Off-Road Trails in New Mexico

Discover off-road trails in New Mexico

Burnt Out

Burnt Out is mainly a single obstacle that features a steep waterfall above a burnt-out wreck. It might be one wall, but an extreme one; drivers' adrenaline will be flowing after the top is reached.…
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Total Miles

0.1

Tech Rating

9Difficult

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Winter

Learn more about Burny Cole Point - FR 99

Burny Cole Point - FR 99

This route has incredible views near FR 144 of Canones Creek and in the distance of Abiquiu Valley. The elevation is over 10,000 feet at the highest point. Two local wildland firefighters named this trail…
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Total Miles

5.0

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Cabezon Detour

Cabezon Detour

This route might be a good alternative route when certain sections of "Backway to Cabezon" are washed out. The trail coincides with BLM 1113 for some sections but is rerouted for the portion of BLM…
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Total Miles

7.6

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter, Summer

Learn more about Cabezon Road

Cabezon Road

This gem of a route has many facets and is close to Albuquerque and Rio Rancho. The facets include geologic formations, bike trails, and hiking trails. The route is easy and there are nice parking…
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Total Miles

12.4

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Cabin

Cabin

Cabin is a solid 7+ trail that has 3 tricky obstacles, and the third will most likely have you pulling your winch line! The trail traverses a narrow rock chute up the side of the…
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Total Miles

0.3

Tech Rating

7Difficult

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall

Learn more about Cabresto Canyon - FS 134

Cabresto Canyon - FS 134

Forest Service Road 134 is a rocky, relatively flat road that traverses down the Cabresto Canyon in Carson National Forest. This mostly gravel and dirt trail doesn't have any difficult obstacles and can be driven…
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Total Miles

14.8

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Cabresto Lake - FS 134A

Cabresto Lake - FS 134A

Forest Service Road 134A is a steep, rocky road that leads to Cabresto Lake; it's a beautiful mountain lake surrounded by the high peaks of Carson National Forest. The trail is narrow and consists of…
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Total Miles

2.2

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Cactus Canyon

Cactus Canyon

Cactus Canyon is an out-and-back spur trail that kicks off at Eagle Lakes. Starting higher in elevation on a smoother dirt surface, the trail changes quickly after passing through the one gate roughly 1 mile…
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Total Miles

4.4

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Caida del Pino

Caida del Pino

This is a short trail that connects Gamble Oak to Easy Pickin. It's pretty wide like an ATV trail for the entire 0.6 miles, meandering through an oak and pine forest, with small rocks embedded…
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Total Miles

0.6

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Winter, Fall

Learn more about Caja del Rio to La Bajada Mesa-USFS 24

Caja del Rio to La Bajada Mesa-USFS 24

The Caja del Rio Road (#24) is a 23-mile drive across the Caja del Rio Plateau to La Bajada Mesa. It ends with a large escarpment dropping 1000 feet to the valley below with the…
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Total Miles

21.8

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Cajun Pine

Cajun Pine

Cajun Pine is an easy trail in the Cibola National Forest near Albuquerque, New Mexico. For the most part, it's easy, with a few spots of embedded rock slabs, loose rocks, and small ledges. The…
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Total Miles

1.7

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Winter, Fall

Learn more about Calf Crossing

Calf Crossing

Calf Crossing starts and ends at gated private property lines, and intersects off Baca Traverse. This trail has the potential to be very muddy, with signs of rutting and washes, as well as multiple small…
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Total Miles

4.1

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Campesino

Campesino

Campesino is overall an easy-to-traverse dirt road, that has some rock gardens along the route. There are signs of some rutting and washouts and can become very muddy and slick during or after rain or…
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Total Miles

2.7

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Can Opener

Can Opener

Can Opener has a series of extreme obstacles located just off the Apache Canyon Trail. It starts off with an off-camber squeeze past a rock wall followed by a giant boulder that will test the…
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Total Miles

0.7

Tech Rating

10Difficult

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall

Learn more about Canada del Potrero

Canada del Potrero

Canada del Potrero is an out-and-back trail that is well-maintained overall and suitable for most vehicles. Dispersed camping is permitted along the entire length of the trail and offers several locations with diverse settings and…
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Total Miles

5.7

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Cany

Cany

Cany is a road-width braided trail in the Sante Fe National Forest north of the town of Los Alamos. It's a short trail, 0.9 miles, that connects FS Roads 446 and 445. The trail is…
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Total Miles

0.9

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Winter, Fall

Learn more about Capitan Gap

Capitan Gap

Capitan Gap is a locally well-known and well-traversed out-and-back trail with wide open views, steep grades, and many dispersed camp sites. While the burn scar is still very visible, the trail features an abundance of…
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Total Miles

10.7

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Capitan Pass

Capitan Pass

This trail is a very scenic run that runs along and through the Capitan mountains. The trail starts with a loose gravel/ sandy path that runs through a forest area that was decimated by forest…
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Total Miles

12.7

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Spring

Learn more about Caprock Horseshoe

Caprock Horseshoe

This area of New Mexico doesn't provide much regarding scenic off-roading or overlanding, but The Caprock is an exception. The edge of the Llano Estacado mesa provides a welcoming view over the flatlands and dairy…
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Total Miles

11.9

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Capulin - FS 76

Capulin - FS 76

This route is beautiful, easy and has some of the best off-grid camping sites in the area. The camping sites are spacious and flat. The route is fairly level with soft shoulders and ruts in…
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Total Miles

9.5

Tech Rating

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

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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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