Dirt Bike Trails
Near Fairplay, Colorado

Peerless Mine is a scenic and highly accessible off-road route near Fairplay, Colorado, ideal for off-roaders looking for high-alpine views and historic mining remains. Starting just south of Fairplay off US Highway 285, the route begins on Fourmile Creek Road (County Road 18), a wide, graded county...
Learn more about Peerless Mine

This short, low-traffic route provides an easy entry into the National Forest with minimal elevation change. A parking and meeting area sits at the eastern end, making access convenient. The trail is mostly smooth dirt with a few rough sections of exposed rock, but nothing difficult. Along the way, ...
Learn more about Dog Hair Road

This out-and-back route runs mostly through forest and can develop washouts after heavy rain. Campsites are available in a few spots, but are limited. Near the end, the trail sees little use, and vegetation may brush against the sides of standard vehicles. The route finishes at a locked gate, visibl...
Learn more about Thompson Park Road

This is a 1.2-mile-long easy dirt bike trail in the Sheep Mountain trail system near Fairplay, Colorado. It starts and ends off of Forest Road 178, and creates a fun loop with Louie’s Loop and Almgren Trail, ideal for newer riders. It’s mostly an easy single track, with a smooth dirt surface with sm...
Learn more about #178

This short connector trail has gentle elevation changes and is lined with aspen on the western end, making it especially scenic in the fall. A few shallow mud holes are present in autumn, but can hold more water during spring snowmelt. Campsites are available at a couple spots along the route.
Learn more about Horseshoe Road

This is a really great singletrack near Fairplay, Colorado, that is 4.8 miles through the Pike National Forest. The north end starts off of the Almgren Trail, south of the Horseshoe Campground. It winds into the forest on a singletrack with embedded rocks and roots, and climbs up to high elevation t...
Learn more about Sheep Mountain Trail #691

Almgren is a 1.7-mile-long trail within the Sheep Mountain trail network near Fairplay, Colorado. The north end of the trail starts from the Horseshoe Campground at a pinch point. The majority of the route is a wider trail through pine trees with small embedded rocks and roots, but it remains pretty...
Learn more about Almgren Trail #689

Louie’s Loop is very similar to Almgren and the Sheep Mountain Interconnect trail, being a moderately easy forested single track with small loose and embedded rocks, but no major obstacles. It has small roots and sticks in the trail, and goes through tall, skinny lodgepole pine. It’s mostly a gradua...
Learn more about Louie’s Loop #660

This is a 2.1-mile-long single track through the Pike National Forest that mostly gradually descends from north to south off of the Sheep Mountain Trail down to the Almgren Trail. It’s a bit shelfy on the north end with mild exposure as it drops down the mountain, and continues on a narrow single tr...
Learn more about Sheep Mountain Interconnect Trail #740

Browns & Breakneck is an exceptional high-elevation loop for scenic-minded offroaders seeking stunning alpine vistas and beautiful aspen groves near Fairplay, Colorado. Starting about five miles south of Fairplay off US Highway 285, this 17-mile route offers a moderate four-wheel-drive challenge wit...
Learn more about Browns & Breakneck

This is a 0.7-mile-long single track at the south end of Sheep Mountain Trail, starting off of Browns & Breakneck Road at a pinch point. It’s mostly dirt, intermittently covered in small rocks and roots, as it winds through the pine forest. The trail weaves tightly through the trees, but remains pre...
Learn more about Browns Pass Trail #739

Starting from the Buckskin Road side is easy but will require 4-wheel drive. The road travels up through Pine Forest where the road is gravel turning into a more rocky road as you reach timberline, with a few steeper sections with loose rock. You can also reach Loveland Road from the Mosquito Pass R...
Learn more about Loveland Road - FS 192/450

As per the name, the first part of the trail is a series of switchbacks as you climb up the side of Mount Bross. As you reach the upper part the road turns into a shelf road. This trail is a great companion route to the Dolly Varden trail. Go up one trail and go down the other. This route is also go...
Learn more about Switchback/ Privateer Road

