Ellis Trail is a 6.1 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Sandia Park, New Mexico that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from March until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
App doesn't work that well in the winter cold. It seems to be having difficulty accurately tracking pace.
Hiked north on Ellis from the parking lot. Gentle up and down and fairly easy. Some nice views along the way and wildlife sightings. Connected to the North Crest Trail after Ellis ended and did Del Agua Overlook and North Sandia Crest. Hiked all the way to Sandia Crest on North Crest Trail and then back to Ellis Trailhead along the road going down. Gorgeous and totally worth the diversion!!
Variation of open space and narrow trail. One of the most beautiful sites in October. Moderately rocky. Steep inclines are spread out. The end of the trail is not very clear and it merges with the crest trail. Great hike for dogs.
Fun lollipop trail combo. Forgot to record first mile/half hour. Super lazy return, many stops. Pleasant meandering through aspens and fields. Breathtaking vistas near the end of Ellis and at a couple places on the North Crest trail. A perfect half-day hike.
Rolling hills, but mainly downhill on the way out and uphill on the way back. Save your energy for the 2nd half of the trail.
Down hill trail. Great views. Conserve your energy for the hike back.
Went the wrong way to start, but found the Rocky Point trail, which was lovely and shady. The Ellis Trail is basically a fairly open rocky trail with lots of ups and downs. As we were in the heat of the day we stopped after about a mile and a half and came back.
Very beautiful trail with grass and flowers. The north-facing view at the end was great. We came back via the north crest trail giving us some shade and some westward views. We had to hike on the road for about 1/3 mike to get back to our car. Total distance doing this route was 6.7 miles.
it's cool to know the history of this trail. lots of trees, a couple of good views. leads to the del agua overlook.