ridge , Take a right on Dakota Ridge and follow the street until it ends at the top , Park anywhere in the area at the top of dakota ridge st... You can access the single track from here ....The good thing about the redd road trails is its hard to get lost because the trails sit on the side of the mountain , So in other words you gotta go up to come down , so any trail you take will most likly bring you back to where you started.....

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Franklin Mountain State Park , Monks Trails , Arroyo Park, UTEP Trails, The "Outback" , Rough Rider Canyon Freeride Park , Donna Anna Trails , A Mountain , Sierra Vista Trail

Review Date
May 31, 2005

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: BlurRider ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
The trails out here are great but unfortunately we have lost a lot of the trails due to the all the new home construction. Many of the old trails are still out there but getting to them is not as fun as it used too. You can still start at the Lechuguilla trail at the bottom but you have to know how to get there. From there you can go to the Worm, Milo's Revenge and the Altar, these trails are very technical and not for beginners, then down to the Rock Pile. Or you can bypass all of this and go straight to the Rock Pile.

The best way to start out here now is to drive to the end of Dakota Ridge which is the last street at the end of Redd Rd to your right. From there you can start towards the pallet and you can either take Mayberry or Little Moab which are both fun rides. From there you can take other trails to prolong your ride.

Recommended Route:
To get to the Lechuguilla trail park at the end of Helen of Troy. Once there ride your bike on the unpaved street to the first street and take a left and ride up for about two blocks until you see an empty corner block on your right and go in there until you see the trail. To start at the top of Dakota Ridge go on Redd Rd until it ends and take a right on Dakota Ridge and keep going until it ends. From there you can see the single track just follow it and go where ever you please.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Monks, Dona Ana in Las Cruces, Tom Mays State Park