Middle Alder ATV - 797

Total Miles
4.9

Technical Rating

5

Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Trail Type

50" Trail

Accessible By

Trail Overview

The Middle Alder ATV trail descends through the Rio Grande National Forest for 5 miles, starting on Viers Creek Road, and ending on Alder Road. It's a fun rocky challenge and a popular area for hunters in the fall. The north end is a wide path through the pine trees and beetle kill. The whole route is pretty rocky. It has loose rock and sections with embedded boulders. It steeply descends over a rocky loose surface and gets even rockier when it gets down by a creek. It parallels the creek with scenic rock walls on your side. It follows the creek drainage all the way south, with a couple of shallow stream crossings. Overall it's more difficult because of the constantly rocky surface, constantly pinging you around.

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Middle Alder ATV - 797
Middle Alder ATV - 797

Difficulty

This is an intermediate ATV trail due to constant rocks, with loose rocks and embedded boulders, but it makes it more tiring and challenging.

Technical Rating

5

Status Reports

There are no status reports yet for this trail.

Middle Alder ATV - 797 can be accessed by the following ride types:

  • ATV (50")
  • Dirt Bike

Access Description

There are small parking areas along Bear Creek Road and Alder Road that can be used for staging and dispersed camping.

Middle Alder ATV - 797 Map

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