Tramway Trail Hike

The Tramway trail is a 5

mile heavily trafficked out and back. It offers great views of the lower Sandia

Mountains on the eastern slope.

The trail begins near the Tram parking lot and is marked by this metal post. You have to pay $3 for parking to get close to the trailhead.

                     You can see the Tram building in the center of this photo.

Even in the desert, you can see beauty.  

Don't expect much wilderness; you can see the houses not far below you for most of the trail.

The trail is fairly normal until you get the the last mile of the hike.

The last mile goes steeply uphill which was a good workout for both of us. 

The trail was full of other hikers.

It has nice varied terrain, wildlife, shade trees, and great views of ABQ and the tram. Plus it's not very busy, so it was much quieter.

This was a pleasant trail with nice views. Most of the trail is mellow, except for a few steep rocky parts during the last part of the trail. It does reward you with great views of Albuquerque.