Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Randolph, Utah

This trial offers scenic vistas from both the canyon and the summit. There is alternative access to/from Randolph and Little Creek Campground up to the Shoshone trail system and Garden City/Bear Lake areas via connecting trails. The trail ranges from smooth fast graded dirt to rocky/cobble with no r...
Learn more about Old Canyon Trail

The route is mapped as an out-and-back trail yet offers numerous side trails for those seeking adventure. It represents the pinnacle of the Crawford Mountains near Randolph, UT, beginning in a deep canyon and culminating at the mountain chain's summit, Rex Peak. There are several closed mines along ...
Learn more about Rex Peak

This trail is a mixture of trail types and views. Start at the top of the Crawford Mountains east of Randolph, and descend from Utah, into Wyoming then follow the border before completing the loop near the starting point of the trail. The trail starts off as a graded dirt trail which evolves into a ...
Learn more about Cross Border Excursion

This is an out and back trail that splits off of Cutoff Canyon and heads up the hill where it then flattens out and travels across the ridge with views all around. This trail is nice and smooth despite being a little overgrown. The trail dead ends at a gate leading onto private property where you'll...
Learn more about Cutoff Ridge Road (BLM AR13)

This forest service road takes you up a short road to the top of Red Spur Mountain and has signs at the turnoff from Old Canyon Trail. The road starts off with some small rocks and ruts that any vehicle with decent ground clearance can handle without needing a 4x4. After that initial rough part, you...
Learn more about Red Spur

This well-maintained graded road runs from Highway 39 to Old Canyon and Curtis Creek Guard Station. From the end of the road, you can either go back the way you came or go down the mountain differently. There is tons of dispersed camping throughout the road as it winds through the forest and clearin...
Learn more about Curtis Creek Road (FR059)

This is an easy well well-maintained trail that heads up the canyon from Highway 39 through Cutoff Canyon until it reaches a gate to private Property. This trail is highly scenic with the canyon being wide and open with steeper walls with red rock outcroppings. This road stays 2 vehicles wide as it ...
Learn more about Cutoff Canyon - BLM AR11

This trail is a short well well-maintained road that travels off of Highway 39 for about a mile, where it ends in a parking lot at the base of Birch Creek Reservoir Dam. The gravel road is 2 vehicles wide and well-maintained, so most vehicles will be able to travel this road without any issues. As y...
Learn more about Birch Creek Reservoirs

This trail runs between Highway 39 and the end of Millie Springs Road by following Lewis Ridge. As the trail follows the ridge, it has sweeping views of the surrounding landscape, and in some sections, you can see down into Randolph and Woodruff. This trail is well maintained but can have muddy cond...
Learn more about Lewis Ridge Road

This is a scenic road that travels between Curtis Creek Road and 6 Bit Springs Road. There are no major obstacles on this road other than some small ruts and rocks. The trail starts by winding through some small hills before changing scenery and traveling through forests and small meadows. The trail...
Learn more about Running Water Spring Road

This is a short 2 mile trail that branches off of Curtis Creek Road and goes to the trailhead for the hike to 6 Bit Springs. The trail is wide enough for one vehicle and has some shallow ruts but is a little overgrown once you pass the turn for Running Water Springs Road. This trail dead ends at a g...
Learn more about 6 Bit Springs Road

Kearl Pond trail is an easy-graded trail that will lead you to some breathtaking vistas. This trail begins at Hell's Hollow within the Hardware Ranch trail system. You'll head east and climb on top of a small mountain range and follow a few saddles. While doing so, make sure to view the valleys and ...
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This easy, scenic dirt road spans just over one mile in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest, making it an ideal route for stock SUVs and high-clearance vehicles looking to explore historic Utah backcountry. The trail gently climbs from an elevation of approximately 6,695 feet to 6,879 feet, navigating...
Learn more about Elk Valley Guard Station

Depending on the direction of travel, this trail travels from the town of Meadowville, near Bear Lake, into Cache National Forest, or it travels from Cache National Forest to Meadowville. It is an easy drive to get from the forest down to the south end of Bear Lake and back again. Nothing technical ...
Learn more about Temple Canyon

