Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Sanford, Colorado

If quiet and solitude are what you're looking for, you've found the right trail. This is one of the most remote sections of trail in the San Luis Valley. The stunning scenery of the vast Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument, wildlife (deer, elk, antelope, bighorn sheep) viewing opportunities, and...
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FR 101 is approximately 17 miles long from its start at the intersection of SH 17 to where it dead-ends at the border between the La Jara State Trust Land and the Rio Grande National Forest. It begins as a well-maintained two-lane dirt road with some washboarding. At approximately 9.3 miles in, the ...
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This is an easy route around the base of the San Antonio Mountain. The ride was pretty with grand vistas, an easy trail, and some wildlife. Not recommended for passenger cars, no winter maintenance. That being said a nice stock 4x4 should have no problem on this scenic loop around the base of the mo...
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This section of Alamosa Conjeos road goes to Platoro, Colorado along the Conjeos River and to the Platoro Reservoir. It starts 28 miles north of Chama and 22 miles south of Alamosa off of Hwy 17. Turning off the road there is a large enough area to air down if inclined due to roughness from the gra...
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From the north end, Fata Morgana starts as a narrow single track over the rolling hills, with small dips into ravines and gradual curves up the mesas. The trail has a bit of infrequent embedded rock surfaces on the top of the mesa, but it's all easy to ride over. It gradually climbs up a couple hund...
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This is a short drive over a well-maintained gravel road to Zapata Falls which are really cool to hike to and enjoy. The falls have about a 30' drop, but the section you walk to inside of a cave is much shorter. The walk is about a half mile up the rocks and rapids flowing out of the cave. You ca...
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The south end of this single track starts at the intersection with Valley View, and it heads through a flat grassy valley on a wide trail along a fence. It goes really fast and straight, then makes a sharp northern left turn at a fence and trail marker. The portion going north is also really wide, m...
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Chillax starts at the end of the Loma de San Jose trail and heads west for almost 2 miles until it connects with Valley View. It starts out as a wider track, more like a two-track, with more flat embedded rock surfaces. It's very easy to ride over the rock, and then it's smooth dirt for most of the ...
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This is a short trail off of Chillax that is fast and flowy through the rolling hills and valleys. This is one of the easier trails in the area and is great for beginners learning to ride singletrack, as it has almost zero rocks, and just weaves gradually through the flat terrain. This is a good way...
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FS 105 is approximately 10 miles long from its start at the intersection of FS 250 to where it dead ends. It begins as a well-graded two-lane dirt road with some washboarding, exposed rocks embedded in the road, and shelf sections. The further you travel up the road (past the intersection with FS 10...
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This is a short route out to a man-made alpine lake. You will want to spend some time hiking or fishing around the picturesque lake. The west end of the trail is very well graded and easy, passing through some developed camping areas. The east end is narrower and less maintained. There is primitive ...
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Valley View starts at the west end of Chillax, and heads south through a flat and barren valley of sage brush, riding directly towards the mesas. It goes through a fence and continues straight and fast until it starts curving up the mesa. The trail gets a bit rockier as it climbs up the mesa, with b...
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This 2-mile-long single track starts right next to the staging area for the Limekiln area right off Highway 160. It's a skinny trail through the flat sagebrush valley along the base of the mesa. It's very fast and flowy, with wide gradual curves, but mostly straight. It goes on a road for a moment b...
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Limekiln Peak is the most scenic of the trails in the Limekiln area. From the east end, this singletrack starts climbing up the mesa on an easy trail and comes up to a pinch between two small boulders that you can either ride between or pop over the 1-foot tall boulder. There are more trees on the m...
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The south end of this single track starts on a dirt road and heads north towards the intersection with Limekiln Peak. It gets more interesting than some of the surrounding trails in the area, as it has larger slabs of embedded rock that you ride over, sometimes like a ramp up the mesa. It weaves thr...
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This is the old unmaintained highway, the surface is broken pavement and gravel mix. This route can be easily traversed with any roadworthy car, precipitation may make the route impassable for passenger cars. It is a great quick detour from the main highway, perfect for a picnic or just to get off t...
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Kerr Road branches off to the right as you reach the Lily Pond on Kerr Lake road (#257). The road leading up to this point has been a maintained gravel road, whereas this road is a rut road with less maintenance. It will take you to an alpine meadow with several disturbed primitive campsites, eventu...
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Three Forks Road FS 247 is approximately six miles long from its start at the intersection with FS 250 to where it dead ends at the Three Forks Trailhead. It is a well-maintained two-lane dirt road with gentle grades and suitable for passenger cars. The MVUM states that FS 247 is open to all highw...
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The Kerr Lake Road (#257) will lead you first to a lily pond, then farther to an alpine lake with fishing and disturbed, primitive campsites. The road branches off of the Alamosa Conjeos road (#250) just to the South of Stunner Pass. From here it is 2 miles to the Lily Pond and 4 miles to Kerr Lake ...
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Park Creek South is the section of Park Creek road (#380) from Alamosa Conjeos road (#250) that goes to private Lake Nolda. You can drive past this lake to connect to Park Creek Road which ultimately goes to Hwy 160. This section of Park Creek road is very different in that is narrow and winding wit...
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FR 101 is approximately 17 miles long from its start at the intersection of SH 17 to where it dead-ends at the border between the La Jara State Trust Land and the Rio Grande National Forest. It begins as a well-maintained two-lane dirt road with some washboarding. At approximately 9.3 miles in, the ...
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This is an easy route around the base of the San Antonio Mountain. The ride was pretty with grand vistas, an easy trail, and some wildlife. Not recommended for passenger cars, no winter maintenance. That being said a nice stock 4x4 should have no problem on this scenic loop around the base of the mo...
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This section of Alamosa Conjeos road goes to Platoro, Colorado along the Conjeos River and to the Platoro Reservoir. It starts 28 miles north of Chama and 22 miles south of Alamosa off of Hwy 17. Turning off the road there is a large enough area to air down if inclined due to roughness from the gra...
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Kerr Road branches off to the right as you reach the Lily Pond on Kerr Lake road (#257). The road leading up to this point has been a maintained gravel road, whereas this road is a rut road with less maintenance. It will take you to an alpine meadow with several disturbed primitive campsites, eventu...
Learn more about Kerr Road #257-1A

FR 101 is approximately 17 miles long from its start at the intersection of SH 17 to where it dead-ends at the border between the La Jara State Trust Land and the Rio Grande National Forest. It begins as a well-maintained two-lane dirt road with some washboarding. At approximately 9.3 miles in, the ...
Learn more about FS 101

This is an easy route around the base of the San Antonio Mountain. The ride was pretty with grand vistas, an easy trail, and some wildlife. Not recommended for passenger cars, no winter maintenance. That being said a nice stock 4x4 should have no problem on this scenic loop around the base of the mo...
Learn more about San Antonio Mountain Loop

This section of Alamosa Conjeos road goes to Platoro, Colorado along the Conjeos River and to the Platoro Reservoir. It starts 28 miles north of Chama and 22 miles south of Alamosa off of Hwy 17. Turning off the road there is a large enough area to air down if inclined due to roughness from the gra...
Learn more about Alamosa Conjeos-Fr Rd 250

Kerr Road branches off to the right as you reach the Lily Pond on Kerr Lake road (#257). The road leading up to this point has been a maintained gravel road, whereas this road is a rut road with less maintenance. It will take you to an alpine meadow with several disturbed primitive campsites, eventu...
Learn more about Kerr Road #257-1A