La Luz Trail

Trail description

An 8.1 km climb of about 680 m on the upper La Luz Trail (Trail 137), from about 2,720 m up the west face of the Sandia Mountains to Sandia Crest above Albuquerque. The whole trail runs about eight miles (13 km) from the La Luz Trailhead to Sandia Crest or the Sandia Peak Tramway, with 1,151 m of elevation gain. It passes through four climatic life zones among the granite cliffs and spires of the west face. The views take in Albuquerque, the cinder cones of the Albuquerque Volcanoes and Mount Taylor.

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