Manzano Mountain Epic

October 6th, 2012

Donnie Cole
is the ride coordinator/owner for this event.
He will handle any proposed route changes,
pre-rides, event day sign-in/sign-out, etc.
Thanks Donnie!!!

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No more than 74 people allowed for this event!
Please make sure to read all rules for this.  This is fully unsupported and you will need to be self-sufficient in order to complete this. 
The rules are located HERE. 

When: Saturday, October 6th, 2012 at 7:00am (Start riding at 7am)

Where: Cedro Campground (Click here for Google map)

What: Epic Mountain Bike Endurance Event of approx 45 miles (loop1) , 35 miles (loop 2) or  80 miles (both loops) and with approx 10K of climbing for both loops.

GPS Track in GPX format: 
  – No warranty, express or implied, use at your own discretion.
 - Some Garmin users  can download directly into their supported devices from the Garmin Connect pages below. Currently does not work for the Edge 500. Be sure to test “Do course” to make sure the track dowloaded properly. 
 - You can also export the track to GPX from these pages, load into TopoFusion and then download to your GPS. Use this option for non Garmin users and those that above option dosen’t work.

   – MME Loop 1 on Garmin Connect
   – MME Loop 2 on Garmin Connect
   – MME Loop Full course on Garmin Connect
     (Note this track was spliced together from many other tracks,
       so the specs other than miles and climbing are wacked out)

 - Go here to convert to other GPS formats
 - Go here to download TopoFusion PRO 3.20 Free/Demo

MME Course Profile (click image to see full size)

 

 

 

MME Route Description

Use of a GPS is highly recommened for this course

 

MME Loop 1

• The trail names and first set of numbers and letter refer to the Two Wheel Drive map
• The trail numbers starting in 06 refer to the Motor Vehicle Use Map Sandia Ranger District. This map is available at the ranger station in Tijeras. Free

Start: From main parking lot of Cedro Group Campground take road out of parking lot up to the tower. Take the single track off the top back down to the road.

1.  At the bottom of the hill the road splits. Stay right 0n FR 542
2. Take FR 542 to Rabbit Run TR./05605
3. Follow Rabbit Run down to the bottom across the road to Power Line TR. 542B/05543. You will come to a split in the trail. Stay Right on Power Line TR. 542B/05543. The trail the turns into double track, you will cross a dirt road and continue up the double. It becomes fairly rocky as you reach the top. This will pop you out on the power line road.
4. When you reach the power line road go left for a short distance until you see an entrance to single track on the right. This is the entrance to Cedro Peak Loop trail.
5. Take this trail down through a couple of sharp switch backs. Shortly after the switch backs you will come to an intersection. Go right and continue on the Cedro Peak Loop Trail/05622 for a while.
6. The next intersection you come to will be for Chamisoso 2/05184. There is a sign here. Go left down Chamisoso Canyon. Right on 05543. Once you have taken Chamisoso all the way down and through the arroyo crossings you will want to look for a trail off to the left and take it. This is the Tunnel Canyon Trail Cut Over and the beginning of the first out and back section. (This trail is not marked and easy to miss. If you do miss it you will end up coming out on Chamisos RD. 462. Go left here which will take you out to Highway 14. Take Highway 14 south to Tunnel Canyon Trail Head.
7. Follow the trail and go through the culvert that takes you under highway 14. Once you are through the culvert you will take the first right then an immediate left on to Tunnel Canyon TR.
8. Follow Tunnel Canyon to Rambo Ridge 268. 
9. Go right up Rambo Ridge all the way out to the military boundary. Just before the boundary sign there is a trail on the left Tio Juanito. Take it. This trail will switch back its way down to the bottom of Otero Canyon.
10. Go left at the bottom and Follow Otero Canyon to Blue Ribbon Trail 236.
11. Go right up Blue Ribbon to a clearing with an intersection at the end. You will want to go straight/left through here continuing on Blue Ribbon. This intersection begins the second out and back section of the course. There is a good chance the slower riders may cross paths with the faster riders so keep your head up. Also remember this intersection. On your way back you will be taking the trail to your right which will drop you back down to Otero Canyon.
12.  Blue Ribbon will pop you out on to a double track. Go left. The double track will take you by the entrance to Three Bottles which is on your left. You will continue strait but that intersection marks the end of two way traffic. You will soon come to an intersection with a trail marker where you will go right on to the single track.
13. Follow this trail for approximately 1 mile. At this point you will want to be looking for an un marked single track off to your right into the tree’s. This trail is called Un Pollo Loco.
14. Un Pollo Loco will eventually take you across a dirt road and to the top of a ridge that you will cross to the entrance to Turkey Trot.
15. Take Turkey Trot down to the bottom of David Canyon, cross the canyon and climb up to Mars Court.
16. Once at Mars Court Take a left on to the single track.
17. Go right on Cajun Turkey, cross the road and continue until you come to a split.
18. At the split stay right and continue until you come to a three way intersection.
19.  At the three way go left through the tree branch arch way on to Three Bottles.
20.  Follow Three Bottles until it pops you out on to the double track.
21.  Go right on to the double track to the entrance to Blue Ribbon TR.( This is one of the out and back sections)
22. Take Blue Ribbon down to the next intersection and go left.
23. This trail will take you down to the bottom of Otero Canyon. There is a split on this trail but you can take either way. They end up in the same spot.
24. Go right down Otero Canyon about 50 yards and take a left back up Tio Juanito.
25. Do the reverse order of the first out and back section. Tio Juanito, Rambo ridge, Tunnel Canyon, Tunnel Canyon Cut Over. This will take you back to Chamisoso.
26.  Go left on Chamisoso to Chamisoso RD. FR 462.
27.  Chamisoso RD. to Coyote TR./05619
28. Coyote Tr. To Five Hills of Death
29. Five Hills of Death left on Brigidy Briggs/05623
30.  Brigidy Briggs left on FR 542
31. From FR 542 make a left at the intersection down to the start/ finish area

