The San Pedros are a smaller range northeast of Albuquerque, but provide some unique vistas of the surrounding terrain - from the back of the Sandia (Eastern slopes) to the Ortiz, and beyond. From the entrance gate, there are multiple double-track jeep trails proceeding in various directions. This hike attempted to follow a route provided in the references to the top of Cerro Columbo.

At the beginning of the hike, prior to the diverging trails, is a large and interesting field of obsidian which appears to have been partially disrupted by mining or other efforts. The jeep trails wander throughout the area, so the authors did some off-trail exploring to gain access to the top of Cerro Columbo. From the top, other parts of the San Pedros are visible: South Mountain, Lone Mountain, and other unnamed peaks. A second visit to the trail head lead the authors to explore a different jeep trail, which ended after a short length. From there the exploration continued uphill, but there was no trail. That route is not recommended as it can be steep and precipitous. The trail is illustrated in GPS Data section, which includes both the subject trail (in red) and the exploratory trail (in blue).