Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Rifle, Colorado

Road starts out traveling up the valley of Elk Creek as paved road for 6.5 miles, at that point it turns into Forest Road 603/aka Cinetop Road and is gravel road. At this point road…
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This is a scenic graded road over Grand Mesa between Paonia and Collbran, easy enough to be done in a passenger car. Overland Reservoir is owned by Overland Ditch and Reservoir Company, founded in 1903…
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Mostly 50" track with several creek crossings, steep climbs, and descents. This trail winds through Aspen and Spruce forest before traveling across the Grand Mesa. There are cattle grazing, deer, elk, bears, and moose to…
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This loop offers an easy to moderate mix of terrain with great vistas, aspen groves, moderate stream crossings, and wildlife. A Colorado state park pass will be needed to enter Vega State Park which gives…
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Porter Mountain is located on the east side of Grand Mesa, the largest mesa in the world. This ATV trail winds its way up the mountain and has a fantastic 270deg view of the surrounding…
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Enjoy this beautiful road high up in the Colorado mountains. Hunters enjoy this area for its vast views and open areas to be able to spot prey. I enjoy it for the amazing scenery and…
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Porter Cutoff is an alternate route that makes its way up to Porter Mountain while following the rolling foothills and low sagebrush rather than aspen trees. It is a very easy trail, especially in the…
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This trail is a spur that begins and ends at the Upper East Leon Trailhead. While most of the trails in the area have cattle guards, this one does not. We found the gate closed,…
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This is a relatively easy and enjoyable drive with excellent views. This entire area has a bunch of great trails and is perfect for OHVs. Make a trip of it with friends and family by…
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Buzzard Divide Road is a graded gravel road that provides easy access from CO-133 to the Grand Mesa and eventually to the town of Collbran. The road begins with a short easement through private land,…
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Enjoy this beautiful road high up in the Colorado mountains. Hunters enjoy this area for its vast views and open areas to be able to spot prey. I enjoy it for the amazing scenery, and…
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Spend some time with the wild horses on this out-and-back trail through LIttle Book Cliffs Wild Horse Area. There will be chance to take photos at some overlooks, and there are a few camping options.…
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Follow Cocoran Wash for 13 miles and you will reach an overlook with great views into Hunter Canyon. The trail then follows a ridge with many opportunities to walk around and explore hoodoo rock formations.…
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Hay Park is a fun 50-inch trail that connects Eureka and Hay Park Road. It offers nice views of several lakes. The trail does not change much in elevation and lacks many technical sections but…
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Start your ride with beautiful views of Eagle Valley and the Colorado River and continue into White River National Forest. Dispersed camping allowed inside the forest, and there are a few pay campgrounds. Unlicensed vehicles…
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Easy Forest service road that winds up at the lower elevations through gamble oaks then as you climb up in elevation into aspen groves and as you reach the top of the Grand Mesa you…
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This trail is generally accessed from the West Green Mountain Trailhead off of Surface Creek Road. The trail climbs approximately 1400 feet to the Northwest. The trail is rutted and washed out in spots initially…
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This is a scenic and fun trail on the Mesa with thick trees and meadows of wildflowers. The trail climbs East to West. Obstacles are 12 inches or less. The East side is generally looser…
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This is a 2.7-mile-long easy single track that is a fun and curvy trail through sagebrush and scrub oak. It's mostly flat, with only a couple of sections of small hills with loose rocks. It…
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Outie is a short single-track trail in the Crown Motorized Trail System that goes through sagebrush and small trees in a low alpine/high desert terrain. It goes through a mix of small trees and grassy…
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This is a 1.3-mile-long easy single track that goes along the rim of a mountain the whole way. It's really smooth, with rocks pushed to the side of the trail. There isn't much exposure because…
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The Crown offers sweeping views of the Elk Range, Basalt, and Carbondale. See incredible views of Mount Sopris and Capitol Peak. This trail is generally one car length wide, and can get steep at times,…
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Buckhorn is a fun and easy single track that goes through a mix of sagebrush and scrub oak and small trees near Carbondale, Colorado. It traverses across the sides of a bunch of rolling hills,…
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BLM Road #8324 provides a lengthy adventure around the crown and can act as an extension loop to BLM Road 8230. From this trail, you will see great views of Mt. Sopris, the Elk Range,…
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Buckhorn Traverse starts at the east end of Buckhorn and is a similar trail with many wide switchbacks and fun curves on a series of rolling low alpine hills. There are more switchbacks than on…
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Dinkle Lake Road is an easy dirt road that provides spectacular views of Mt. Sopris and access to Dinkle Lakes, Thomas Lakes Trailhead, and the Mt. Sopris Trailhead. This trail is mostly tame, with a…
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This trail is very rocky and you will find soft red dirt on this trail that will become mud in wet conditions. There are multiple water puddles; some can be deep with no bypass. It…
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This short single track is mostly a fun, fast, flowy connector from North Fork Cattle Creek Trail to Red Table Mountain Road. This trail is much easier than Lone Pine and North Fork Cattle Creek.…
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This is a graded gravel road that runs between Crested Butte and Hwy 133. Kebler Pass is well known for its beautiful aspen trees in the fall and is located between the Raggeds Wilderness to…
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Capitol creek road is a moderate trail that offers access to many trailheads for hiking, including Capitol Creek trail and Hell Roaring Trail. As a result, this area can get heavily trafficked as backpackers, horses,…
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