About mountain biking in McKinley County

McKinley County, New Mexico has 25 named trails tagged for mountain biking, covering 65.5 miles, an average of 2.6 miles each. The longest is Forest Service Road 239A, at 11.1 miles. 3 run 5 miles or longer.

What the mountain biking trails in McKinley County are like

By length, 8 are under a mile, 14 run 1 to 5 miles, and 3 are 5 miles or longer. 3 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Large loop of the High Desert Trail System, at 5.4 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 9 easy and 16 moderate. Of the 24 with measured elevation, Sawmill climbs the most, about 877 ft.

All 25 mountain biking trails, longest first

Forest Service Road 239AHikeMTB11.1 mi Forest Service Road 239HikeMTB7.1 mi Large loop of the High Desert Trail SystemHikeMTB5.4 mi Laguna Bonita RoadHikeMTB4.7 mi SawmillHikeMTB4.1 mi Northeastern portion of High Desert Trail SystemHikeMTB3.7 mi County Line Trail - BIA 1001HikeMTB3.6 mi Middle loop of High Desert Trail SystemHikeMTB3.4 mi PlushHikeMTB3.2 mi Western loop of High Desert Trail SystemHikeMTB2.5 mi Strawberry CanyonHikeMTB2.2 mi Eastern loop of High Desert Trail SystemHikeMTB2.0 mi TorreonHikeMTB1.9 mi Forest Service 51 RoadHikeMTB1.6 mi Indian Service Rd.- BIA 1002MTB1.6 mi Lower PlushHikeMTB1.5 mi Indian Service Rd. - BIA 1003MTB1.3 mi Indian Service Rd. - BIA1002MTB0.8 mi Trail 02425HikeMTB0.7 mi Forest Service 239K1 RoadHikeMTB0.7 mi Mentmore entrance to High Desert Trail SystemHikeMTB0.6 mi Forest Service 239 RoadHikeMTB0.5 mi Sawmill ShortcutHikeMTB0.5 mi Forest Service Road 239JHikeMTB0.4 mi Continental Divide TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi

← All McKinley County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.