Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Maybell, Colorado

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Sandwash Basin

This area is BLM land and the home to some 600 wild horses with a loop through the heart of their land. Many view this loop as a single day or afternoon drive to see…
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Total Miles
29.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Sleepy Cat

This is a relatively easy and enjoyable drive with excellent views. This entire area has a bunch of great trails and is perfect for OHVs. Make a trip of it with friends and family by…
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Total Miles
23.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

West Ute Cr

Enjoy this beautiful road high up in the Colorado mountains. Hunters enjoy this area for its vast views and open areas to be able to spot prey. I enjoy it for the amazing scenery and…
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Total Miles
5.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Echo Park Road

Other than rafting down the Green river, this road is the only access down to Echo Park campground. The dirt starts from Harpers Corner Road and immediately follows a moderately steep grade requiring 4WD or…
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Total Miles
11.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Coffee Pot Road

Start your ride with beautiful views of Eagle Valley and the Colorado River and continue into White River National Forest. Dispersed camping allowed inside the forest, and there are a few pay campgrounds. Unlicensed vehicles…
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Total Miles
26.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

White Owl

Enjoy this beautiful road high up in the Colorado mountains. Hunters enjoy this area for its vast views and open areas to be able to spot prey. I enjoy it for the amazing scenery, and…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Dry Fork

Follow Cocoran Wash for 13 miles and you will reach an overlook with great views into Hunter Canyon. The trail then follows a ridge with many opportunities to walk around and explore hoodoo rock formations.…
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Total Miles
40
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Monument Rocks

Spend some time with the wild horses on this out-and-back trail through LIttle Book Cliffs Wild Horse Area. There will be chance to take photos at some overlooks, and there are a few camping options.…
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Total Miles
25.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Cicada

Cicada is a short trail in the North Fruita Desert trail system that is mostly fast and scenic. It winds along several ridge lines in a burn area, through sagebrush, and has 4 or 5…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Overland Reservoir

A scenic graded road over Grand Mesa between Paonia and Collbran. Easy enough to be done in a passenger car.Overland Reservoir is owned by Overland Ditch and Reservoir Company, founded in 1903 as a mutual…
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Total Miles
58
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

16 Road, Coal Gulch

Take this trail through a beautiful, winding canyon. Early on, you will have the option to continue straight to an overlook, or take a left and view the end of the extreme 21 Road trail.…
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Total Miles
13.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Buffalo Pass

As you are traveling over this trail you will be very pleased with the amazing view over Steamboat Springs and the National Forest. You will expect nice smooth roads at the bottom then about halfway…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp

Cloud City

Cloud City is a short trail in the North Fruita Desert that can be ridden as part of a bigger day loop with Cicada, Sky Walker, and Sarlacc. It meanders through low grass in a…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Buffalo Pass

Conveniently located just outside of Steamboat Springs, this is a comfortable ride with great hiking, mountain biking, fishing and camping options. Unlicensed vehicles are allowed on all roads, as well as the single-track south from…
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Total Miles
7.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Lane Mine

This is one of the easier trails in the North Fruita Desert that runs parallel to Coal Gulch Road at the bottom of a scenic canyon. It is a fast and flowy single track that…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Silver Spruce to High Trail Loop

Mostly 50" track with several creek crossings, steep climbs, and descents. This trail winds through Aspen and Spruce forest before traveling across the Grand Mesa. There are cattle grazing, deer, elk, bears, and moose to…
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Total Miles
28.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Park Creek/Salt Creek Loop

This loop offers an easy to moderate mix of terrain with great vistas, aspen groves, moderate stream crossings, and wildlife. A Colorado state park pass will be needed to enter Vega State Park which gives…
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Total Miles
17.2
Tech Rating
3 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Lynx Pass

Lynx Pass (National Forest System Road (NFSR) 270) is a scenic stretch of road with an elevation range from 7,200 to 8,720 feet. The habitat varies from lodgepole pine, quaking aspen, and subalpine fir forests…
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Total Miles
11.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Trail 150

Running south to north, this trail starts as a fast single track through barren desert terrain in valleys, washes, and along ridge lines. The first split for 150A is a short steep climb onto a…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp

Trails 135 and 136

This is a fast trail through rolling desert grasslands, along ridge lines, and dips in and out of ravines. The narrow dirt single track dips into a wash and crosses barren prairie terrain. There are…
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Total Miles
6.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp

Trails 137 and 145

This is a fast dirt single track that goes through valleys and ridge lines on barren rolling hills in desert terrain. It's very easy to follow and has no significant obstacles. This would be a…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Flaming Gorge

This backcountry drive follows Flaming Gorge Road, which is located on the east side of Flaming Gorge Reservoir. The route offers numerous access points to the lake while staying high enough to offer terrific overlooks…
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Total Miles
44.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Base Camp (311)

Heading north from the popular Dumont Lake area, this train offers beautiful views of Rabbit Ears Peak and Lake Dumont from high on the mountain side. The majority of the terrain is easy to traverse,…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Red Table Road

This trail is very rocky,you will find soft red dirt on this trail that will become mud in wet conditions.There are multiple water puddles, some came be deep, with no bypass.It is a fun trail…
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Total Miles
12.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp

Pipeline East

If you find yourself near Flaming Gorge looking for a good spot to camp, Pipeline East Road is an excellent spot to set up shop and explore a bit. For the most part, the road…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Long Park

Majority of Long Park Trail (National Forest System Road (NFSR) 225) travels through the Routt National Forest. Offering fantastic camping opportunities early along the trail with beautiful views of Rock Creek. Proceed with caution after…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Over the Crown: BLM Road #8324

BLM Road #8324 provides a lengthy adventure around the crown and can act as an extension loop to BLM Road 8230. From this trail, you will see great views of Mt. Sopris, the Elk Range,…
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Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

The Crown: BLM Road #8320

The Crown offers sweeping views of the Elk Range, Basalt, and Carbondale. See incredible views of Mount Sopris and Capitol Peak. This trail is generally one car length wide, and can get steep at times,…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Red Table North 464

This road is pretty simple with a few spots to pull over and get a good view of the red rocks.As far as difficulty it's pretty easy, a little bumpy but nothing a stock 4wd…
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Total Miles
3.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Dinkle Lake Road

Dinkle Lake Road is an easy dirt road that provides spectacular views of Mt. Sopris and access to Dinkle Lakes, Thomas Lakes Trailhead, and the Mt. Sopris Trailhead. This trail is mostly tame, with a…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa