Off-Road Trails in New Mexico

Discover off-road trails in New Mexico

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

4Moderate

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

Learn more about Chupaderos Connector

Chupaderos Connector

Chupaderos Connector is primarily a section of Forrest Service Road 446 that connects Forrest Service Road 446H and the trail head Chupaderos Spur 824. It is an easy, full-width trail with no natural obstacles. There…
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Total Miles

1.2

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Summer, Winter, Fall, Spring

Learn more about Chupaderos South Trail 822 aka Around the Mountain

Chupaderos South Trail 822 aka Around the Mountain

This trail starts just off Maria's Canyon Road, and traverses around the mountain range with a nice view of the surrounding area just as you reach the halfway point. The entrance can be a bit…
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Total Miles

1.8

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Chupaderos Spur

Chupaderos Spur

Chupaderos Spur is an easy road-width trail that starts off Chupaderos Road 446. It's a dead-end trail that doesn't really end at anything but could be fun for a beginner to explore the area since…
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Total Miles

1.2

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Winter, Fall

Learn more about Cibola Overlook

Cibola Overlook

The off-road trail near the VLA may offer various lookout points and vantage spots, allowing you to pause, take in the scenery, and capture memorable photographs. Keep an eye out for wildlife sightings, as the…
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Total Miles

0.8

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Cienega Redonda - FS 27

Cienega Redonda - FS 27

This rocky route travels through a dense forest along a mesa top with several unavoidable mud holes. The road is eroded and rutted in places, and fallen trees may need to be moved depending on…
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Total Miles

6.6

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Summer

Learn more about Citadel and Shaft House Pueblitos

Citadel and Shaft House Pueblitos

Both of these pueblitos require a short hike from their respective parking areas. The driving routes are easy with a few ruts. The road to the parking area for Shaft House Pueblito is narrow due…
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Total Miles

3.0

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Clara Peak

Clara Peak

Clara Peak a relatively relaxed drive starting through the plains of the lower BLM land east of Espanola before starting to climb in the Santa Fe National Forest. 31 mile road which lasts the majority…
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Total Miles

16.5

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Clarion Course

Clarion Course

Clarion Course is one of the more clear-cut trails in the area and shows more signs of use than many of the others. The trail surface is a combination of dirt, sand, and rocks but…
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Total Miles

4.2

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Close to the Southern Edge

Close to the Southern Edge

This is a short side road off of Caja Del Rio Road USFS 24, which takes you to a Southern escarpment of the plateau overlooking the Santa Fe River basin below. There are a few…
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Total Miles

1.5

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about CMT East Loop

CMT East Loop

This loop starts from an oil well access road and enters the desert terrain on a mid-width trail ideal for 60" SXSs, ATVs, and dirt bikes. Going counterclockwise from the south, it goes out onto…
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Total Miles

6.1

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Cobra

Cobra

Cobra starts off from the south end with several advanced slickrock ledges right away. They are steep ~5-foot-tall rock ledges. There is an optional challenging obstacle between two tall and skinny rock pinnacles near the…
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Total Miles

0.8

Tech Rating

8Difficult

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter, Summer

Learn more about Commitment

Commitment

Commitment is a solid 8+ trail that has 3 tricky obstacles, and the third will most likely have you pulling your winch line! The trail is relatively narrow at the start with several V-notch and…
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Total Miles

0.5

Tech Rating

9Extreme

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Corkscrew

Corkscrew

Corkscrew is a trail that runs off FS322 and runs south into numerous canyons. There is a large area of private land in the middle section of the trail, stay on the main road and…
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Total Miles

7.5

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Corral Canyon

Corral Canyon

Corral Canyon is a 4.2-mile single track in the Sante Fe National Forest north of the town of Los Alamos and is probably the most fun and most popular dirt bike trail in this area.…
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Total Miles

4.1

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Winter, Fall

Learn more about Corral Jumper

Corral Jumper

Corral Jumper is a short trail, that connects FS Roads 831 and 445C. The trail can be rather hard to find at first and may require some route-finding skills but does offer a few small…
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Total Miles

0.3

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Winter, Fall, Summer

Learn more about Cottonwood Flat

Cottonwood Flat

This trail is a through trail beginning at Virden Road off Hwy 70 N, 15 min past Tularosa, and ending on La Luz Canyon Road. Elevation ranges from 5,900 to 7,825, and in winter months…
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Total Miles

12.5

Tech Rating

3Easy

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

9Extreme

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

9Extreme

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter, Summer

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