Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Randlett, Utah

This road is graded and suitable for all types of vehicles. The width of the road is adequate for passing. Campers and trailers can traverse this road. This area is dry desert sagebrush terrain (no trees). Rock formations with varied colors make the desert look like it is in bloom. Rock spires and s...
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Red Mountain West Access is a 1-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 located in Uintah County, Utah. This trail provides access from the pavement on the west side of Red Mountain up to the Red Mountain Loop trail. Running the loop west to east is the easier direction (rated 6) as the most difficu...
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Red Cloud Loop (FS 10018) is a laidback forest road route perfect for beginners or anyone looking for an easy 4x4 trail near Vernal. Winding through the southeastern section of Ashley National Forest, this loop offers a scenic, low-stress drive through mixed forest with occasional rocky patches and ...
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This is an easy, well-traveled dirt road. It takes you to a lookout where you can turn around and come back. You can walk up to the lookout and if you are daring enough, you can drive your machine up to the ledge for a great photo op.
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Taylor Mountain Road is a scenic Forest Service road rated 1/10 in the Ashley National Forest. It connects Vernal to the south and FS 10018 at its northern terminus. It is passable by most any vehicle, although the USFS does restrict travel to legally tagged vehicles. The road passes numerous majest...
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Little Valley Road is a point-to-point trail in the Honda Hills area, just south of Red Fleet State Park near Vernal, Utah. As part of the Outlaw Trail system, it’s marked as Outlaw Trail 15 and winds its way along several ridgelines. Along the route, you can catch glimpses of Red Fleet State Park, ...
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This is a lollipop loop trail that leads to a stunning overlook of the Ashley Gorge. It is an easy trail with a few steep climbs, some tight turns through the trees, and potential for pinstripes. There is an outcropping of rock at the overlook that makes for a great vehicle photo opportunity. The t...
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Barker Ridge - FS 10583 is an out-and-back trail rated 2/10 in the Ashley National Forest, offering a scenic overlook of the Uinta Valley, including Red Fleet State Park and Steinaker State Park. Popular for sightseeing, it’s the first trail you’ll encounter when heading north from Vernal into the f...
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Trail 551 starts off of FS 10019 at a trail marker and starts traversing across a hillside covered in sagebrush. The trail is rutted in spots, with 1-2 foot deep ruts often running on one side of the trail, where you are constantly crossing over to avoid the ruts. ATVs can easily straddle the ruts, ...
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Barker Spring Loop - FS10050 is a 1/10 rated trail on the east side of Ashley National Forest. As defined by the USFS, it consists of 3 separate trails: Barker Spring Loop - FS 10050, Little Brush Creek - FS 10052, and Dutch Charles Cutoff - FS 10582. The layout of the loop affords beautiful scenic ...
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Little Brush Creek - FS 10052 is a point-to-point trail with a 2/10 difficulty rating in the Ashley National Forest. It stretches from US191 to a hiking and overlook spot. One unique highlight is a Utah Wildlife/USFS area called an "exclosure" rather than an enclosure, with a somewhat mysterious his...
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Dutch Charles Cutoff - FR 10582 is a point-to-point trail rated 1/10 on the east side of Ashley National Forest. This narrow, two-track path connects Little Brush Creek - FR 10052 and Barker Spring Loop - FR 10051 to form the loop named by the USFS. It’s an intriguing route, seemingly seldom travele...
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East Park is a moderately maintained Forest Service road rated 2/10 in the Ashley National Forest. Generally smooth and easily traversed in 2WD without high clearance required. Much of the trail is at 9,000ft elevation, so it is subject to the vagaries of weather at high altitude and inconsistency i...
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Buckboard Ridge - FS 10051 is an out-and-back trail in Ashley National Forest, rated 2/10. It begins as a smooth gravel road but soon turns into a rocky two-track with some loose obstacles. Winding mostly through sagebrush rangeland, the trail ends at a scenic overlook with beautiful views of the Ui...
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Burnt Cabin Gorge Overlook is a 1/10 two track out and back trail that takes you to the top of a plateau overlooking Burnt Cabin Gorge and further into the Uinta Valley near Red Fleet State Park and Vernal on a clear day. While it is a two-track trail for its entire distance it is smooth and navigab...
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Powerline Road - FS 10574 is a point-to-point trail rated 2/10 in the Ashley National Forest. It follows a functional power line across the terrain and is subject to all its terrain vagaries as a result, as it travels in its north/south path. Almost completely a two-track trail, it is deeply rutted ...
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Marvin Spring Loop - FS 10053 is a point-to-point trail rated 2/10, located in the southeast corner of Ashley National Forest. It offers a mix of surfaces, from dirt and rocky cobble to grassy stretches, with some ruts adding extra challenge. The area teems with wildlife, thanks to several streams a...
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Range Study Loop is a 2/10 rated single width out and back looped dirt trail in the Ashley National Forest. Surface consistency is generally smooth dirt, with a rocky cobble descent at its southern end. The trail can be very muddy after precipitation, which can occur unexpectedly at its altitude. Th...
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This is a short section of ATV trail through a forest of pines and sagebrush, riding across a low hilltop. The two-track is mostly dirt, with small embedded rocks, shallow ruts and dips, and gradual curves. It goes through some wide open meadows on the hilltop that have nice views, then goes through...
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Bull Spring - FS 10578 is a point-to-point trail rated 2/10 in Ashley National Forest, and the best way to describe it is “interesting.” One moment you’re following a clear path, the next you’re wandering through a grassy field searching for it, then tackling a hill climb, dodging ditches, or catchi...
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This road is graded and suitable for all types of vehicles. The width of the road is adequate for passing. Campers and trailers can traverse this road. This area is dry desert sagebrush terrain (no trees). Rock formations with varied colors make the desert look like it is in bloom. Rock spires and s...
Learn more about Halfway Hollow Road - Uintah County 2230

