This months' TITS is the Permimeter Trail in Los Alamos, New Mexico. It's the end of the summer so I'm trying to squeeze in a few more rides before the snow starts falling. There were still a few wildflowers out for this rideThe perimeter trial is located in an area that was pretty much torched during the Cerro Grande Fire and circumnavigates the town on the west and south sides. Althought his trail is the closest to town, it is probably the most difficult to find.
Starting from Richards Rd and Diamomond Dr head west for a half mile of so until you see a brown carsonite trial marker on your left next to a green house. Hike-a-bike down and up the canyon a few hundred yards and you're there - it's technical but all ridable. The trail heads south for a bit but gradually makes it's way north - fun shit. About 1/3 of the way you'll cross Pipeline Road (dirt - closed to vehicles) - it's the second road crossing. From there it's mostly downhill all the way to Rendija Canyon - lot's of of options to make this a huge ride. The last picture (in the woods) is an off-shoot of Perimeter that I call Trail of Tears - because you ride up this thing thinking it's gonna be bad ass and then it ends in a mess of downed trees in a box canyon - dead end - and then you start to cry. The actual trail ends on the north end of town at the cemetary. You can then hook up with Rendija or Bayo canyons. TITS baby.
