Sports and the Outdoors

In addition to its panoramic Pyramid Rock and Church Rock trails at Red Rock Park , Gallup is a growing resource for mountain bikers, hikers, and rock climbers.

High Desert Trail System. The High Desert Trail System —a highly competitive 26 mi of stacked loop—begins at Gamerco, a former coal town just north of Gallup, and courses from east to west offer increasingly difficult terrain along a single track. East trailhead 3 mi north of Gallup off U.S. 491, Gallup, New Mexico, 87317. www.galluptrails2010.com.

Mentmore Rock Climbing Area. The Mentmore Rock Climbing Area challenges even the nonvertiginous with bolted top-rope and sports climbs that range from 25 to 45 vertical feet. Mentmore Rd., on the far west end of Gallup, ½ mi west of I–40 Exit 16, Gallup, New Mexico, 87319. www.galluptrails2010.com.