This is an easy winding road that has a few rocky spots that are easy to get around. The road takes you through open meadows and then through forest areas. It has nice views across… Learn more about Turkey Creek Forest Road 637
Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Salt Creek Forest Road 409
At this point, the road changes from an east road to more of a 4x4 road. It becomes steeper, narrower, and more rocky at the beginning. As you get higher up, it levels out some… Learn more about Salt Creek Forest Road 409
Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Medano Pass
Great campsites are available along this beautiful trail, as well as the Pinon Flats Campground. There are phenomenal seasonal colors to be seen, especially in the fall. You'll need to pay a fee when entering… Learn more about Medano Pass
Total Miles
19
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa
Meadow Divide Road- FSR 325
This is an easy trail that takes you through areas of meadows at the top and bottom with forested areas in the middle. There are spots where there is some logging operation in progress. At… Learn more about Meadow Divide Road- FSR 325
Total Miles
9.7
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Old La Veta Pass
This trail is an old train route that connected the east and west sides of the Sangre de Cristo mountains until the 1960s when the highway was put in. It is now an unmaintained road… Learn more about Old La Veta Pass
Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Blanca Peak
This is one of the best, most extreme trails in Colorado. You'll love the combination of scenery and seriously challenging obstacles. Take your camping gear and fishing pole and stay the night at Lake Como. Learn more about Blanca Peak
Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
8
Difficult
Best Time
Su / Fa
Zapata Falls
This is a short drive over a well-maintained gravel road to Zapata Falls which are really cool to hike to and enjoy. The falls have about a 30' drop, but the section you walk to… Learn more about Zapata Falls
Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Bear Gulch Road FR 304
The first mile runs through private property. At the 2 mile mark, the road starts climbing and gets more rocky and will require four-wheel drive. The first marked camping spot is large enough for a… Learn more about Bear Gulch Road FR 304
Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Wi
Second Newlins SO. Road
This road gets rocky in places, requiring 4WD. At the National Forest boundary, there is a sign that calls the road Willow Creek Road 274. Once you get on top of the ridge, the road… Learn more about Second Newlins SO. Road
Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Alvarado Road - CR 140
Located just outside the town of Westcliffe, Colorado, this overland-style trail offers spectacular views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range. Alvarado Road- CR 140 is a maintained, dirt and rock trail that offers access… Learn more about Alvarado Road - CR 140
Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Hermit Pass
This is a long, slow ascent full of switchbacks and beautiful views once you get above the timberline. The Middle Taylor Creek Campground is a great place to camp, and there are some fantastic fishing… Learn more about Hermit Pass
Total Miles
8.3
Tech Rating
4
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
Countryside Tour
This easy tour takes you through the non-alpine area southeast of Buena Vista. This is a good chance to see what the backcountry looks like east of the Collegiate Range. You will pass through National… Learn more about Countryside Tour
Total Miles
111.2
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp
Grand Canyon Hills Road BLM 6100
The trail is pretty easy unless wet; then it is really muddy in places. Sometimes when conditions are wet and muddy, the BLM will close the gate. The trail travels up through pinyon pine, cedar… Learn more about Grand Canyon Hills Road BLM 6100
Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Cloverdale Mine
The road to Cloverdale Mine is a fun-filled drive with gorgeous, Rocky Mountain views, a glimpse of the rich mining history of Westcliffe, CO and a couple small spots that will require some technical driving… Learn more about Cloverdale Mine
Total Miles
7.2
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa
6101B
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… Learn more about 6101B
Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Penrose Commons (BLM #1602)
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… Learn more about Penrose Commons (BLM #1602)
Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Penrose Commons BLM#6102A
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,… Learn more about Penrose Commons BLM#6102A
Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
6101A
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… Learn more about 6101A
Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
6102A
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… Learn more about 6102A
Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa / Wi
Penrose Commons BLM 6102E
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… Learn more about Penrose Commons BLM 6102E
Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Shaeffer Dam Loop - BLM#6102K
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… Learn more about Shaeffer Dam Loop - BLM#6102K
Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
6102C
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… Learn more about 6102C
Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Waterfall
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… Learn more about Waterfall
Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
7
Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
6102F
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… Learn more about 6102F
Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Warmup Trail
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.… Learn more about Warmup Trail
Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
7
Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
BLM Route 5895
This road is pretty easy for SUVs to get up to the top of the mountain until you reach the junction of 5895 and 5900. At this point, 5895 gets narrow and rougher. If you… Learn more about BLM Route 5895
Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
6
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
6102B
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… Learn more about 6102B
Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Su / Sp / Wi / Fa
Oil well Flats RD BLM 5941
The road at the beginning is easy, about halfway you encounter a short rocky section. It gets easy until you get within about a 1/2 mile of the end where it drops down a fairly… Learn more about Oil well Flats RD BLM 5941
Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
6102i
6102i departs from 6201F and goes over a bunch of slick rock layers, with a couple of 6" tall rock ledges right away. The rest of the short trail has small loose rocks, more flat… Learn more about 6102i
Total Miles
0.4
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
6102E
The south end of 6102E starts out as a wide dirt two-track tight between the pinyon pine and comes up to several small 6" rock ledges right away. The rock ledges are like a series… Learn more about 6102E