Dirt Bike Trails
Near Imlay, Nevada

Route is an off-road alternative that takes you between Rye Patch Reservoir and Pitt-Taylor Recreation area. Gold was first discovered in the Rye Patch area of Pershing County, Nevada, in the 1860s. Known for both lode and placer gold, the region’s dry, rocky terrain is particularly famous among mod...
Learn more about Gold Digger's Trail

From Winnemucca head west on Rose Creek Road, and go south on Herschell for approximately 4.9 miles before asphalt runs to a maintained gravel road. Stay on this road for approximately 4.5 miles go west dun Dun Glen Road, this is where the trail begins and at this point is still gravel but unmaintai...
Learn more about Dun Glen Trail

This is a dirt road. It is very rutted and uneven in spots. About midway through the trail the rise in elevation starts, and there are no real good places to turn around until you are actually near the top. You should not do this trail in bad weather because rain and thunder storms come out of nowhe...
Learn more about Sonoma Peak Access Trail

From Winnemucca head south on Grass Valley Road for approximately 14 miles trail starts on the left, there is a waypoint at the turnaround point, after this point there are several very sketchy water crossings, 4WD, Lockers, recommended if you want to go past this waypoint!
Learn more about Sonoma Creek Trail

This is a super easy trail, with tons of offroading to explore. When we did the trail the snow melt was in full swing tons of water flowing in creeks everywhere. There are tons of offroading to explore from this main trail. Lots of camping spots and just places to stop and explore as well.
Learn more about Spaulding Canyon Trail

This canyon is comprised of old mining roads that have seen decades of erosion. You start down at Packard Flat. This area has flour-fine dirt that will cover everything in dust. Proceeding to the top of the hill is Red Bird Mine. The road is cut narrow into the side mountain and has been eroded over...
Learn more about South Relief Canyon

The route passes several interesting sites, including springs, mine sites, and biplane U.S. Airmail Service beacon sites. The trail does not have any difficult obstacles unless wet. What makes it difficult is that it is 55 miles long and less than 15 MPH average speed for Street legal vehicles. Moto...
Learn more about Granite Mountain Loop

The town of Mazuma was established in 1907, and was the central hub of the mining district in the Seven Troughs Mountain Range. The town was later washed away in a 20-foot wall of water caused by torrential rains. Tunnel Camp is still there and has some fun buildings to explore. Tunnel Camp was a fa...
Learn more about 7 Troughs Range

This is a quick spur off Coal Canyon Road to the Dodge-Ford iron mine. The road is a well-maintained gravel road that leads to an open pit mine. The pit is 200ft deep with water at the bottom. The trail to the bottom is overgrown with sagebrush and lightly eroded. Willow has taken over the shoreline...
Learn more about Dodge-Ford Mine

The West Steam Shovel OHV Trail is a challenging, remote 24.5-mile point-to-point route designed for experienced offroaders seeking a rugged backcountry climb through Nevada's Stillwater Range. Starting from the valley floor near the Buena Vista Hills at an elevation of approximately 4,040 feet, thi...
Learn more about West Steam Shovel OHV Trail

The first 21 miles are county-maintained gravel, the next 3.1 miles can be rough at times especially when wet, not recommended. 2WD high clearance most of the way, some fairly uneven areas but we did it all in 2WD in a Jeep. A little climb to the actual mine ruins, but doable in 2WD.
Learn more about Alabama Mine Ruins

This is a fast route that will get you from the trailhead to the Stillwater Range. Both ends of this route have some interesting mercury mines that still have structures and the furnaces used to bake the Cinnabar ore in order to recover the mercury. Road is well maintained and graded.
Learn more about Buena Vista Valley

This trail starts with some fast dynamic driving through the washes in the alluvial fan coming off the Stillwater Range. After 2 miles, you'll come to Fencemaker Road, which is well-maintained and graded. This is the road that leads to the cellphone towers at the top of the mountain. Once you get to...
Learn more about Old Man Canyon / Seven Devils Hot Springs

This flat gravel road is well maintained. Lovelock Cave was in use as early as 2580 BC but was not intensively inhabited until around 1000 BC. People occupied Lovelock Cave for over 4,000 years. The initial discoveries of artifacts and excavations, in the early 20th century, were not very well execu...
Learn more about Lovelock Cave

