Dirt Bike Trails Near Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico

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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

FS 23/FS 137 Abiquiu to El Rito

This trail begins by turning right onto FS 23 from US 84 North, just south of Route 96 turn off to the lake. You will begin climbing in elevation and the views to the west…
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Total Miles
21.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

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

Buckles Lake-Fr Rd 663

Buckles Lake road will take you to trailheads for a short hike to Buckles Lake or V-Rock. The Navajo Peak ATV trail and Big Branch road are four miles up from Hwy 84. A small…
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Total Miles
7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / 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

FS 44 El Rito to Vallecitos

This is a scenic, well-maintained US FS road connecting El Rito and Vallecitos. There are no services in either small mountain community besides the restaurant El Farolito (cash only). With a number of other US…
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Total Miles
15.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FS 45 Vallecitos to Petaca

FS 45 is a scenic, well-maintained dirt road that connects two small mountain towns, Vallecitos and Petaca. This can be considered part three of a fun and relaxing set of trails starting in Abiquiu, and…
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Total Miles
11.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su / Wi

Fr Road 664

Big Branch road runs from Buckles Lake road (#663) to the Blue Creek road (#612). Right as you start the trail it warns of a rough road, following are several spots with large dips from…
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Total Miles
13.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Encino Mountain Trail

This trail takes you up into the Santa Fe National Forest. This is an easy trail for most with AWD or 4WD. Make sure you have gas as this is a vast mountain range where…
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Total Miles
14.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

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

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

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

Resumidero Meadow Camping

This short, easy route takes off from Forest Road 103. It leads to gorgeous alpine meadows and dispersed primitive camping at 9,000 feet in elevation. The camp area is a great staging area to explore…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Eight Mile Mesa Rd-USFS Rd #651

Eight Mile Mesa Road (#651) will take you to the top of Eight Mile Mesa South of Pagosa Springs, Colorado with a network of trails leading to different points of the mesa. After turning off…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Eight Mile Mesa B-USFS Rd #651B

Eight Mile Mesa B (#651B) forks to the left off of the main road about half a mile from the first fork to the right for Eight Mile Mesa A. It's just under a mile…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Eight Mile Mesa C-USFS Rd #651C

Eight Mile Mesa C (#651C) forks left off the main road about 5 miles from the beginning of the USFS road. It's about 4.5 miles to the end where there were a few disturbed primitive…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Lookout Tower & Views-USFS Rd #651A

The Fork for Eight Mile Mesa A (#651A) is a short road to the right off of the main Eight Mile Mesa Road (#651). It leads you to the historic fire lookout tower site with…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Eight Mile Mesa D-USFS Rd #651D

Eight Mile Mesa D (#651D) forks left with Eight Mile Mesa E (#651E) forking to the right at the end of the main Eight Mile Mesa road, approximately 6.5 miles from the highway turnoff. This…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Eight Mile Mesa E-USFS Rd #651E

Eight Mile Mesa E (#651E) forks right with Eight Mile Mesa D (#651D) forking to the left at the end of the main Eight Mile Mesa Road, approximately 6.5 miles from the highway turnoff. This…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / 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

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

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

Treasure Creek - FSR 243

Treasure Creek road is a delightful drive off of Park Creek road. It has multiple pull off side roads with primitive dry camping spots. Even if not camping and in the area it's worth the…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
2 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

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

Park Creek Road-FR 380

Park Creek Road starts at Highway 160 to the north of Wolf Creek Pass. It takes you up 4,000 feet to an elevation of 11,627 feet. You will travel through Corral Park and then past…
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Total Miles
26.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Treasure Creek FR 243

Treasure Creek Road is a delightful drive off Park Creek Road. It has multiple pull-off side roads with primitive dry camping spots. Even if you're not camping in the area, it's worth the short drive…
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Total Miles
0
Tech Rating
1 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

Jemez to Espanola

This is a very scenic route around the North side of the Valles Caldera. It goes from the Jemez Mountains over to Espanola and is a great full-day loop with plenty of exploring to be…
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Total Miles
57.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Fawn Gulch-Fr Rd 666

Fawn Gulch road, along with the E and F branches, offer multiple spots for primitive dry camping with pull off spots as soon as you enter the San Juan National Forest. The first mile is…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa