Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Sawpit, Colorado

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…
Learn more about South Divide

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…
Learn more about South Fork Ilium Road

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…
Learn more about Box Factory Park

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…
Learn more about East Dallas Trail

Just south of Lizard Pass on Highway 145, this trail combines sections of Forest Service Roads 535 and 611 to take you to the Fish Creek area. It starts with a modest climb, but overall,…
Learn more about Fish Creek Approach

This is a scenic and moderately challenging loop near Dunn Peak that crosses over Beaver Creek midway through the route. The trail consists of two-track paths over a mix of dirt and loose rock surfaces…
Learn more about Beaver Creek Loop

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.…
Learn more about Wrights Lake Trail

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…
Learn more about Rim ATV Trail

Just in-between Rico & Ames off of Colorado's Highway 145 scenic San Juan Skyway lies Forest Service Road 578 which leads you up to Bolam Pass with breathtaking views of Sheep Mountain, San Miguel Peak…
Learn more about West Bolam Pass

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…
Learn more about Sidney Basin

This short ATV trail, 1.7 miles, connects the Dented Door Spring Road to the Spring Creek ATV Trail. It goes through a forest of blue spruce and aspen trees, the trail almost as wide as…
Learn more about Dented Door ATV Trail

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…
Learn more about Sims Mesa/Delores Creek

Goshorn is the furthest south loop in the Thunder Trails. Going counterclockwise, it starts on a grassy hillside, but then quickly enters the gambel oaks and aspen trees. It goes along the rim of the…
Learn more about Goshorn

This is an easy trail outside Silverton, CO. This trail takes you through Copper Gulch on the North end and ascends as you go south into the Rolling Mountain Valley. The trail is a dirt…
Learn more about South Mineral Road

This western segment of the Spring Creek ATV trail starts at the Paradox Single Track and heads west to the Spring Creek Spur B ATV trail. The entire 2.4 miles is very easy. It mostly…
Learn more about Spring Creek ATV Trail (West)

This short ATV trail starts in a big meadow at the Spring Creek Trailhead, which is also a great dispersed camping area. The east end picks up after the end of the Spring Creek ATV…
Learn more about Spring Creek Spur B ATV Trail

Naturita Rim is the third loop in the Thunder Trails. This loop is easier than Thunder and Portis as it has fewer rocks. It is more like a continuation of Portis, continuing through the same…
Learn more about Naturita Rim

This short offshoot from Ophir Pass leads to a very small campsite next to a river. There are two rock fire rings in the area. If you cross the river, the trail splits left or…
Learn more about Middle Fork Mineral Creek

This out-and-back trail is almost 11 miles one-way. It starts off fairly smooth and easy. It gets progressively more challenging each mile down the trail. The trail offers many stunning views of peaks and colorful…
Learn more about Cascade Divide Road

This road will lead to the trailhead for the Columbine Lake hike. Vehicles are often parked on the shoulder, so use caution. The beginning of the Northern part of the trail will have you crossing…
Learn more about Chattanooga Trail

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…
Learn more about Spring Creek Spur A ATV Trail

This fun and easy ATV trail goes between the Buck Singletrack and the East Fork Dry Creek ATV Trail for 4 miles through the Uncompahgre National Forest. The north end starts as a powerline trail,…
Learn more about Dry Creek ATV Trail

Portis is the second loop in the Thunder Trails and has similar difficulty to the Thunder Loop. Going counterclockwise, it goes over chunky slabs of rock and embedded small rocks in the trail, making for…
Learn more about Portis

This is an almost 3-mile-long ATV trail through the Uncompahgre National Forest. It's very easy for the entire route, riding through some really great scenery through spruce trees and aspen groves. The entrance is unmarked…
Learn more about East Fork Dry Creek ATV Trail

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…
Learn more about Owl Creek Pass

Roundabout is a short single track through the Uncompahgre National Forest north of Norwood, Colorado. You can access it through a couple of dirt roads off of the main Divide Road that goes through this…
Learn more about Roundabout

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…
Learn more about Culver Creek - County Road 14A

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…
Learn more about Cty Rd 14. - Dexter Creek Rd

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…
Learn more about Corkscrew Gulch, Hurricane Pass