 Congratulations, you have just completed loop 1!!

 

MME Loop 2

• The trail names and first set of numbers and letter refer to the Two Wheel Drive map
• The trail numbers starting in 05 refer to the Motor Vehicle Use Map Sandia Ranger District. This map is available at the ranger station in Tijeras. Free

Start: Leave the parking lot and go down the road toward the group camp ground. Across the road from the entrance to the camp is the Cedro Single Track Tr.

1. Follow Cedro Single Track 252B/05625 until you get to252C/ 05627
2. Go right on 252C/05627 down the rocky jeep road to 11/05632
3. Go right on 11/05632 this will lead to a short hike a bike section. Continue on until it intersects with Poker Chip 38/05612
4. Follow Poker Chip 38/05612 across Juan Tomas Rd to Mahogany 6/05618
5. Follow Mahogany 6/05618 to Gambles Oak 44/05618
6. Stay left at Gambles Oak 44/05618 to 05635
7. Go right on 05635 to 05635
8. Go left on 05636 to 05618
9. Go right on 05618 up a rocky climb. After it levels out you will come to an unmarked intersection.
10. Go right at the intersection and soon you will come to another unmarked intersection
11. Stay right and follow the double track until you reach a wide open intersection with a tree in the middle of it. Straight ahead will be the Oak Flat Picnic Ground. At this intersection you will want to make a left then a quick right that will lead you on to a single track.
12. Once on the single track you will go roughly a 100 yards and take a hard left up a short rocky hill.
13. Follow this trail until it dumps you out onto a narrow double track.
14. Go left on the double track and follow it until it dumps you out on to a dirt road.
15. Go left down the dirt road. Toward the bottom of the dirt road you will notice a small berm on your right.
16. Take this berm on the right and it will lead you over to a to a double track
17. Go right on the double track until you see a single track on you left.
18. Take the single track on your left
19. This trail will go from single track to double track a couple of times. You will follow it for a while until you come to a clearing on double track and you see a single track branching off to the right.
20. Take the single track to the right and follow it until it dumps you out on a dirt road.
21. Go left on the dirt road past the dead VW to 05602
22. Go right on 05602 until you get to the intersection of Mahogany tr./Mahogany tr. cut off
23. Go right on Mahogany tr.(which is a dirt road) an follow it to Juan Tomas
24. Go right on Juan Tomas. Take the second left on to Bear Scat 27/05027
25. Take Bear Scat to Harry’s Trail. Look for a wooden post marker on your right.
26. Follow Harry’s Trail until you come to an intersection at the top of a short climb with a couple of fence posts on your left. Go right here.
27. This trail will bring you to a three way intersection. Go left down the hill.
28. As you make your way down take the trail to your left
29. At the bottom of the hill make a hard left up Robins Split 30
30. Take your next hard right down the other side of Robins Split
31. Take your next left on to Robins 2-Track 28
32. At the second intersection veer right down Squirrel Run
33. At the bottom of squire Run go left on Pinyon Tr. 23/05607. Continue on Pinyon Tr. Through the 4 way intersection.
34. Go right on Lone Pine 11C/05628
35. At the bottom of lone pine go right then a quick left on to a single track into the meadow.
36. Go right on 05608. Veer right at the intersection. Don’t go up the rocky jeep road.
37. Take 05608 to Lower Pine 11.1/05606.
38. Follow Lower Pine all the way down to FR 462
39. Go left on FR 462 and follow until turns left on to Meadows 2 Track 12. Make sure you stay on FR 462. There is a hard right to look out for and a few private drives.
40. Take Meadows 2-Track to 252. Go right
41. Go right on Mighty Mule 32/05257 until it comes out onto Five Hills of Death.
42. Five Hills of Death left on Brigidy Briggs/05623
43. Brigidy Briggs left on FR 542
44. From FR 542 make a left at the intersection down to the start/ finish area

Congratulations, you have just completed loop 2!!

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