This trail is a well-maintained gravel road that leads from Highway 39 North to where it turns and heads East for a bit before ending at a 3 way intersection between Lewis Ridge, Thousand Dollar Ridge, and Millie Springs Road. This trail is entirely on private property, so be sure to stay on the tra...
Learn more about Millie Springs Road

Hell's Hollow trail is an easy-graded trail that takes you through some amazing scenery branching off of the main Hardware Ranch trail system. This trail begins at Dip Hollow heading northeast on a full-width trail toward Lodgepole Canyon. You'll wind through an amazing rocky canyon, surrounded by u...
Learn more about Hell's Hollow

This trail splits off from Curtis Ridge towards the South East. It travels through several fields and patches of woods before ending at a turnaround. The ground is mostly dirt with a few rocky sections. High clearance is recommended. There were several large (not deep) puddles and muddy sections whe...
Learn more about Arbs Spur

Baxter Sawmill Road traverses the mountains, starting with Hardware Ranch and going to Old Canyon Trail. The road is periodically graded and develops medium-sized ruts from time to time. The road is primarily hardpacked dirt with a section of deeper sand, but the surface becomes highly loose with de...
Learn more about Baxter Sawmill Road

This route is a great spur-off from the Hardware Ranch to Bear Lake Trail. The trail allows an easy and less traveled route into the Peter Sinks area from the small and quaint town of Randolph. The views are expansive and the area offers plenty of other trails to venture on.
Learn more about Randolph to Peter Sinks Road

This is a short scenic drive that leads to a large field where it dead ends with a little bit of space to turn around and head back or go up Buck Springs Road. This trail is easy with only small ruts that stand in your way, but the road is tight as it winds down the canyon to where it ends at a spli...
Learn more about Davenport Hollow Road

This trial offers scenic vistas from both the canyon and the summit. There is alternative access to/from Randolph and Little Creek Campground up to the Shoshone trail system and Garden City/Bear Lake areas via connecting trails. The trail ranges from smooth fast graded dirt to rocky/cobble with no r...
Learn more about Old Canyon Trail

The route is mapped as an out-and-back trail yet offers numerous side trails for those seeking adventure. It represents the pinnacle of the Crawford Mountains near Randolph, UT, beginning in a deep canyon and culminating at the mountain chain's summit, Rex Peak. There are several closed mines along ...
Learn more about Rex Peak

This trail is a mixture of trail types and views. Start at the top of the Crawford Mountains east of Randolph, and descend from Utah, into Wyoming then follow the border before completing the loop near the starting point of the trail. The trail starts off as a graded dirt trail which evolves into a ...
Learn more about Cross Border Excursion

This is an out and back trail that splits off of Cutoff Canyon and heads up the hill where it then flattens out and travels across the ridge with views all around. This trail is nice and smooth despite being a little overgrown. The trail dead ends at a gate leading onto private property where you'll...
Learn more about Cutoff Ridge Road (BLM AR13)

This trial offers scenic vistas from both the canyon and the summit. There is alternative access to/from Randolph and Little Creek Campground up to the Shoshone trail system and Garden City/Bear Lake areas via connecting trails. The trail ranges from smooth fast graded dirt to rocky/cobble with no r...
Learn more about Old Canyon Trail

The route is mapped as an out-and-back trail yet offers numerous side trails for those seeking adventure. It represents the pinnacle of the Crawford Mountains near Randolph, UT, beginning in a deep canyon and culminating at the mountain chain's summit, Rex Peak. There are several closed mines along ...
Learn more about Rex Peak

This trail is a mixture of trail types and views. Start at the top of the Crawford Mountains east of Randolph, and descend from Utah, into Wyoming then follow the border before completing the loop near the starting point of the trail. The trail starts off as a graded dirt trail which evolves into a ...
Learn more about Cross Border Excursion

This is an out and back trail that splits off of Cutoff Canyon and heads up the hill where it then flattens out and travels across the ridge with views all around. This trail is nice and smooth despite being a little overgrown. The trail dead ends at a gate leading onto private property where you'll...
Learn more about Cutoff Ridge Road (BLM AR13)