Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Parachute, Colorado

Dry Fork

Follow Cocoran Wash for 13 miles and you will reach an overlook with great views into Hunter Canyon. The trail then follows a ridge with many opportunities to walk around and explore hoodoo rock formations.…
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Total Miles
40
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Monument Rocks

Spend some time with the wild horses on this out-and-back trail through LIttle Book Cliffs Wild Horse Area. There will be chance to take photos at some overlooks, and there are a few camping options.…
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Total Miles
25.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Overland Reservoir

A scenic graded road over Grand Mesa between Paonia and Collbran. Easy enough to be done in a passenger car.Overland Reservoir is owned by Overland Ditch and Reservoir Company, founded in 1903 as a mutual…
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Total Miles
58
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Park Creek/Salt Creek Loop

This loop offers an easy to moderate mix of terrain with great vistas, aspen groves, moderate stream crossings, and wildlife. A Colorado state park pass will be needed to enter Vega State Park which gives…
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Total Miles
17.2
Tech Rating
3 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Silver Spruce to High Trail Loop

Mostly 50" track with several creek crossings, steep climbs, and descents. This trail winds through Aspen and Spruce forest before traveling across the Grand Mesa. There are cattle grazing, deer, elk, bears, and moose to…
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Total Miles
28.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Cicada

Cicada is a short trail in the North Fruita Desert trail system that is mostly fast and scenic. It winds along several ridge lines in a burn area, through sagebrush, and has 4 or 5…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Cloud City

Cloud City is a short trail in the North Fruita Desert that can be ridden as part of a bigger day loop with Cicada, Sky Walker, and Sarlacc. It meanders through low grass in a…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa

16 Road, Coal Gulch

Take this trail through a beautiful, winding canyon. Early on, you will have the option to continue straight to an overlook, or take a left and view the end of the extreme 21 Road trail.…
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Total Miles
13.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

West Ute Cr

Enjoy this beautiful road high up in the Colorado mountains. Hunters enjoy this area for its vast views and open areas to be able to spot prey. I enjoy it for the amazing scenery and…
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Total Miles
5.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Lane Mine

This is one of the easier trails in the North Fruita Desert that runs parallel to Coal Gulch Road at the bottom of a scenic canyon. It is a fast and flowy single track that…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Sleepy Cat

This is a relatively easy and enjoyable drive with excellent views. This entire area has a bunch of great trails and is perfect for OHVs. Make a trip of it with friends and family by…
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Total Miles
23.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Escalante Canyon

Escalante Canyon is a very nice run from the desert at the Gunnison River to the forest on the Uncompahgre Plateau. This Jeep trail takes you upstream through Escalante Canyon (west side of the loop),…
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Total Miles
57.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Gunnison Gorge South River Road

Just outside of Delta Colorado, inside Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area you'll find a beat up gravel road that leads you down to the Gunnison river. Most SUV's and trucks will not have an issue…
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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Smith Mountain Jeep Road Overlook

Just outside of Delta Colorado, inside Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area you'll find an unmaintained jeep trail that leads you out onto a peninsula with spectacular views of the Gunnison Gorge. The trail overall is…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Trail 150

Running south to north, this trail starts as a fast single track through barren desert terrain in valleys, washes, and along ridge lines. The first split for 150A is a short steep climb onto a…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp

25 Mesa Road

25 Mesa Road is a wide, smooth well-graded road running all the way across Uncompahgre Plateau from Nucla to Delta. We did not find any specific attractions along the route, but it is an enjoyable…
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Total Miles
26.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Trails 137 and 145

This is a fast dirt single track that goes through valleys and ridge lines on barren rolling hills in desert terrain. It's very easy to follow and has no significant obstacles. This would be a…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Trails 135 and 136

This is a fast trail through rolling desert grasslands, along ridge lines, and dips in and out of ravines. The narrow dirt single track dips into a wash and crosses barren prairie terrain. There are…
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Total Miles
6.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp

White Owl

Enjoy this beautiful road high up in the Colorado mountains. Hunters enjoy this area for its vast views and open areas to be able to spot prey. I enjoy it for the amazing scenery, and…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Divide Road

This is a 90-mile long, wide-graded road up the middle of the Uncompaghre Plateau from Montrose to (almost) Grand Junction. Go from farmland to expansive areas of forest, then to the desert. This mellow graded…
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Total Miles
85.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Rattlesnake Arches Jeep Trail

This is a mostly easy two-wheel drive dirt and gravel road. The last few miles do require a high clearance vehicle. This route is an out and back through BLM lands with lots of Pinyon…
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Total Miles
14.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Rattle Snake Canyon

Fairly easy trail, the majority of the trail is dirt. There is one section of the trail that is gravel but then turns back into dirt. The trail is on the backside of the Colorado…
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Total Miles
10.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp

Coffee Pot Road

Start your ride with beautiful views of Eagle Valley and the Colorado River and continue into White River National Forest. Dispersed camping allowed inside the forest, and there are a few pay campgrounds. Unlicensed vehicles…
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Total Miles
26.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

South Divide

This is a series of well-graded or slightly bumpy roads that will take you from Ridgway to Olathe over the Uncompaghre Plateau. The south part has vast views of open ranchland, the center is in…
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Total Miles
80.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Elephant Skin Road

Elephant Skin Road is an easy Jeep trail between Montrose and Olathe. There are a few shallow gullies across the road, but can be done with any vehicle with a bit of clearance. There is…
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Total Miles
15.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

The Crown: BLM Road #8320

The Crown offers sweeping views of the Elk Range, Basalt, and Carbondale. See incredible views of Mount Sopris and Capitol Peak. This trail is generally one car length wide, and can get steep at times,…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Tabeguache

Tabeguache 2.0 is a short, easy Jeep trail a short distance west of Montrose. It starts near the Dry Creek Rock Crawling Trails, and crosses Dry Creek, Piney Creek, and Cushman Creek before climbing up…
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Total Miles
11.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Gill Creek Loop 50"

This fun trail on the Uncompaghre Plateau provides east access to a 50" track with some slick rock sections early in the loop. The trail has easy access with a fair amount of traffic so…
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Total Miles
13.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Over the Crown: BLM Road #8324

BLM Road #8324 provides a lengthy adventure around the crown and can act as an extension loop to BLM Road 8230. From this trail, you will see great views of Mt. Sopris, the Elk Range,…
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Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Dinkle Lake Road

Dinkle Lake Road is an easy dirt road that provides spectacular views of Mt. Sopris and access to Dinkle Lakes, Thomas Lakes Trailhead, and the Mt. Sopris Trailhead. This trail is mostly tame, with a…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa