Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Monte Vista, Colorado

Chillax starts at the end of the Loma de San Jose trail and heads west for almost 2 miles until it connects with Valley View. It starts out as a wider track, more like a two-track, with more flat embedded rock surfaces. It's very easy to ride over the rock, and then it's smooth dirt for most of the ...
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This 2-mile-long single track starts right next to the staging area for the Limekiln area right off Highway 160. It's a skinny trail through the flat sagebrush valley along the base of the mesa. It's very fast and flowy, with wide gradual curves, but mostly straight. It goes on a road for a moment b...
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This is a short trail off of Chillax that is fast and flowy through the rolling hills and valleys. This is one of the easier trails in the area and is great for beginners learning to ride singletrack, as it has almost zero rocks, and just weaves gradually through the flat terrain. This is a good way...
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From the north end, Fata Morgana starts as a narrow single track over the rolling hills, with small dips into ravines and gradual curves up the mesas. The trail has a bit of infrequent embedded rock surfaces on the top of the mesa, but it's all easy to ride over. It gradually climbs up a couple hund...
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The south end of this single track starts at the intersection with Valley View, and it heads through a flat grassy valley on a wide trail along a fence. It goes really fast and straight, then makes a sharp northern left turn at a fence and trail marker. The portion going north is also really wide, m...
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Limekiln Peak is the most scenic of the trails in the Limekiln area. From the east end, this singletrack starts climbing up the mesa on an easy trail and comes up to a pinch between two small boulders that you can either ride between or pop over the 1-foot tall boulder. There are more trees on the m...
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Valley View starts at the west end of Chillax, and heads south through a flat and barren valley of sage brush, riding directly towards the mesas. It goes through a fence and continues straight and fast until it starts curving up the mesa. The trail gets a bit rockier as it climbs up the mesa, with b...
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The south end of this single track starts on a dirt road and heads north towards the intersection with Limekiln Peak. It gets more interesting than some of the surrounding trails in the area, as it has larger slabs of embedded rock that you ride over, sometimes like a ramp up the mesa. It weaves thr...
Learn more about Pura Vida

This road can be muddy when wet with water puddles. It has beautiful views of the big open desert, and there are some pretty cool rocks. There seems to be no camping. It's a dirt or rocky road with gentle grades that is safe for most 4WD and high-clearance 2WD vehicles. Roads are typically two vehic...
Learn more about Old Dry Drainage

Beautiful road with amazing views. This road can be muddy when wet and has some water puddles. There is no camping, but it is a quick, simple, enjoyable road to take a drive on. Dirt or rocky road, typically unmaintained after rain or snow. You may encounter shallow water crossings and obstacles und...
Learn more about East Butte

This road can be muddy when wet with water puddles. It has beautiful views of the big open valley desert, and really cool rocks. There seems to be no camping. Dirt or rocky road, typically unmaintained after rain or snow. You may encounter shallow water crossings and obstacles under 12" on the trail...
Learn more about Barrel Springs

Beautiful road with amazing views. It can be muddy when wet, with water puddles. There isn't much for camping, maybe a spot or two, but it is a quick, simple, enjoyable road to take a drive on. You will find at the end of this road a short and technical hike to Natural Arch.
Learn more about La Ventana

This road can be muddy when wet with water puddles. It has beautiful views, but there seems to be no camping. This is a very busy area for dirt bikes and SxSs. Dirt or rocky road, typically unmaintained after rain or snow. You may encounter shallow water crossings and obstacles under 12" on the trai...
Learn more about Canada Ancha

This road can be muddy when wet, with water puddles. It has beautiful views of the open valley desert and some really cool rocks. There seems to be no camping. The road ends abruptly, and the continued road goes to a ranch. Dirt or rocky road with gentle grades. Safe for most 4WD and high-clearance ...
Learn more about Indiana Head

This road is a connecting road to many other roads. It will get you to hikes, camping spots, and fun areas. There is no camping along this road; it does go through private property as well, so be mindful. It can also be rocky at points, but it's doable by any rig in good weather. It's a dirt or rock...
Learn more about Natural Arch

Beautiful road with amazing views of big open valleys. There is no camping on this road. The road can be muddy when wet and is not winter maintained. The road is a dead end. Dirt or rocky road, typically unmaintained after rain or snow. You may encounter shallow water crossings and obstacles under 1...
Learn more about Pinon

This road can be muddy when wet, with water puddles, it has beautiful views, there seems to be no camping. If you get to a deep stream crossing, stop and turn around - this is a hiking, horse, and bike trail only after that point. Dirt or rocky road, typically unmaintained after rain or snow. You ma...
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Beautiful road with amazing views. This road will be muddy when wet with lots of water crossings, and areas that are not safe. There was a very large landslide that made part of this road a big washout, do not attempt this area in any wet or rainy condition. If there is flowing water in the wash out...
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This gravel road leads to the peak of Greyback Mountain. The views from the top are breathtaking in every direction, with over 700 feet of elevation gain in less than 2 miles, this is a steep and rocky trail. This is a one-lane shelf road that leads around the side of the mountain and is rutted and...
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This road has beautiful views! It can be muddy and have water puddles when wet. There is no camping along this road. It is steep in areas and also has some meadows where the mud can get really bad if it's been raining a lot. It does go through private property. There are a couple of gates; please re...
Learn more about Old Woman Creek

This road can be muddy when wet with water puddles. It has beautiful views of the big open desert, and there are some pretty cool rocks. There seems to be no camping. It's a dirt or rocky road with gentle grades that is safe for most 4WD and high-clearance 2WD vehicles. Roads are typically two vehic...
Learn more about Old Dry Drainage

Beautiful road with amazing views. This road can be muddy when wet and has some water puddles. There is no camping, but it is a quick, simple, enjoyable road to take a drive on. Dirt or rocky road, typically unmaintained after rain or snow. You may encounter shallow water crossings and obstacles und...
Learn more about East Butte

This road can be muddy when wet with water puddles. It has beautiful views of the big open valley desert, and really cool rocks. There seems to be no camping. Dirt or rocky road, typically unmaintained after rain or snow. You may encounter shallow water crossings and obstacles under 12" on the trail...
Learn more about Barrel Springs

Beautiful road with amazing views. It can be muddy when wet, with water puddles. There isn't much for camping, maybe a spot or two, but it is a quick, simple, enjoyable road to take a drive on. You will find at the end of this road a short and technical hike to Natural Arch.
Learn more about La Ventana

This road can be muddy when wet with water puddles. It has beautiful views of the big open desert, and there are some pretty cool rocks. There seems to be no camping. It's a dirt or rocky road with gentle grades that is safe for most 4WD and high-clearance 2WD vehicles. Roads are typically two vehic...
Learn more about Old Dry Drainage

Beautiful road with amazing views. This road can be muddy when wet and has some water puddles. There is no camping, but it is a quick, simple, enjoyable road to take a drive on. Dirt or rocky road, typically unmaintained after rain or snow. You may encounter shallow water crossings and obstacles und...
Learn more about East Butte

This road can be muddy when wet with water puddles. It has beautiful views of the big open valley desert, and really cool rocks. There seems to be no camping. Dirt or rocky road, typically unmaintained after rain or snow. You may encounter shallow water crossings and obstacles under 12" on the trail...
Learn more about Barrel Springs

Beautiful road with amazing views. It can be muddy when wet, with water puddles. There isn't much for camping, maybe a spot or two, but it is a quick, simple, enjoyable road to take a drive on. You will find at the end of this road a short and technical hike to Natural Arch.
Learn more about La Ventana