Cibola National Forest · New Mexico, Texas

Pine Flat Connector

0.6 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 05635 · trail class 2 · typical grade 5-8% · hiking, bike, motorcycle, e-bike · motorized use allowed

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 35.0114, -106.3353 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Pine Flat Connector Trailhead & Trail 05635 the Forest Service's write-up

<strong>This area does not require an amenity fee for&nbsp;use of dispersed picnicking or&nbsp;the trailhead..</strong> <ul> <li>If you recreate on a regular basis in the Sandias or other national&nbsp;lands you might consider purchasing one of the America the Beautiful&nbsp;Passes or a&nbsp;Sandia Annual Pass at the locations listed below.</li> </ul> · season Open year round to

Pine Flat Connector Trailhead accesses the Manzanita Mountains Trail System by way of the Pine Flat Connector Trail 05635. The trailhead begins at FS Road 54, at the south end of Pine Flat Picnic Site .

Please refer to the Manzanita Mountains Trail System map to plan your course.

Cell phone coverage is not guaranteed

It is the recreationist’s responsibility to know which trails are designated for motorized vehicles and to follow the guidelines.

It is a multi-user area.

Trail(s) open for the following uses: Hiking, Mountain Biking, Horseback Riding and 2 Wheel Motorized use.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.