Dirt Bike Trails Near Black Forest, Colorado

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Schubarth Loop

This loop is really fun to explore, with its side roads and narrow, twisty terrain. There is a great overlook above the Air Force academy where you can relax and eat lunch. It is also…
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Total Miles
12.1
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Balanced Rock Road

There is some good camping along this trail that takes you to upper Palmer Lake Reservoir. Unlicensed vehicles aren't permitted on the main routes, and there are very few side roads to explore. The top…
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Total Miles
7.2
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

GPS Vehicle Trap - FR315

The primary trail surface is decomposed granite with some dirt and persistent surface mud. The trail tends to hold standing water on the north end. There is a great, quiet, and scenic cutoff from Rampart…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Winding Stairs-Ice Cave Loop

This loop consists of Forest Service roads 323 and 324 which meet on the east side of the loop; the loop is continuous, and the numbers can be confusing. The trail surface is decomposed granite,…
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Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Missouri Gulch - FR 347

Starting from County Road 79 (Spruce Dr), the trail meanders through the forest. There are many spur trails and interconnected trail systems that could make it easy to become disoriented, especially once you get into…
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Total Miles
3.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Fern 3- Rampart Range

This is a scenic, technical and tricky 2.8-mile long trail with maximum vehicle width of 50". The main obstacles, particularly on the northern half of the trails, are trees, tree roots, off-camber tight turns on…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
6 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Rainbow Falls

You'll find so much to do here that you may want to camp and stay the weekend. It is a really fun area with corkscrew high banks, tricky narrow sections and great scenery. There is…
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Total Miles
7.6
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Fern 2- Rampart Range

This is a scenic and fun 2-mile long trail on mostly crushed granite and dirt. Except for a short, steeper grade at the northern end of the trail, the trail has a gentle grade throughout…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Rampart Crossover

This is a fun drive for both licensed and unlicensed vehicles. You can take it in either direction. You'll either start or finish at Rainbow Falls OHV Area. Camping is available, but restricted to designated…
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Total Miles
16.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Mount Baldy

As you start the trail, you'll pass through Frosty Park where you'll find some great camping spots. The trail ends just below Mt. Baldy and south of Almagre Mountain. You'll have to hike the rest…
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Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

770 Watson Park

The Watson Park single track is an advanced trail due to very narrow sections through tight trees and technical rocky sections. It runs north to south between Rampart Range Road and Watson Park Road. There…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Long Hollow 50-inch Trail (FS 650)

This summary is for the southern part of Long Hollow Trail that is about 4.5 miles of fun, twisting, turning trail through the forest on fairly smooth well-maintained crushed granite trails. The Forest service rates…
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Total Miles
4.4
Tech Rating
3 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Quarry (FS 350.B)

This is a very scenic and very fun trail on dirt, slick rock and loose rock. The very fun part is an area of granite ledges/steps to climb or descend. You can pick your way…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Eagle Rock Road

This 2.1-mile point-to-point trail is great for the intermediate to advanced off-roader. Though rated as a 6 there are more difficult lines available that are rated 7 to 8. Several of the more difficult obstacles…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Jackson Creek South/ Watson Park

Jackson Creek South, and to some extent Watson Park are smooth, very easy wide roads that are worth exploring for the scenery and access to dispersed camping, but they also serve as access points for…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

679 Tornado Alley

Tornado Alley is a technical single track in Rampart Range with several advanced rock problems. Starting on Jackson Creek South Road, it crosses over the creek on a wooden bridge and then climbs straight up…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

679 Dutch Fred ATV Trail

Dutch Fred Trail is a 4.7-mile-long two-track that starts at the Dutch Fred Trailhead off Rampart Range Road and goes south to connect to Jackson Creek South Road. It goes through a pine tree forest…
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Total Miles
4.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Turkey Trac Forest Road 343

The trail is fairly easy when conditions are good; when muddy or snowy, it becomes more difficult. There are some ruts to contend with in areas, a couple of steep short climbs, and in the…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Trout Creek (FS 649)

Trout Creek is easy dirt and crushed granite. The trail is easy, except for the large number of berms and waves across the trail. For the most part, turns are shallow and level and there…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

649A Trout Creek Connection ATV Trail

Trout Creek Connection is a short ATV trail near the south end of the Rampart Range Recreation Area that connects Trout Creek Trail to Jackson Creek South Road. The beginning is easy to miss as…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

650 Long Hollow ATV Trail

The northern segment of Long Hollow ATV Trail is 8 miles long all the way to Rampart Range Road. This segment of #650 is a bit harder than the southern portion due to the addition…
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Total Miles
7.5
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Rule Ridge

There are so many trails in this area, you could take a whole week and never run out of things to do. A lot of camping spots big enough for RVs and camp trailers are…
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Total Miles
13
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

788 ATV Trail

This ATV trail runs east to west through the Rampart Range Recreation Area and is designated for ATVs 50 inches or less. The east end starts at a small dirt trailhead off of Jackson Creek…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

681 Scotty's ATV Trail

Scotty's ATV Trail is a 4.5-mile trail designated for vehicles 50 inches or less in the Rampart Range Recreation Area. The trail is relatively easy for the entire track. It's pretty troughed out in areas,…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

685 Tomahawk ATV Trail

Tomahawk is a 3.3-mile-long ATV trail in Rampart Range that is easy the whole way. It's easy because it's really wide with no obstacles. It's on a pea-gravel surface that can be a bit slippery…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

649 Trout Creek ATV Trail

This segment of the Trout Creek ATV trail is a 1.2-mile segment that connects Long Hollow to the Trout Creek Connection Trail (#649A) and Rampart Range Road. It meanders along a spine through a pine…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

679A Devil's Head Spur ATV Trail

Devil's Head Spur is an easy ATV trail in the Rampart Range Recreation Area that connects the Beginner ATV Trail to the Dutch Fred ATV Trail. This trail is a wide two-track that steadily loses…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Scotty's Cutoff ATV Trail

This is a short detour around a big hill climb on Scotty's ATV Trail. It's easier than the section of Scotty's that it parallels. This section of trail has been freshly made through a pine…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

683 Fern Trail

The Fern Single Track is an intermediate dirt bike trail in Rampart Range with some more challenging rock obstacles. It's 1 mile long and makes a loop with the Overlook ATV Trail, which is also…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

682 Overlook ATV Trail

The Overlook Trail is a 3-mile ATV Trail in Rampart Range that goes north from Forest Service Road 507 to connect back to Rampart Range Road. The southern end of the trail is really wide…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa