Dirt Bike Trails
Near Jaconita, New Mexico

This short road is somewhat deceiving as it appears to take you to a water pump station and nothing more. At the very end of the road is a single spot for dry primitive camping below a cliff and is close to the Northern end of Diablo Canyon. Be aware that this road has some deep dips and an arroyo c...
Learn more about Upper Diablo Canyon Rd

This is a dirt trail with some light up-and-down hills and no off-camber areas. It is an alternate route to El Camino Real from or to Diablo Canyon that is a bit more exciting than the main road. There is dispersed camping on the sides of this trail. There are no bypasses, but there is nothing to re...
Learn more about El Camino Real Alternate Pass

This is a fun, open sandy wash to drive down. There are a couple of different routes to take within the sandy area that all lead back to the same sandy trail. The sandy wash is wide enough for multiple vehicles side by side. Be careful for cows in the road. There are one to two areas where the sandy...
Learn more about Sand Drag Strip

This trail begins in Cuarteles, New Mexico, and spans numerous desert hills and arroyos. The ride is approximately 10.5 miles and concludes North on the outskirts of Alcalde, NM. The trail can be traveled either North to South or South to North. The trail has beautiful views of the surrounding Jemez...
Learn more about Prairie Dog Cruise

This dirt trail leads from Estrada Calabasas to El Camino Real and offers dispersed camping sites throughout the trail. There are no off-camber areas, but it is not flat and smooth. It is capable for a 2WD to do; no lockers needed. Near the Estrada Calabasas entrance, there are some hills that are u...
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This road off of the Camino Real Road is an easy drive, except for a dip with soft sand early on crossing Alamo Creek. There are a couple of mud puddles that had bypasses. For the first 3 miles, it parallels the El Camino Real hiking trail. The road towards the SE end becomes part of the Santa Fe Ra...
Learn more about Dead Dog Trail & Santa Fe Ranch

This is a fun little obstacle: a steep hill off the El Camino Real main trail. There are no rocks, no loose rocks, and the top of it is flat. Going back down on the other side is steep, but doable. Nothing intense, simply a fun hill to hit.
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The El Camino Trail road will take you to Diablo Canyon and to the Rio Grande River. It is almost an extension of the Camino la Tierra road off of Hwy 599. It changes in name to Old Buckman road as it forks to the right after 6.7 miles. The road is well marked with signage at the fork and a wide, wh...
Learn more about El Camino Real y Diablo Canyon Trail

Chupaderos Connector is primarily a section of Forrest Service Road 446 that connects Forrest Service Road 446H and the trail head Chupaderos Spur 824. It is an easy, full-width trail with no natural obstacles. There can be large ruts and small boulder sections depending on runoff off but it is most...
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Tightrope Connector is a very short single track through a grassy high desert terrain that links Maria's Canyon Road to Beanfield Ridge. It provides a method of jumping into some technical single track more early on and linking into the middle of Beanfield Ridge trail. The trail itself is a mix of s...
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Beanfield Ridge is a short single track through a grassy high desert terrain that is easy to miss from both entrances because there are no trail markings in this area. It departs from Maria's Canyon Road and goes along a ridge on the top of a dry grassy mesa. The trail is a mix of sand, gravel, and ...
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Montoso Peak is the furthest motorized trail in this area and runs a full loop of the Montoso Peak base. Because of its path, it features several obstacles that most 4X4 and high-clearance AWD vehicles will enjoy completing. The loop begins on a primarily dirt surface that has some deeper rutting, s...
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Ortiz Mountain Pass, when run in its entirety, gives a clear view of Los Alomos to the west, Montoso Peak to the southwest, and the Pecos Wilderness Mountains to the east. The trail begins on a primarily dirt two-track before changing to a more rocky surface as it begins its ascent at approximately ...
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Chupaderos Spur is an easy road-width trail that starts off Chupaderos Road 446. It's a dead-end trail that doesn't really end at anything but could be fun for a beginner to explore the area since it's in an Archeological Historic Site. The entrance to the trail is not marked, but there is a sign on...
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This short unnamed road is part of the Caja del Rio area of the Santa Fe National Forest. It provides access to the large BLM area with Diablo Canyon and the Camino Real trail adjoining the National Forest lands. There are several side roads and areas to pull off and primitive camp. Cellular service...
Learn more about BLM-SFNF Connector & Camping

