Dirt Bike Trails Near Steamboat Springs, Colorado

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Buffalo Pass

As you are traveling over this trail you will be very pleased with the amazing view over Steamboat Springs and the National Forest. You will expect nice smooth roads at the bottom then about halfway…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp

Buffalo Pass

Conveniently located just outside of Steamboat Springs, this is a comfortable ride with great hiking, mountain biking, fishing and camping options. Unlicensed vehicles are allowed on all roads, as well as the single-track south from…
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Total Miles
7.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

GWB Trail

GWB is a 4-mile long trail off of Buff Pass in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. It's a fun, fast, and flowy trail through a forest of aspen trees and meadows full of wildflowers. It's a very…
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Total Miles
3.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Flash of Gold

This is a really neat little trail off of Buff Pass with some unique rock features. It starts on the east end at a wooden bridge at the intersection with Hayden Archer Connector and a…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su

Hayden Archer Connector

This is a short connector trail from Buff Pass to the Flash of Gold single track. This looks like an old road that is now closed to vehicles. It starts at the back of a…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su

Base Camp (311)

Heading north from the popular Dumont Lake area, this train offers beautiful views of Rabbit Ears Peak and Lake Dumont from high on the mountain side. The majority of the terrain is easy to traverse,…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Rabbit Ears Peak

Rabbit Ears Peak is a short trail, but very challenging and fun for experienced drivers. Enjoy stunning views from the top and find camping along FS 311. This is a heavily used area for hikers…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Wyoming Trail

The Wyoming Trail single track is a narrow dirt trail through meadows of wildflowers and pine tree forest, with intermediate challenges such as narrow side-hilling, rocks, roots, and a few creek crossings that are quite…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su

Farwell Mountain via Lost Dog

Start this trail by climbing through Lost Dog, a visually unique area that has seen beetle kill, extreme winds, and forest fires. Six miles in the trail changes to a narrow, winding climb to the…
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Total Miles
20.9
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Su / Fa

Sand Mountain

This is a loop that features an optional hike to the very top of Sand Mountain at 10,863 feet. It's worth the extra effort. You'll love the panoramic views. There are some nice spots to…
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Total Miles
10
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Su

Ellis Trail South

This southern segment of the Ellis Trail is a rocky double-track that starts on the south end with a killer view of Hahn's Peak in a beautiful green meadow of wildflowers. The south trailhead starts…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Wyoming ATV Trail

This is an intermediate ATV trail in the Routt National Forest with lots of rocky challenges and epic views. The north end starts with a very rocky uphill that is full of small boulders on…
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Total Miles
7.9
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Farwell Mountain

This short single track in the Hahn's Peak Trail System cuts across Farwell Mountain, departing from the Farwell Mountain Road, and connecting back to the Little Red Park camping area via the Farwell Mountain ATV…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Farwell Mountain ATV Trail

The Farwell Mountain ATV trail is an easier ATV trail with lots of sticks and roots and gradual climbs and descents with tight curves. It goes through a pine tree forest through meadows and trees,…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Hahn's Peak

Hahn's Peak Trail is a challenging yet rewarding single track that takes you 1,100 feet up to the top of Hahn's Peak where there is a fire lookout tower and 360-degree views of the whole…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
8 Difficult
Best Time
Fa / Su

Ellis Trail North

This northern segment of the Ellis Trail is even rockier than the southern portion, with big boulders embedded in the trail, roots, and tons of loose small rocks on the surface of the trail. The…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Kids Loop

The Kids Loop is a short and easy single track that starts and ends off of the Farwell Connector Trail, right near the Little Red Park camping area in the Hahn's Peak OHV area. The…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su

Farwell Connector

The Farwell Connector trail is a short and easy single track that starts right in the Little Red Park camping area in the Hahn's Peak OHV area. It meanders through sections of meadows and forest…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su

Independence Creek

Independence Creek is a fun 3.3-mile single track in the Hahn's Peak trail system north of Steamboat, Colorado. A lot of this trail is rocky and rooty, with small downhills (or climbs) in a shaded…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su

Chimney Rock Road (West Carter Mountain)

Chimney Rock is a gravel/dirt road that leads to the West Carter Mountain area and a state Game Reserve of the same name. There are unmapped ATV-only roads in the game reserve as well. A…
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Total Miles
9.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Nipple Peak

Nipple Peak is an intermediate 7-mile single track in the Routt National Forest north of Steamboat, Colorado that is full of beautiful meadows, shelfy sections, tight curves, rock sections, and big roots. The trail is…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su

Ellis Jeep Trail

Ellis Jeep Trail starts out with some challenging climbs and descents through the forest until reaching a ridge. This is a relatively new trail that has been rerouted for mud, so make sure to stay…
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Total Miles
12.4
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Nipple Peak ATV Trail

This is an easy 50-inch trail in the Hahn's Peak trail system north of Steamboat, Colorado. The trail has some loose sticks, small roots, and rocks as it goes through wide-open meadows and aspen trees.…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Blacktail Creek

A portion of this route travels through Routt National Forest, and unlicensed vehicles are permitted. The last section of the trail is incredibly beautiful with views of the Colorado River meandering through a large valley.…
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Total Miles
29.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Elkhorn Mountain

If you're looking for solitude, enjoy this old cattle trail all the way up and over Elkhorn Mountain. There is an option to explore the old Elkhorn Mine, as well as places to camp at…
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Total Miles
9.7
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Su / Fa

Whiskey Creek

Whiskey Creek is a 9-mile fun and challenging single track on the border of Wyoming and Colorado. Much of this narrow trail is very rocky. It has lots of rock ledges and root ledges with…
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Total Miles
8.6
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su

8619

8619 is designated for dirt bikes only but starts off more like an old road that is now closed to full-width vehicles. You have to take 8618 from RCR 1 Road to access the southeast…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

BLM 8623

This 1-mile desert single track starts in a sandy, wide-open wash, then goes into a narrower ravine with tall dirt walls with banked corners and fun wall-riding on the berms. It climbs out of the…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

BLM 8622

BLM 8622 is a desert single track in the McCoy trail system in Colorado that has some trickier rock obstacles. The trail is 1.2 miles but is very curvy and goes up and down a…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

BLM 8624

This is one of the longer trails in the trail system at 2.5 miles. This single track has a rocky start down in the valley below the mesas, with a big loose hill climb up…
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Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp