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Talpas Traverse
1 reviews
4 of 5
A nice ride in the Taos foothills. This trail is an out and back from either end for a total of seven miles. It has a nice balance of ups and downs making it a great trail for intermediate riders and beginners wanting to sharpen their skils. It is a grunt to get to the trailhead, pick up a map from a bike shop in Taos for details. To reach it, ride up Ojitos and count 11 humps AFTER you pass the two pipes sticking up. Then, look for the trail going off to the right. Access is from the highway below the black water tank, or, use the South Boundry / Devisadero trailhead on 64 for better parking. If riding up from S. Bourdry, stay right at the switchback, downhill to Ojitos.
Summary: First off, if you forget to begin counting humps AFTER the two steel pipe/posts on Ojitos you will get to ride up and down the Ojitos looking for the trail. The down part is fun. The up part gets a little boring the second or third time. Doh!
Once you find the trailhead for Talpas Traverse you will enjoy a challenging piece of singletrack that flows well and almost seems to have as much downhill as uphill in both directions. Almost.
If you ride in from the S.Boundry / Devisadero trailhead parking you will have quite a climbout back to S.Boundry after a short, downhill run on Ojitos. There could easily be a connector built between the turn off S.Boundry to Talpas Traverse, but there is none at this time, so you go down and back up.
This is a fun desert singletrack trail with just enough cover to provide some shade. It is often a good alternative when the rains are pounding the trails in the mountains.
Recommended Route: I've only ridden it from the Ojitos Trail out to Talpas and back. It works for me. Either way would be as fun.
Other recommended trails in the same area: Ojitos up to South Boundry and back down. About a ten mile loop. Expert.
Trails on BLM land at the end of the road that goes to the golf course West off the hiway as you travel South from Taos. Not all that challenging, but great views of the two river gorges meeting. Fun desert riding. Park at the end of the road and go around the fence. Developer is okay with bikes and horses accessing trails across their sixty acres (as per local I met at trailhead). Beginner to intermediate.
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