Off-Road Trails in New Mexico

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Learn more about Blue Bird San Diego - FR 533
Blue Bird San Diego - FR 533

Blue Bird San Diego - FR 533

This is a narrow, rocky route that has some ruts and drop-offs. There are some incredible views of Cuba and the Rio Puerco drainage about halfway through. Scrub oak bushes narrow the trail in spots…
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Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Blue Ribbon
Blue Ribbon

Blue Ribbon

The Blue Ribbon single track is a 2.5-mile trail in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System that starts on the north end near the Otero Trailhead. The south end starts off of 106 Road. Going south…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Winter, Fall
Learn more about Bluewater Canyon
Bluewater Canyon

Bluewater Canyon

Bluewater Canyon is a longer trail that treks along a heavily wooded area in the southern portion of Lincoln National Forest that ends with a well-hidden dispersed campsite. The surface of the trail begins with…
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Total Miles
10.2
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Bone Crusher
Bone Crusher

Bone Crusher

Bone Crusher is a short but extreme rock crawling trail. It has multiple split-line obstacles where you can choose an extreme or less challenging path. From the west end, it starts off with a narrow…
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Total Miles
0.1
Tech Rating
10Extreme
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter, Summer
Learn more about Bonita Lake South Fork Road
Bonita Lake South Fork Road

Bonita Lake South Fork Road

This is Forest Road 107C, a very short run-up to a campground that can be used while the Bonita Lake Campground is closed. This area was affected about 11 years ago by a wildfire and…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Border to Las Cruces
Border to Las Cruces

Border to Las Cruces

This trail starts on Highway 9 in New Mexico. This Highway parallels the border wall for a good while. Once you turn off onto the trail, you have the opportunity to air down. Though the…
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Total Miles
14.1
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Borrego Mesa Trail
Borrego Mesa Trail

Borrego Mesa Trail

Beginning in the New Mexico town of Cordova, this trail climbs into the foothills of the Sangre De Christo Mountains. While the Borrego Mesa trail itself is relatively easy, it provides access to several other…
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Total Miles
8.9
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Borregoanger Cabin Cutoff
Borregoanger Cabin Cutoff

Borregoanger Cabin Cutoff

Borregoanger cabin is a foundation deep in the National Forest next to an unusual quartz and granite promontory. The trail to reach the cabin leaves from the Borrego Mesa Trail and climbs down switchbacks into…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Bosequecito Desert Crossing
Bosequecito Desert Crossing

Bosequecito Desert Crossing

This route is one of the many lesser-known desert crossing routes that branch off the Quebradas Backcountry byway, connecting back to the Rio Grande. The land on either side of this route is typically used…
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Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Summer, Winter
Learn more about Bottletree Loop
Bottletree Loop

Bottletree Loop

A nice intermediate trail with views of the Rio Grande to the west and going to the base of some small mountains to the east. Can be an eight-mile loop, or it might be an…
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Total Miles
9.0
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Boulder Wash - FR 451
Boulder Wash - FR 451

Boulder Wash - FR 451

The "road less traveled" describes this peaceful, unique high mountain trail. The peacefulness is due to the trail being sheltered from the wind and the uniqueness is due to the gigantic boulders that line your…
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Total Miles
3.0
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Brazos Ridge HP
Brazos Ridge HP

Brazos Ridge HP

The Brazos Ridge HP skirts the southern half of the 19,000-acre Cruces Basin Wilderness in northern New Mexico. The elevation averages 10,000 feet, with a low point of 8,250 feet and peaking at 10,947 feet.…
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Total Miles
29.0
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Buckhorn FS24
Buckhorn FS24

Buckhorn FS24

Buckhorn is one of several great beginner trails in the Bear Mountains area offing multiple surface types that will be suitable for most high-clearance AWD and 4WD vehicles. The surface varies from dirt hard-pack and…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Bull Creek 86
Bull Creek 86

Bull Creek 86

Bull Creek is one of the most beautiful drives I've ever been on. Driving past the Santa Fe National Forest off Interstate 40, I knew that taking the time to explore this area was going…
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Total Miles
12.0
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Burleson Ridge
Burleson Ridge

Burleson Ridge

This spur runs off of Westside Road for three miles and ends at a locked gate, but there is a decent campsite on the right and ATV trails to the left. The end has a…
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Total Miles
38.7
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Burma Road-Garcia Falls
Burma Road-Garcia Falls

Burma Road-Garcia Falls

Burma Road-Garcia Falls begins on a decently maintained dirt and rock road that is wide enough for two vehicles for the first several miles and will be easily traveled with most high-clearance AWD and 4x4…
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Total Miles
16.7
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Burnt Can
Burnt Can

Burnt Can

Burnt Can is an out-and-back trail and starts out as a very easy trail, but does progress to more difficult areas with the potential for several deep water crossings after rains or snow melt. Primarily…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Burnt Out
Burnt Out

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
9Extreme
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Winter
Learn more about Burny Cole Point - FR 99
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

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
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ATV trails in New Mexico

Learn more about 1000 Mile Canyon - FS 9216
1000 Mile Canyon - FS 9216

1000 Mile Canyon - FS 9216

1000 Mile Canyon Trail is a short ATV trail that starts at a small parking area on Sacramento Canyon Road and connects to Agua Chiquita Road. Note that Sacramento Canyon Road is paved and does…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Spring, Fall
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 3 Stooges
3 Stooges

3 Stooges

3 Stooges is a tight, technical trail that starts with an uneven rock bed climb. It quickly leads into a tricky V-notch with a sharp Z-turn; misplace a tire here, and you risk ending up…
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Total Miles
0.1
Tech Rating
8Difficult
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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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 3 Stooges
3 Stooges

3 Stooges

3 Stooges is a tight, technical trail that starts with an uneven rock bed climb. It quickly leads into a tricky V-notch with a sharp Z-turn; misplace a tire here, and you risk ending up…
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Total Miles
0.1
Tech Rating
8Difficult
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
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