Red Cloud Loop (FS 10018) is a laidback forest road route perfect for beginners or anyone looking for an easy 4x4 trail near Vernal. Winding through the southeastern section of Ashley National Forest, this loop offers a scenic, low-stress drive through mixed forest with occasional rocky patches and ...
Learn more about Red Cloud Loop

This is an easy, well-traveled dirt road. It takes you to a lookout where you can turn around and come back. You can walk up to the lookout and if you are daring enough, you can drive your machine up to the ledge for a great photo op.
Learn more about Ice Peak Cave

Taylor Mountain Road is a scenic Forest Service road rated 1/10 in the Ashley National Forest. It connects Vernal to the south and FS 10018 at its northern terminus. It is passable by most any vehicle, although the USFS does restrict travel to legally tagged vehicles. The road passes numerous majest...
Learn more about Taylor Mountain Road - FS 10044

This road is graded and suitable for all types of vehicles. The width of the road is adequate for passing. Campers and trailers can traverse this road. This area is dry desert sagebrush terrain (no trees). Rock formations with varied colors make the desert look like it is in bloom. Rock spires and s...
Learn more about Halfway Hollow Road - Uintah County 2230

Red Mountain West Access is a 1-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 located in Uintah County, Utah. This trail provides access from the pavement on the west side of Red Mountain up to the Red Mountain Loop trail. Running the loop west to east is the easier direction (rated 6) as the most difficu...
Learn more about Red Mountain West Access-Vernal

Red Cloud Loop (FS 10018) is a laidback forest road route perfect for beginners or anyone looking for an easy 4x4 trail near Vernal. Winding through the southeastern section of Ashley National Forest, this loop offers a scenic, low-stress drive through mixed forest with occasional rocky patches and ...
Learn more about Red Cloud Loop

This is an easy, well-traveled dirt road. It takes you to a lookout where you can turn around and come back. You can walk up to the lookout and if you are daring enough, you can drive your machine up to the ledge for a great photo op.
Learn more about Ice Peak Cave