Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Lincoln Park, Colorado

This is a heavily used network of trails that starts just south of Cripple Creek. A former stage coach route, Shelf Road takes you on a ride through history with old mines and ghost towns.…
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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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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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The road at the beginning is easy, about halfway you encounter a short rocky section. It gets easy until you get within about a 1/2 mile of the end where it drops down a fairly…
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This is a side road off 5935 which you will find at the T intersection about 1-mile fromm the main road. The route is about 1/2 mile long and ends short of where the maps…
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Road a little rutted at start-up to T intersection. Turning right and staying on 5935 as you get higher it gets rocker in some places. The roads can get muddy after wet weather. If it…
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The road is easy on the lower sections, however, it can get muddy after wet weather. On the upper section toward the end, there is a rocky area that requires high clearance. The road ends…
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This ATV trail starts from the Seep Springs staging area, and starts curving through the pinyon trees with lots of very curvy turns tightly through the trees. There are a few sections with either loose…
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This trail starts directly out of the Seep Springs staging area, and will likely be the first trail you take if making a clockwise loop on all the ATV trails. It starts in a flat…
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This short ATV trail through the Seep Springs Recreation Area connects 5830C to 5830G. The north end starts off narrower between the pinyon pine trees in the beginning. It goes along the edge of a…
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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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Maverick Trail is 1.6 miles long, for vehicles 50" or less. The north end starts at a wooden pinch point and enters the pinyon pine trees. You have to duck under several branches when making…
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The road is easy at the beginning and gets rocker toward the top in several sections. The road is narrow for the first mile and on weekends the area is very busy. At the start,…
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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 easy trail winds through Penrose Commons, crossing varied terrain with gentle elevation changes. The north end features scattered large rocks and small steps among cedar trees, while the south end passes through an open…
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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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Penrose Commons OHV Trail 6102E is a trail that runs north/south through the middle of the Penrose Commons OHV recreational site. The majority of the trail traverses along the top edge of a valley overlooking…
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This trail is a short finger that runs down off the main loop (6102) in the Penrose Commons. Uneventful and flat. After a good rain, mud will be present. The end of the trail turns…
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6102i departs from 6201F and goes over a bunch of slick rock layers, with a couple of 6" tall rock ledges right away. The rest of the short trail has small loose rocks, more flat…
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Trail#6102H is one of two sites drivable by a full-size 4x4 towards a scenic site where you can see Patton Canyon and Beaver Creek in the valley below as well as ruins of an old…
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Trail#6102J is one of two sites drivable by a full-size 4x4 towards a scenic site where you can see Patton Canyon and Beaver Creek in the valley below as well as ruins of an old…
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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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Gold Camp originally connected the Cheyenne Mountain area to Cripple Creek, but in 1988, Tunnel #3 collapsed, and a large section of Gold Camp was closed to vehicles, but left open to hikers and bikers.…
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This easy ATV trail makes a fast and east loop around the staging area of the Texas Creek Recreation Area. It's a wide dirt two track with not many rocks. It's a fast and flowy…
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As you start the trail, you'll pass through Frosty Park where you'll find some great camping spots. The trail ends just below Mt. Baldy and south of Almagre Mountain. You'll have to hike the rest…
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Easy trail with beautiful views. 4WD is recommended, especially after snowfall. This trail leads to Gold Camp Road. Take switchbacks cautiously, as they can become narrow, and on-coming traffic can be hard to see. The…
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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…
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This is a fun easy road. 4WD is only needed if it's snowy. The trail travels up to the top of the mountain where there are some good views, and then it travels down a…
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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…
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This is an easy trail. At the top of the trail, there is a T intersection;the loop to the right is not traveled very much and can be hard to follow. On the road to…
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