Dirt Bike Trails
Near Basalt, Colorado

BLM Road #8334 is not challenging in itself, but presents great views. There are many spurs with plenty of space for camping. Each spur leads to a great view of the surrounding mountains, valleys, and towns. Wild flowers are in full bloom during the spring. The road that travels west along the ridge...
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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 the Buckhorn trail, which makes it slightly more difficult, but they are wide. A couple of them have loose...
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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, Carbondale, and Basalt. This road is lightly used, and is overgrown at some points - so watch out for pin striping. ...
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BLM Route 8322 is a dirt bike trail in the Crown Trail System, and is slightly more difficult than the other 5 motorized trails in this trail system. From northeast to southwest, the trail is made up of several steep and loose descents all the way down to the bottom of the trail. It starts with a pr...
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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, with lots of big snaking curves that go down the hillsides. It has lots of big wide switchbacks that are gr...
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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 couple of small rocks to get up and over. There are picnic areas located at Dinkle Lake for day use....
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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 meadows. It's mostly smooth and flat, with one easy section of rocks, a couple of dips in and out o...
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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 it's on a wide shelf but sometimes gets close to the edge. It goes through a low alpine terrain of rolling ...
Learn more about South Porcupine Trail

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, but doesn't get very technical. Be on the lookout for mountain bikers, grazing cattle, horses, and...
Learn more about The Crown: BLM Road #8320

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 curves through trees and bushes and goes through a couple of sections where the trees are really tight like a ...
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Lone Pine is a fun twisty trail in a burn area in the White River National Forest. Since it goes through a burn area, the aspen trees are young and short, opening up the views of the surrounding mountains. The trail is a moderate challenge because it has lots of steep hill climbs with dry loose dirt...
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This fun single track in the White River National Forest is mostly a fast and flowy single track through an aspen tree forest between 8 and 9k feet in elevation. If riding north to south it's mostly a steady decline all the way to the intersection with Lone Pine. The northern half is more gradual an...
Learn more about North Fork Cattle Creek Trail

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. It's pretty smooth with only a few roots and not many rocks. There are a couple of really small stream c...
Learn more about Milepost One Trail

This road is pretty simple with a few spots to pull over and get a good view of the red rocks.As far as difficulty it's pretty easy, a little bumpy but nothing a stock 4wd rig couldn't do.During rainy season the road will become more difficult as it can turn into mud, there is also a chance for down...
Learn more about Red Table North 464

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, hikers, and peak baggers use this road to access these areas. This trail will give ...
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Welcome to quintessential Colorado mid-country riding. This trail can be an out and back or you can use a series of roads to make a nice loop through some really beautiful country. This singletrack weaves in and out of drainages and through pinyon pines, oak, and all the way up to conifers and aspen...
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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 is a fun trail with rewarding views at the end. After mile 10, you will find the trail gets a bit more difficult with a...
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This short and easy route climbs from Lower Gypsum Creek Road to the scenic LEDE Reservoir. Under normal dry conditions, any vehicle with decent ground clearance should be able to reach the reservoir without difficulty. The drive is particularly enjoyable, winding through beautiful mountain scenery ...
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Cat Walk is a short narrow single track that side hills across a mountain in the Hardscrabble Trail system south of Gypsum, Colorado. From the west end of the trail, it starts as a narrow dirt trail through sage brush, then turns into a shelfy trail on the side of the hills. There is a sharp corner ...
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This short one-mile spur route branches off FS Road 414 and provides a pleasant drive through a quiet section of forest. Beginning with a gentle climb over soft, sandy terrain, the trail winds through a stand of tall pine trees before reaching a large, secluded dispersed campsite tucked away from th...
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BLM Road #8334 is not challenging in itself, but presents great views. There are many spurs with plenty of space for camping. Each spur leads to a great view of the surrounding mountains, valleys, and towns. Wild flowers are in full bloom during the spring. The road that travels west along the ridge...
Learn more about Light Hill Road

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, Carbondale, and Basalt. This road is lightly used, and is overgrown at some points - so watch out for pin striping. ...
Learn more about Over the Crown: BLM Road #8324

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, but doesn't get very technical. Be on the lookout for mountain bikers, grazing cattle, horses, and...
Learn more about The Crown: BLM Road #8320

This road is pretty simple with a few spots to pull over and get a good view of the red rocks.As far as difficulty it's pretty easy, a little bumpy but nothing a stock 4wd rig couldn't do.During rainy season the road will become more difficult as it can turn into mud, there is also a chance for down...
Learn more about Red Table North 464

BLM Road #8334 is not challenging in itself, but presents great views. There are many spurs with plenty of space for camping. Each spur leads to a great view of the surrounding mountains, valleys, and towns. Wild flowers are in full bloom during the spring. The road that travels west along the ridge...
Learn more about Light Hill Road

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, Carbondale, and Basalt. This road is lightly used, and is overgrown at some points - so watch out for pin striping. ...
Learn more about Over the Crown: BLM Road #8324

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, but doesn't get very technical. Be on the lookout for mountain bikers, grazing cattle, horses, and...
Learn more about The Crown: BLM Road #8320

This road is pretty simple with a few spots to pull over and get a good view of the red rocks.As far as difficulty it's pretty easy, a little bumpy but nothing a stock 4wd rig couldn't do.During rainy season the road will become more difficult as it can turn into mud, there is also a chance for down...
Learn more about Red Table North 464