Off-Road Trails in New Mexico

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Learn more about Manzanares Mesa
Manzanares Mesa

Manzanares Mesa

This easy trail utilizes oil roads just off of Highway 64 to loosely loop around the portion of Manzanares Mesa northwest of Cutter Reservoir before intersecting with the Cutter Reservoir Trail. Expect gorgeous vistas, heavy…
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Total Miles
8.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Manzanares Ridge - CR 520
Manzanares Ridge - CR 520

Manzanares Ridge - CR 520

Manzanares Ridge (CR 520) is a gorgeous Sunday drive, winding through fields of sagebrush dotted with juniper and pinion trees. Its placement along the high point of Manzanares Mesa offers panoramic views as the trail…
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Total Miles
12.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
Learn more about Maria's Canyon - FS 416
Maria's Canyon - FS 416

Maria's Canyon - FS 416

Maria's Canyon, FS 416, is a scenic off-road forest service road that offers an engaging experience and serves as the main access route into the extensive trail system in the area, making it a vital…
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Total Miles
5.6
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Mary
Mary

Mary

Mary is an out and back style trail with a surface combination of rock and dirt that gradually descends into a canyon. The beginning of the trail features wide open views on a rocky surface…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about McGee Spring
McGee Spring

McGee Spring

McGee Spring is a fun trail for vehicles that can handle and navigate soft sand and shale. The trail connects from CR 169 to a mid-point on Gallinas Canyon/FSR 467 and has no obstacles over…
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Total Miles
7.8
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Meadow
Meadow

Meadow

Meadow is a short and relatively easy single track in the Manzanita Mountain OHV area. It goes through a mix of meadows and pine and oak woods, with very tight turns and moderate rock ledges.…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Meadow Creek Road-FS 149
Meadow Creek Road-FS 149

Meadow Creek Road-FS 149

The Meadow Creek Road begins in a Ponderosa Pine Forest with great camping. The road quickly descends into the Meadow Creek Valley and riparian area. The lushness of the riparian area contrasts nicely with the…
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Total Miles
7.0
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Meadow Loop
Meadow Loop

Meadow Loop

This loop takes you from Arizona into New Mexico crossing the border line. The trail surface is smooth with occasional small potholes. This trail passes by many meadows surrounded by tall pine trees. You will…
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Total Miles
12.3
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer
Learn more about Meadow Ridge Loop
Meadow Ridge Loop

Meadow Ridge Loop

Meadow Ridge Loop is a part of the Cedro peak network of trails in the south half of the Sandia Ranger district. This trail has some areas with significant challenges for stock vehicles, including one…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Melquadis Point
Melquadis Point

Melquadis Point

Malquadis Point is a great route that begins as an oil road turn-off from RT 64, just east of Manzanares Canyon. The trail starts with a steady climb to the top of the mesa before…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Mesa Chijuilla
Mesa Chijuilla

Mesa Chijuilla

This narrow route loops around Mesa Chijuilla the second of five mesas composing the San Juan Basin Badlands. Mesa Chijuilla is about 5 miles long and has brilliantly colored orange and red boulders, hoodoos and…
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Total Miles
4.9
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall
Learn more about Mesa de Cuba
Mesa de Cuba

Mesa de Cuba

This sandy, rutted route leads past Mesa de Cuba, the most eastern of the five mesas that comprise the San Juan Basin Badlands. There are a few places to park along the road. A short…
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Total Miles
4.4
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Mesa del Ojo - FS 453
Mesa del Ojo - FS 453

Mesa del Ojo - FS 453

This trail connects FR 315- Easy Cruise with FR 316- Coyote Canyon. It travels through dense forests and open meadows. Majestic Ponderosa Pine trees tower 150 feet in the air slightly higher than the fir…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Mesa Los Indios Overlook
Mesa Los Indios Overlook

Mesa Los Indios Overlook

This scenic trip begins on Forest Road 8 in the town of Gallina, New Mexico. At the start, the elevation is 7,475 feet, but you will traverse up to the 9,020-foot elevation. The road begins…
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Total Miles
14.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Middle
Middle

Middle

Middle is one of the easier single tracks in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System, without any big rock ledges. It just has sections of loose rock and embedded slab but no big obstacles. It still…
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Total Miles
1.0
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Middle Largo Canyon
Middle Largo Canyon

Middle Largo Canyon

This route follows Largo Canyon winding through the rugged, geographically ornamental, historic canyon. The canyon has a long history of human habitation from pre-contact Puebloan settlements, Navajo settlements, and historic homesteads. The route is muddy…
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Total Miles
17.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Mighty Mule
Mighty Mule

Mighty Mule

Mighty Mule is a 1.3-mile-long single track in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System. It parallels the Meadow Ridge Jeep Trail and is pretty straight, with light curves with banked corners. This one doesn't have many…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Mill Canyon
Mill Canyon

Mill Canyon

Mill Canyon is unique in its quick change from low, rolling foothills, to a quick push of a more tree-dense forest road. During the dry seasons, most high-clearance AWD vehicles should be able to complete…
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Total Miles
5.6
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Mills Canyon Trail
Mills Canyon Trail

Mills Canyon Trail

This out and back trail traverses you through the Kiowa National Grasslands into the historic Mills Canyon. During good weather conditions any AWD vehicle should be fine for the first nine miles. After that, high…
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Total Miles
10.7
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Mimbres River
Mimbres River

Mimbres River

The Mimbres River trail has a wide variety of obstacles and multiple water crossings as it winds north and cuts through the river multiple times. Several of these water crossings can be up to 18…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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ATV trails in New Mexico

Learn more about 1026D
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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