Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Copper Mountain, Colorado

We like to do this Jeep trail clockwise with McAllister Pass starting over on Shrine Pass. The first half mile is in Wearyman Creek. Be careful if the water is high. Ptarmigan Pass spends a…
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Nice, easy ride open to unlicensed vehicles at the parking lot at Shrine Pass from June 21 to November 22. This is a popular area for hikers and mountain bikers so please be respectful. Bring…
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This is just a nice, easy, scenic backway from Camp Hale to Highway 24, offering nice views of the Camp Hale valley. Most vehicles should do fine. If there's snow, it could get a little…
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If you have done Peak 10, this is the little road and Lake you are staring down at. Crystal Road is usually combined with Spruce Creek Road, although the connector between them is no longer…
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This is a beautiful drive with relatively easy terrain and some fun, historic sights. The wildflowers and fall colors are phenomenal. The trail was converted from railroad to vehicles in 1952, and you'll see railroad…
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This trail is easy except for two areas where the road has two washouts that have deep ruts to negotiate. The first one can be straddled, and the second area can be passed on the…
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The trail is easy for the most part. There is one rutted spot at the beginning that is deep and would be difficult for most SUVs. Past that point, there are a few muddy spots…
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Officially this is Dolly Varden Road or FS 783, however, the signage will say Windy Ridge, which it is more commonly known as. At tree line, you will encounter the Windy Ridge Bristlecone Pine Scenic…
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Buckskin Road takes you to Kite Lake trailhead and campground and also the Mount Bross trailhead. Buckskin Road is easy until you get to the last 1/4 mile or so where it gets rougher due…
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Tiger Road is a rock and gravel, relatively flat road that traverses down a small valley towards Green Horn Gulch in Breckenridge, Colorado. This road is surrounded by gently sloping hills that lead to an…
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The west side of the trail is accessed from GH-25. The first 1.5 miles are fast and flowy, with fun turns and very few technical features. This western stretch also offers a great view of…
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This is an easy offshoot of the popular Mosquito Pass Trail. It takes you up to an old mine up on the hill. Make sure to mind the old mine equipment. There's also a small…
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Trail is an offshoot of the popular Mosquito Pass trail. It takes you past Oliver Twist Lake. It's a natural glacier lake that you can actually catch some trout at if you're lucky. The trail…
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This is a street legal only spur off of Boreas Pass to the summit (almost) of Mt Blady, to the east of Breckenridge offering excellent views of the town of Breckenridge, the ski area, as…
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As per the name, the first part of the trail is a series of switchbacks as you climb up the side of Mount Bross. As you reach the upper part the road turns into a…
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South Mosquito Road is the other route below Mosquito Pass to the London Mine, versus the New London Mine on the better-known Mosquito Pass. Numerous other named mines are in the basin. The road is…
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Starting from the Buckskin Road side is easy but will require 4-wheel drive. The road travels up through Pine Forest where the road is gravel turning into a more rocky road as you reach timberline,…
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Summit Gulch (GH-74) is a scenic, narrow, rocky trail that is frequented by off-highway vehicles such as dirt bikes and SxSs in Breckenridge, Colorado. The trail has several rollers that are exciting to drive over…
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Prospect Hill Road (GH-38) is a rocky trail that connects Rock Island Road to Summit Gulch via Sidewinder Road (GH-35). It sits on top a small mountain that opens to a 360-degree view of the…
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Book Case is a fast and fun trail with some slight exposure. The Eastern end features a fun wash section with some back-to-back berms. There are some cool built-up ramp sections as well. The trail…
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Golden Rule is a fun trail with some small roots and mildly steep grades that are loose. The trail is faster and more open than many others in the area. There are two trail crossings.…
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A gentle but scenic maintained dirt/gravel road underneath Mount Silver Heels ending just before the Iron Mine across Beaver Creek. There are spectacular views of Quandary to the West and Silverheels to the East. Along…
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Rock Island Road (GH-87) is a narrow, rocky trail that is frequented by Off-Highway Vehicles such as dirt bikes and SxS in Breckenridge, Colorado. The trail has several rollers that are exciting to drive over…
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This is an out-and-back trail that is mainly used to access hiking trails. Fall Creek, Mount of Tthe Holy Cross, and Cross Creek Trailhead are all accessible via this dirt road. A good portion of…
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The road travels up through the forest past some old mines, with a lot of twists and turns. The road is rocky in some areas, narrow most of the way but with places to pass…
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Tenderfoot Mountain is a 6-mile-long easy singletrack. The north end starts on County Road 51. It starts off as a narrow dirt trail at a pinch point. Much of the trail is fast and flowy,…
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The south end of Upper Wide Open starts along a fence and goes through a pinch point, then enters a forest of tall skinny lodgepole pine trees and the ground is full of downed skinny…
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Outer Wide Open makes a loop off of Tenderfoot Mountain Trail with BB Trail. It's a newly constructed single track in the trail system, and is very similar in style and difficulty to the rest…
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BB is a newly constructed dirt bike trail in the Tenderfoot Mountain Trail System. It starts at an overlook above Dillon Reservoir at the intersection with Outer Wide Open. It climbs up to Tenderfoot Mountain…
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Pile Driver is a very easy single track through the Tenderfoot Mountain Recreation Area near Silverthorne, Colorado. The west end starts at the end of the Tenderfoot Mountain Trail, and it traverses across the hillside…
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