Off-Road Trails in New Mexico

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Learn more about Dalton Canyon Loop
Dalton Canyon Loop

Dalton Canyon Loop

Dalton Canyon Loop is a narrow, overgrown out-and-back loop that takes drivers through some very thick brush, almost resembling trails found in South America. The trail is lined with dense green foliage, which is overgrown…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Davenport Canyon FS6
Davenport Canyon FS6

Davenport Canyon FS6

This out-and-back trail runs through the central portion of the Datil Mountain Range and offers a little bit of everything from dirt and rocks to low-level washes that have the potential to be water crossings…
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Total Miles
12.6
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Dead Dog Trail & Santa Fe Ranch
Dead Dog Trail & Santa Fe Ranch

Dead Dog Trail & Santa Fe Ranch

This road off of the Camino Real Road is an easy drive, except for a dip with soft sand early on crossing Alamo Creek. There are a couple of mud puddles that had bypasses. For…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Deadman
Deadman

Deadman

Deadman is an easy/moderate single track in the Manzanita Mountain trail system near Albuquerque, New Mexico. The northern half of the trail is a fast ripper; it's smooth with no rocks. The trees aren't so…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Winter, Fall
Learn more about Deep Slough
Deep Slough

Deep Slough

Deep Slough connects from Sixteen Springs Canyon Road in the east, over to Count Road 99 in the west, and is a well-traveled road with several campsites of various sizes along the length of the…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Deer Spring
Deer Spring

Deer Spring

Deer Spring is a point-to-point trail that connects FSR-139/Red Rock to FSR-936/Penasco Springs to the north. If the trail is accessed at the north end from Penasco Springs, drivers will start on a dirt and…
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Total Miles
8.7
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Delberts
Delberts

Delberts

Delberts is a challenging single track in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System near Albuquerque, New Mexico that has lots of rock ledges, roots, and shelfy sections of trail. This trail is slightly harder than some…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Devils Ridge
Devils Ridge

Devils Ridge

Devils Ridge when run from its east entrance starts as a very unsuspecting sandy wash with very few features aside from some loose rocks up to 12" in size. However, it quickly changes to an…
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Total Miles
8.8
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Dog Canyon
Dog Canyon

Dog Canyon

Dog Canyon is a well-maintained road that is a combination of rock and dirt surfaces. Wide open meadows throughout with rolling hills surrounding the area and canyon walls towards the east end before intersecting with…
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Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Doug's Dilemma
Doug's Dilemma

Doug's Dilemma

Doug's Dilemma is a relatively short but technical trail with a mixture of large boulder fields across steep loose inclines and 4-5 foot ledges. The trail begins in the bottom of an arroyo and follows…
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Total Miles
0.3
Tech Rating
7Difficult
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter, Summer
Learn more about Drag A FS100
Drag A FS100

Drag A FS100

Drag A/FSR100 begins passing a public library and a small abandoned house. The dirt road begins just over single vehicle wide and narrows with little room to pass as the trail continues on with areas…
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Total Miles
8.7
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Drop In
Drop In

Drop In

Drop In is a fast and easy single track in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System by Albuquerque, New Mexico. This trail starts and ends off of 106 Road, which is also easy. It has fast…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Winter, Fall
Learn more about Dunes Drive, White Sands NP
Dunes Drive, White Sands NP

Dunes Drive, White Sands NP

Dunes Drive is an exciting and easy drive through White Sands National Park to experience the ancient gypsum dune field. The "sand" is hard-packed gypsum crystals and can easily be driven in a low clearance…
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Total Miles
8.3
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Eagle Lakes
Eagle Lakes

Eagle Lakes

Eagle Lakes is a canyon-to-ridge trail that can be accessed and completed from its east or west entrance. From the east entrance, the trail starts lower in a valley and ascends to its ridge line…
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Total Miles
11.5
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Easy Cruise - FS 315
Easy Cruise - FS 315

Easy Cruise - FS 315

This is a peaceful, easy, beautiful trail that winds through aspen glades, scrub oak, ponderosa pines, and beautiful meadows. The trail is mostly level with gradual climbs and descents. The west end connects with FR…
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Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Easy Pickin
Easy Pickin

Easy Pickin

This is an easy single track on the south end of the Manzanita Mountain Trail System. It starts on the east side as a wide and smooth dirt trail similar to the southern beginning of…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Edge
Edge

Edge

Edge is located on the outer boundary of the Quebradas BackCountry ByWay, thus the name Edge. It begins at the bottom of an arroyo and follows it up to a series of large boulder fields…
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Total Miles
1.0
Tech Rating
9Difficult
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about El Camino Real y Diablo Canyon Trail
El Camino Real y Diablo Canyon Trail

El Camino Real y Diablo Canyon Trail

The El Camino Trail road will take you to Diablo Canyon and to the Rio Grande River. It is almost an extension of the Camino la Tierra road off of Hwy 599. It changes in…
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Total Miles
9.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about El Cerrito Area of Santa Fe National Forest
El Cerrito Area of Santa Fe National Forest

El Cerrito Area of Santa Fe National Forest

Open mesa plains with a web-like network of dirt roads with the occasional rocky obstacle and/or ledge. The general area is wide-open with scenic views of surrounding mesas. If you navigate deep enough into this…
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Total Miles
33.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about El Paso Gap Trail
El Paso Gap Trail

El Paso Gap Trail

This trail is a total of 52 miles and connects the town of Dell City to NM Highway 137 which can go to Queens Nm or to the far campsite of Dog Canyon in the…
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Total Miles
51.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring

ATV trails in New Mexico

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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

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

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

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

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 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
Learn more about 5 Canyon Pass
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

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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