Off-Road Trails in New Mexico

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Granite Canyon

Squeeze Canyon is a technical trail with a mixture of 4- to 5-foot ledges, large boulders, and a narrow exit. The trail starts at the bottom of an arroyo and follows it out through a…
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Total Miles

0.3

Tech Rating

6Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Granite Knob-FS 4083 H

Granite Knob-FS 4083 H

A great short trail to test yourself and your vehicle. This is the only trail in the area that has any significant obstacles. The loose climb and small ledges can be done in a stock…
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Total Miles

0.8

Tech Rating

7Difficult

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Grassy Lookout - FR138A

Grassy Lookout - FR138A

A short and unassuming trail that leads to the still actively used, Grassy Lookout. Grassy Lookout offers incredible near 360-degree views of the surrounding ranges and valleys. Deer and elk are common and often seen…
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Total Miles

1.7

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Graveyard

Graveyard

The graveyard is a gradually ascending canyon trail that is a combination of rocks and dirt with some smaller obstacles and rock gardens along the route. There are two gates within the first 1/4 mile,…
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Total Miles

4.0

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Green Camp Canyon

Green Camp Canyon

Green Camp Canyon is an overlander and camper's paradise. The well-maintained service trail is surrounded by thick trees and lush green foliage, with no obstacles over 10 inches in size that are only found at…
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Total Miles

6.7

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Green Pond - FS 453C

Green Pond - FS 453C

This is a shortcut trail from FR 453 Mesa del Ojo to FR 315- Easy Cruise. It shaves off almost five miles. It is short but exciting with some uneven bedrock, boulders, erosion ruts, and…
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Total Miles

0.6

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Greenie East

Greenie East

This trail starts up Marlette Canyon before splitting off from Sawmill Trail. It then splits again from the most direct and well marked route to the peak, dropping back down into a drainage, before climbing…
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Total Miles

4.3

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Greenie Peak to Red River - FS 54K

Greenie Peak to Red River - FS 54K

Forest Service Road 54K is a narrow and very steep trail that descends from Greenie Peak to the town of Red River, New Mexico. This windy road down the hill from Greenie Peak consists of…
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Total Miles

1.5

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Greenie Peak via Cabresto Canyon - FS 54

Greenie Peak via Cabresto Canyon - FS 54

Forest Service Road 54 and 54D is a gradual ascent from Cabresto Canyon to Greenie Peak in Carson National Forest. The windy road up the peak is rocky, steep in some areas, and very narrow.…
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Total Miles

2.2

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about GRT/FS201: Guadalupe Rim Trail

GRT/FS201: Guadalupe Rim Trail

GRT/FS201: Guadalupe Rim Trail is an extremely rocky trail featuring large rock gardens, areas with large loose rocks, heavy brush and overgrowth and spectacular views. Obstacles can be in excess of 20" with various lines…
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Total Miles

11.4

Tech Rating

5Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Guadalupe Rim Road

Guadalupe Rim Road

Guadalupe Rim Road runs almost the entire length of the Guadalupe Mountain Range of Lincoln National Forest. Located in the southeast portion of New Mexico, it lies just north of the Texas border and offers…
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Total Miles

47.9

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Guaje Canyon

Guaje Canyon

Guaje Canyon trail is marked as Forest Service Trail #282. The trailhead is easy to find at the bottom of Rendija Canyon and traverses the canyon bottom towards Camp May. You will travel through the…
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Total Miles

4.0

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Guaje Connector

Guaje Connector

Guaje Connector Trail is Forest Service Road #803. This trail connects Guaje Canyon up to Guaje Ridge and back over to town just behind the Guaje Pines Cemetery. As the trail climbs out of Guaje…
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Total Miles

3.6

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Gun Club Road

Gun Club Road

An easy and well-maintained county road that provides access to a public shooting range as well as access to the Chupadera mountains. This road is accessible year-round to any passenger vehicle. The gun club road…
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Total Miles

9.5

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Hale Lake Trail

Hale Lake Trail

The trail is well maintained and easily accessible by most vehicles, however, 2WD passenger vehicles may find some of the rocky areas difficult. The road is primarily dirt and gravel mixed with some rock gardens…
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Total Miles

15.0

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Hang Glider Road

Hang Glider Road

Hang Glider road is a short side road near the end of Caja del Rio Road USFS 24. There is nothing special about this trail until you reach the end with spectacular views to the…
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Total Miles

0.3

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Helms Trail

Helms Trail

This is a more technical trail that connects Tularosa Canyon and Coyote Canyon. This high desert route carves through riverbeds and up steep hills with loose rocks, making it an excellent tour of New Mexico…
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Total Miles

7.2

Tech Rating

5Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer

Learn more about Hidden Trail

Hidden Trail

This is a moderate SXS trail through the Glade Run Recreation Area. There is no trail sign at the beginning or throughout the route, so it's helpful to have a GPS map here to stay…
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Total Miles

1.1

Tech Rating

5Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Hidden Valley

Hidden Valley

Hidden Valley starts out in the arroyo wash, but quickly changes into a canyon filled with small boulder fields and rock faces. The fun starts almost immediately with a small boulder field, followed by a…
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Total Miles

0.7

Tech Rating

6Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Hill Road Pueblito

Hill Road Pueblito

This is an easy trail off New Mexico Highway 64 to the Hill Road Pueblito, an archeological site constructed in the late 1730s and early 1740s. Hill Road Pueblito sits on a boulder outcrop overlooking…
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Total Miles

15.1

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Spring

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ATV trails in New Mexico

Learn more about 1026D

1026D

1026D is a fun, simple trail that connects back to FR330 via FR1026, making a fun loop. 1026D is simple to navigate and does not have any real obstacles. There is potential for some off-camber…
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Total Miles

1.4

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about 4073W

4073W

A scenic but straightforward out and back leads to some dispersed camping options in the Chloride Canyon area. Not a challenging trail by any means, the trail crosses Chloride Canyon from Silver Monument and follows…
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Total Miles

1.5

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about 5 Canyon Pass

5 Canyon Pass

Cutting through 5 different canyons, this out-and-back trail begins on a recently maintained two-track that changes to a rocky drive riverbed after crossing the first deeper wash section. Drivers will have to navigate through a…
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Total Miles

4.1

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about 7 Waterfalls

7 Waterfalls

7 Waterfalls is a short but gnarly rock-crawling trail in the Glade Run Recreation Area. It has several extreme waterfall obstacles that are 6-foot or more tall ledges that are nearly vertical. The trail makes…
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Total Miles

0.2

Tech Rating

9Difficult

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter, Summer

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UTV/side-by-side trails in New Mexico

Learn more about 1026D

1026D

Total Miles

1.4

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about 4073W

4073W

Total Miles

1.5

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about 5 Canyon Pass

5 Canyon Pass

Total Miles

4.1

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about 7 Waterfalls

7 Waterfalls

Total Miles

0.2

Tech Rating

9Difficult

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter, Summer

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