Off-Road Trails in New Mexico

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Learn more about Redwater
Redwater

Redwater

Redwater is one of the more challenging trails in the northern portion of the Guadalupe Mountain range. The trail can be accessed via Anderson/Panama (FS518/FS5514) from its north, or from the south off Corkscrew/FS322B. The…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Resumidero Meadow Camping
Resumidero Meadow Camping

Resumidero Meadow Camping

This short, easy route takes off from Forest Road 103. It leads to gorgeous, alpine meadows and disbursed, primitive camping at 9000 feet elevation. The camp area is a great staging area to explore the…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Riley CR 12
Riley CR 12

Riley CR 12

This is a wide-open sky drive that starts on the northwest side of the Sevilleta Wildlife Refuge. It winds around the striking Ladron (Thieves) Mountain. There are a few scattered ranches but most of the…
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Total Miles
30.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Riley S. FSR 354
Riley S. FSR 354

Riley S. FSR 354

Riley S. FSR 354 runs almost the entire distance from Magdalena to the ghost town of Riley in the north. There are no large obstacles along the road, but there are sections of severe washboarding…
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Total Miles
16.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Rio Del Oso
Rio Del Oso

Rio Del Oso

This is a tight and narrow unmaintained forest service road that traverses through sand and rock while following Rio Del Oso Creek. The last leg of the trail is the most challenging. The road enters…
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Total Miles
11.9
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Robledo Chili Canyons Loop
Robledo Chili Canyons Loop

Robledo Chili Canyons Loop

This trail is located within the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument/Robledo Mountains OHV Trail system. Opening up and giving one spectacular view of the Organ Mountains to the East and Las Cruces, NM. Free range cows…
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Total Miles
10.1
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Rock Spring
Rock Spring

Rock Spring

Rock Spring is a shorter out-and-back trail that pushes from the foothills to just inside the dense treeline of the forest with an elevation increase right at 700 feet. The trail is generally single-vehicle-wide with…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Rocky
Rocky

Rocky

Rocky is primarily a dirt trail to begin and later becomes more rock than dirt. There is some minor rutting present with spots showing signs of erosion, expect this to become worse with heavy rains.…
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Total Miles
10.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Saddle Rock Canyon Rd
Saddle Rock Canyon Rd

Saddle Rock Canyon Rd

Saddlerock Canyon Road traverses the northern section of the Big Burro Mountains. Starting from the north the trail begins in a sandy wash. There are numerous interesting rock formations as well as some huge cottonwood…
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Total Miles
18.0
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Salazar Canyon East
Salazar Canyon East

Salazar Canyon East

Salazar Canyon East begins just east of Baca campground inside a private land boundary before returning to USFS. The surface is a combination of rock and dirt with some small rock gardens, low-lying areas that…
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Total Miles
11.0
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about San Antonio Mountain Loop
San Antonio Mountain Loop

San Antonio Mountain Loop

This is an easy route around the base of the San Antonio Mountain. The ride was pretty with grand vistas, an easy trail, and some wildlife. Not recommended for passenger cars, no winter maintenance. That…
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Total Miles
26.0
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about San Lorenzo Canyon
San Lorenzo Canyon

San Lorenzo Canyon

San Lorenzo Canyon is a series of rock formations and canyons on the southern border of Servilleta Wildlife Refuge. This area features numerous hiking and camping opportunities in a unique landscape not far from Albuquerque.…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Sandwash
Sandwash

Sandwash

Sandwash is a trail that is exactly as named, beginning as a dirt hard-pack trail that quickly changes to a sandy wash track. As the trail begins to descend, it narrows to single-vehicle-width and changes…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Santa Cruz Lake Overlook Campground
Santa Cruz Lake Overlook Campground

Santa Cruz Lake Overlook Campground

This road leads to the overlook campground then dead ends at the trailhead located above Santa Cruz Lake on a high escarpment, overlooking the lake from the southern end. Owned and operated by the BLM…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Santa Fe National San Geronimo Back Road
Santa Fe National San Geronimo Back Road

Santa Fe National San Geronimo Back Road

The route began well, starting on the Northside. The trail had the usual breath taking views that National Forests contain. As the service road progressed, it went from service road to sharp gravel and jagged…
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Total Miles
14.1
Tech Rating
8 Difficult
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Sargent Tank
Sargent Tank

Sargent Tank

Sargent Tank is a connecting trail that can be run from the north or south. At the north end it connects from FS321 and runs south to FS518/FS5514 Panama/Anderson. There are a few motorized and…
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Total Miles
8.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Sawmill Greenie
Sawmill Greenie

Sawmill Greenie

This is a roundabout way of getting from Red River, NM to Greenie Peak. It departs town as a wide, two-lane gravel road, and passes several dispersed camping areas before starting to climb. There are…
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Total Miles
9.2
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Sawtooth FS6A
Sawtooth FS6A

Sawtooth FS6A

Sawtooth is located at the most western portion of the Datil Mountain range in Cibola National Forest and will be easily driven by most vehicles including passenger cars. The road is very well maintained with…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Scenic Drive
Scenic Drive

Scenic Drive

Scenic Drive runs south from CR137/Queens HWY to the southern most portion of the Guadalupe range and begins as a very well maintained gravel road. There is a paved bridge over a low-lying wash early…
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Total Miles
13.0
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Segrest Draw
Segrest Draw

Segrest Draw

Segrest Draw can be accessed from Guadalupe Rim Road and is primarily a dirt surface with small areas being primarily rock. There are no obstacles larger than 10" along the route, but there are a…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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