The safe way to navigate the Dale Ball Trail system is with a GPS handheld but fortunately it is well marked with a sign map at each junction obviating the need. The trail is best suited for biking with numerous switch backs and steep spurts through pinyon woods but was adequate for a jog. Luxury homes pepper the hillsides over looking Santa Fe. The outside loop is about 5 miles +/- with cut off trails to vary distances. Trail head parking is located at the junction of Hyde Park Rd and Sierra del Norte Rd.