Off-Road Trails in New Mexico

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Learn more about View Point - FR 449 V
View Point - FR 449 V

View Point - FR 449 V

This trail is rough with rocks, mud holes, ruts, and erosion issues. There are a number of off-camber spots. Ponderosa Pine trees and branches narrow the trail. It is not a well-traveled trail. At the…
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Total Miles
3.0
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Vistas Overlook
Vistas Overlook

Vistas Overlook

Vistas Overlook is a primarily rocky trail and best run from its northern entrance, which is located approximately 2 miles from the south entrance of La Madera Loop, located off of CR519. Most high clearance…
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Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Wandering Wake
Wandering Wake

Wandering Wake

Wandering Wake is a trail that shows minimal signs of use and is very primitive with no signs of maintenance being performed. The surface changes frequently from dirt to sand with some smaller rocky sections…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Warpath
Warpath

Warpath

Warpath is located just east of the Caballo Reservoir. Warpath is a legendary trail full of obstacles and large boulders from one end to the other. There are non-stop hardcore obstacles, including the biggest obstacle…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
9Difficult
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter, Summer
Learn more about Wash ATV
Wash ATV

Wash ATV

This is a 1.6-mile-long easy ATV trail that is a mix of dirt trail and easy wash. The west end starts on an oil well road and heads east towards the wash on a dirt…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Water Canyon
Water Canyon

Water Canyon

Water Canyon is found just off the Upper Rio Penasco Road near Marcia, NM south of Cloudcroft east of NM6563. The trail is generally two vehicles wide with small sections being slightly narrow due to…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Waterfall
Waterfall

Waterfall

This is a 1.5-mile long rock crawling trail full of advanced obstacles. They often have split lines, with easier versus harder lines to choose from, and sometimes have a bypass, but most of the obstacles…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
8Difficult
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Summer
Learn more about Wayne Canyon
Wayne Canyon

Wayne Canyon

Wayne Canyon is a northbound spur off Benson Ridge that provides great additional camping spots in the area. The trail is primarily single-vehicle wide with some room to pass if needed. The trail appears to…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about West Boundary
West Boundary

West Boundary

West Boundary is an easy single track in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System that goes north to south along the west boundary of this OHV area in the Cibola National Forest. The land on the…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Winter, Fall
Learn more about West Mesa Loop
West Mesa Loop

West Mesa Loop

This primarily dirt two-track partially loops through the northwest section of the Glorieta Mesa area. It features some deeper ruts and off-camber sections and has the potential to become very slick mud after rain or…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about West Mesa Loves Loop
West Mesa Loves Loop

West Mesa Loves Loop

Some light sandy two-track slowly weaves into harder and deeper sand in a rocky canyon that loops over to another canyon with great views and awesome great views of the mesa from Aiden Hills OHV…
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Total Miles
51.8
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about West Mountain
West Mountain

West Mountain

West Mountain is located just to the west of the Capitan Mountains and north of the town of Capitan, NM, and is a narrow, mostly single-vehicle wide, out-and-back trail with several spurs available to explore.…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about West Red Canyon
West Red Canyon

West Red Canyon

Easily accessed from highway 52, this simple trail leads into the Cibola National Forest ending with a view of Mt. Welty. This trail passes private property, please be respectful. The end of this trail offers…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about West Ridge
West Ridge

West Ridge

West Ridge is a 2.6-mile single track in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System near Albuquerque, New Mexico. The south end starts at the intersection with Otero Canyon and heads north. It starts on the south…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about West Rim Trail
West Rim Trail

West Rim Trail

Difficulty: 2 (Easy) The West Rim trail offers 3.2 miles of scenic desert driving with spectacular canyon overlooks along the western edge of Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. Accessible from Taos Valley Road, this…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring
Learn more about West Trail Creek - FR 20
West Trail Creek - FR 20

West Trail Creek - FR 20

This route travels through pinon and juniper trees in the lower elevation and ponderosa pine trees and Aspen at the higher elevations. The trail is sandy and rutted in a few spots. There is a…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
3
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about West-End Slope
West-End Slope

West-End Slope

West-End Slope is deceiving and escalates quickly to a very tight dead-end. The trail starts out on a dirt surface that is easily passable by most 4x4s, with some rutted areas that are very muddy…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Westside Road
Westside Road

Westside Road

This is a great beginner trail full of hiking, camping and hunting opportunities. The trail is about 28 miles with moderate traffic. There are a plethora of spurs that lead to ATV trails, other trails…
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Total Miles
11.5
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Westside Road - Mule Peak to Joplin Ridge
Westside Road - Mule Peak to Joplin Ridge

Westside Road - Mule Peak to Joplin Ridge

This trail is easily traversed in all types of vehicles, but low-clearance vehicles may have a hard time due to loose rocks, dirt ruts and larger rocks that protrude from the surface. The width of…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Wet Burnt Can
Wet Burnt Can

Wet Burnt Can

This out-and-back trail is a combination of dirt and rocks. While there are no obstacles larger than 10", there are some areas that have the potential to be shallow water crossings. During dry weather, the…
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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, 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 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

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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