I-40, cross under the freeway and turn right into Canyon Estates. The road dead-ends at Canyon Estates Trailhead. N.M. Call 281-3304. If you set off on Faulty Loop Trail in the Sandia Mountains, plan on a pleasant half-day hike with varied vistas. Depending on the trail location, you can see the Forest Service fire station lookout to the south or take in the eastern view of new homes recently built in the East Mountains.
Several stops afford good photographic moments toward South Mountain.
Hikers can access Faulty Trail from South Crest Trail about one mile up the trailhead. Look for a gray post with an arrow pointed to the right, and hike accordingly. Upper Faulty joins South Crest about one mile above the lower juncture. Faulty Trail takes its name from the numerous dikes that have been pushed up from buried fault lines. You will notice rock walls that appear to have been set in place by stone masons.