This is a little hill at the intersection of a variety of different trails. It is a fun little hill to climb up on. No loose rocks, no obstacles, no ledges. Loose dirt, but it's something to play on in the area. The top of the hill is somewhat flat.
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Cany is a road-width braided trail in the Sante Fe National Forest north of the town of Los Alamos. It's a short trail, 0.9 miles, that connects FS Roads 446 and 445. The trail is mainly a road but has small bits of single track that pop on and off of the road at times. It's all extremely easy and f...
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Corral Jumper is a short trail, that connects FS Roads 831 and 445C. The trail can be rather hard to find at first and may require some route-finding skills but does offer a few small log jumps that traverse up the mountain side and ends up at FS445C. It offers a few challenges with small embedded r...
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This is a fun dirt trail with many hills in steep grades, rutted areas, and some moderate off-camber areas. There are many varieties of lines to take, and offshoots to other trails from this trail, and a couple of spots with immediate drop-offs once you hit the top of the hill. This trail follows th...
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This trail starts just off Maria's Canyon Road, and traverses around the mountain range with a nice view of the surrounding area just as you reach the halfway point. The entrance can be a bit hard to find, but is most notable with a burnt stump and downed tree. The first leg of the trail is fairly e...
Learn more about Chupaderos South Trail 822 aka Around the Mountain

This short road is somewhat deceiving as it appears to take you to a water pump station and nothing more. At the very end of the road is a single spot for dry primitive camping below a cliff and is close to the Northern end of Diablo Canyon. Be aware that this road has some deep dips and an arroyo c...
Learn more about Upper Diablo Canyon Rd

This is a dirt trail with some light up-and-down hills and no off-camber areas. It is an alternate route to El Camino Real from or to Diablo Canyon that is a bit more exciting than the main road. There is dispersed camping on the sides of this trail. There are no bypasses, but there is nothing to re...
Learn more about El Camino Real Alternate Pass

This is a fun, open sandy wash to drive down. There are a couple of different routes to take within the sandy area that all lead back to the same sandy trail. The sandy wash is wide enough for multiple vehicles side by side. Be careful for cows in the road. There are one to two areas where the sandy...
Learn more about Sand Drag Strip

This trail begins in Cuarteles, New Mexico, and spans numerous desert hills and arroyos. The ride is approximately 10.5 miles and concludes North on the outskirts of Alcalde, NM. The trail can be traveled either North to South or South to North. The trail has beautiful views of the surrounding Jemez...
Learn more about Prairie Dog Cruise

This short road is somewhat deceiving as it appears to take you to a water pump station and nothing more. At the very end of the road is a single spot for dry primitive camping below a cliff and is close to the Northern end of Diablo Canyon. Be aware that this road has some deep dips and an arroyo c...
Learn more about Upper Diablo Canyon Rd

This is a dirt trail with some light up-and-down hills and no off-camber areas. It is an alternate route to El Camino Real from or to Diablo Canyon that is a bit more exciting than the main road. There is dispersed camping on the sides of this trail. There are no bypasses, but there is nothing to re...
Learn more about El Camino Real Alternate Pass

This is a fun, open sandy wash to drive down. There are a couple of different routes to take within the sandy area that all lead back to the same sandy trail. The sandy wash is wide enough for multiple vehicles side by side. Be careful for cows in the road. There are one to two areas where the sandy...
Learn more about Sand Drag Strip

This trail begins in Cuarteles, New Mexico, and spans numerous desert hills and arroyos. The ride is approximately 10.5 miles and concludes North on the outskirts of Alcalde, NM. The trail can be traveled either North to South or South to North. The trail has beautiful views of the surrounding Jemez...
Learn more about Prairie Dog Cruise