Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Piedra, Colorado

McManus road connects into and runs east from Piedra road. Plumtaw road connects into it and can make for a pleasant drive back to Pagosa Springs. When you arrive at the fork stay left for…
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Plumtaw road is a scenic drive through the Weminuche Wilderness north of Pagosa Springs. It goes through beautiful sections of the San Juan National Forest, with great views of Pagosa Peak. There are peaceful meadows…
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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.…
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Gordon Creek Road (#625) is a short little road off of Plumtaw Road (#634) that will take you to an unnamed trail available for hiking, biking, horses and snowmobiles. The road is an easy dirt…
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Williams Creek and Reservoir road (#640) is all about recreation; camping, picnicking, hiking, horseback riding, biking, fishing and wakeless boating on the reservoir. This is an easy maintained gravel/dirt road suitable for any vehicle. Located…
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Poison Park Road (#644) connects to the Williams Creek & Reservoir Road (#640), leading to the Poison Park Trailhead with a large parking area to accommodate horse trailers. The Weminuche Trail (#592) begins here which…
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The north end of Circle T starts on Monument Park East Road at a big trail sign. It heads south, riding through big open grassy meadows. The trail is pretty flat for the entire route,…
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Four Mile Falls, Four Mile Lake and Anderson trails are north on Four Mile road out of Pagosa Springs. These are very popular trails since they are so close to Pagosa Springs and traverse part…
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The east side of Stockdrive starts on Piedra Road at the Turkey Springs Trailhead, which is a dirt staging area. It goes west for less than 2 miles through a sparse forest of ponderosa pines,…
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Sandbench road branches off of Piedra road up on top of the ridge. There are a few disturbed primitive campsites. There were several signs marking sale boundaries, so will probably be some logging operations in…
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Trail Spring ATV trail starts at the very end of Monument Park East Road, at a metal pinch point at the entrance to the loop. The entire trail makes a 4.3-mile loop. The route is…
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The east end of this trail starts on Turkey Springs Road, and it switchbacks up towards Chris Mountain Road. The trail is a tight two-track between scraggly gambel oak branches and pine trees. Although the…
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This is a short connector trail designated for vehicles 50" or less. There is a pinch point on either end of the trail. It connects Brockover Road to Newt Jack Road. The mile-long trail is…
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This almost 2-mile-long ATV trail starts at the very north end of Monument Park-West Road. It's an easy trail that accesses the longer Devil Mountain Trail which is a very popular trail for hunting access…
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The west end of South Brockover starts on Turkey Springs Road. It goes along the rim of a mesa, overlooking the mountains, intersects with Circle T, and continues east on an easy two-track. The majority…
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This ATV trail starts on Snow Ranch Road, and crosses Devil Creek right away, which is a shallow smooth stream crossing. It climbs up the mountain for 4 miles, gradually gaining 900 feet elevation. It…
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Horse Creek is a fun and easy ATV trail through the San Juan National Forest that descends 1,500 feet from south to north. The south end starts on Mule Mountain and winds through the forest…
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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…
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This spur makes a loop off of Mule Mountain Trail to add some easy extra mileage to your ride. It's similar to the first spur, tightly maneuvering through the oak bushes. It has bits of…
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This spur makes a loop off of Mule Mountain trail and Spur 2 for some extra mileage. It's an easy two-track with small loose rocks in the trail. It has a couple steep and loose…
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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.…
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The Devil Creek trail is a short trail leading to the 561 acre Devil Creek Wildlife Management area. Part way up the trail is a very interesting rock on your left. At the end of…
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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…
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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…
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This is a really easy 50" trail off of First Notch Road that is popular for hunting access and ATV riding. It has small embedded and loose rocks but is generally fast and straight and…
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This is an easy 1-mile connector trail between First Notch 3 and 2. It goes straight and fast through the forest, with small rocks in the trail, small ruts, and past big open meadows. It…
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The west end of First Notch 1 starts on First Notch Road, about 1.5 miles north of the staging area. The staging area is a dirt parking area on First Notch Road just a half…
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The north end of this 2.2-mile-long ATV trail starts at a small parking area on First Notch Road and enters behind a gate. It's a wide dirt path with ruts and small rocks through scrub…
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This trail is lightly used, with the possibility of saplings and tall grass growing on the trail. You'll encounter loose rocks. It is mostly used by hunters for access to the southern portion of the…
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Uncle Charlie is an easy two-track through oak brush, aspen trees, and pines through the San Juan National Forest. It remains accessible throughout the route, making it an excellent trail for newer riders. The surface…
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