Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Austin, Nevada

Pony Express Trail

The historic Pony Express Trail is one of the few domestic overland routes accessible to the public. This route follows as closely as possible to the original trail ridden over 160 years ago on horseback.Make…
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Total Miles
463.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

South Fork Birch Creek Road - NF43243

Climbing up out of Birch Creek Canyon to join Dry Canyon Road at almost 9,000', this road is a well-maintained gravel Forest Service road. It features a small number of level dispersed camping spots with…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Slippin N Scramblin

This unmaintained, two-mile mining road connects from the top of North Fork Big Creek to South Fork Birch Creek in the Toiyabe Mountains. It sees little use other than the occasional hunter or oddball explorer.…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

North Fork Big Creek Road - NF43012

The North Fork Big Creek Road climbs 2,700' up out of Big Creek Canyon onto a hilltop summit at 8,800'. It is a little-used, unmaintained gravel road that gets steep at times, and low range…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Big Creek Road - NF-012

From its junction with Kingston Canyon Road at 8,740' at Kinston Summit, Big Creek drops steeply into Big Creek Canyon and follows its namesake to the North down out of the Toiyabe mountains. Portions of…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Kingston Canyon Road

Kingston Canyon Road is a 10-mile gravel Forest Service road that climbs up into the Toiyabe Mountains from Kingston, Nevada. It accesses numerous campgrounds, Grove Lake, and is the northernmost access point for the Toiyabe…
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Total Miles
9.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hot Spring Hill to Mount Lewis

This route takes you from just outside of Eureka Nevada at Hot Spring Hill to Mount Lewis. The route starts out taking you to Bartine Hot Springs, a funny little heart-shaped hot springs that in…
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Total Miles
105.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Boyer Ranch

This trail has a lot of washboards, rocked gravel/dirt roads. You can go a comfortable 40 MPH, if you air down, the ride can be smoother. This takes you below the old ranch homestead of…
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Total Miles
28.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy