Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Ridgway, Colorado

This is an enjoyable and easy 45-mile trip over Owl Creek Pass between the Uncompahgre and Cimarron Rivers. There can be a few water-filled potholes, but nothing that would stop a passenger car with reasonable…
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Easy wide dirt trail mostly through private property with access to National Forest land and dispersed camping at the end. The first third of the trail is a smooth dirt road that can get muddy…
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This trail begins at the entrance to Double RL ranch, which is owned by Ralph Lauren. It is a great option if many of the passes are closed in the area, since the road stays…
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Baldy Trail branches to the left off of Culver Creek Trail at Thistle Park meadow. It will take you to a meadow with primitive camping. Then, it travels farther up to the Baldy hiking trail…
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Culver Creek, County Road 14A, branches off Dexter Creek, County Road 14. The first part of the road is graded gravel to a parking area where you can park and hike. From there, the road…
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County Road 12 turns into the rutted dirt trail of Cow Creek. It is a narrow trail with few places for passing vehicles. There is a stretch of shelf road as it ascends and parallels…
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This is a very scenic, pastoral drive down Cimarron Road into the Uncompaghre National Forest. There are many side roads leading to various forks of the Cimarron River, with plentiful dispersed camping sites along the…
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Dexter Creek Road leads you to national forest land with a few dispersed camping sites starting about one mile in. The road starts out a graded, gravel road which very quickly gets to a steep…
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The .8-mile long Spur A is an easy flat two-track that goes along the edge of a hillside, on a shelfy path between scrub oak and tall grass. You'll be overlooking the valley as you…
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The Old Owl Creek ATV trail is 4 miles long, riding below the Spruce Ridge and Owl Creek Pass through the Owl Creek drainage. The trail's east end starts at a pinch point between two…
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Spalding Park is a short ATV trail through the Uncompahgre National Park in the Owl Creek Pass area. From the north end, it goes through the flat valley below the Old Owl Creek trail, between…
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This 3.7-mile long ATV trail starts on Owl Creek Pass and zig-zags south through the Uncompahgre National Forest. The south nd accesses the non-motorized Stealey Mountain North hiking trail. The trail's north end is wide…
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From the Stealey Mountain ATV trail, this spur branches off and heads east, making big wide switchbacks on an easy trail through fir trees and aspens. It comes to an intersection to either go northeast…
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This is a short fun trail connected to the end of Yankee Boy Basin Trail. If you've come to the end of Yankee Boy, you owe it to yourself to do this trail as well.…
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The B Spur starts at the intersection with the Old Owl Creek ATV trail and goes south for 1.3 miles, curving through the pine forest on a shelfy and rocky trail. It has big wide…
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Short trail off of Governors Basin trail in Ouray. It leads to some open meadows, some nice views and an old abandoned mine. Be aware there is another trail to the east on the map…
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This beautifully scenic route takes you past Chimney Rock and up into the Uncompahgre Wilderness/National Forest. There are scattered primitive campgrounds all along the way. The first mile and a half (or so) of this…
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The east end of Lou Creek ATV Trail starts out as more of a continuation of the Cowboy Lakes ATV trail, climbing up the mountainside on an easy two-track. It comes to the intersection with…
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West Fork is an easy and scenic ATV trail for vehicles 50" or less through the Uncompahgre National Forest near the Silver Jack Reservoir. The east side starts on Cimarron Forks Access Road, past a…
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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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Fox Creek ATV trail is an easy two-track through a forest of pines, aspens, and blue spruce trees, crossing several muddy small stream crossings right away. It climbs up through the mountainside, with small loose…
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The maintained gravel Sims Mesa Rd offers views of the Uncompaghre River valley. It becomes a rutted unmaintained Forest Service road as it enters the National Forest. Wildflowers and aspen groves line the trail as…
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The Cowboy Lakes ATV trail starts from the south end at the intersection with the West Fork ATV trail and heads north. It's a smooth flowy two-track between spruce trees and aspen trees. It has…
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Wind between two peaks of the Red Mountains and enjoy some really beautiful country. Logging trucks are common on the lower portion of the trail. Parking and camping are available at the bottom of the…
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This in-and-out trail is a short, 3.5-mile round-trip trail with views and history. You will see a sign indicating the road is a dead end. At the very end of the trail are some ruins…
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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 short spur trail off of the Spring Creek ATV Trail, that goes south through a forest of tall pine trees, aspens, and gambel oak on a wide easy path. There are small…
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South Fork Ilium Rd, Cty Rd 63L connects to US 145 opposite the Ophir Pass trail. If you have just come down off Ophir, this road allows for some day use spots for respite and…
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County Road 10 is a short narrow trail from the end of City Road 110 and the Sunnyside Mine ruins to Hurricane Pass/Corkscrew Gulch. It is an alternate way to get to the Alpine Loop…
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