Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Riverton, Wyoming

Fenton Pass

Total Miles
48.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway

This designated Wyoming Scenic Backway makes a large semi-loop through the vastness of north-central Wyoming. It's a remarkable drive that crosses more than a hundred miles while catching the southern tail of the Bighorn Mountains.…
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Total Miles
94.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Wiggins Fork

When navigating this Forest Service Road you will find it mostly easy with views of rolling meadows to start. But the further you go the terrain changes from a maintained dirt road to one that…
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Total Miles
17.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

554 Wildcat and 528 Geyser Creek

Once you are on the 554 Trail you will need to go through a gate (just lock it when you go through). There are plenty of signs pointing you to the many trails so just…
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Total Miles
12.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Ye

Red Gulch / Alkali National Backcountry Byway

This designated National Backcountry Byway travels through the Bighorn Basin, a vast arid expanse west of the Bighorn Mountains. Aside from seeing colorful bluffs along the foothills of the mountain range, the trip also offers…
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Total Miles
33.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Gilmore Hill

This route passes through the McCullough Peaks Wild Horse range following BLM roads. The Southern section is Gravel road. The Northern section is a maintained dirt road. Regulations require staying 300 feet away from horses…
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Total Miles
15.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Outlaw Canyon Rim

From Outlaw Cave Campground/Hiking Trail, you go up to the rim of the canyon for a 6-mile ride. This trail offers spectacular views of Outlaw Canyon. If it's rained recently, the trail will be muddy.…
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Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Outlaw Cave

An easy 9-mile trail, using gravel roads leading to the Outlaw Cave Campground/parking area. From Kaycee, take Mayoworth Road west to Barnum Road. Take Barnum Road south to where it turns into dirt. You can…
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Total Miles
8.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Where the Deer and the Antelope Play

From Kaycee, Wyoming, take Old Highway 87 south to where it crosses under I-25. It turns to dirt shortly after that, and you take TTT Road to West Willow Creek Road. West Willow Creek Road…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Pilot Butte Wild Horse Scenic Tour

The Pilot Butte Wild Horse Scenic Tour is a backcountry drive that features numerous high overlooks and the probability of spotting wild horses that roam the rangelands of southwest Wyoming. The drive takes you along…
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Total Miles
24.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Slip Road

This beautiful drive connects the southern Bighorn National Forest to the small community of Mayoworth. The road's steep grades are almost as impressive as the scenery. Up high, you'll pass patchy forests, broad meadows, and…
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Total Miles
35.6
Tech Rating
3 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Hole In the Wall Overlook

This 40-mile trail starts in Kaycee, Wyoming, right off of I-25, and takes you to the canyon rim overlooking the Hole in the Wall Valley and Hole in the Wall Pass. You can stage in…
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Total Miles
31.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Long Creek Trail

This trail starts with a steep climb up the mountain right off the main highway. Eventually, it turns and reveals a beautiful valley and meadow. There are cute cabins dotting the valley. The trail begins…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Seminoe-Alcova Backcountry Byway

One of Wyoming's designated scenic backways, this drive utilizes both paved and gravel roads to travel over the rugged Seminoe Mountains and past three reservoirs fed by the North Platte River. You'll discover the unsung…
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Total Miles
67.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
La / Su / Fa

Sheep Mountain Fire Lookout Tower

From Highway 16, west of Buffalo, you take the Sheep Mountain Road to the lookout. It's an easy ride with spectacular views at the top. The fire lookout facility sits at 9600 feet in the…
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Total Miles
16.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa