Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Lindrith, New Mexico
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Copper Mine
The Copper Mines are located in the Santa Fe National Forest just east of Cuba, New Mexico. The trail begins from Highway 126 and the intersection of Eureka Mesa Road. Off-highway parking is suggested due… Learn more about Copper Mine
Total Miles
18.8
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Resumidero Meadow Camping
This short, easy route takes off from Forest Road 103. It leads to gorgeous, alpine meadows and disbursed, primitive camping at 9000 feet elevation. The camp area is a great staging area to explore the… Learn more about Resumidero Meadow Camping
Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp
Hill Road Pueblito
This is an easy trail off New Mexico Highway 64 to the Hill Road Pueblito, an archeological site constructed in the late 1730s and early 1740s. Hill Road Pueblito sits on a boulder outcrop overlooking… Learn more about Hill Road Pueblito
Total Miles
13.3
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp
Encino Mountain Trail
This trail takes you up into the Santa Fe National Forest. This is an easy trail for most with AWD or 4WD. Make sure you have gas as this is a vast mountain range where… Learn more about Encino Mountain Trail
Total Miles
14.4
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
Jemez to Espanola
This is a very scenic route around the North side of the Valles Caldera. It goes from the Jemez Mountains over to Espanola and is a great full-day loop with plenty of exploring to be… Learn more about Jemez to Espanola
Total Miles
57.7
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
FS376
FS376 is a 23-mile long trail that weaves through the Jemez National Forest, gaining about 3,200 feet in elevation high above the Rio Guadalupe. This route takes you through the historic Gilman Tunnels, which were… Learn more about FS376
Total Miles
16.7
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Largo Canyon to Crow Canyon
This out and back trail leads to several panels of petroglyphs and a ruin that all require a short walk to view. Simple oilfield dirt roads lead you to the canyon entrance that will take… Learn more about Largo Canyon to Crow Canyon
Total Miles
21.2
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Backway to Cabezon Peak
This set of well maintained, dirt roads provides access to Cabezon Peak from nearby Pipeline Road. It passes through some typical New Mexican high-desert scenery, with shrubs and cacti on either side of a winding… Learn more about Backway to Cabezon Peak
Total Miles
11.7
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
St. Peters Dome Wilderness Exploration Route
This is one of the more varied trails in New Mexico in terms of scenery and topography. Starting in the Jemez mountains with large pine forests, this trail transitions to mesa prairie, and then dives… Learn more about St. Peters Dome Wilderness Exploration Route
Total Miles
18.2
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Buckles Lake-Fr Rd 663
Buckles Lake road will take you to trailheads for a short hike to Buckles Lake or V-Rock. The Navajo Peak ATV trail and Big Branch road are four miles up from Hwy 84. A small… Learn more about Buckles Lake-Fr Rd 663
Total Miles
7
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Fr Road 664
Big Branch road runs from Buckles Lake road (#663) to the Blue Creek road (#612). Right as you start the trail it warns of a rough road, following are several spots with large dips from… Learn more about Fr Road 664
Total Miles
13.4
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Clara Peak
Clara Peak a relatively relaxed drive starting through the plains of the lower BLM land east of Espanola before starting to climb in the Santa Fe National Forest. 31 mile road which lasts the majority… Learn more about Clara Peak
Total Miles
15.7
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Eight Mile Mesa E-USFS Rd #651E
Eight Mile Mesa E (#651E) forks right with Eight Mile Mesa D (#651D) forking to the left at the end of the main Eight Mile Mesa Road, approximately 6.5 miles from the highway turnoff. This… Learn more about Eight Mile Mesa E-USFS Rd #651E
Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Blanco River Road-Fr Rd 656
The Blanco River road runs off of Hwy 64 between Pagosa Springs and Chama, NM. As you drive along the Blanco River there are four pull off spots for primitive dry camping along the river.… Learn more about Blanco River Road-Fr Rd 656
Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Eight Mile Mesa C-USFS Rd #651C
