Off-Road Trails in Colorado

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Learn more about East Dallas Trail
East Dallas Trail

East Dallas Trail

Easy wide dirt trail mostly through private property with access to National Forest land and dispersed camping at the end. The first third of the trail is a smooth dirt road that can get muddy…
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Total Miles
8.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about East Florida
East Florida

East Florida

This is an out-and-back trail with a lot of small exposed rocks that make it a rough ride. There are no real obstacles when dry, but standing water and mud could become an issue in…
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Total Miles
10.1
Tech Rating
4 Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about East Fork Trail
East Fork Trail

East Fork Trail

East Fork Trail is a really rocky and rooty single track that starts right off of Lizard Head Pass near Telluride, Colorado. There is a staging area fit for a couple of trailers, with tons…
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Total Miles
7.3
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about East Willow Creek Road - NF 502
East Willow Creek Road - NF 502

East Willow Creek Road - NF 502

This trail is part of the Historic Mining District north of Creede. It takes you by the Phoenix Park Mill site, along with a few old mining sites. The road goes from about 8600 feet…
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Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Easy Rider
Easy Rider

Easy Rider

Easy Rider is a short single track in the Hardscrabble Mountain trail system near Gypsum, Colorado. From the northeast end of the trail, it starts on BLM Route 8384D, which is a dirt road through…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Echo Park Road
Echo Park Road

Echo Park Road

Other than rafting down the Green river, this road is the only access down to Echo Park campground. The dirt starts from Harpers Corner Road and immediately follows a moderately steep grade requiring 4WD or…
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Total Miles
11.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Edge Trail
Edge Trail

Edge Trail

The Edge Trail is an adobe ridgeline trail in the Peach Valley Recreation Area that goes through an adobe clay badlands landscape. Starting from the northern trailhead, it starts wide but narrows up on the…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fall, Spring
Learn more about Eight Mile Mesa B-USFS Rd #651B
Eight Mile Mesa B-USFS Rd #651B

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
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Eight Mile Mesa C-USFS Rd #651C
Eight Mile Mesa C-USFS Rd #651C

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
4.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Eight Mile Mesa D-USFS Rd #651D
Eight Mile Mesa D-USFS Rd #651D

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
2.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Eight Mile Mesa E-USFS Rd #651E
Eight Mile Mesa E-USFS Rd #651E

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
3.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Eight Mile Mesa Rd-USFS Rd #651
Eight Mile Mesa Rd-USFS Rd #651

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
6.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Elephant Skin Road
Elephant Skin Road

Elephant Skin Road

Elephant Skin Road is an easy Jeep trail between Montrose and Olathe. There are a few shallow gullies across the road, but can be done with any vehicle with a bit of clearance. There is…
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Total Miles
16.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Summer, Spring, Fall
Learn more about Eleven Mile Canyon Cutoff
Eleven Mile Canyon Cutoff

Eleven Mile Canyon Cutoff

This trail is pretty easy. It is rocky in few places, a lot of wash out ruts and erosion control humps. The trail is suitable for SUV's. If it is wet and muddy this would…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Elk Drop
Elk Drop

Elk Drop

The Elk Drop trail is made up of several segments of single track connected by small sections of dirt road with varying terrain. Starting from the intersection with Fast Times, it departs to the left…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Elkhorn Mountain
Elkhorn Mountain

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
10.2
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Ellis Jeep Trail
Ellis Jeep Trail

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
13.0
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Ellis Trail North
Ellis Trail North

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
2.1
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Ellis Trail South
Ellis Trail South

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
2.1
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Engineer Pass
Engineer Pass

Engineer Pass

This trail is one portion of the Alpine Loop. There is something for all levels and a lot of unique historical sights to see. When you reach the east side, you'll follow Henson Creek. This…
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Total Miles
20.4
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall

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