This is a rough road--super washed out in a lot of sections. If you start from Sand Pass Road out of Winnemucca, the first 5 miles are county-maintained packed gravel, but after that, it gets rough pretty fast. The views from the top with all the big rock formations are well worth the slow going.
Learn more about Davey Town Rocky Mountains

First 25 miles or so are county-maintained gravel. Open grazing and farmland so watch out for livestock. After you leave the gravel, the road is uneven rutted dirt, lots of wash out areas due to rain run off, not really a good trail in wet or snowy weather.
Learn more about Jumbo Mine Ruins

This trail is VERY overgrown for the first half of the trail. The trail fits a full-size vehicle but it will be tight and is not recommended for large vehicles. There is very dense growth on both sides of the trail, you WILL be getting some Nevada pinstriping!
Learn more about 95-290 Loop

This moderately challenging 20-mile trail through the rugged Stillwater Range of Nevada offers offroaders spectacular high-desert ridge views and a true sense of backcountry solitude. Starting near the landmark Steam Shovel, the route quickly climbs from an elevation of 4,778 feet up to a peak of 7,...
Learn more about Stillwater Range

The trail is not heavily traveled with trees and bushes. Some downed trees and rocks needed to be cleared form the trail. The trail is rocky and in February there was water coming down the rocks. There were some boulders up to three feet and small rock ledges. About three miles in there is a diesel...
Learn more about Steam Shovel OHV Trail

This route takes you from the Black Rock Desert playa through the Kamma Mountain Range and the Rye Patch Reservoir. Along this route, you will find hot springs, rock-hounding spots, and old placer mines. The road is well-maintained and graded yearly. In the summer temperatures reach 100+ degrees so ...
Learn more about Kamma Mountains

Route is an off-road alternative that takes you between Rye Patch Reservoir and Pitt-Taylor Recreation area. Gold was first discovered in the Rye Patch area of Pershing County, Nevada, in the 1860s. Known for both lode and placer gold, the region’s dry, rocky terrain is particularly famous among mod...
Learn more about Gold Digger's Trail

From Winnemucca head west on Rose Creek Road, and go south on Herschell for approximately 4.9 miles before asphalt runs to a maintained gravel road. Stay on this road for approximately 4.5 miles go west dun Dun Glen Road, this is where the trail begins and at this point is still gravel but unmaintai...
Learn more about Dun Glen Trail

This is a dirt road. It is very rutted and uneven in spots. About midway through the trail the rise in elevation starts, and there are no real good places to turn around until you are actually near the top. You should not do this trail in bad weather because rain and thunder storms come out of nowhe...
Learn more about Sonoma Peak Access Trail

From Winnemucca head south on Grass Valley Road for approximately 14 miles trail starts on the left, there is a waypoint at the turnaround point, after this point there are several very sketchy water crossings, 4WD, Lockers, recommended if you want to go past this waypoint!
Learn more about Sonoma Creek Trail

Route is an off-road alternative that takes you between Rye Patch Reservoir and Pitt-Taylor Recreation area. Gold was first discovered in the Rye Patch area of Pershing County, Nevada, in the 1860s. Known for both lode and placer gold, the region’s dry, rocky terrain is particularly famous among mod...
Learn more about Gold Digger's Trail

From Winnemucca head west on Rose Creek Road, and go south on Herschell for approximately 4.9 miles before asphalt runs to a maintained gravel road. Stay on this road for approximately 4.5 miles go west dun Dun Glen Road, this is where the trail begins and at this point is still gravel but unmaintai...
Learn more about Dun Glen Trail

This is a dirt road. It is very rutted and uneven in spots. About midway through the trail the rise in elevation starts, and there are no real good places to turn around until you are actually near the top. You should not do this trail in bad weather because rain and thunder storms come out of nowhe...
Learn more about Sonoma Peak Access Trail

From Winnemucca head south on Grass Valley Road for approximately 14 miles trail starts on the left, there is a waypoint at the turnaround point, after this point there are several very sketchy water crossings, 4WD, Lockers, recommended if you want to go past this waypoint!
Learn more about Sonoma Creek Trail