Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Naturita, Colorado

The Rim Rocker is a 160-mile route winding it's way through aspen groves, over red rock, along the edges of sheer cliffs, and across rivers. Spanning from Moab, Utah to Montrose, CO., the track varies…
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This is an optional sightseeing route of historic Radium, Uranium, and Vanadium mines off the main Rimrocker trail in the Uravan area. It generally has a graded dirt or gravel surface but short stretches of…
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25 Mesa Road is a wide, smooth well-graded road running all the way across Uncompahgre Plateau from Nucla to Delta. We did not find any specific attractions along the route, but it is an enjoyable…
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Portis is the second loop in the Thunder Trails and has similar difficulty to the Thunder Loop. Going counterclockwise, it goes over chunky slabs of rock and embedded small rocks in the trail, making for…
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Escalante Canyon is a very nice run from the desert at the Gunnison River to the forest on the Uncompahgre Plateau. This Jeep trail takes you upstream through Escalante Canyon (west side of the loop),…
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Naturita Rim is the third loop in the Thunder Trails. This loop is easier than Thunder and Portis as it has fewer rocks. It is more like a continuation of Portis, continuing through the same…
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This is a 12-mile loop trail off Divide Road beginning 30 miles from Montrose. We did this trail by following a fence line up the east leg to join the original Roubideau Jeep Trail. We…
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Goshorn is the furthest south loop in the Thunder Trails. Going counterclockwise, it starts on a grassy hillside, but then quickly enters the gambel oaks and aspen trees. It goes along the rim of the…
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Powerline is a fast and flowy trail that makes a nice loop with Red Canyon Trail. The trail is open to dirt bikes only, but starts and ends on the powerline maintenance road. In between…
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This is a series of well-graded or slightly bumpy roads that will take you from Ridgway to Olathe over the Uncompaghre Plateau. The south part has vast views of open ranchland, the center is in…
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The Aspen Loop is a fun 5-mile-long single track that makes a loop off of Divide Road in the Uncompahgre National Forest. It's mostly a fast and flowy trail, not too narrow, with minor features…
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Roundabout is a short single track through the Uncompahgre National Forest north of Norwood, Colorado. You can access it through a couple of dirt roads off of the main Divide Road that goes through this…
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Mailbox is a fast and scenic trail accessed from Divide Road. The trail is fun to ride in either direction. When ridden northeast to southwest, this trail starts very fast and open before getting to…
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Buck Trail is generally a tight and curvy trail going through fairly thick vegetation. There are some meadow clearings with nice views. The trail has consistent sections of roots and loose rock throughout that are…
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This is a 50" trail that connects Divide Road to the Dry Creek ATV trail, passing the Buck Spur Singletrack along the way. The entire route is a wide path through spruce trees and aspens.…
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This drive takes you up to a lookout with beautiful scenery and big tall trees. The road can be muddy when wet and dusty when dry. There is access to other roads. Easy road for…
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Divide Cut-off trail is right off Divide Road outside the DIvide Campground in the Uncompaghre Plateau Wilderness. The trail is fast and flowing, with a few climbs and descents. Parts of the trail meander through…
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This fun and easy ATV trail goes between the Buck Singletrack and the East Fork Dry Creek ATV Trail for 4 miles through the Uncompahgre National Forest. The north end starts as a powerline trail,…
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This is an almost 3-mile-long ATV trail through the Uncompahgre National Forest. It's very easy for the entire route, riding through some really great scenery through spruce trees and aspen groves. The entrance is unmarked…
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This short ATV trail starts in a big meadow at the Spring Creek Trailhead, which is also a great dispersed camping area. The east end picks up after the end of the Spring Creek ATV…
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This western segment of the Spring Creek ATV trail starts at the Paradox Single Track and heads west to the Spring Creek Spur B ATV trail. The entire 2.4 miles is very easy. It mostly…
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This fun trail on the Uncompaghre Plateau provides east access to a 50" track with some slick rock sections early in the loop. The trail has easy access with a fair amount of traffic so…
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Tabeguache 2.0 is a short, easy Jeep trail a short distance west of Montrose. It starts near the Dry Creek Rock Crawling Trails, and crosses Dry Creek, Piney Creek, and Cushman Creek before climbing up…
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The Rim Trail makes a 5.6-mile loop off of Divide Road, with some rockier spots and great views of the Uncompahgre Plateau. When going counterclockwise, it starts at a cattle grate and pinch point, on…
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This is a quick, short road with beautiful scenery and tall trees. It can be muddy when wet, dusty when dry, and provides access to other roads. An easy road for any vehicle and is…
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East Unaweep is a super fun flowy trail on the Uncompahgre Plateau. It can be accessed via Little Bear Lake Trail or Basin Trail. The trail is uphill when ridden from East to West. The…
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This is a scenic and moderately challenging loop near Dunn Peak that crosses over Beaver Creek midway through the route. The trail consists of two-track paths over a mix of dirt and loose rock surfaces…
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Piney Creek is one of the easier trails in the Dry Creek Recreation Area. It is a tight and narrow single track that meanders through sagebrush and pinyon pine. It starts in a sandy dry…
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This short ATV trail, 1.7 miles, connects the Dented Door Spring Road to the Spring Creek ATV Trail. It goes through a forest of blue spruce and aspen trees, the trail almost as wide as…
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When ridden East to West, Hungry Gulch starts at an intersection with Rocky Pitch Loop. The trail begins with some moderately steep but very straight climbs without technical features. The trail then flattens out and…
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