Dirt Bike Trails
Near Lyden, New Mexico

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...
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Sierra Negra Canyon is a point-to-point trail that connects from FS-23/FS137 Abiquiu to El Rito down to SR-554, which can be run from either direction. For a more challenging experience, it is suggested to begin at the southern entrance located off of SR-554 and follow the arid desert road to the no...
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Beginning in the New Mexico town of Cordova, this trail climbs into the foothills of the Sangre De Christo Mountains. While the Borrego Mesa trail itself is relatively easy, it provides access to several other moderate routes throughout the area, as well as hiking and camping opportunities. Frequent...
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This route runs through the open highlands of Borrego Mesa, providing expansive views of the surrounding foothills. This section is not maintained and is prone to significant washouts and ruts. In dry conditions, the primary issue is clearance. However, in wet conditions, the road surface is slick, ...
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Devils Ridge when run from its east entrance starts as a very unsuspecting sandy wash with very few features aside from some loose rocks up to 12" in size. However, it quickly changes to an extremely narrow shelf road that follows the side of the canyon wall above the dry river bed below. It is advi...
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This is a scenic, well-maintained US FS road connecting El Rito and Vallecitos. There are no services in either small mountain community besides the restaurant El Farolito (cash only). With a number of other US FS roads branching off FS 44, this route makes for a wonderful jumping-off point. There a...
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Borregoanger cabin is a foundation deep in the National Forest next to an unusual quartz and granite promontory. The trail to reach the cabin leaves from the Borrego Mesa Trail and climbs down switchbacks into one of the canyons next to the mesa. The trail is mainly pine forest, though the end break...
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This is a tight and narrow unmaintained forest service road that traverses through sand and rock while following Rio Del Oso Creek. The last leg of the trail is the most challenging. The road enters the creek bed and becomes a rock garden, with one small waterfall climb followed by a loose hill with...
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El Puertecito Pass is an out-and-back trail that tracks through a moderate portion of the Arroyo del Cobre before passing between the El Puertecito Pass at the base of the two taller peaks in the area and eventually ends at a private land boundary. Starting on a primarily dirt surface single vehicle...
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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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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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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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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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Vistas Overlook is a primarily rocky trail and best run from its northern entrance, which is located approximately 2 miles from the south entrance of La Madera Loop, located off of CR519. Most high clearance AWD can complete the narrow two-track, and it will be an easy track for most 4WD and 4X4 veh...
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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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Corral Canyon is a 4.2-mile single track in the Sante Fe National Forest north of the town of Los Alamos and is probably the most fun and most popular dirt bike trail in this area. It's a fast and flowy dirt trail through a sparse pine tree forest. It's kind of sandy, but mostly dirt, and very smoot...
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Pajarito (FR446CC) serves as an access road used to connect users to the northern trail system. The road begins at the end of Maria's Canyon, with a notable landmark, the large open grazing area that usually is accompanied by a large watering hole. Just past this landmark, Pajarito begins as you con...
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Pine Spring is an intermediate single track in the Sante Fe National Forest north of the town of Los Alamos. Both entrances to the trail are pretty faint and hidden, so a GPS track is super helpful to get onto this trail. The north end is a faint trail off Road 445 near the west end of Corral Canyon...
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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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Maria's Canyon, FS 416, is a scenic off-road forest service road that offers an engaging experience and serves as the main access route into the extensive trail system in the area, making it a vital pathway for both recreational users and those exploring the natural beauty of the region. The journey...
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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

Sierra Negra Canyon is a point-to-point trail that connects from FS-23/FS137 Abiquiu to El Rito down to SR-554, which can be run from either direction. For a more challenging experience, it is suggested to begin at the southern entrance located off of SR-554 and follow the arid desert road to the no...
Learn more about Sierra Negra Canyon

Beginning in the New Mexico town of Cordova, this trail climbs into the foothills of the Sangre De Christo Mountains. While the Borrego Mesa trail itself is relatively easy, it provides access to several other moderate routes throughout the area, as well as hiking and camping opportunities. Frequent...
Learn more about Borrego Mesa Trail

This route runs through the open highlands of Borrego Mesa, providing expansive views of the surrounding foothills. This section is not maintained and is prone to significant washouts and ruts. In dry conditions, the primary issue is clearance. However, in wet conditions, the road surface is slick, ...
Learn more about Pecos WIlderness Border Road

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

Sierra Negra Canyon is a point-to-point trail that connects from FS-23/FS137 Abiquiu to El Rito down to SR-554, which can be run from either direction. For a more challenging experience, it is suggested to begin at the southern entrance located off of SR-554 and follow the arid desert road to the no...
Learn more about Sierra Negra Canyon

Beginning in the New Mexico town of Cordova, this trail climbs into the foothills of the Sangre De Christo Mountains. While the Borrego Mesa trail itself is relatively easy, it provides access to several other moderate routes throughout the area, as well as hiking and camping opportunities. Frequent...
Learn more about Borrego Mesa Trail

This route runs through the open highlands of Borrego Mesa, providing expansive views of the surrounding foothills. This section is not maintained and is prone to significant washouts and ruts. In dry conditions, the primary issue is clearance. However, in wet conditions, the road surface is slick, ...
Learn more about Pecos WIlderness Border Road