Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Alamosa, Colorado

This is a short drive over a well-maintained gravel road to Zapata Falls which are really cool to hike to and enjoy. The falls have about a 30' drop, but the section you walk to…
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This 2-mile-long single track starts right next to the staging area for the Limekiln area right off Highway 160. It's a skinny trail through the flat sagebrush valley along the base of the mesa. It's…
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Chillax starts at the end of the Loma de San Jose trail and heads west for almost 2 miles until it connects with Valley View. It starts out as a wider track, more like a…
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The south end of this single track starts at the intersection with Valley View, and it heads through a flat grassy valley on a wide trail along a fence. It goes really fast and straight,…
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Valley View starts at the west end of Chillax, and heads south through a flat and barren valley of sage brush, riding directly towards the mesas. It goes through a fence and continues straight and…
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From the north end, Fata Morgana starts as a narrow single track over the rolling hills, with small dips into ravines and gradual curves up the mesas. The trail has a bit of infrequent embedded…
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This is a short trail off of Chillax that is fast and flowy through the rolling hills and valleys. This is one of the easier trails in the area and is great for beginners learning…
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Limekiln Peak is the most scenic of the trails in the Limekiln area. From the east end, this singletrack starts climbing up the mesa on an easy trail and comes up to a pinch between…
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The south end of this single track starts on a dirt road and heads north towards the intersection with Limekiln Peak. It gets more interesting than some of the surrounding trails in the area, as…
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If quiet and solitude are what you're looking for, you've found the right trail. This is one of the most remote sections of trail in the San Luis Valley. The stunning scenery of the vast…
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This is the old unmaintained highway, the surface is broken pavement and gravel mix. This route can be easily traversed with any roadworthy car, precipitation may make the route impassable for passenger cars. It is…
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This road can be muddy when wet with water puddles. It has beautiful views of the big open desert, and there are some pretty cool rocks. There seems to be no camping. It's a dirt…
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This road can be muddy when wet with water puddles. It has beautiful views of the big open valley desert, and really cool rocks. There seems to be no camping. Dirt or rocky road, typically…
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Beautiful road with amazing views. This road can be muddy when wet and has some water puddles. There is no camping, but it is a quick, simple, enjoyable road to take a drive on. Dirt…
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This road is a connecting road to many other roads. It will get you to hikes, camping spots, and fun areas. There is no camping along this road; it does go through private property as…
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This is an easy route around the base of the San Antonio Mountain. The ride was pretty with grand vistas, an easy trail, and some wildlife. Not recommended for passenger cars, no winter maintenance. That…
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This road can be muddy when wet, with water puddles. It has beautiful views of the open valley desert and some really cool rocks. There seems to be no camping. The road ends abruptly, and…
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This section of Alamosa Conjeos road goes to Platoro, Colorado along the Conjeos River and to the Platoro Reservoir. It starts 28 miles north of Chama and 22 miles south of Alamosa off of Hwy…
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Beautiful road with amazing views. It can be muddy when wet, with water puddles. There isn't much for camping, maybe a spot or two, but it is a quick, simple, enjoyable road to take a…
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This road can be muddy when wet with water puddles. It has beautiful views, but there seems to be no camping. This is a very busy area for dirt bikes and SxSs. Dirt or rocky…
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This road can be muddy when wet, with water puddles, it has beautiful views, there seems to be no camping. If you get to a deep stream crossing, stop and turn around - this is…
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Most of this trail (92%) is graded, maintained dirt road traversable in any 2WD car, SUV, or truck in dry conditions. This is the most direct and shortest route from pavement (Del Norte) to the…
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The Kerr Lake Road (#257) will lead you first to a lily pond, then farther to an alpine lake with fishing and disturbed, primitive campsites. The road branches off of the Alamosa Conjeos road (#250)…
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Beautiful road with amazing views of big open valleys. There is no camping on this road. The road can be muddy when wet and is not winter maintained. The road is a dead end. Dirt…
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This road has beautiful views! It can be muddy and have water puddles when wet. There is no camping along this road. It is steep in areas and also has some meadows where the mud…
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This trail is an old train route that connected the east and west sides of the Sangre de Cristo mountains until the 1960s when the highway was put in. It is now an unmaintained road…
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This is a well-maintained graded dirt road. It will be passable for any road-worthy vehicle in good weather conditions. If poor weather does occur, it could be trouble for road cars. A 4x4 with clearance…
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Kerr Road branches off to the right as you reach the Lily Pond on Kerr Lake road (#257). The road leading up to this point has been a maintained gravel road, whereas this road is…
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Similar to the other trails in the area, West Pinos Travers is graded and an easy trail that almost any car could get up. The trail connects between Pinos Creek and Summitville Roads and Beaver…
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Beautiful road with amazing views. This road will be muddy when wet with lots of water crossings, and areas that are not safe. There was a very large landslide that made part of this road…
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