Off-Road Trails in New Mexico

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Capulin Forest Road

Drive east from Taos or west from Shady Brook to reach Forest Road 10, located on the north side and marked by a sign for the monastery. This gravel road follows an out-and-back route through…
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Total Miles

2.4

Tech Rating

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Carracas Mesa/ NFS 218

Carracas Mesa/ NFS 218

This trail isn't technically challenging and is well-maintained--if the drive up American Canyon was completed, there wouldn't be any problems driving Carracas mesa. The road is generally just wide enough for two vehicles but is…
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Total Miles

13.0

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Casanova Mount Wash

Casanova Mount Wash

This is 1.6 miles of Jeep trail through a sand wash. It starts on oilwell roads on either end and stays in the wash the entire time. There's an off-camber entrance into the wash on…
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Total Miles

1.6

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Summer, Winter

Learn more about Cattle Run Pass

Cattle Run Pass

The trail is mostly dirt that runs through cattle pastures. The trail has ruts that can be 6-12 inches deep and can be off-camber. After rainfall, there are chances for multiple muddy sections and standing…
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Total Miles

5.2

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring

Learn more about Cebolla Mesa

Cebolla Mesa

When the sign at the trail entrance states, "Not suitable for passenger cars", they aren't joking. This is a heavily unmaintained trail and is not recommended for anything with low clearance. Deep mud ruts are…
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Total Miles

3.6

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Cedar Springs Loop

Cedar Springs Loop

This narrow but fairly well-maintained road acts as something of a hub for most of the trails in the southern part of this slice of Carson National Forest. Cedar Springs primitive campground, the Gas Buggy…
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Total Miles

7.0

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Cedro

Cedro

Cedro is an intermediate single track in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System that starts at the Cedro Trailhead and ends on Forest Service Road 05627 (Meadow Ridge). This trail has a lot more fast and…
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Total Miles

2.0

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Cedro Peak

Cedro Peak

Cedro Peak is an off road trail situated in the Cibola National Forest. You'll find several opportunities to take in this trail's views as you gain 1000 feet in elevation from Cedro Canyon to the…
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Total Miles

4.8

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Cedro Peak Loop via FR 542

Cedro Peak Loop via FR 542

Cedro peak is one of the best sets of 4x4 trails near Albuquerque. This route goes up to the peak using the more primitive FR 542 route, and then returns on the wide gravel roads…
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Total Miles

2.9

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Cerro Encinoso Loop

Cerro Encinoso Loop

Cerro Encinoso Loop begins immediately off CR-34 and is an easy dirt two-track for the first mile before making its steeper 19.4% grade climb up to the Cerro Encinoso plateau and continuing on to Hogback…
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Total Miles

6.7

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Cerro Pelon Base

Cerro Pelon Base

Cerro Pelon Base is only one of two motorized spurs that runs north of Rock Spring and traverses right along the base of the Cerro Pelon Mountain. The trail is primarily single-vehicle wide with a…
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Total Miles

3.2

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Chaco Canyon to Kin Klizhin

Chaco Canyon to Kin Klizhin

Relatively easy trail to one of the more remote ruins of the Chaco Canyon culture. The trail was rutted and uneven, and the last few hundred yards had significant mud due to recent rains. Otherwise,…
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Total Miles

23.0

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Summer

Learn more about Chaco Overlook

Chaco Overlook

This double-track trail takes you through cattle grazing farmland and ends at an overlook. Cows can be seen near the trail. There is nowhere to camp or turn around until the end of the trail.…
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Total Miles

1.1

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Winter, Fall

Learn more about Chain of Craters Backcountry Byway

Chain of Craters Backcountry Byway

The trail travels along the south and west boundaries of the El Malpais National Monument and surrounding BLM land. The trail begins in a wide-open plain with desert scrub largely used for cattle grazing before…
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Total Miles

28.1

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

Learn more about Chama Canyon

Chama Canyon

Chama Canyon is an incredibly scenic trail that skirts the Chama River while being nestled amongst colorful cliffs. The entire area has several points of interest, including Abiquiu Reservoir, Ghost Ranch, and Echo Amphitheater, to…
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Total Miles

12.9

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring

Learn more about Chama Canyon Cliffside Loop

Chama Canyon Cliffside Loop

The Chama Canyon Cliffside Loop is an optional scenic trail that diverges from Chama Canyon and follows the base of colorfully layered cliffs. Though short in length, the trail offers some amazing views. This trail…
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Total Miles

1.5

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Chamisoso

Chamisoso

Chamisoso starts out on the west end as a flowy, smooth dirt trail through a grassy meadow elevated above a ravine. The beginning is a 2 difficulty. After the intersection with Coyote Split, it comes…
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Total Miles

2.7

Tech Rating

5Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Winter, Fall

Learn more about Chimney Lake to Angel Canyon (FS176)

Chimney Lake to Angel Canyon (FS176)

FS176 includes both Chimney Lake and turns into Angel Canyon. The route is two vehicles wide, comprised of a combination of rock and dirt with some small rock gardens, and is overall well maintained and…
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Total Miles

9.4

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Chloride Canyon

Chloride Canyon

This route is full of mining history. The canyon road crosses Chloride Creek more than 100 times, and depths will change due to snow melt. This route crosses the Continental Divide 3 times. Camping options…
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Total Miles

157.7

Tech Rating

4Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Choke Cherry ATV

Choke Cherry ATV

The northern half of this loop goes through a wide white sand wash, with big sweeping curves through the open desert. It's lined with bushes and pinyon trees and is smooth with no obstacles. Shortly…
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Total Miles

2.9

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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