Dirt Bike Trails
Near Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico

Ojito Maes Trail is a long trail in the Carson National Forest with varied terrain and scenic views through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The west end starts at the Amole Trailhead on FS Road 703, and it starts as an easy, wide, and smooth ATV trail through a forest of scrub oak and ponderosa pine...
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Trail 20 is a long and technical ATV trail in the Carson National Forest that is more suitable for dirt bikes only. It does not look trafficked by ATVs, and many spots would likely be too narrow and technical for ATVs, as many segments are more like single track. The entire 6-mile route is extremely...
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This route is the main forest road that provides access to the 70 Moto Trail, which is a width-restricted motorized trail that climbs to Osha Pass. This trail also provides access to the Elliot Barker Trail 1, a hike, bike, horse trail that runs 12 miles along the east edge of the National Forest. I...
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Maes Canyon Trail #5 is a rugged and technical ATV trail that is extremely rocky. It starts at the Maes Canyon Trailhead and immediately starts climbing up a steep slope covered in loose and embedded rocks of all sizes. It’s a very chunky ride, the rocks constantly pinging you around, with slippery ...
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This trail is an offshoot of Forest Road 70/Osha Pass trail. It leaves the main trail and tracks along the boundary of public and private land for a short while before climbing the mountainside and tracking further north into the National Forest. It provides access to a network of logging roads in t...
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Gallegos Trail is an intermediate dirt bike route in the Carson National Forest, full of chunky rock challenges. The south end of the trail starts directly off of Highway 518 with no parking area. It side-hills along a dry hillside in scrub oak, with a rocky switchback obstacle right away, with an e...
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La Junta Canyon is an easy-going, scenic drive ideal for beginners, families, and high-clearance passenger vehicles looking to explore the beautiful Carson National Forest near Taos, New Mexico. Spanning approximately 1.0 mile with an easy climb of about 354 feet, this trail winds through lush pine ...
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La Cueva Trail 8 is a 3.3-mile-long rugged and rocky ATV trail in the Carson National Forest. The south end starts on FS Road 76 across from a staging area and campsites. The trail is full of intermediate challenges, including blunt root ledges, big embedded boulder faces, slippery roots, and steep ...
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Difficulty: 2 (Easy) The West Rim trail offers 3.2 miles of scenic desert driving with spectacular canyon overlooks along the western edge of Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. Accessible from Taos Valley Road, this BLM route typically requires 45 minutes to complete, making it perfect for thos...
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Sardinas Canyon Trail 12 is a wide and rocky route through the Carson National Forest, off of Forest Road 76. Per the MVUM, the trail is designated for 50-inch vehicles, but there are no sign designations at the entrances of the trail, and it looks more like a full-width road, so you may see wider v...
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This trail is a well-maintained forest road that leads from US 64 to some logging trails along the border of the Taos Pueblo. The road is closed near the logging trails as its condition deteriorates and has many dispersed camping sites along the length of it. Use caution for wetlands near the creek,...
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La Cueva Canyon Trail 492 is a great dirt bike trail in the Carson National Forest. The south end starts off of New Mexico Highway 518 in Tres Ritos, behind several private cabins. Please be respectful and quiet while passing the private land. It has a rocky and steep entrance from the south end, bu...
Learn more about La Cueva Canyon Trail - FS 492

This route is generally easy, with only a few areas requiring moderate ground clearance. It offers excellent scenery, including wetlands created by beavers along the Rio Chiquito. Numerous scenic campsites can be found beside the river. Trailers are not recommended, and cell service is limited for m...
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Slope to Slope is a scenic, approximately 30-mile point-to-point offroad route tailored for intermediate four-wheel-drive vehicles and SxSs, connecting Sipapu Ski Resort on the south to the vicinity of Angel Fire Ski Resort on the north. Traversing the scenic Sangre de Cristo Mountains within the Ca...
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Trail 13 is a rugged and rocky ATV trail through the Carson National Forest, making a nearly 7-mile-long loop off of FS Road 76. There are small parking lots at both trailheads. When riding counterclockwise, the first three miles of trail are like an endless rock garden. The trail is a mix of wide s...
Learn more about Policarpio Trail - FS 13

