Dirt Bike Trails
Near Monte Vista, Colorado

Chillax starts at the end of the Loma de San Jose trail and heads west for almost 2 miles until it connects with Valley View. It starts out as a wider track, more like a two-track, with more flat embedded rock surfaces. It's very easy to ride over the rock, and then it's smooth dirt for most of the ...
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This 2-mile-long single track starts right next to the staging area for the Limekiln area right off Highway 160. It's a skinny trail through the flat sagebrush valley along the base of the mesa. It's very fast and flowy, with wide gradual curves, but mostly straight. It goes on a road for a moment b...
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This is a short trail off of Chillax that is fast and flowy through the rolling hills and valleys. This is one of the easier trails in the area and is great for beginners learning to ride singletrack, as it has almost zero rocks, and just weaves gradually through the flat terrain. This is a good way...
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From the north end, Fata Morgana starts as a narrow single track over the rolling hills, with small dips into ravines and gradual curves up the mesas. The trail has a bit of infrequent embedded rock surfaces on the top of the mesa, but it's all easy to ride over. It gradually climbs up a couple hund...
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The south end of this single track starts at the intersection with Valley View, and it heads through a flat grassy valley on a wide trail along a fence. It goes really fast and straight, then makes a sharp northern left turn at a fence and trail marker. The portion going north is also really wide, m...
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Limekiln Peak is the most scenic of the trails in the Limekiln area. From the east end, this singletrack starts climbing up the mesa on an easy trail and comes up to a pinch between two small boulders that you can either ride between or pop over the 1-foot tall boulder. There are more trees on the m...
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Valley View starts at the west end of Chillax, and heads south through a flat and barren valley of sage brush, riding directly towards the mesas. It goes through a fence and continues straight and fast until it starts curving up the mesa. The trail gets a bit rockier as it climbs up the mesa, with b...
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The south end of this single track starts on a dirt road and heads north towards the intersection with Limekiln Peak. It gets more interesting than some of the surrounding trails in the area, as it has larger slabs of embedded rock that you ride over, sometimes like a ramp up the mesa. It weaves thr...
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This road can be muddy when wet with water puddles. It has beautiful views of the big open desert, and there are some pretty cool rocks. There seems to be no camping. It's a dirt or rocky road with gentle grades that is safe for most 4WD and high-clearance 2WD vehicles. Roads are typically two vehic...
Learn more about Old Dry Drainage

This road is closed to motorized vehicles late winter through early spring to provide big game security and protect the road from damage. Starting as a simple dirt trail, the first three to four miles weave and wind through open desert brush landscape. After four miles, the terrain turns more mounta...
Learn more about Schrader Creek

Beautiful road with amazing views. This road can be muddy when wet and has some water puddles. There is no camping, but it is a quick, simple, enjoyable road to take a drive on. Dirt or rocky road, typically unmaintained after rain or snow. You may encounter shallow water crossings and obstacles und...
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The Hot Creek Trail in the Rio Grande National Forest starts out in terrain with more of a desert feel with red slab-style rock. It gets into the pine trees and turns into a fast and flowy trail for large sections at a time. It gets wider in sections where there are lots of downed logs and there are...
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This trail has it all: epic views and rocky challenges. Silver Mountain is a super-long trail in the Rio Grande National Forest south of South Fork, Colorado. It climbs up over a mountain range through several meadows, with several rocky sections and a few creek crossings. It goes through a really b...
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This 2.4-mile section of the trail has not been maintained and is extensively damaged in places--advanced rating due to this. One section seemed impassable to ATVs, and a dirt bike single-track by-pass was created around the area. One section is entirely underwater and hard to find due to beaver act...
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Sitting at an elevation of nearly 10,500 feet, the Southernmost section of this trail is wide open and offers a sweeping view of Bennett Peak. The Northern section of the trail becomes more advanced and doesn't seem to be maintained. Advanced riders are recommended. There are steep, rocky grades and...
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This road can be muddy when wet with water puddles. It has beautiful views of the big open valley desert, and really cool rocks. There seems to be no camping. Dirt or rocky road, typically unmaintained after rain or snow. You may encounter shallow water crossings and obstacles under 12" on the trail...
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La Ventana is an easy and scenic 1.6-mile dirt road in the Rio Grande National Forest that provides a quick, enjoyable drive leading directly to the trailhead for the striking Natural Arch geologic formation. Perfect for beginners, scenic drivers, and hikers alike, this short route climbs gently fro...
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This advanced trail is open to ATVs, dirt bikes, mountain bikes, hikers, and horseback in the warmer months. Beginner riders are not recommended. There are over a dozen water crossings, some deeper than others. There is a section where the trail becomes the creek and you must travel up/downstream. D...
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Willow Mountain Trail, near Platoro, Colorado, is a super long single track, almost 10 miles, that has a little bit of everything. It has tons of hills both up and down, gaining 2,300 feet and losing 1,500 feet over the course of the trail. It has rocky sections that are Hard Enduro style, wet creek...
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This road can be muddy when wet with water puddles. It has beautiful views, but there seems to be no camping. This is a very busy area for dirt bikes and SxSs. Dirt or rocky road, typically unmaintained after rain or snow. You may encounter shallow water crossings and obstacles under 12" on the trai...
Learn more about Canada Ancha

This road can be muddy when wet with water puddles. It has beautiful views of the big open desert, and there are some pretty cool rocks. There seems to be no camping. It's a dirt or rocky road with gentle grades that is safe for most 4WD and high-clearance 2WD vehicles. Roads are typically two vehic...
Learn more about Old Dry Drainage

This road is closed to motorized vehicles late winter through early spring to provide big game security and protect the road from damage. Starting as a simple dirt trail, the first three to four miles weave and wind through open desert brush landscape. After four miles, the terrain turns more mounta...
Learn more about Schrader Creek

Beautiful road with amazing views. This road can be muddy when wet and has some water puddles. There is no camping, but it is a quick, simple, enjoyable road to take a drive on. Dirt or rocky road, typically unmaintained after rain or snow. You may encounter shallow water crossings and obstacles und...
Learn more about East Butte

This 2.4-mile section of the trail has not been maintained and is extensively damaged in places--advanced rating due to this. One section seemed impassable to ATVs, and a dirt bike single-track by-pass was created around the area. One section is entirely underwater and hard to find due to beaver act...
Learn more about Bennett Creek 2

This road can be muddy when wet with water puddles. It has beautiful views of the big open desert, and there are some pretty cool rocks. There seems to be no camping. It's a dirt or rocky road with gentle grades that is safe for most 4WD and high-clearance 2WD vehicles. Roads are typically two vehic...
Learn more about Old Dry Drainage

This road is closed to motorized vehicles late winter through early spring to provide big game security and protect the road from damage. Starting as a simple dirt trail, the first three to four miles weave and wind through open desert brush landscape. After four miles, the terrain turns more mounta...
Learn more about Schrader Creek

Beautiful road with amazing views. This road can be muddy when wet and has some water puddles. There is no camping, but it is a quick, simple, enjoyable road to take a drive on. Dirt or rocky road, typically unmaintained after rain or snow. You may encounter shallow water crossings and obstacles und...
Learn more about East Butte

This road can be muddy when wet with water puddles. It has beautiful views of the big open valley desert, and really cool rocks. There seems to be no camping. Dirt or rocky road, typically unmaintained after rain or snow. You may encounter shallow water crossings and obstacles under 12" on the trail...
Learn more about Barrel Springs