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Corrales & Alameda Bosque Off-Road Trails

for Biking, Birding, Hiking, Running and Horseback Riding

Including portions of Rio Grande Valley State Park and Albuquerque Open Space District

Note: The old surface of the Paseo del Bosque Trail is being replaced by the city 
from Bridge Blvd. to Alameda Blvd. in the first quarter of 2011.
For more information, see this blog posting.

See also the Sandia Mountains Foothills Mountain Bike Map

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Highlight Corrales Bosque Preserve.

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Highlight Corrales Bosque Deforestation. See note, below.

Trails shown on map are derived from GPS data tracks logged during actual bike rides.
(if you would like a .gpx file of the trails to load into your GPS, drop me a line.)
Note Open Space and/or Park hours and observe posted regulations.
Use trails at your own risk. Be courteous to others. Be a good steward to the land.

    Legend:
  • Green Line: Through hike & bike trail; single-track.
  • Blue Line: Side trail or alternate route; single-track usually.
  • Yellow Line: Conservancy Road not open to motorized vehicles (maintained, graded.)
  • Yellow-Green Line: Conservancy Road (not graded or maintained), double-track trail.
  • Red Line: Part of trail not recommended for bikes due to deep sand or thorns.
  • White Line: Pedestrian trail only; no bikes or horses.
  • Dark Blue Line: Paved trail, no motorized vehicles (includes Paseo del Bosque Recreation Trail.)

  • Parking Area, if gated, check gate hours. Click icons on map for more info.

  •   Wildlife Viewing Area, although much of the bosque could be so designated.

  •   No Entry Area, such as plant restoration zone in bosque burn areas.

  • Note or Caution, click map icon for details

Featured Trail: Corrales Bosque Trail

The main, single-track trail from the northwest end of the Alameda Bridge, north up through the Corrales Bosque, to where Arroyo de las Lomitas Negras is channeled into the river is highly recommended for its scenic beauty and riding pleasure. It winds between cottonwood trees and across meadows with occasional views of the Rio Grande and Sandia Mountains.

Great bird watching opportunities abound; see the birding pages. In mid to late summer there are patches of trail that become quite sandy and other small stretches that are overgrown by alfalfa that can reach over your head.

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Trail Length: From Alameda Bridge to arroyo approximately 6.5 miles (via the relatively straight levee road it's 5.7 mi.) Be courteous to other trail users.

Notice: Mid-February 2008 I discovered that the project to remove alien plant species (such as Russian Olive and Tamerisk) from the Corrales Bosque Preserve was in full "progress." Much to my dismay the use of heavy equipment to clear the underbrush and trees is extensive and has resulted in destruction of the trail in many places. Consequently, the trail map below may be out of date in the area bounded in red. I don't know how far north the destruction goes, as I lost heart and turned back. See map layer labelled "Deforestation."


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Trail Overlays, Trails, and Descriptions ©2007 BosqueBill.com
KML & KMZ files generated using GoogleEarth, v. 4.1 (not 4.2)
The Map file was last modified on: June 30, 2011 at 10:54 am.
The Trails file was last modified on: November 03, 2008 at 4:07 pm.
The Features file was last modified on: September 13, 2007 at 8:49 am.
The Photos file was last modified on: September 11, 2007 at 8:39 am.
The Parking file was last modified on: September 16, 2007 at 9:45 am.
The Services file was last modified on: September 07, 2007 at 4:15 pm.
The Corrales file was last modified on: September 07, 2007 at 4:26 pm.
The Deforestation file was last modified on: February 16, 2008 at 9:00 am.
The RGVsp file was last modified on: September 23, 2007 at 11:32 am.