Off-Road Trails in Colorado

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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
3Easy
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
2Easy
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
2Easy
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
2Easy
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
2Easy
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
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Elbert Creek Road
Elbert Creek Road

Elbert Creek Road

This trail leads up to the Purgatory Ski Area. The trail is well-maintained and consists of many winding roads surrounded by tall pine trees. The trail consists of both up and downhill descending. There are…
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Total Miles
8.4
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Summer
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
1Easy
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
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Elevenmile Canyon Road - FS 96
Elevenmile Canyon Road - FS 96

Elevenmile Canyon Road - FS 96

Elevenmile Canyon Scenic & Historic Auto Tour follows the former Colorado Midland Railroad route and South Platte River through a canyon. There are several FS campgrounds and picnic areas. This is a USFS fee area…
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Total Miles
8.7
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Elk Creek
Elk Creek

Elk Creek

Elk Creek is a fun and more challenging ATV trail through San Juan National Forest. The west end starts off of First Forks Road, behind a gate. It's a wide two-track through grassy glades under…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Elk Creek ATV Loop
Elk Creek ATV Loop

Elk Creek ATV Loop

The Elk Creek Loop makes a 4-mile loop off of the Upper Elk Creek ATV Trail. The east entrance starts as a wide ATV trail between the pine trees, with small pieces of rock in…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
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
3Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Elk Meadow ATV
Elk Meadow ATV

Elk Meadow ATV

This is a very easy and wide two-track that goes through the Arapaho National Forest for a mile. It goes through grassy meadows and pine trees, with small loose rocks on the surface, shallow ruts,…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
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
7Difficult
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Elkhorn Trail North
Elkhorn Trail North

Elkhorn Trail North

Elkhorn Trail North is a moderately difficult ATV trail that offers a varied ride through forested terrain in the Routt National Forest. From its southern entrance, the trail descends on a semi-steep, sustained grade toward…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Elkhorn Trail South
Elkhorn Trail South

Elkhorn Trail South

Elkhorn Trail South is a moderately easy ATV trail that winds for several miles through Routt National Forest, offering a mix of flowy and rocky terrain. The eastern end begins in a meadow with a…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Ellington Creek Road/ FR 128
Ellington Creek Road/ FR 128

Ellington Creek Road/ FR 128

Ellington Creek Road is also known by the locals as Cunningham Road. The road is rocky and narrow and would have to be tight in places in the trees for full-size trucks, and after wet…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
5Moderate
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
6Moderate
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
5Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
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ATV trails in Colorado

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427 ATV

427 ATV

This 2-mile-long ATV trail parallels the Wolford Reservoir with a view of the water almost the whole way. The majority of the trail is a wide ATV path through a flat valley, going up and…
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Total Miles
2.0
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about 16 Road, Coal Gulch
16 Road, Coal Gulch

16 Road, Coal Gulch

Take this trail through a beautiful, winding canyon. Early on, you will have the option to continue straight to an overlook, or take a left and view the end of the extreme 21 Road trail.…
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Total Miles
14.1
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about 171.0
171.0

171.0

This trail connects County Road 69 to the Sevenmile Creek Trail and offers easy travel with several camping opportunities along the way. Be sure to explore the side trails as they lead to more secluded…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about 171.A
171.A

171.A

This trail connects County Road 69 to the Sevenmile Creek Trail. There is a large camping area at the west entrance of the trail, as well as several smaller sights throughout the route. Keep in…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
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UTV/side-by-side trails in Colorado

Learn more about 16 Road, Coal Gulch
16 Road, Coal Gulch

16 Road, Coal Gulch

Take this trail through a beautiful, winding canyon. Early on, you will have the option to continue straight to an overlook, or take a left and view the end of the extreme 21 Road trail.…
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Total Miles
14.1
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about 171.0
171.0

171.0

This trail connects County Road 69 to the Sevenmile Creek Trail and offers easy travel with several camping opportunities along the way. Be sure to explore the side trails as they lead to more secluded…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about 171.A
171.A

171.A

This trail connects County Road 69 to the Sevenmile Creek Trail. There is a large camping area at the west entrance of the trail, as well as several smaller sights throughout the route. Keep in…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about 171.B
171.B

171.B

Road 171.B is a road that loops off of Sevenmile Creek. It will take about 30 minutes to complete the trail. Portions of this trail go through the burn scare from the Cameron Peak Fire…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Summer
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