Loma Ponderosa Open Space
Managed by City of Albuquerque
29 acres0.2 mi of trail
Cresta Vista Connector
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Barton
Barton has 7.7 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
42 acres are parks and preserves, 32 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
31 acres · of 9.2 sq mi of land
Trails
7.7 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
42 ac
32 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Barton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Barton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Barton is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Barton’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical NM town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · NM 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land32 acres of park per 1,000 residents (42 acres) · NM 7 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · NM 67% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 40%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Loma Ponderosa Open Space, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sedillo Ridge Open Space
Managed by Bernalillo County
11 acres0.2 mi of trail
Brannan Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
31 conserved acres
under 1% of Barton’s land. Who manages Barton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County20 ac
State land board11 ac
State Recreation Area · 20 acState Resource Management Area · 11 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedillo Ridge State Recreation Area | County | 20 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 11 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Barton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Barton
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
7 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.2 miHorses · 1.2 mi
Saddle Spur Trail1.1 mi
Brannan Trail0.3 mi
Starr Trail0.3 mi
Cresta Trail0.3 mi
Olivas Place0.2 mi
Best Trail0.1 mi
Cresta Vista Connector0.1 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in Barton: April to June
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 73 | 83 | 85 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 52 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
February is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 2.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Barton →
Next door
Barton and its neighbors
Barton has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Barton
Where can I hike in Barton?
The longest trail networks: Loma Ponderosa Open Space, 0.2 miles; Sedillo Ridge Open Space, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Barton is conserved land?
under 1% 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.
Are dogs allowed on Barton’s trails?
Loma Ponderosa Open Space and Sedillo Ridge Open Space don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Barton?
53,988 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Barton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 51 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Barton have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Barton neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →