Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Golconda, Nevada

From Winnemucca head south on Grass Valley Road for approximately 14 miles trail starts on the left, there is a waypoint at the turnaround point, after this point there are several very sketchy water crossings,…
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From Winnemucca head west on Rose Creek Road, and go south on Herschell for approximately 4.9 miles before asphalt runs to a maintained gravel road. Stay on this road for approximately 4.5 miles go west…
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This is a super easy trail, with tons of offroading to explore. When we did the trail the snow melt was in full swing tons of water flowing in creeks everywhere. There are tons of…
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This is an uneven dirt road, it's not difficult but does have some washouts and is pretty rutted. The road is kind of slow going and there are a lot of loose rocks and dips…
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There is a lot to see on this trail; you rise to about 7,850 feet in elevation and have views all around. However, it's definitely not a winter or bad weather trail. You can reach…
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The route passes several interesting sites, including springs, mine sites, and biplane U.S. Airmail Service beacon sites. The trail does not have any difficult obstacles unless wet. What makes it difficult is that it is…
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This route takes you from the Black Rock Desert playa through the Kamma Mountain Range and the Rye Patch Reservoir. Along this route, you will find hot springs, rock-hounding spots, and old placer mines. The…
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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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This is a fast route that will get you from the trailhead to the Stillwater Range. Both ends of this route have some interesting mercury mines that still have structures and the furnaces used to…
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This trail runs from Long Canyon in the Humboldt National Forest to the monument at the tri-state line of Oregon, Idaho, and Nevada, then continues to an overlook of the Owyhee River canyon. The trail…
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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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This route goes from Anderson Crossing to the Oregon/Nevada border. From the OR/NV border, there is a lovely view. It is mostly gravel road but there are many rough sections, blind corners, and cattle on…
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You travel unmaintained BLM roads to get to the Ranch/Historical Site. The trail is mostly dirt and relatively smooth with ruts and wash sections less than 12 inches deep. There are views of the surrounding…
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This is a quick spur off Coal Canyon Road to the Dodge-Ford iron mine. The road is a well-maintained gravel road that leads to an open pit mine. The pit is 200ft deep with water…
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This rocky dirt section of the larger Southern Owyhee Route passes through the Owyhee River Wilderness and Star Valley. It passes through Star Valley Ranch (which appears from the signage to be owned by 45…
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This BLM road runs from Owyhee Road to SSR18, which leads you to the Historic Site of Winter's Ranch. It is a relatively smooth gravel road with a bridge over Four Mile Creek. Along this…
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This trail travels from Star Valley Ranch 3 miles south to the Idaho and Nevada State lines. This trail is an unnamed BLM road that crosses the state line at the southern point. The trails…
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This unmaintained BLM road travels South along the Owyhee River Canyon, giving beautiful views of the surrounding mountain peaks. Be mindful of cows and wild horses on the trail. It crosses into private property at…
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The trail starts about 25 miles outside of Austin, Nevada, off Highway 50. It is an out-and-back trail taking you up to New Pass Peak at 9009 feet. You will travel along Gilbert Creek, which…
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This flat gravel road is well maintained. Lovelock Cave was in use as early as 2580 BC but was not intensively inhabited until around 1000 BC. People occupied Lovelock Cave for over 4,000 years. The…
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There are 20+ military tanks left out in the desert of Dixie Valley. The road is flat and graveled. A car will have no problems. The tanks were placed on old homesteads by the Navy…
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This trail is an easy, well-maintained gravel road that any vehicle should be able to travel, which leads to the campground and boat ramp at Wilson Reservoir. There are 24 camp sites with picnic tables…
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Crutcher's Crossing South starts at the river ford and climbs up the switchbacks on the South side of the canyon and then terminates at the Crutcher's Crossing Cherrystem at a BLM map kiosk. The climb…
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Access from Knott Creek Rd about 17.3 miles south of NV State Road 140. This begins as a graded gravel road and then turns to a 2-track the rest of the way up to the…
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The historic Pony Express Trail is one of the few domestic overland routes accessible to the public. This route follows, as closely as possible, the original trail ridden over 160 years ago on horseback. Make…
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This route explores the Black Rock Playa, and then exits to the north and connects to the High Rock Canyon route to the west, or the Summit Lake Reservation route that continues north into Oregon.…
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This trail is only suitable during dry weather. This is a connector route connecting Black Rock Playa to Oregon's Alvord Playa and Steens Mountain through the Summit Lake Indian Reservation. This route is generally graded…
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From Highway 95, you will turn onto a maintained gravel road. It has recently been graded as of March 2024, so it's currently easy riding. You may want to stock up on goodies in either…
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This is a sandy, forest road through the Humboldt National Forest in the northern region that connects Maggie's Summit Road at Highway 226 to Highway 225 on the opposite side of the Bull Run Mountain…
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This rugged "Jeep Trail" cuts between the Calico Mountain Wilderness and the Black Rock Lake Wilderness in northeast Nevada. It connects Soldier Meadow Road to Black and Smokey Canyons before ultimately terminating at the High…
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