Off-Road Trails in New Mexico

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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
Learn more about Mine Field
Mine Field

Mine Field

Mine Field is an extreme level 8 packed full of V notches, jagged rock outcroppings and major diff hangers. The trail itself is fairly narrow and weaves through a series of challenging obstacles. One particular…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
8Difficult
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Mini Ridge Singletrack
Mini Ridge Singletrack

Mini Ridge Singletrack

This 1.6-mile-long segment of trail is designated for dirt bikes only. It departs from another single track, and goes across a series of soft dirt hills, on a small ridgeline, constantly going up and down…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter, Summer
Learn more about Molino Meadows
Molino Meadows

Molino Meadows

This is an easy trail across some open meadows on NM State Land. Unfortunately, despite maps of the trail showing National Forest access, the trail currently dead ends at a gate preventing access to FSR…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Molino Peak Trail
Molino Peak Trail

Molino Peak Trail

The Molino Peak Trail is a short, 5.3-mile route that takes you up past an old manganese mine (The Manganese Chief Mine). It winds its way up an old two-track that becomes progressively rockier the…
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Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Monjeau Peak Lookout
Monjeau Peak Lookout

Monjeau Peak Lookout

The Monjeau Peak Lookout is a historical location of the Smokey Bear District that was originally built in 1936 and gives spectacular views of the Ruidoso, NM area, the Mescalero Reserve, and open views from…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Montoso Peak
Montoso Peak

Montoso Peak

Montoso Peak is the furthest motorized trail in this area and runs a full loop of the Montoso Peak base. Because of its path, it features several obstacles that most 4X4 and high-clearance AWD vehicles…
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Total Miles
8.5
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Moon Canyon - FR 117
Moon Canyon - FR 117

Moon Canyon - FR 117

FR 117 Moon Canyon travels through dense forests of aspen and pine trees with intermittent drainages. The route has unavoidable deep ruts and mud holes throughout. On the lower section, a rocky, washed-out area will…
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Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about More Cowbell
More Cowbell

More Cowbell

More Cowbell is a 1.6-mile single track that connects the Coyote Trail to the Coyote Split Trail. This one is pretty flat with hardly any elevation gain, but it has lots of tight curves through…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Mount Withington via Monica Saddle
Mount Withington via Monica Saddle

Mount Withington via Monica Saddle

Mount Withington dominates the landscape around the Very Large Array, rising to just over 10,000 ft. In the spirit of adventure, it just begs those driving nearby to drivers to go see if they can…
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Total Miles
18.0
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Summer, Winter
Learn more about Mt. Taylor Peak 4x4 Road
Mt. Taylor Peak 4x4 Road

Mt. Taylor Peak 4x4 Road

This 4x4 road is a great intro to overlanding, with stunning views and minimal technical obstacles. Starting from Grants, the road climbs almost 5000 feet to within 1/2 mile of Mt. Taylor peak. The road…
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Total Miles
17.5
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Mt. Taylor Summit
Mt. Taylor Summit

Mt. Taylor Summit

This section of trail branches off from Mt. Taylor 4x4 Road and takes you up to the summit of Mt. Taylor. It is rugged and exposed, with not much cover if the weather rolls in.…
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Total Miles
4.0
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Learn more about Muddy Slane Cut
Muddy Slane Cut

Muddy Slane Cut

This is a fun little rollercoaster crawl cutting from Mud Canyon to Slane Canyon. The fun starts slow on an oil road just off Mud Canyon Road before making a sharp turn into a deeply…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Mudhole Mania - FR 69C
Mudhole Mania - FR 69C

Mudhole Mania - FR 69C

This short trail has deep mud holes to start and an open area at the end. In the open area, there are a number of fun, exhilarating, steep, short paths. A significant amount of time…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Mule Train
Mule Train

Mule Train

Mule Train is an intermediate single track north of Los Alamos, New Mexico, with some moderate rocky sections that will require significant route-finding skills when the trail goes through a burn area. The northwest entrance…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Muleshoe
Muleshoe

Muleshoe

Muleshoe is one of the longer trails on the west side of the foothills in the area. The track is an overall well-maintained single-vehicle-wide road with room to pass if needed and will be suitable…
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Total Miles
9.6
Tech Rating
2Easy
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 2nd Chance
2nd Chance

2nd Chance

2nd Chance is a short but highly technical trail centered around three distinct V-notch obstacles, each requiring smart line choice and steady control. It starts with a tall shelf wall split by a deep V-notch…
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Total Miles
0.2
Tech Rating
8Difficult
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
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
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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 2nd Chance
2nd Chance

2nd Chance

2nd Chance is a short but highly technical trail centered around three distinct V-notch obstacles, each requiring smart line choice and steady control. It starts with a tall shelf wall split by a deep V-notch…
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Total Miles
0.2
Tech Rating
8Difficult
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
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
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