Dirt Bike Trails
Near Florence, Colorado

Easy access road (FS 84) reached via County Road 84 outside Florence, CO. The route primarily crosses private property before entering the San Isabel National Forest. At the end, there’s a small turnaround loop with limited parking (one vehicle), and camping is not permitted. This road serves as a c...
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Phantom Canyon Road is a historic and scenic 30-mile unpaved route in southern Colorado, connecting Cañon City to Victor. Part of the Gold Belt Scenic Byway, it follows the path of the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad, constructed in 1894 to transport gold and supplies to the Cripple Creek mining...
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This 2-mile-long ATV trail rides along the west perimeter of the Penrose Commons Recreation Area. The southern beginning is pretty easy, just curving through the pinyon pine on a smoother trail. It gets rockier later as it starts ascending steeply up the mesa, with more loose rock in the trail, and ...
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Penrose Commons OHV Trail# 6102 is the main trail that connects other trails in the area. Enjoy panoramic views including the Sangre De Cristo Mountain Range. The trail traverses through Pinon and Juniper Trees as well as the occasional deer sighting. There are a couple of steep ledges up to 12"-18"...
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This is a new singletrack within the Penrose Commons Recreation Area. The south end starts out on top of a mesa, on a rocky trail that rides over a bunch of rock slab and rock ledges. It goes up some two-foot tall blunt rock ledges, similarly tall drop-offs, and curves around through the pinyon pine...
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Part of the legendary Independence Off-Road Trail System, Liberty Trail is the longest and also the easiest, but it still provides a technical rock-crawling challenge. Expect scattered rock gardens leading to larger and more challenging obstacles littered throughout the canyon floor. Similar to the ...
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Penrose Commons OHV Trail# 6102A is the trail that overlooks a narrow valley where the famous Patriot trails traverse (Independence Trail, Patriot Trail, and Liberty Trail). Although this trail connects the well-known extreme 4x4 trail, 6102A is a moderate trail consisting of mostly rocks and surrou...
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The trail that started it all, Independence, is a short but brutal crawl through rocky washes and canyon terrain. Its steep drop-ins, vertical ledges, and tight exits make it every bit as difficult as Patriot, despite its shorter length. Independence serves as a gateway to the full trail system, del...
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Patriot Trail is the heart-pounding centerpiece of the Independence Off-Road Trail System, widely regarded as one of Colorado’s most challenging rock-crawling trails. Tucked into rugged canyon country, Patriot delivers a relentless gauntlet of vertical waterfalls, deep cracks, and tight boulder-stre...
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This is an intermediate ATV trail through Penrose Commons that curves through the pinyon pine on a wide dirt track with lots of loose rock on the surface. There are embedded rock layers in the trail that make small ledges, and some steep hill climbs that are full of loose rock. The trail has some sh...
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This ATV trail starts off of BLM Route 6102, just north of the Penrose Commons parking lot. It starts as a flat two-track with small loose rocks, going through wide open grassy terrain with pinyon pine bushes. After 0.2 miles, it splits. Left is an easy direct route north for 0.4 miles to the road (...
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Penrose Commons OHV Trail 6102E is a trail that runs north/south through the middle of the Penrose Commons OHV recreational site. The majority of the trail traverses along the top edge of a valley overlooking the scenic cliffs of Patton Canyon and Beaver Creek. Enjoy panoramic views, including the S...
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This is a new advanced single track within the Penrose Commons Recreation Area. It goes through a ravine at the base of the rocky mesas, tight between pinyon pine, and constantly rides over embedded boulders and rock piles. You have to weave around large boulders in the trail and go over several cha...
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6102C is another rocky ATV trail through Penrose Commons that is similar to the many high desert trails in the area. It has fast and straight sections atop the grassy mesa, with pinyon pine lining the trail. The trail has views out towards the mesas and horizon. It has rocky curves with rock ledges ...
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The 6102F ATV trail meanders through the Penrose Commons trail system for 1.6 miles, with many easy sections, but also several intermediate rock obstacles that make this trail more interesting and a moderate challenge. From the intersection with 6102B, it descends down, and starts dropping down some...
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This is a new singletrack in the Penrose Commons Recreation Area. The south end starts as a narrow single track off of the ATV Trail 6102C, going through pinyon pine, very tightly between the bushes. You'll be ducking for branches the whole ride. It snakes through this high desert forest, weaving be...
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This is a 2-mile-long twisty ATV trail through Penrose Commons Recreation Area. The west side starts as a rocky two-track right away, with a steep climb with loose rocks, embedded rocks, and slab rocks with small ledges. This initial hill climb right away makes it a bit more difficult of a trail com...
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This trail is a short finger that runs down off the main loop (6102) in the Penrose Commons. Uneventful and flat. After a good rain, mud will be present. The end of the trail turns into a <50-inch wide trail (6102D). There is one spot to camp at the turnaround at the end.
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Penrose Commons OHV Trail# 6102K is the easternmost trail of the Penrose Commons OHV recreational site. Majority of the trail traverses along the top edge of a valley overlooking the scenic cliffs of Patton Canyon and Beaver Creek. This is a site of the historic Schaeffer Dam collapse in June 1921 w...
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Easy-to-moderate trail located near Cañon City, CO, off Temple Canyon Road, offering a mix of off-camber sections, rocky obstacles, and tight stretches without bypasses that can challenge less experienced drivers. The trail winds through rugged terrain and rewards you at the end with panoramic, brea...
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Easy access road (FS 84) reached via County Road 84 outside Florence, CO. The route primarily crosses private property before entering the San Isabel National Forest. At the end, there’s a small turnaround loop with limited parking (one vehicle), and camping is not permitted. This road serves as a c...
Learn more about Fremont County 84

