Dirt Bike Trails
Near Cotopaxi, Colorado

This is an easy trail. At the top of the trail, there is a T intersection;the loop to the right is not traveled very much and can be hard to follow. On the road to the left, there is a Y intersection. The righthand goes about 50 yards and dead ends, while the left fork gets narrow towards the end an...
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Easy to moderate, out and back, dirt trail off of Highway 50 near the town of Cotopaxi. Dirt, loose gravel, and occasional embedded rock. Scenic route with mountain views, Piñon-juniper woodland, unique rock structures, and dispersed camping spots. The trail does get tight and shrubby towards the pe...
Learn more about BLM 6210

A hidden, easy-to-moderate dirt trail off of Highway 50 West between the towns of Texas Creek and Cotopaxi. Once you turn off Highway 50, there is a gate you open to access, but please close it after entering the trail. Dirt, loose gravel, and occasional embedded rock. Scenic route with mountain vie...
Learn more about South Fern Leaf Gulch Road - BLM 6140

Easy-to-moderate, out-and-back single-lane dirt trail located off McCoy Gulch Road outside the town of Cotopaxi, Colorado. The route winds through rugged terrain featuring unique rock formations, narrow sections, and scenic overlooks of the surrounding mountain range. Along the drive, visitors can e...
Learn more about BLM 6108

Easy-to-moderate dirt trail located off U.S. Highway 50 near the town of Coaldale, Colorado. This route travels through rugged terrain featuring rocky sections, mild technical obstacles, and a variety of dispersed camping opportunities along the way. Drivers are rewarded with expansive mountain view...
Learn more about BLM 6195A

Easy-to-moderate, out-and-back dirt trail located off of U.S. Highway 50 outside the town of Coaldale, Colorado. This route travels through rugged terrain featuring rocky sections, mild technical obstacles, and a variety of dispersed camping opportunities along the way. Drivers are rewarded with exp...
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This is a fun trail that starts climbing the north face at the Forest Service campground. The area is in recovery from a fire, and some wildflowers are beginning to grow back. If you want to picnic, you'll find a great little spot just left of Villa Grove.
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Easy, out-and-back dirt trail located in the Texas Creek Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, spurring off BLM 6020 outside the town of Canon City, Colorado. The trail consists of rutted areas, rocky sections, uneven terrain, and sightseeing opportunities. Gated at the end of the trail due to a priv...
Learn more about BLM 6020A

This trail is easy when dry but requires 4WD if snowy. The route travels through pine forest and has some good views to the south. At the T intersection, if you go right it goes a short distance back to the main road. Going left, you can make a loop further up the mountain and come out on the main r...
Learn more about BLM 6012

An easy and fairly scenic Jeep trail.Badger Creek has nothing above timberline, but is a nice drive along Sand Gulch, with lots of open views along the north segment that follows the powerline. You cross under powerlines many times as the trail roughly follows them. There are a few rocks embedded in...
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Easy dirt trail within the Texas Creek Off Highway Vehicle Recreation off U.S. Highway 50 outside the town of Canon City, Colorado. The trail serves as a connector to several other routes throughout the recreation area, making it a popular option for exploring the area's extensive trail network. Wil...
Learn more about BLM 6024

This intermediate ATV trail goes west to east through the Texas Creek Recreation Area, ending near the main staging area on FCR 27 Road. The west end starts as a wide dirt two-track with lots of flat embedded rock surfaces, meandering through the pinyon pine. Some of the rocks are bigger and chunkie...
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Easy, out-and-back dirt trail located off U.S. Highway 69 outside the recreational area of Texas Creek, Colorado. Several dispersed camping sites can be found along the trail, offering quiet spots to camp and enjoy the surrounding landscape. Throughout the drive, the trail delivers scenic views of t...
Learn more about BLM 6161

