Dirt Bike Trails
Near Navajo Dam, New Mexico

Starting on 539 just south of where it goes across the dam, you'll head up Francis Mesa Road and over Smith Pass to the top of the mesa. There is some rough exposed rock on both the ascent and descent from the mesa as well as some stretches of road with heavy sand, but careful route selection during...
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This easy trail utilizes oil roads just off of Highway 64 to loosely loop around the portion of Manzanares Mesa northwest of Cutter Reservoir before intersecting with the Cutter Reservoir Trail. Expect gorgeous vistas, heavy rutting, and the occasional washout across the road. Many small spurs off o...
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Manzanares Ridge (CR 520) is a gorgeous Sunday drive, winding through fields of sagebrush dotted with juniper and pinion trees. Its placement along the high point of Manzanares Mesa offers panoramic views as the trail skirts the tops of cliffs several hundred feet high. While this well-traveled oil ...
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Malquadis Point is a great route that begins as an oil road turn-off from RT 64, just east of Manzanares Canyon. The trail starts with a steady climb to the top of the mesa before leveling out into a stretch of desert prairie where the trail can be heavily rutted, depending on recent weather and tra...
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This route is appropriately named Rock Garden. There are rocks of all shapes and sizes, including hoo-doos, arches, and balancing boulders. It is north of New Mexico State Highway 173 and is a short drive to the spectacular rocks. Look on both sides of the route and enjoy the views.
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This is a moderately challenging out-and-back trail that starts out easy, crossing through a cattle gate that needs to remain closed when not in use. From there it turns into a fairly unremarkable rutted oil road before reaching the main attraction and dropping down to the edge of Cutter Reservoir a...
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This is an easy, scenic trail that can be a leisurely Sunday afternoon drive or an all-day Saturday event. Several spurs and cut-throughs offer the opportunity for more challenging adventures. The trail winds along and to the top of Slane Canyon. Just shy of a 1,000-foot altitude gain means you'll ...
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This is a fun little rollercoaster crawl cutting from Mud Canyon to Slane Canyon. The fun starts slow on an oil road just off Mud Canyon Road before making a sharp turn into a deeply eroded sandy wash/pipe clearing with some fairly off-camber moments of up to 24 inches in a full-sized 4x4 vehicle. ...
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This route leaves Largo Canyon and is slightly rutted before climbing up to Gould Pass. The steep route is on the north side of the mesa. It is heavily rutted with a drastic dropoff. After Gould Pass, the route levels out and is relatively easy to the small parking area for Gould Pass Pueblito. A sh...
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A paved road west of New Mexico State Highway 550 leads to this beautiful adventure in Hart Canyon. The arch is a short drive north of the main route. The small, majestic arch spans a small arroyo. There is a turnaround area near the arch. The Aztec UFO crash site is on a hill north of this route. T...
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This is an easy trail off New Mexico Highway 64 to the Hill Road Pueblito, an archeological site constructed in the late 1730s and early 1740s. Hill Road Pueblito sits on a boulder outcrop overlooking Carrizo Canyon to the north. This site consists of a pueblito with four rooms and a possible hoga...
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This is mostly an oil well and natural gas line access road that is also used as a trail. It winds through a flat desert terrain, on primitive roads that have shallow ruts and overgrown bushes, and lots of intersections. Portions of the trail are on full-width oil well roads in between the more trai...
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The Cutter Dam Trail winds from Largo Canyon up through Cutter Canyon, leading to the Cutter Reservoir Dam and Picnic Area. Along the way, travelers will encounter deep ruts in some sections and stretches of fairly deep sand. As the trail nears the dam, the scenery becomes increasingly picturesque, ...
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This route is relatively easy up and back, except for ruts and a water crossing near the end. If you decide to hike to Cox Canyon Arch itself, it is a short, moderate hike directly north from the first parking area past the gas industry equipment. If you continue to the turn-around loop at the end, ...
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This route travels up a rutted hill and then on some easier oil and gas roads before getting rocky and rougher right before Old Fort Pueblito parking. A free New Mexico State Land Permit is required to visit both Pueblitos. Old Fort is a 1/2-mile flat hike from the end of this route. To the south, n...
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This easy route allows access to the incredible Crow Canyon Petroglyphs and Pueblito without having to drive across Largo Canyon. The Five-Mile Bridge crossing Largo Canyon was the main access until it washed out in 2024 and there are not any current replacement options. The bridge was deemed struct...
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North Loop trail is one of the networks of trails in the area called Glade Nor h. It is an easy drive with beautiful views of northwest New Mexico's high dese t. There are also stunning views of the San Juan Mountains of southern Colora. There are also numerous rock formations and deep canyon vies. ...
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This short and narrow trail near Aztec, New Mexico, starts on the route for a disc golf course in badlands-type desert terrain. It's a narrow ridgeline that is most ideal for ATVs and dirt bikes but would be rather too narrow for a 60" SXS. It drops down from the ridgeline into the flat part of the ...
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This trail drops down from the Gould Pass Pueblito trail and loosely encircles Crow Canyon, with multiple spurs leading to the different points that overlook the canyon. This trail ends on the south side of Crow Canyon overlooking where it meets with Cottonwood Canyon. The beginning of the trail is ...
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This is a spur off of the Gould Canyon Pueblito Trail that leads to the Adolfo Canyon Pueblito. There are a few steep inclines with some bare rock. The view from the Pueblito itself is stunning, and it's a short little hike up to the pueblito from the end point marked on the map. The Adolfo Pueblito...
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Starting on 539 just south of where it goes across the dam, you'll head up Francis Mesa Road and over Smith Pass to the top of the mesa. There is some rough exposed rock on both the ascent and descent from the mesa as well as some stretches of road with heavy sand, but careful route selection during...
Learn more about Francis Canyon Pueblito

