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Los Alamos County

Jemez Hairpin Curve – Los Alamos Valley loop from Los Alamos

Bike touring routes & trails

Los Alamos County

Jemez Hairpin Curve – Los Alamos Valley loop from Los Alamos

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Jemez Hairpin Curve – Los Alamos Valley loop from Los Alamos

01:25

19.7km

390m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 18.1 km for 268 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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9.44 km

Jemez Hairpin Curve

Highlight • Viewpoint

This part of New Mexico Highway 4 has great views of the Los Alamos Valley, with the Jemez Hairpin Curve being an especially nice spot. If hiking this road, the shoulder is narrow, so be careful.

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2

9.97 km

Los Alamos Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great viewpoint high above Los Alamos across the entire valley and the forested mountain slopes.

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3

10.2 km

Los Alamos Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Following this beautiful road, you leave Los Alamos and enter both Valles Caldera National Site and Jemez National Site.

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4

18.2 km

South Mesa

Highlight • Summit

B

19.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.7 km

3.41 km

1.50 km

591 m

383 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.3 km

1.20 km

166 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (2,400 m)

Lowest point (2,190 m)

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Monday 24 August

27°C

14°C

14 %

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