The start of the trail is through private land. Once you come out of private land, about 0.5 miles, there is a rutted section then a rock obstacle. After that, the trail steadily climbs towards the top, with a lot of loose rock. About 0.25 miles from the top, the road turns into a shelf road, and at...
Learn more about Mt. Lincoln Road

A gentle but scenic maintained dirt/gravel road underneath Mount Silver Heels ending just before the Iron Mine across Beaver Creek. There are spectacular views of Quandary to the West and Silverheels to the East. Along the way are several historic cabins as well as the remnants of a mining dredge, c...
Learn more about West Beaver Creek Road

Trail is an offshoot of the popular Mosquito Pass trail. It takes you past Oliver Twist Lake. It's a natural glacier lake that you can actually catch some trout at if you're lucky. The trail can definitely hold snow late into the year, most likely will be covered in snow until June. The trail itself...
Learn more about Oliver Twist Lake

This is an easy offshoot of the popular Mosquito Pass Trail. It takes you up to an old mine up on the hill. Make sure to mind the old mine equipment. There's also a small glacier pond near the top. No fish can be found in this pond, but it's fun to check out. Up on the hill, you can also spot an old...
Learn more about Baltic Mine Trail

South Mosquito Road is the other route below Mosquito Pass to the London Mine, versus the New London Mine on the better-known Mosquito Pass. Numerous other named mines are in the basin. The road is open only one day per year (the last Sunday in July) for spectators to view the Fairplay Burro Days ...
Learn more about South Mosquito Road FS 696

Be sure to bring your camera on this beautiful climb through a valley and to an alpine lake with a waterfall. Enjoy the wildflowers and some great fishing. This trail will also take you directly under Magnolia Mill.
Learn more about Wheeler Lake

Trail is easy that follows stream most of the way, on lower section travels thru mostly private property. Once you reach the Forest Campground, trail becomes a little more difficult. Past this campground the trail continues along the stream with a lot dispersed camping. Most side trails are closed ...
Learn more about Forest Road 801

Peerless Mine is a scenic and highly accessible off-road route near Fairplay, Colorado, ideal for off-roaders looking for high-alpine views and historic mining remains. Starting just south of Fairplay off US Highway 285, the route begins on Fourmile Creek Road (County Road 18), a wide, graded county...
Learn more about Peerless Mine

This short, low-traffic route provides an easy entry into the National Forest with minimal elevation change. A parking and meeting area sits at the eastern end, making access convenient. The trail is mostly smooth dirt with a few rough sections of exposed rock, but nothing difficult. Along the way, ...
Learn more about Dog Hair Road

This out-and-back route runs mostly through forest and can develop washouts after heavy rain. Campsites are available in a few spots, but are limited. Near the end, the trail sees little use, and vegetation may brush against the sides of standard vehicles. The route finishes at a locked gate, visibl...
Learn more about Thompson Park Road

This short connector trail has gentle elevation changes and is lined with aspen on the western end, making it especially scenic in the fall. A few shallow mud holes are present in autumn, but can hold more water during spring snowmelt. Campsites are available at a couple spots along the route.
Learn more about Horseshoe Road

Peerless Mine is a scenic and highly accessible off-road route near Fairplay, Colorado, ideal for off-roaders looking for high-alpine views and historic mining remains. Starting just south of Fairplay off US Highway 285, the route begins on Fourmile Creek Road (County Road 18), a wide, graded county...
Learn more about Peerless Mine

This short, low-traffic route provides an easy entry into the National Forest with minimal elevation change. A parking and meeting area sits at the eastern end, making access convenient. The trail is mostly smooth dirt with a few rough sections of exposed rock, but nothing difficult. Along the way, ...
Learn more about Dog Hair Road

This out-and-back route runs mostly through forest and can develop washouts after heavy rain. Campsites are available in a few spots, but are limited. Near the end, the trail sees little use, and vegetation may brush against the sides of standard vehicles. The route finishes at a locked gate, visibl...
Learn more about Thompson Park Road

This short connector trail has gentle elevation changes and is lined with aspen on the western end, making it especially scenic in the fall. A few shallow mud holes are present in autumn, but can hold more water during spring snowmelt. Campsites are available at a couple spots along the route.
Learn more about Horseshoe Road