Dirt Bike Trails
Near Middle Frisco, New Mexico

ATV Trail 956 goes through a scenic high desert terrain of rolling hills with juniper trees. The trail surface is a mix of dirt and loose rock, with several sections more heavily covered in scattered loose rock. The trail goes up and over the small hills, with small climbs and descents, but is overa...
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ATV Trail #957 is an almost 5-mile-long loop that is very primitive, with log hazards and off-camber slopes, requiring good navigation skills. The beginning of the trail from the end of FS Road 4042G starts out narrow between the base of a couple of hills in a ravine. It goes through a ponderosa for...
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ATV trail 954 is an interesting out-and-back spur off of #952 that goes through Pole Water Gap Canyon. Most of the trail is an easy two-track that curves through the dry and sparse ponderosa pine forest; however, it is pretty faint and a lightly trafficked route, requiring some good navigational ski...
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Trail 953 is a faint two-track through a grassy and rutted forest floor, with a few tracks to help follow the route, but it looks very minimally trafficked. It starts and ends off of #952, going through a dry and sparse ponderosa pine forest. There are some small ruts right away on the north end. Ov...
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952 is an easy ATV trail that goes through the Gila National Forest for over 4 miles near Apache Creek, New Mexico. It’s mostly a dirt two-track that is pretty wide, meandering through a dry and sparse ponderosa forest, through wide open grassy glades. The trail goes through several cattle gates and...
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This trail travels behind the Escudilla Mountain, providing beautiful scenery. This is not a difficult road as it appears to be well maintained. This is a good trail to spend a few hours with others who prefer a smoother ride and still wanting to see more in the area. This itinerary, although ent...
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ATV trail 950 is a short and easy two-track through a high desert terrain in rolling hills in the Gila National Forest. The majority of the trail is wide, a mix of dirt and gravel, with shallow ruts, meandering between big juniper bushes. It narrows up at times and rides on the spine of the little r...
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ATV Trail #951 is a short and primitive spur off of ATV Trail #950 that connects back to Bursum Road (159). The trail side-hills on the edge of a hill, on a narrow path, with a big water bar. It continues along a shelf traversing the side of the hill, on a surface covered in overgrown grass and smal...
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The Homestead Loop covers serene trails starting in Arizona and a brief pass through New Mexico before returning to State 48. Flanked by tall trees and grassy fields, the route is smooth with some sections that may require high clearance 4WD, depending on the season and road conditions. There are tw...
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The Middle Fork of the Gila River starts in the heart of the Gila National Forest and joins the Gila River, 20 miles South of Snow Lake, at the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Visitor Center. This area is home to large herds of Rocky Mountain Elk year-round. Gail Tank is a watering hole for ...
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This route takes you from US 180/191 up to Terry Flat on the Escudilla Mountains. It passes by Hulsey Lake, a quiet fishing spot, is also along the route. It is also the route to take to the Escudilla Lookout Trail. The loop continues and returns back down to US 180/191 to the point of beginning. Th...
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Gallo Peak spurs off of Top Tank Trail and goes south for 1.4 miles. It is generally a wide path through a dry and sparse pine forest, often covered in scattered loose rocks. It goes through a fence and traverses up a hill towards a view overlooking the mountains at a flat spot that could be used as...
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This is a 3-mile-long ATV trail through the Gila National Forest. The west entrance is marked as Trail #5, but does not specify the width designation, so it looks like this trail gets inadvertently used by wider vehicles. The beginning is wide and graded, smooth and maintained. It narrows up from th...
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This loop takes you from Arizona into New Mexico crossing the border line. The trail surface is smooth with occasional small potholes. This trail passes by many meadows surrounded by tall pine trees. You will find many cows grazing and some natural springs in the area as well.
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This trail travels above the Alpine Divide and along a head of the San Francisco River. Much of this area was burned out in the Bear Wallow fire of 2011. Although the scarred area itself is not visually appealing, the lack of trees in areas provides for stunning unobstructed views of the many mounta...
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This track takes you from the Alpine Divide behind Tal-Wi-Wi up on the mountain behind the town of Alpine. At the end of the trail there are memorials in the form of a flag pole with an American flag flying year around. Other small memorials to friends, veterans and pets can be found scattered in th...
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This is a narrow trail mostly suited for ATVs and small 4x4s due to the creek crossing between two large trees. My Jeep Wrangler JLU did fine, but we had to get creative to get through some narrowly spaced trees. Although short in distance, the scenery is beautiful, and wildlife viewing is highly p...
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This trail has it all, including climbs, descents, lush forests, open meadows, and beautiful views, with elevations changing over 1,000 feet and exceeding 9,300 feet! There is a section of the trail where there is significant new growth and fallen timber from the Wallow Fire that devastated part of ...
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Beautiful Views of Round Valley, Nutrioso, Black River Canyon, North East Fork Black River and more as you climb up and over a couple mountain ranges and drop into the valleys below. Along this route, you will also find some history of the White Mountains when you come across the grave site of Oscar...
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Forest Service Road 25 is an easy trail through a large open area, giving you plenty of opportunities to see wildlife like elk, deer, big horn sheep, and pronghorns. FS 25H is slightly more difficult with a narrower road and a couple of areas that were washed out by rain. There are amazing views on ...
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ATV Trail 956 goes through a scenic high desert terrain of rolling hills with juniper trees. The trail surface is a mix of dirt and loose rock, with several sections more heavily covered in scattered loose rock. The trail goes up and over the small hills, with small climbs and descents, but is overa...
Learn more about 956

ATV Trail #957 is an almost 5-mile-long loop that is very primitive, with log hazards and off-camber slopes, requiring good navigation skills. The beginning of the trail from the end of FS Road 4042G starts out narrow between the base of a couple of hills in a ravine. It goes through a ponderosa for...
Learn more about 957

ATV trail 954 is an interesting out-and-back spur off of #952 that goes through Pole Water Gap Canyon. Most of the trail is an easy two-track that curves through the dry and sparse ponderosa pine forest; however, it is pretty faint and a lightly trafficked route, requiring some good navigational ski...
Learn more about 954

Trail 953 is a faint two-track through a grassy and rutted forest floor, with a few tracks to help follow the route, but it looks very minimally trafficked. It starts and ends off of #952, going through a dry and sparse ponderosa pine forest. There are some small ruts right away on the north end. Ov...
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This trail travels behind the Escudilla Mountain, providing beautiful scenery. This is not a difficult road as it appears to be well maintained. This is a good trail to spend a few hours with others who prefer a smoother ride and still wanting to see more in the area. This itinerary, although ent...
Learn more about Beyond Escudilla

The Homestead Loop covers serene trails starting in Arizona and a brief pass through New Mexico before returning to State 48. Flanked by tall trees and grassy fields, the route is smooth with some sections that may require high clearance 4WD, depending on the season and road conditions. There are tw...
Learn more about Homestead Loop

The Middle Fork of the Gila River starts in the heart of the Gila National Forest and joins the Gila River, 20 miles South of Snow Lake, at the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Visitor Center. This area is home to large herds of Rocky Mountain Elk year-round. Gail Tank is a watering hole for ...
Learn more about Gila Headwaters Overlook

This route takes you from US 180/191 up to Terry Flat on the Escudilla Mountains. It passes by Hulsey Lake, a quiet fishing spot, is also along the route. It is also the route to take to the Escudilla Lookout Trail. The loop continues and returns back down to US 180/191 to the point of beginning. Th...
Learn more about Escudilla Mountain