Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Gardner, Colorado

This road is fairly easy as it is a county/Forest Service road that gives you access to several jeep trails, hiking, dispersed camping, and mountain biking trails. The road travels through open pasture lands with…
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This is a well-maintained graded dirt road. It will be passable for any road-worthy vehicle in good weather conditions. If poor weather does occur, it could be trouble for road cars. A 4x4 with clearance…
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This is an easy winding road that has a few rocky spots that are easy to get around. The road takes you through open meadows and then through forest areas. It has nice views across…
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This is an easy trail that takes you through areas of meadows at the top and bottom with forested areas in the middle. There are spots where there is some logging operation in progress. At…
Learn more about Meadow Divide Road- FSR 325

This is a wide gravel road that you can use to connect many trails in the area. To make loop routes you can go down Meadow Divide forest road 639 then come back up Salt…
Learn more about Greenhorn Mountain Road_ Forest Road 639

This trail is an old train route that connected the east and west sides of the Sangre de Cristo mountains until the 1960s when the highway was put in. It is now an unmaintained road…
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Easy dirt road located near Gardner, Colorado, that provides access into San Isabel National Forest from Colorado Highway 69. The route alternates between national forest land and private ranch property, offering expansive views of the…
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Easy, dirt trail located off Highway 165 in the San Isabel National Forest outside the town of San Isabel, Colorado. The trail is approximately 8.2 miles in length and connects to other trails within the…
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This trail is a short, easy out-and-back route that winds through the small elevation changes of the Wet Mountain foothills and offers a good chance of isolation. It contains no major obstacles or water crossings,…
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Easy dirt road located near San Isabel National Forest off Colorado Highway 165 near the historic Bishop Castle area. Davenport Campground Gulch Road travels through dense forest, open mountain meadows, and peaceful backcountry terrain, providing…
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Easy-to-moderate, out-and-back dirt road located outside the town of Beulah, Colorado. The trail is off Colorado Route 78 and winds through scenic forest terrain within the San Isabel National Forest. The route is generally suitable…
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This is a USFS road in the San Carlos Ranger District. The road is accessed off of CO-165 via Ditch Creek Rd. The road is an out-and-back trail that offers access to multiple dispersed camping…
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This is the old unmaintained highway, the surface is broken pavement and gravel mix. This route can be easily traversed with any roadworthy car, precipitation may make the route impassable for passenger cars. It is…
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This is a short drive over a well-maintained gravel road to Zapata Falls which are really cool to hike to and enjoy. The falls have about a 30' drop, but the section you walk to…
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This is a fun, scenic drive through San Isabel National Forest. The road west of the pass is well maintained, with plenty of room for two-way traffic. East of the pass is rougher in spots,…
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This is a short, easy trail with a few dispersed campsites. It is really more of a road than a trail, and could be driven in most cars.
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Located just outside the town of Westcliffe, Colorado, this overland-style trail offers spectacular views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range. Alvarado Road- CR 140 is a maintained, dirt and rock trail that offers access…
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Easy access road (FS 84) reached via County Road 84 outside Florence, CO. The route primarily crosses private property before entering the San Isabel National Forest. At the end, there's a small turnaround loop with…
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This is a steep, narrow, out-and-back trail with many switchbacks and areas of loose rock. Some areas have steep drops, and the trail ends abruptly, but there is plenty of room to turn around. You…
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This road is easy but rocky and narrow in some places. The west end of the road can get muddy after wet weather for the first couple of miles and can be challenging. After that,…
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Easy-to-moderate dirt trail located off Temple Canyon Road just outside Canon City. This narrow route winds through tight trees, making it better suited for smaller vehicles rather than full-size rigs. Along the way, it offers…
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This easy tour takes you through the non-alpine area southeast of Buena Vista. This is a good chance to see what the backcountry looks like east of the Collegiate Range. You will pass through National…
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The trail is pretty easy unless wet; then it is really muddy in places. Sometimes when conditions are wet and muddy, the BLM will close the gate. The trail travels up through pinyon pine, cedar…
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Easy-to-moderate, out-and-back, dirt trail located outside the recreational area of Texas Creek outside the town of Canon City, Colorado. The trail is accessed through an unlocked gate; please close the gate once you are through…
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Easy-to-moderate, out-and-back, dirt trail located off Gulch Road outside the recreational area of Texas Creek outside the town of Canon City, Colorado. The trail is accessed through an unlocked gate, via BLM 6220. Please close…
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Easy, out-and-back dirt trail located off of U.S. Highway 69 outside the recreational area of Texas Creek, Colorado. Several dispersed camping sites can be found along the trail, offering quiet spots to camp and enjoy…
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Easy, out-and-back dirt trail located off U.S. Highway 69 outside the recreational area of Texas Creek, Colorado. Several dispersed camping sites can be found along the trail, offering quiet spots to camp and enjoy the…
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Phantom Canyon Road is a historic and scenic 30-mile unpaved route in southern Colorado, connecting Canon City to Victor. Part of the Gold Belt Scenic Byway, it follows the path of the Florence and Cripple…
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Penrose Commons OHV Trail# 6102A is the trail that overlooks a narrow valley where the famous Patriot trails traverse (Independence Trail, Patriot Trail, and Liberty Trail). Although this trail connects the well-known extreme 4x4 trail,…
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This ATV trail starts off of BLM Route 6102, just north of the Penrose Commons parking lot. It starts as a flat two-track with small loose rocks, going through wide open grassy terrain with pinyon…
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