This trail leads from the border of the Carson National Forest through the Luna Creek Fire burn scar to its intersection with the Slope to Slope trail, also known as Forest Road 75. Max grade observed on the trail was 12deg, and there is one water crossing of Luna Creek, which could be dangerous dep...
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Bear Canyon is an easy ATV trail in the Carson National Forest that connects Trail 22 to Forest Road 1877. It is a wide, single-lane, road-width path that looks like it’s been bulldozed as a fire break and for logging. There are big log piles off to the side of the trail, and clear-cut hillsides. I...
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The Comales Cutoff Trail is a 4.4-mile-long, narrow, and rocky ATV trail that connects Comales Trail to Agua Piedra Trail. Although 50-inch vehicles are legally allowed on this trail, it is best suited to dirt bikes and is likely too narrow for ATVs because there are many single track segments, and ...
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22A is a short spur that connects Trail 22 to the Comales Canyon Cutoff Trail. It goes through a high alpine forest of white firs covered in moss, on a dirt ATV path that is consistently rocky, with large, embedded chunky rocks in the trail that make it a slow and bumbling ride. The trail is a steep...
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The Knob is a short spur off of Agua Piedra Trail that climbs up to a great overlook of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains, making a great lunch spot. The route is 1 mile each way and will be ridden as an out-and-back, making a short and worthwhile detour from your ride. It climbs up from a grassy saddl...
Learn more about The Knob - FS 19D

Ojito Maes Trail is a long trail in the Carson National Forest with varied terrain and scenic views through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The west end starts at the Amole Trailhead on FS Road 703, and it starts as an easy, wide, and smooth ATV trail through a forest of scrub oak and ponderosa pine...
Learn more about Ojito Maes Trail - FS 182

Trail 20 is a long and technical ATV trail in the Carson National Forest that is more suitable for dirt bikes only. It does not look trafficked by ATVs, and many spots would likely be too narrow and technical for ATVs, as many segments are more like single track. The entire 6-mile route is extremely...
Learn more about Osha Canyon Trail - FS 20

This route is the main forest road that provides access to the 70 Moto Trail, which is a width-restricted motorized trail that climbs to Osha Pass. This trail also provides access to the Elliot Barker Trail 1, a hike, bike, horse trail that runs 12 miles along the east edge of the National Forest. I...
Learn more about Osha Pass - FS 70b

Maes Canyon Trail #5 is a rugged and technical ATV trail that is extremely rocky. It starts at the Maes Canyon Trailhead and immediately starts climbing up a steep slope covered in loose and embedded rocks of all sizes. It’s a very chunky ride, the rocks constantly pinging you around, with slippery ...
Learn more about Maes Canyon Trail - FS 5

This route is the main forest road that provides access to the 70 Moto Trail, which is a width-restricted motorized trail that climbs to Osha Pass. This trail also provides access to the Elliot Barker Trail 1, a hike, bike, horse trail that runs 12 miles along the east edge of the National Forest. I...
Learn more about Osha Pass - FS 70b

This trail is an offshoot of Forest Road 70/Osha Pass trail. It leaves the main trail and tracks along the boundary of public and private land for a short while before climbing the mountainside and tracking further north into the National Forest. It provides access to a network of logging roads in t...
Learn more about Apache Trail

La Junta Canyon is an easy-going, scenic drive ideal for beginners, families, and high-clearance passenger vehicles looking to explore the beautiful Carson National Forest near Taos, New Mexico. Spanning approximately 1.0 mile with an easy climb of about 354 feet, this trail winds through lush pine ...
Learn more about La Junta Canyon

Difficulty: 2 (Easy) The West Rim trail offers 3.2 miles of scenic desert driving with spectacular canyon overlooks along the western edge of Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. Accessible from Taos Valley Road, this BLM route typically requires 45 minutes to complete, making it perfect for thos...
Learn more about West Rim Trail