Apr 22, 2018 — Reaching the Pine Shadow Trailhead is possible for any vehicle. I headed up a mostly intact trail through typical New Mexico scrub and up to the ridgeline above. Along the way, the trail leads through a burned area, but the trail is still in good shape as it makes its way along the southern slopes of the ridge. Once back into living forest, the trail continues to slowly gain elevation, but there was a short section where the trail became difficult to follow and I lost it completely. I marked this spot on my attached map. I ascended through the downed trees to get to the ridge for a hundred feet to get back on the trail, which also happened to be the ridgeline. From here the Pine Shadow Trail followed the forested ridgeline to Manzano Peak, great views the whole way up.
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