Dirt Bike Trails
Near Orchard City, Colorado

Just outside of Delta Colorado, inside Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area you'll find a beat up gravel road that leads you down to the Gunnison river. Most SUV's and trucks will not have an issue navigating the narrow steep road down to the river floor. Once down on the river, you'll have a v...
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Just outside of Delta, Colorado, inside Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, you'll find an unmaintained jeep trail that leads you out onto a peninsula with spectacular views of the Gunnison Gorge. The trail overall is relatively easy to navigate with the occasional steep grade, loose rocks, a...
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Leon Lake Jeep trail goes between Cedaredge and Vega Reservoir. A scenic trip, although a bit rocky and bumpy through the center portion. Leon Lake is a beautiful lake at a little over 10,000' elevation. We did this tail in August without any mud problems, but I would not suggest it if the ground i...
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This well-established cutoff provides an alternative option from the Sidewinder Trail to the Smith Mountain Trail. Terrain is easy, but it offers different views to create more of a loop experience in this area. This trail and this area are very accessible, even during the winter months, and make fo...
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Point Camp Trail is one of only a couple of single-track trails in the Grand Mesa National Forest near Grand Mesa, Colorado. This trail is 3.2 miles and mostly flat with only a couple hundred feet of elevation gain if riding north to south. It goes fast through a lot of meadows, where you'll likely ...
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Alkali Basin Loop is a combination of the Alkali Basin Trail on the west and the Pipeline West Trail on the east. This allows for a through Jeep trail rather than an in-and-out. The namesake Alkali Basin is a nondescript basin shown in the photo. This trail crosses the opening, which probably is w...
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One of the very few single-track trails on the Grand Mesa. Drop-Off is the tale of two trails. The trail does not see a ton of use and is typically accessed via the Flowing Park Trailhead. When ridden from the Flowing Park Trailhead (North to South), the trail will be a descent. It starts very easil...
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The 7-mile Red Rocks- Night Horse trail is technical in parts but also a very flowy trail that follows the Western Ridge above the Gunnison Gorge topping out at 7,088 feet with spectacular views of the Gunnison River and up into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. The views along this tr...
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The Greenwood Trail is a fun trail that begins near the Battlement Lakes. The trail is generally easy going as it alternates between woods and meadows. This trail lacks any significant features, but has four fairly rocky and moderately steep grades. There are a few shallow stream crossings. Obstacle...
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This is a scenic and fun trail on the Mesa with thick trees and meadows of wildflowers. The trail climbs East to West. Obstacles are 12 inches or less. The East side is generally looser with tight turns between trees. The West side opens up and is faster while still featuring loose rocks, though mos...
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This trail is generally accessed from the West Green Mountain Trailhead off of Surface Creek Road. The trail climbs approximately 1400 feet to the Northwest. The trail is rutted and washed out in spots initially but improves as the climb gets steeper. There are 2-3 stream crossings that are 6-12 inc...
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The Edge Trail is an adobe ridgeline trail in the Peach Valley Recreation Area that goes through an adobe clay badlands landscape. Starting from the northern trailhead, it starts wide but narrows up on the first adobe ridge lines. While on the ridge, you can see straight down to the steep grey fins ...
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Hay Park is a fun 50-inch trail that connects Eureka and Hay Park Road. It offers nice views of several lakes. The trail does not change much in elevation and lacks many technical sections but is pretty heavily rutted in spots. The trail passes through many tall and sometimes thick pines rather than...
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Escalante Canyon is a beautifully scenic, highly accessible 6.7-mile route that begins immediately off the paved highway, welcoming off-road explorers with a massive, hard-packed dirt staging area easily capable of accommodating up to 60 vehicles and large trailers. This exceptionally smooth, recent...
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Candy Cane Loop is an adobe ridge line loop for 50" vehicles in Peach Valley, but has some spots that may be quite narrow for an ATV. Going clockwise, it starts as a winding and whooped out two tracks that meanders on the tops of the adobe clay hills. It has several off camber banked corners in the ...
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The Sidewinder Trail is a challenging 20-mile technical single-track route located on the western edge of the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area. This twisting trail winds through high-desert terrain, showcasing dry washes and rocky slopes adorned with resilient pinon pine and juniper trees. ...
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Spikes is a short trail in Peach Valley that goes between the top and bottom of a mesa. It's a consistent grade the entire way, dropping 900 feet elevation from the top of the mesa to the bottom (or a constant climb if going the opposite direction). The top half is relatively easy, with some loose r...
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Elephant Skin Road is an easy Jeep trail between Montrose and Olathe. There are a few shallow gullies across the road, but can be done with any vehicle with a bit of clearance. There is a very strange occurrence in the middle of the trail. There is an area where gullies are joined by underground n...
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Eagle Valley is a highlight of visiting the Peach Valley riding area and shouldn't be missed if up for a rocky challenge. The trail is short, only 1 mile, but one of the more difficult trails in the trail system. It starts in a wash from the staging area on Chukar Road, and then quickly enters into ...
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Smith Mountain is a fairly easy and enjoyable trail. BLM signs call it Smith Mountain Jeep Trail. Starting at the south end. this trail runs through the low country of Peach Valley then turns and climbs up to the west rim of the Gunnison Gorge. It then follows the rim for a distance then drops down...
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Just outside of Delta Colorado, inside Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area you'll find a beat up gravel road that leads you down to the Gunnison river. Most SUV's and trucks will not have an issue navigating the narrow steep road down to the river floor. Once down on the river, you'll have a v...
Learn more about Gunnison Gorge South River Road

Just outside of Delta, Colorado, inside Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, you'll find an unmaintained jeep trail that leads you out onto a peninsula with spectacular views of the Gunnison Gorge. The trail overall is relatively easy to navigate with the occasional steep grade, loose rocks, a...
Learn more about Smith Mountain Jeep Road Overlook

Leon Lake Jeep trail goes between Cedaredge and Vega Reservoir. A scenic trip, although a bit rocky and bumpy through the center portion. Leon Lake is a beautiful lake at a little over 10,000' elevation. We did this tail in August without any mud problems, but I would not suggest it if the ground i...
Learn more about Leon Lake

This well-established cutoff provides an alternative option from the Sidewinder Trail to the Smith Mountain Trail. Terrain is easy, but it offers different views to create more of a loop experience in this area. This trail and this area are very accessible, even during the winter months, and make fo...
Learn more about Sunnyside Cutoff

Just outside of Delta Colorado, inside Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area you'll find a beat up gravel road that leads you down to the Gunnison river. Most SUV's and trucks will not have an issue navigating the narrow steep road down to the river floor. Once down on the river, you'll have a v...
Learn more about Gunnison Gorge South River Road

Just outside of Delta, Colorado, inside Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, you'll find an unmaintained jeep trail that leads you out onto a peninsula with spectacular views of the Gunnison Gorge. The trail overall is relatively easy to navigate with the occasional steep grade, loose rocks, a...
Learn more about Smith Mountain Jeep Road Overlook

Leon Lake Jeep trail goes between Cedaredge and Vega Reservoir. A scenic trip, although a bit rocky and bumpy through the center portion. Leon Lake is a beautiful lake at a little over 10,000' elevation. We did this tail in August without any mud problems, but I would not suggest it if the ground i...
Learn more about Leon Lake

This well-established cutoff provides an alternative option from the Sidewinder Trail to the Smith Mountain Trail. Terrain is easy, but it offers different views to create more of a loop experience in this area. This trail and this area are very accessible, even during the winter months, and make fo...
Learn more about Sunnyside Cutoff