Off-Road Trails in Colorado

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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
5Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Embargo
Embargo

Embargo

Embargo is a really fun and challenging single track with advanced rock obstacles. From the south entrance, it enters the forest as a narrow single track, side-hilling and winding through the trees. The beginning is…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
8Difficult
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Enchanted Forest
Enchanted Forest

Enchanted Forest

Enchanted Forest is a short but scenic and easy trail through Hartman Rocks that goes through an aspen grove that is really pretty in fall when the leaves change color. They are tall skinny aspen…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, 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
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Ensign Gulch Road FR 314
Ensign Gulch Road FR 314

Ensign Gulch Road FR 314

This fun little cutoff route requires nothing more than a 4WD car to explore. As a scenic cutoff connecting Farrish Memorial Road and Beaver Creek Road, this trail allows for you to bypass the west…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Escalante Canyon
Escalante Canyon

Escalante Canyon

Escalante Canyon is a very nice run from the desert at the Gunnison River to the forest on the Uncompahgre Plateau. This Jeep trail takes you upstream through Escalante Canyon (west side of the loop),…
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Total Miles
60.9
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Spring, Fall
Learn more about Eureka Gulch
Eureka Gulch

Eureka Gulch

This trail will take you to the remains of Sunnyside Mill and then up to Sunnyside Mine. You can take a fun side trip to Judge Terry's Midway Mill ruins and the Angle Tram Station…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
4Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Evans Loop
Evans Loop

Evans Loop

This is a very easy dirt single track through flat desert terrain full of sagebrush. The trail has whoops, small loose rocks, gradual curves, and endless views of the whole mesa. It parallels a ravine,…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Ewok Village
Ewok Village

Ewok Village

Ewok Village is a fun and narrow desert single track that goes through a variety of terrains near Montrose, Colorado. From the south trailhead, it starts with a steep descent dipping into a dry wash…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Spring
Learn more about Express Creek
Express Creek

Express Creek

This popular high-altitude jeep route begins at Express Creek Road and serves as a gateway to the Taylor Park and Crested Butte backcountry trail systems. Due to its elevation, snow can linger until mid-July. The…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Fairview
Fairview

Fairview

Fairview is a fun single-track trail in the Gunnison National Forest that side-hills for 3 miles at the edge of the timberline at around 11,500 feet elevation. It dips in and out of the trees…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Summer
Learn more about Fan Dike
Fan Dike

Fan Dike

This is a steep, narrow, out-and-back trail with many switchbacks and areas of loose rock. Some areas have steep drops, and the trail ends abruptly, but there is plenty of room to turn around. You…
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Total Miles
3.0
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Farris Creek Bypass
Farris Creek Bypass

Farris Creek Bypass

This is a fun 3-mile single track that loses 1,700 feet from the south end of Double Top Trail, all the way to Farris Road. As you ride south to north, it starts at the…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Summer
Learn more about Farwell Connector
Farwell Connector

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
0.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer
Learn more about Farwell Mountain
Farwell Mountain

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
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Farwell Mountain ATV Trail
Farwell Mountain ATV Trail

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
2.9
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Farwell Mountain via Lost Dog
Farwell Mountain via Lost Dog

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
21.9
Tech Rating
7Difficult
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Fast Times
Fast Times

Fast Times

The Fast Times trail is a short trail in the Hardscrabble trail system near Gypsum, Colorado. It starts as a fast and straight trail, then intersects with the south end of the Star Wars trail,…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Fata Morgana
Fata Morgana

Fata Morgana

From the north end, Fata Morgana starts as a narrow single track over the rolling hills, with small dips into ravines and gradual curves up the mesas. The trail has a bit of infrequent embedded…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Fawn Gulch E-Fr Rd 666E
Fawn Gulch E-Fr Rd 666E

Fawn Gulch E-Fr Rd 666E

Fawn Gulch E is the first branch road you will reach turning to the right. This was a great road for primitive dry campsites. Shortly down the road you will come to a closed gate.…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall

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

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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