This 2-mile-long ATV trail rides along the west perimeter of the Penrose Commons Recreation Area. The southern beginning is pretty easy, just curving through the pinyon pine on a smoother trail. It gets rockier later as it starts ascending steeply up the mesa, with more loose rock in the trail, and ...
Learn more about 6101A

Penrose Commons OHV Trail# 6102 is the main trail that connects other trails in the area. Enjoy panoramic views including the Sangre De Cristo Mountain Range. The trail traverses through Pinon and Juniper Trees as well as the occasional deer sighting. There are a couple of steep ledges up to 12"-18"...
Learn more about Penrose Commons (BLM #1602)

Part of the legendary Independence Off-Road Trail System, Liberty Trail is the longest and also the easiest, but it still provides a technical rock-crawling challenge. Expect scattered rock gardens leading to larger and more challenging obstacles littered throughout the canyon floor. Similar to the ...
Learn more about Liberty

Penrose Commons OHV Trail# 6102 is the main trail that connects other trails in the area. Enjoy panoramic views including the Sangre De Cristo Mountain Range. The trail traverses through Pinon and Juniper Trees as well as the occasional deer sighting. There are a couple of steep ledges up to 12"-18"...
Learn more about Penrose Commons (BLM #1602)

Part of the legendary Independence Off-Road Trail System, Liberty Trail is the longest and also the easiest, but it still provides a technical rock-crawling challenge. Expect scattered rock gardens leading to larger and more challenging obstacles littered throughout the canyon floor. Similar to the ...
Learn more about Liberty

Penrose Commons OHV Trail# 6102A is the trail that overlooks a narrow valley where the famous Patriot trails traverse (Independence Trail, Patriot Trail, and Liberty Trail). Although this trail connects the well-known extreme 4x4 trail, 6102A is a moderate trail consisting of mostly rocks and surrou...
Learn more about Penrose Commons BLM#6102A

The trail that started it all, Independence, is a short but brutal crawl through rocky washes and canyon terrain. Its steep drop-ins, vertical ledges, and tight exits make it every bit as difficult as Patriot, despite its shorter length. Independence serves as a gateway to the full trail system, del...
Learn more about Independece