Easy, out-and-back dirt trail located off of U.S. Highway 69 outside the recreational area of Texas Creek, Colorado. Several dispersed camping sites can be found along the trail, offering quiet spots to camp and enjoy the surrounding landscape. Throughout the drive, the trail delivers scenic views o...
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Easy-to-moderate, out-and-back, dirt trail located outside the recreational area of Texas Creek outside the town of Canon City, Colorado. The trail is accessed through an unlocked gate; please close the gate once you are through the entrance. The trail runs along the sandy creek bed of Turkey Gulch ...
Learn more about Turkey Gulch Road - BLM 6220

Easy-to-moderate, out-and-back, dirt trail located off Gulch Road outside the recreational area of Texas Creek outside the town of Canon City, Colorado. The trail is accessed through an unlocked gate, via BLM 6220. Please close the gate once you are through the entrance. The trail runs through pinyo...
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This is a fun easy road. 4WD is only needed if it's snowy. The trail travels up to the top of the mountain where there are some good views, and then it travels down a valley to the end of the road. Down towards the end of the trail, there is a narrow spot between two large boulders that may not be w...
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This is an easy dirt trail located in the Texas Creek Off Highway Vehicle Area off U.S. Highway 50 outside the town of Canon City, Colorado. The trail has rocky obstacles, sandy areas, is single lane. The trail provides dispersed camping and access to other off-highway vehicle trails (T6026, BLM 602...
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From the north end, 6035A meanders through the sagebrush and pinyon pine, with lots of curves, big dips into ravines, big rollers, and whoops. It heads south, descending down a few steep spots. The track is rutted and washed out and really loose, which makes it more difficult. The trail passes the i...
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This ATV trail through Texas Creek splits off of 6035A on a wide two track, and heads north for 2.4 miles until it intersects with 6035A again, making a semi-loop. It starts in the grassy flat valley with shallow ruts and rollers and whoops, between the pinyon pine, with sweeping curves, but not muc...
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This is an easy trail. At the top of the trail, there is a T intersection;the loop to the right is not traveled very much and can be hard to follow. On the road to the left, there is a Y intersection. The righthand goes about 50 yards and dead ends, while the left fork gets narrow towards the end an...
Learn more about BLM 6051

Easy to moderate, out and back, dirt trail off of Highway 50 near the town of Cotopaxi. Dirt, loose gravel, and occasional embedded rock. Scenic route with mountain views, Piñon-juniper woodland, unique rock structures, and dispersed camping spots. The trail does get tight and shrubby towards the pe...
Learn more about BLM 6210

A hidden, easy-to-moderate dirt trail off of Highway 50 West between the towns of Texas Creek and Cotopaxi. Once you turn off Highway 50, there is a gate you open to access, but please close it after entering the trail. Dirt, loose gravel, and occasional embedded rock. Scenic route with mountain vie...
Learn more about South Fern Leaf Gulch Road - BLM 6140

Easy-to-moderate, out-and-back single-lane dirt trail located off McCoy Gulch Road outside the town of Cotopaxi, Colorado. The route winds through rugged terrain featuring unique rock formations, narrow sections, and scenic overlooks of the surrounding mountain range. Along the drive, visitors can e...
Learn more about BLM 6108

This is an easy trail. At the top of the trail, there is a T intersection;the loop to the right is not traveled very much and can be hard to follow. On the road to the left, there is a Y intersection. The righthand goes about 50 yards and dead ends, while the left fork gets narrow towards the end an...
Learn more about BLM 6051

This is a fun trail that starts climbing the north face at the Forest Service campground. The area is in recovery from a fire, and some wildflowers are beginning to grow back. If you want to picnic, you'll find a great little spot just left of Villa Grove.
Learn more about Hayden Pass

Easy, out-and-back dirt trail located in the Texas Creek Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, spurring off BLM 6020 outside the town of Canon City, Colorado. The trail consists of rutted areas, rocky sections, uneven terrain, and sightseeing opportunities. Gated at the end of the trail due to a priv...
Learn more about BLM 6020A

This trail is easy when dry but requires 4WD if snowy. The route travels through pine forest and has some good views to the south. At the T intersection, if you go right it goes a short distance back to the main road. Going left, you can make a loop further up the mountain and come out on the main r...
Learn more about BLM 6012