Dirt Bike Trails Near Sanford, Colorado

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Taos Valley Road 5030 North

If quiet and solitude are what you're looking for, you've found the right trail. This is one of the most remote sections of trail in the San Luis Valley. The stunning scenery of the vast…
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Total Miles
49.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

San Antonio Mountain Loop

This is an easy route around the base of the San Antonio Mountain. The ride was pretty with grand vistas, an easy trail, and some wildlife. Not recommended for passenger cars, no winter maintenance. That…
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Total Miles
24.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Brazos Ridge HP

The Brazos Ridge HP skirts the southern half of the 19,000-acre Cruces Basin Wilderness in northern New Mexico. The elevation averages 10,000 feet, with a low point of 8,250 feet and peaking at 10,947 feet.…
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Total Miles
27.6
Tech Rating
4 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hot Creek Trail

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…
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Total Miles
5.8
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su

Silver Mountain Trail

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…
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Total Miles
11.7
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Su

Blanca Peak

This is one of the best, most extreme trails in Colorado. You'll love the combination of scenery and seriously challenging obstacles. Take your camping gear and fishing pole and stay the night at Lake Como.
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
8 Difficult
Best Time
Su / Fa

Alamosa Conjeos-Fr Rd 250

This section of Alamosa Conjeos road goes to Platoro, Colorado along the Conjeos River and to the Platoro Reservoir. It starts 28 miles north of Chama and 22 miles south of Alamosa off of Hwy…
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Total Miles
27.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Zapata Falls

This is a short drive over a well-maintained gravel road to Zapata Falls which are really cool to hike to and enjoy. The falls have about a 30' drop, but the section you walk to…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Willow Mountain Trail

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…
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Total Miles
9
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Su

Valdez Trail

Starting south of the tiny town of Platoro, Colorado, this trail switchbacks up the mountain on a gradual slope with some small rocks in the trail. The trail has a few navigational turns to maneuver…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su

Bennet Creek 1

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…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Burro Creek Trail

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…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Bennett Creek 2

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…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Cabresto Canyon - FS 134

Forest Service Road 134 is a rocky, relatively flat road that traverses down the Cabresto Canyon in Carson National Forest. This mostly gravel and dirt trail doesn't have any difficult obstacles and can be driven…
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Total Miles
14.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Medano Pass

Great campsites are available along this beautiful trail, as well as the Pinon Flats Campground. There are phenomenal seasonal colors to be seen, especially in the fall. You'll need to pay a fee when entering…
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Total Miles
19
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Kerr Lake Road #257

The Kerr Lake Road (#257) will lead you first to a lily pond, then farther to an alpine lake with fishing and disturbed, primitive campsites. The road branches off of the Alamosa Conjeos road (#250)…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Dunn Bridge and Rio Grande Del Norte Loop

The Southern portion of the trail is easy for even for passenger cars. It features the stunning Dunn iron bridge with pit toilets available. Take a short side trip down either side of the bridge…
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Total Miles
10
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Sawmill Gulch Trail

Sawmill Gulch is a short (2-mile) single track that leaves north of the tiny town of Platoro, Colorado. The trail gains 1,000 feet as it heads towards Kerr Road. It has several switchbacks that are…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su

FS 222 Las Tablas to Tres Piedras

This is a short, straightforward trail in Carson National Forest that is well maintained, allowing any stock SUV to get from beginning to end with little stress. There are beautiful views, stands of cottonwoods amongst…
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Total Miles
7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Valle Vidal - FR 1950

This route is a beautiful forest road that takes you into the Carson National Forest/Sangre De Christo Mountains. The beginning of the trail immediately kicks off with stunning, towering rock cliffs on either side as…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Kerr Road #257-1A

Kerr Road branches off to the right as you reach the Lily Pond on Kerr Lake road (#257). The road leading up to this point has been a maintained gravel road, whereas this road is…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Schrader Creek

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…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Cabresto Lake - FS 134A

Forest Service Road 134A is a steep, rocky road that leads to Cabresto Lake; it's a beautiful mountain lake surrounded by the high peaks of Carson National Forest. The trail is narrow and consists of…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Old Dry Drainage

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…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Cebolla Mesa

When the sign at the trail entrance states, "Not suitable for passenger cars", they aren't joking. This is a heavily unmaintained trail and is not recommended for anything with low clearance. Deep mud ruts are…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Barrel Springs

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…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Pinos Creek and Summitville Roads

Most of this trail (92%) is graded, maintained dirt road traversable in any 2WD car, SUV, or truck in dry conditions. This is the most direct and shortest route from pavement (Del Norte) to the…
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Total Miles
17.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Indiana Head

This road can be muddy when wet, with water puddles. It has beautiful views of the open valley desert and some really cool rocks. There seems to be no camping. The road ends abruptly, and…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Park Creek South-Fr Rd 380

Park Creek South is the section of Park Creek road (#380) from Alamosa Conjeos road (#250) that goes to private Lake Nolda. You can drive past this lake to connect to Park Creek Road which…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

East Butte

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…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa