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Greater Albuquerque Recreational Trails Committee

Information about the Greater Albuquerque Recreational Trails Committee.

The Greater Albuquerque Recreational Trails Committee (GARTC) supports, encourages, and advises local, state, and federal agencies to set priorities to optimize the use of appropriated funding for the purpose of developing new, while maintaining and renovating older, trail networks throughout the greater Albuquerque Metropolitan region. The committee reviews plans and projects that will impact trails, providing comments from the users' point of view; encourages governmental entities to acquire and utilize right-of-way; and helps to update and fulfill the objectives of the Trails and Bikeways Facility Plan.

GARTC consists of eight citizen members, including representatives from the following user groups: equestrians, physically challenged, pedestrians & hikers, off road mountain bicyclists, active elderly, and runners & joggers. The committee also includes two at-large members representing the east and west sides of the Rio Grande.

Meeting Schedule

Meetings are open to the general public.

Date Location Time Agenda
January 19, 2021 Zoom 3:30 PM Jan. 19, 2021 Agenda
February 16, 2021 Zoom 3:30 PM Feb. 16, 2021 Agenda
March 9, 2021 Zoom 4:00 PM  
April 20, 2021 Zoom 3:30 PM April 20, 2021 Agenda
May 18, 2021 Zoom 3:30 PM Meeting cancelled - no quorum
June 8, 2021 Zoom 4:00 PM Meeting cancelled - no quorum
July 20, 2021 Zoom 3:30 PM July 20, 2021 Agenda
August 20, 2021 Zoom 3:30 PM  
September 14, 2021 Zoom 4:00 PM Sept. 14, 2021 Agenda
October 19, 2021 Zoom 3:30 PM Oct. 19, 2021 Agenda
November 16, 2021 Zoom 3:30 PM Nov. 16, 2021 Agenda
December 21, 2021 Zoom 3:30 PM Dec. 21, 2021 Agenda
February 17, 2022 Zoom 3:30 PM Feb. 17, 2022 Agenda
March 17, 2022 Zoom 3:30 PM March 17, 2022 Agenda
April 21, 2022 Zoom 3:30 PM Cancelled
May 19, 2022 Zoom 3:30 PM May 19, 2022 Agenda
June 16, 2022 Zoom 3:30 PM Cancelled
July 21, 2022 Zoom 3:30 PM July 21, 2022 Agenda
August 18, 2022 Zoom 3:30 PM Agenda
Sept 15, 2022 Zoom 3:30 PM  
October 20, 2022 Zoom 3:30 PM  
November 17, 2022 Zoom 3:30 PM  
December 15, 2022 Zoom 3:30 PM
January 24, 2023 Zoom 4:00 PM Jan. 24, 2023 Agenda
February 28, 2023 Zoom 4:00 PM Feb. 28, 2023 Agenda
March 21, 2023 Zoom 4:00 PM Cancelled
April 18, 2023 Zoom 4:00 PM  
May 16, 2023 Zoom 4:00 PM May 16, 2023 Agenda
June 20, 2023 Zoom 4:00 PM  
July 18, 2023 Zoom 4:00 PM  
August 15, 2023 Zoom 4:00 PM  
September 19, 2023 Zoom 4:00 PM  
October 17, 2023 Zoom 4:00 PM  
November 28, 2023 Zoom 4:00 PM  
December 19, 2023 Zoom 4:00 PM  

Greater Albuquerque Trail Map Resources

The City of Albuquerque has more than 400 miles of bike paths and trails. Interactive and printable maps can be found on the Bicycling page. Note that listed trails are for the enjoyment of all non-motorized users.

Albuquerque Open space, a Division of the Parks and Recreation Department, maintains a range of helpful maps for both paved and soft surface trails throughout the Albuquerque area.

The Sandia Mountain Trail network, located within the Cibola National Forest and Sandia Mountain Wilderness areas on the east side of Albuquerque, offers soft surface trails along the foothills and up to Sandia Crest.

The Manzanita Mountains trail system is located east of Albuquerque and south of the town of Tijeras. It includes a vast network of soft surface trails.

Petroglyph National Monument is located on the west side of Albuquerque and offers a number of recreational trails that wind along a series of extinct volcanoes.

The Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge is located seven miles from downtown Albuquerque. At 570 acres, it is the southwest's first urban wildlife refuge.

The following hiking and walking guides offer useful information about trails in the greater Albuquerque area:

  • Sandia Mountain Hiking Guide (Mike Coltrin, 2005)
  • 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles of Albuquerque (Stephen Ausherman, 2012)
  • 60 Short Hikes in the Sandia Foothills (Tamara Massong, 2018)
  • Walking Albuquerque (Stephen Ausherman, 2015)