TIJERAS NM

Trail miles from west terminus: 742
Distance from GET: on route

Twenty-four miles before reaching its eastern terminus at Albuquerque, the GET passes through Tijeras (teh HERR es), a bedroom community to the big ABQ, yet one which actually feels quite distinct from its outsized neighbor, and keeps a small-town "Route 66" profile despite its location along the busy Interstate 40 corridor. Tijeras itself offers just a few services for hikers, and no groceries, although more is available 4 miles off-route in Cedar Crest. Also, several small convenience stores dot the landscape along the main GET route south of town (northbound, the last one is 14 trail miles south of Tijeras in the residential community of Ponderosa Pine). Fourteen miles north of Tijeras along the GET lies the Sandia Peak tram summit station and TEN 3 restaurant; combined with the other eateries along this corridor, ABQ-bound hikers should be able to forego a maildrop at Tijeras in favor of big meals and take-out food. (Photo: Smoky the pyrophobic bear greets GET hikers south of town. The Sandia Ranger Distict of the USFS has its headquarters here in Tijeras, right along the route.)

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