Off-Road Trails in New Mexico

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Learn more about Rawhide
Rawhide

Rawhide

Rawhide is a looped trail that connects to the Guadalupe Rim Road and is a combination of rock and dirt. Rock gardens are scattered throughout along with some loose rocks and gravel, with no obstacles…
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Total Miles
9.6
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about RD 7020
RD 7020

RD 7020

CR 7020 is a 7-mile off-road trail and oil access road that serves as the easiest and most direct route from Highway 550 to the Angel Peak Loop and Kutz Canyon. The trail combines sections…
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Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Spring
Learn more about Red Canyon Campground
Red Canyon Campground

Red Canyon Campground

This is an easy route to the beautiful, well-shaded, and peaceful Red Canyon Campground. The campground is at 7,600 feet in elevation. It can accommodate RVs up to 22 feet. It is easy access to…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Red Cloud Trail
Red Cloud Trail

Red Cloud Trail

Red cloud trail works its way across the top of the peaks in Gallinas before descending into a forested area. With many dispersed camping opportunities, this is a great area for some more secluded outdoor…
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Total Miles
9.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Red Mesa FSR-578
Red Mesa FSR-578

Red Mesa FSR-578

Red Mesa FSR-578 is a point-to-point trail that connects from FS-222/CR-263 at its north entrance and leads back to SH-285 at its south entrance. This trail can be traversed from either end and is suitable…
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Total Miles
9.4
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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
5Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Reptile
Reptile

Reptile

Reptile is an intermediate trail that only has a few moderate obstacles that are actually required to get through the route and mostly winds around in a play area full of much more difficult obstacles,…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Resumidero Falls
Resumidero Falls

Resumidero Falls

This trail follows FR 93 and connects to FR 93 Resumidero Meadow Camping and either FR 93 Diego Springs or FR 91 San Pedro Mountain Views. It is an easy trail that has a pull-off…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
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 dispersed primitive camping at 9,000 feet in elevation. The camp area is a great staging area to explore…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Revengers Ride
Revengers Ride

Revengers Ride

This route branches off Forest Service Road 376 past the Gilman Tunnels and follows part of the Old Peggy Mesa Road. The trail is generally easy, with a few moderate rocks near the start and…
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Total Miles
24.3
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Rhinos Ridge
Rhinos Ridge

Rhinos Ridge

This short and narrow trail near Aztec, New Mexico, starts on the route for a disc golf course in badlands-type desert terrain. It's a narrow ridgeline that is most ideal for ATVs and dirt bikes…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Ridge Singletrack
Ridge Singletrack

Ridge Singletrack

This is a 1.5-mile-long segment of a single track between two segments of the ATV trail. It's a narrow singletrack between pinyon pine trees on soft dirt in a flat desert terrain. It goes up…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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
2Easy
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
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Rio Chaquito
Rio Chaquito

Rio Chaquito

This route is generally easy, with only a few areas requiring moderate ground clearance. It offers excellent scenery, including wetlands created by beavers along the Rio Chiquito. Numerous scenic campsites can be found beside the…
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Total Miles
22.0
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
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
5Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Rio Grande Trail
Rio Grande Trail

Rio Grande Trail

This trail picks up right off of the Paloma Gap trail and veers off and follows the river. The overall trail is very scenic but exercise caution. When rain is present the levels of the…
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Total Miles
18.1
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Fall
Learn more about RJs
RJs

RJs

RJs is a short trail in the Open OHV Area of the Glade Run Recreation Area. It starts with a couple of advanced slickrock obstacles, having to go up a ~5-foot tall rock wall, before…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
7Difficult
Best Time
Spring, Winter, Fall, Summer
Learn more about Robin
Robin

Robin

A climb up a rocky arroyo toward the base of the Caballo Mountains. Lots of rocks 18 to 24 inches high, some ledges up to 24 inches high, and some tight spots that will test…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
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
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter

ATV trails in New Mexico

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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

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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