16% of Albuquerque’s land is conserved, and 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park

The longest trail networks: Sandia Foothills Open Space, 34.1 miles; Petroglyph National Monument, 28 miles; Paseo de la Mesa Open Space, 27.6 miles; Cibola National Forest, 6.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

16% of its land, against a typical 4% for a New Mexico town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.

OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Sandia Foothills Open Space, Petroglyph National Monument (on leash), Paseo de la Mesa Open Space (on leash) and Cibola National Forest. For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.

464 miles of bike routes are on the map: 279 of painted or protected lanes, 162 of off-road paths and 22 of shoulders and shared lanes. Named routes: Foothills Trail South, Trail #401 and Michael Emery Trail.

116,866 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Albuquerque or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22,113 of them inside the city line.

Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #6 of 73 in New Mexico. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.