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Description
The Embudo Canyon is located east of Albuquerque within the Sandia Foothills. It is a high desert canyon with cholla, prickly pear, chamisa, and juniper. Bids you can encounter in the area include Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Spotted Towhee, Canyon Towhee, Brewer's Sparrow, Black-chinned Sparrow, Black-throated Sparrow, Black-headed Grosbeak, Mountain Bluebird, Sage Thrasher, Crissal Thrasher, Curve-billed Thrasher, Cactus Wren, Bewick's Wren, Canyon Wren, Rock Wren, Cassin's Kingbird, Greater Roadrunner, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird and Calliope Hummingbird.
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Access
Embudo Canyon is located east of Albuquerque. Follow Menaul Blvd or Indian School Rd east to the end of the road. Parking lots are at trailhead. Press P on the map for directions to a parking lot. Can be hiked on foot or by bicycle. No public transport to the area. Allow an hour or more. Picnic sheds available and dogs allowed; dog doo bags in parking area. Trails on sides of canyon may be more difficult than the one down the center. The trail shown on the map is a 10 km out-and-back trail. Bring water. Also there may be rattlesnakes in area.