Ghost Ranch, New Mexico has a few trails that offer a beautiful view of the high desert terrain. One of the best is Kitchen Mesa. Seen from the front in the photo above. The trail goes to the top of the rock.
Seen from the back side.
After run / hiking about 20 minutes this is the view you get looking back from where you have hiked.
Then the trail gets crazy. All rocks and hard to find an actual trail. You need to grab the rope [tough to see] that is available.
The top goes along for a bit.
Once at the very top - after 40 minutes running - you get this view of the ranch.
Looking to the left you get this view. The flat top mountain in the distance is Pedernal.
Kitchen Mesa is a good hike with great views. Running all of it is not possible but that won't prevent you from a good workout in part because it is above 7000 feet altitude.
Distance: 6 miles [?]
Total Time: 80 minutes [the hike apparently takes 3 hours]
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