This easy trail utilizes oil roads just off of Highway 64 to loosely loop around the portion of Manzanares Mesa northwest of Cutter Reservoir before intersecting with the Cutter Reservoir Trail. Expect gorgeous vistas, heavy rutting, and the occasional washout across the road. Many small spurs off o...
Learn more about Manzanares Mesa

Manzanares Ridge (CR 520) is a gorgeous Sunday drive, winding through fields of sagebrush dotted with juniper and pinion trees. Its placement along the high point of Manzanares Mesa offers panoramic views as the trail skirts the tops of cliffs several hundred feet high. While this well-traveled oil ...
Learn more about Manzanares Ridge - CR 520

Malquadis Point is a great route that begins as an oil road turn-off from RT 64, just east of Manzanares Canyon. The trail starts with a steady climb to the top of the mesa before leveling out into a stretch of desert prairie where the trail can be heavily rutted, depending on recent weather and tra...
Learn more about Melquadis Point

Starting on 539 just south of where it goes across the dam, you'll head up Francis Mesa Road and over Smith Pass to the top of the mesa. There is some rough exposed rock on both the ascent and descent from the mesa as well as some stretches of road with heavy sand, but careful route selection during...
Learn more about Francis Canyon Pueblito

This easy trail utilizes oil roads just off of Highway 64 to loosely loop around the portion of Manzanares Mesa northwest of Cutter Reservoir before intersecting with the Cutter Reservoir Trail. Expect gorgeous vistas, heavy rutting, and the occasional washout across the road. Many small spurs off o...
Learn more about Manzanares Mesa

Manzanares Ridge (CR 520) is a gorgeous Sunday drive, winding through fields of sagebrush dotted with juniper and pinion trees. Its placement along the high point of Manzanares Mesa offers panoramic views as the trail skirts the tops of cliffs several hundred feet high. While this well-traveled oil ...
Learn more about Manzanares Ridge - CR 520

Malquadis Point is a great route that begins as an oil road turn-off from RT 64, just east of Manzanares Canyon. The trail starts with a steady climb to the top of the mesa before leveling out into a stretch of desert prairie where the trail can be heavily rutted, depending on recent weather and tra...
Learn more about Melquadis Point