Off-Road Trails in New Mexico

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San Geronimo Back Road

San Geronimo Back Road is a moderately difficult trail that offers a wide range of obstacles on various surfaces, from rocks, shallow sandy washes, and deep ruts through the soft dirt sections, as well as…
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Total Miles

14.2

Tech Rating

5Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about San Juan's Skeleton

San Juan's Skeleton

San Juan's Skeleton, also known as forest road 332 and 332A is a 12 mile trail (round trip) that takes you up the the San Juan Peak. This trail is an off-shoot of The Old…
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Total Miles

6.1

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about 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

1Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about San Luis Road to Guadalupe

San Luis Road to Guadalupe

San Luis Road to the Guadalupe Ruins is a fairly well-maintained dirt road, although there may be some ruts and sandy portions depending on the time of year. The 20-mile drive will provide opportunities to…
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Total Miles

20.9

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Summer, Winter

Learn more about San Pedro Mountain Views - FS 91

San Pedro Mountain Views - FS 91

This route has steep, challenging, rocky ascents on both ends with the northern end complicated with erosion and mud holes. Gorgeous views of Coyote Canyon can be seen about 2 1/2 miles from the north…
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Total Miles

6.2

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Sand Wash ATV

Sand Wash ATV

Most of this ATV route is through a sand wash between sagebrush and pinyon pine trees. The wash is smooth and flat, with lots of tracks to follow and signs all throughout the wash to…
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Total Miles

1.6

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter, Summer

Learn more about 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

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about 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

1Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Santa Fe National San Geronimo Back Road

Santa Fe National San Geronimo Back Road

Starting on the north side the trail has breathtaking views in the National Forest. As the service road progresses, it changes from a service road to sharp gravel and jagged rocks. It then transitions to…
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Total Miles

14.1

Tech Rating

8Difficult

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Sargent Canyon

Sargent Canyon

Starting in the flats of the Plains of San Austin, Sargent Canyon leads to Forest Road 549 passing through the Very Large Array and offering a chance to see the dishes from the road. Easily…
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Total Miles

10.6

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about 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

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Sawmill

Sawmill

This is a rough and rocky mountain road that climbs high into the mountains of Carson National Forest. The route is generally easy with no technical obstacles and can be traveled in either direction. It…
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Total Miles

5.0

Tech Rating

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about 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

4Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about 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

1Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Scales Canyon

Scales Canyon

It is an excellent trail for anyone exploring the Chloride Canyon area. Scales Canyon offers some challenges, including several creek bed crossings where a midsize truck will easily drag its rear bumper, obstacles on the…
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Total Miles

3.1

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Spring, Fall

Learn more about 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

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Scratching Post

Scratching Post

This is an intermediate rock crawling trail in the Glade Run Recreation Area. It starts on a fast dirt road, then turns off the road into the pinyon trees, and goes down a very steep…
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Total Miles

1.8

Tech Rating

6Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about 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

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Seven Cabins

Seven Cabins

The trail is a pass through trail that gives access to other trails in the Capitan Mountains. It consists of rocky terrain that has multiple rock gardens that have rocks up to 12 inches in…
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Total Miles

4.1

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring

Learn more about Seven HL Ridge 4053N

Seven HL Ridge 4053N

Seven HL Ridge is the furthest northeast trail that takes you just inside the foothills of the Black Range Mountains in the Gila National Forest. The entry point of this trail is clearly indicated and…
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Total Miles

7.0

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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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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