Dirt Bike Trails Near Indian Springs, Nevada

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Mud Springs Road

This is a narrow, out-and-back trail, leading off of Cold Creek Road. It starts off in the rocky desert, and winds back into the pine forest mountains. It's not that difficult, and there aren't many…
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Total Miles
5.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp

Wheeler Pass

Starting in Cold Creek, the Wheeler Pass trail takes you up and over the Spring Mountains. The trail was the main way to travel from the Indian Springs area to Pahrump in the 1800s. The…
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Total Miles
24.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Noides Road

Noides Road drives through the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and Bureau of Land Management Government Lands. It is a semi-easy road with sections that take a 4x4 vehicle and good line placement to navigate loose rocky…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

552 Mining Entry Road

552 Mining Entry Road drives through the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and Bureau of Land Management Government Lands, it is a easy gravel road with sections of loose rock, and spots that have been washed out…
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Total Miles
8.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hemlock Road

This mostly single-track, out-and-back trail climbs gradually through Joshua Tree, Blackbrush, and Pinyon-Juniper desert life zones. Along the trail, you'll see interesting rock formations, scenic views, wild burro trails (maybe even some wild burros), and…
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Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Wallace Canyon Road

Located on the west side of the Spring Mountains and east of Pahrump NV, this trail starts on BLM land. Eventually, it crosses into the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area on the Toiyabe National Forest.…
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Total Miles
6.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Lucky Strike Road

The trail starts off of Kyle Canyon Rd (Highway 157) and takes you into Grapevine Canyon in Mount Charleston. 4WD is recommended. The first part of the trail is pretty easy with some sandy areas…
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Total Miles
13.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su / Wi

081 Bypass Trail

This is a short connector trail to connect Wheeler Pass Road to several other designated single-track trails in the Pahrump Riding Area. This trail starts as road width but narrows as it enters a wash,…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi

Joshua Tree Wash

This is a short trail on BLM in Pahrump with epic views of Joshua trees and the Spring Mountains. The trail starts on a wider dirt path beneath Joshua trees and pine trees, and winds…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi

Upper Wheeler Wash

This trail descends into a wide, meandering dry wash basin consisting of loose gravel and sand. It passes through scenic box canyons with interesting rock formations and terminates at a narrow passage that connects to…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

Johnswort Road

Relatively open, single-track road with a mostly dirt and loose rock surface. This road has some rough patches with rutting in parts and uneven, narrow sections. The trail passes Juniper, Joshua Trees, grass, and Sage…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Middle Elk Meadow Part 1

This is an easy wash trail on Pahrump BLM land. It's a mix of a wide gravel wash and a wide dirt trail. It's consistently easy the whole way with no obstacles except for a…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi

Middle Elk Meadow Connector Trail

This is a short connector trail to connect Wheeler Wash to the Middle Elk Meadow single-track trail. It is mostly an easy and smooth gravel wash, with no difficult obstacles. It is a scenic trail…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi

Groundsmoke Road

From Hemlock Road, travel NW then NE on Groundsmoke Road. This will take you across BLM land through Joshua Tree and Yucca communities. Eventually, there will be a crossing into Toiyabe National Forest where the…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Middle Elk Meadow Part 2

This section of the Middle Elk Meadow Trail is slightly more difficult than Part 1 due to a rockier surface, some small washouts, and lots of really low branches to watch out for sticking out…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Wi

Elk Meadow

This is one of the longer trails in the Pahrump BLM riding area and is a fast and fun winding trail through a beautiful Joshua Tree Forest. The trail is a steady decline/incline the entire…
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Total Miles
5.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Wi

Carpenter Canyon Road

The trail starts out as a good, wide gravel road. Mostly Creosote bushes at first. About 1 mile in is the BLM Pahrump Fire Station. Shortly after passing the fire station, the road narrows and…
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Total Miles
11.8
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Hughes Cabin-Horse Springs Road

Wide and well-maintained gravel road crosses BLM land, steadily climbing from valley floor at approximately 2,900ft to an elevation of 4,500ft. A locked gate with a "no trespassing" sign marks the end of the line…
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Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Horse Springs - Sand Wash Cut Across

A short, up and down, off-road trail on BLM land that is primarily gravel and loose rock. The trail passes through a beautiful Joshua Tree forest. Signs of wild burrows and mustangs in the area.…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Sand Wash Road

At the intersection with Hemlock Road, take Sand Wash Road westbound towards Pahrump. This trail is comprised mostly of gravel and is relatively level the whole way. It follows Sand Wash through Blackbrush, Joshua Tree…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Powerline Trail

This trail continues from Higley Trail in Pahrump farther up into the mountains. We saw several homeless campers with dilapidated RVs and trash everywhere nearby these camps (sad!). There are also lots of weekenders boondocking…
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Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Joshua Tree Trail

This is a fast and narrow single track through a wide-open desert full of yucca and Joshua Trees in the Pahrump BLM. It flows up and over small hills on a dirt surface with loose…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Wi

South Wheeler Pass Road

The road begins at the intersection of HWY 160 at the south end of Pahrump at an elevation of 3,000 feet. It gradually climbs to 4,703 feet with one dip into South Wheeler Wash. The…
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Total Miles
7.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Loop Boundary Road

This trail begins as a single track that is mostly level with dirt and loose rock. This high-clearance trail becomes more un-even with ruts and some steep sections. Passes through Joshua Tree, Pinyon, and Ponderosa…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

"Just Found It" Trail

Leisurely gravel and dirt trail that meanders in and out of a wash. Good views of Pahrump, Nevada, and the surrounding valley. Joshua Tree forest with nice stands of Yucca, Barrel, and Cholla Cactus. Spring…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Lower Wheeler Wash

This trail leaves Wheeler Pass Road heading SE on North Wheeler Road. After about a mile, the trail intersects a wide, meandering dry wash basin consisting of loose gravel and sand. From here, head NE…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Carpenter Wash Bypass

Carpenter Wash Bypass can be ridden in connection with several other single-track trails in the Pahrump BLM for a fun day ride in the desert. Stage off of Carpenter Canyon Road, or connect to this…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi

Carpenter Canyon Trail

This is one of many fast and flowy single-track trails in the Pahrump BLM desert. Lots of short and easy trails make up this trail system that can all be ridden in a day or…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi

Bill Bike Trail

This is a fast and flowy single track through Yucca and Joshua Trees in the Pahrump BLM. It goes up and over small hills and in and out of washes and doesn't have very many…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi

Higley Road/Trail - Powerline Road

This trail starts just outside of a housing development in Pahrump and ends in the foothills (or vice versa). The trail is partially a gravel road nearby the town and becomes a powerline trail shortly…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi