Off-Road Trails in New Mexico

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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

10Extreme

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 Canada Ojitos

Canada Ojitos

This is an awesome trail that can be driven in both directions, with offshoots to other trails. The trail is single-vehicle width with only a few places to pass. It features numerous washes, mud holes…
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Total Miles

2.5

Tech Rating

5Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Canada Simon Trail

Canada Simon Trail

Easy trail that feels more like a mountain road, with awesome views and several places to stop and explore. It's an excellent route to reach either side of the mountain. The trail can get a…
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Total Miles

11.1

Tech Rating

1Easy

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

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Capulin Forest Road

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

1Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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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 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 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 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 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

Total Miles

1.4

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about 2nd Chance

2nd Chance

Total Miles

0.2

Tech Rating

8Difficult

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring

Learn more about 3 Stooges

3 Stooges

Total Miles

0.1

Tech Rating

8Difficult

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

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