Off-Road Trails in Colorado

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Learn more about Silver Lake Road
Silver Lake Road

Silver Lake Road

The trail is easy for the most part. There is one rutted spot at the beginning that is deep and would be difficult for most SUVs. Past that point, there are a few muddy spots…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Silver Mountain Trail
Silver Mountain Trail

Silver Mountain Trail

This trail has it all: epic views and rocky challenges. Silver Mountain is a super-long trail in the Rio Grande National Forest south of South Fork, Colorado. It climbs up over a mountain range through…
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Total Miles
12.3
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Silver Queen
Silver Queen

Silver Queen

This out-and-back trail may be brief, but it is rich with stories of ambition, perseverance, and the enduring human spirit. Situated off of Picayune/Placer Gulch, it leads you directly to the legendary Silver Queen and…
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Total Miles
0.2
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Silver Spruce to High Trail Loop
Silver Spruce to High Trail Loop

Silver Spruce to High Trail Loop

Mostly 50" track with several creek crossings, steep climbs, and descents. This trail winds through Aspen and Spruce forest before traveling across the Grand Mesa. There are cattle grazing, deer, elk, bears, and moose to…
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Total Miles
29.5
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Sims Mesa/Delores Creek
Sims Mesa/Delores Creek

Sims Mesa/Delores Creek

The maintained gravel Sims Mesa Rd offers views of the Uncompaghre River valley. It becomes a rutted unmaintained Forest Service road as it enters the National Forest. Wildflowers and aspen groves line the trail as…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Summer
Learn more about Skimmer Trail
Skimmer Trail

Skimmer Trail

Skimmer makes a 1.1-mile ATV loop off of the Horizon Loop. It's a dirt two-track that ducks off from the oil well access road portion of Horizon Loop. The trail has dips and ruts through…
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Total Miles
1.0
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Skinny
Skinny

Skinny

Fun trail to ride while exploring the middle of the Tarryall Reservoir trail network. Skinny is in excellent connection between Packer Gulch, West Packer, Schoolmarm, Windy, and Paige. Skinny offers open fields, thick pines, and…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Skull Pass
Skull Pass

Skull Pass

Skull Pass is one of the more challenging trails in Hartman Rocks, and it's also unique because it goes through more of a small forest compared to the rest of the trails in the rec…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Skyline
Skyline

Skyline

Skyline is a 2-mile trail that goes south to north through Hartman Rocks, with a bailout part of the way through it. The south end starts out very easy, as a fast trail through the…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Skyline Spur
Skyline Spur

Skyline Spur

This is a short connector trail off of Skyline that can be used to bail out to Rattlesnake Junction Road. Although only a half mile long, it has some significant rock features, so it's not…
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Total Miles
0.4
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Skywalker
Skywalker

Skywalker

Skywalker is a single-track trail in the north Fruita desert. The west side of the trail begins at the end of the neighboring Sarlacc Trail. The trail can be accessed from Sarlacc or a small…
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Total Miles
8.0
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Slaughter House Gulch
Slaughter House Gulch

Slaughter House Gulch

This is a fun trail along the edge of Union Park before climbing through the trees. It passes an old mining cabin that is known as the Christmas Cabin. It is decorated with Christmas decorations…
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Total Miles
5.8
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Slaughterhouse Gulch
Slaughterhouse Gulch

Slaughterhouse Gulch

This is a fun trail along the edge of Union Park before climbing through the trees. It passes an old mining cabin that is known as the Christmas Cabin. It is decorated with Christmas decorations…
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Total Miles
10.6
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Sleepy Cat
Sleepy Cat

Sleepy Cat

This is a relatively easy and enjoyable drive with excellent views. This entire area has a bunch of great trails and is perfect for OHVs. Make a trip of it with friends and family by…
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Total Miles
24.8
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Smith Mountain
Smith Mountain

Smith Mountain

Smith Mountain is a fairly easy and enjoyable trail. BLM signs call it Smith Mountain Jeep Trail. Starting at the south end. this trail runs through the low country of Peach Valley then turns and…
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Total Miles
35.0
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Smith Mountain Jeep Road Overlook
Smith Mountain Jeep Road Overlook

Smith Mountain Jeep Road Overlook

Just outside of Delta, Colorado, inside Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, you'll find an unmaintained jeep trail that leads you out onto a peninsula with spectacular views of the Gunnison Gorge. The trail overall is…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Snake ATV Trail
Snake ATV Trail

Snake ATV Trail

The Snake ATV trail is a fun ATV trail accessed from the Peach Valley Staging Area that winds at the bottom of the flat valley between the adobe hills. It mostly covers the flat ground…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Spring
Learn more about Snow Mesa Trail
Snow Mesa Trail

Snow Mesa Trail

The Snow Mesa single track starts at 12,000 feet up on a flat mesa in the tundra. The east end of the trail is not very rocky and is pretty smooth dirt. It's a very…
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Total Miles
5.0
Tech Rating
7Difficult
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Snow Ranch C
Snow Ranch C

Snow Ranch C

This ATV trail starts on Snow Ranch Road, and crosses Devil Creek right away, which is a shallow smooth stream crossing. It climbs up the mountain for 4 miles, gradually gaining 900 feet elevation. It…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Snowshoe
Snowshoe

Snowshoe

Snowshoe is most likely the most challenging trail in the area. The trail is extremely steep and loose. The grade is unrelenting and consistent throughout most of the trail. The trail descends from East to…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
9Difficult
Best Time
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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