Eight Mile Mesa C (#651C) forks left off the main road about 5 miles from the beginning of the USFS road. It's about 4.5 miles to the end where there were a few disturbed primitive… Learn more about Eight Mile Mesa C-USFS Rd #651C
Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Eight Mile Mesa D-USFS Rd #651D
Eight Mile Mesa D (#651D) forks left with Eight Mile Mesa E (#651E) forking to the right at the end of the main Eight Mile Mesa road, approximately 6.5 miles from the highway turnoff. This… Learn more about Eight Mile Mesa D-USFS Rd #651D
Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Eight Mile Mesa B-USFS Rd #651B
Eight Mile Mesa B (#651B) forks to the left off of the main road about half a mile from the first fork to the right for Eight Mile Mesa A. It's just under a mile… Learn more about Eight Mile Mesa B-USFS Rd #651B
Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Eight Mile Mesa Rd-USFS Rd #651
Eight Mile Mesa Road (#651) will take you to the top of Eight Mile Mesa South of Pagosa Springs, Colorado with a network of trails leading to different points of the mesa. After turning off… Learn more about Eight Mile Mesa Rd-USFS Rd #651
Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Lookout Tower & Views-USFS Rd #651A
The Fork for Eight Mile Mesa A (#651A) is a short road to the right off of the main Eight Mile Mesa Road (#651). It leads you to the historic fire lookout tower site with… Learn more about Lookout Tower & Views-USFS Rd #651A
Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Trujillo Meadows
This is a short route out to a man-made alpine lake. You will want to spend some time hiking or fishing around the picturesque lake. The west end of the trail is very well graded… Learn more about Trujillo Meadows
Camping, Jeeping and Hunting on Devil Mountain-Fr Rd 626 There is some space when you first turn onto the trail from Hwy 160 to air up or down. After that area the Devil Mountain trail… Learn more about Devil Mountain-Fr Rd 626
Total Miles
10.9
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Fawn Gulch-Fr Rd 666
Fawn Gulch road, along with the E and F branches, offer multiple spots for primitive dry camping with pull off spots as soon as you enter the San Juan National Forest. The first mile is… Learn more about Fawn Gulch-Fr Rd 666
Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
El Camino Real y Diablo Canyon Trail
The El Camino Trail road will take you to Diablo Canyon and to the Rio Grande River. It is almost an extension of the Camino la Tierra road off of Hwy 599. It changes in… Learn more about El Camino Real y Diablo Canyon Trail
Total Miles
8.8
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Fawn Gulch E-Fr Rd 666E
Fawn Gulch E is the first branch road you will reach turning to the right. This was a great road for primitive dry campsites. Shortly down the road you will come to a closed gate.… Learn more about Fawn Gulch E-Fr Rd 666E
Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Fawn Gulch F-Fr Rd 666F
Fawn Gulch F was an interesting road and drive. When turning off of the main road the first 3/10 of a mile is a gravel-maintained road to the gate for Fawn Gulch Ranch. Here you… Learn more about Fawn Gulch F-Fr Rd 666F
Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Upper Diablo Canyon Rd
This short road is somewhat deceiving as it appears to take you to a water pump station and nothing more. At the very end of the road is a single spot for dry primitive camping… Learn more about Upper Diablo Canyon Rd
Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Piedra Road-Fr Rd 631
Piedra road will lead you north out of Pagosa Springs past the airport and a few neighborhoods. It eventually turns into a forest service road with two large parking areas and trailheads at the beginning.… Learn more about Piedra Road-Fr Rd 631
Total Miles
34.4
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Caja del Rio to La Bajada Mesa-USFS 24
The Caja del Rio Road (#24) is a 23-mile drive across the Caja del Rio Plateau to La Bajada Mesa. It ends with a large escarpment dropping 1000 feet to the valley below with the… Learn more about Caja del Rio to La Bajada Mesa-USFS 24
Total Miles
20.8
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
San Antonio Mountain Loop
This is an easy route around the base of the San Antonio Mountain. The ride was pretty with grand vistas, an easy trail, and some wildlife. Not recommended for passenger cars, no winter maintenance. That… Learn more about San Antonio Mountain Loop
Total Miles
24.7
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
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