Dirt Bike Trails Near Copper Mountain, Colorado

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Ptarmigan Pass

We like to do this Jeep trail clockwise with McAllister Pass starting over on Shrine Pass. The first half mile is in Wearyman Creek. Be careful if the water is high. Ptarmigan Pass spends a…
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Total Miles
10.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Shrine Pass

Nice, easy ride open to unlicensed vehicles at the parking lot at Shrine Pass from June 21 to November 22. This is a popular area for hikers and mountain bikers so please be respectful. Bring…
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Total Miles
10.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

McAllister Gulch

This is a fun climb through the mountains, starting at Camp Hale. Climb to the top of Resolution Mountain with incredible views of Mt. Holy Cross. Then, descend Shrine Pass Road by way of Wearyman…
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Total Miles
11.5
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Chalk Mountain

Breathe in the high mountain air on this short but fun ride that starts above 10,000 feet. The top is a flat tundra above the treeline, great for picnics and taking pictures. Please always stay…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Old Highway Road

This is just a nice, easy, scenic backway from Camp Hale to Highway 24, offering nice views of the Camp Hale valley. Most vehicles should do fine. If there's snow, it could get a little…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Crystal Road - Spruce Creek Road

If you have done Peak 10, this is the little road and Lake you are staring down at. Crystal Road is usually combined with Spruce Creek Road, although the connector between them is no longer…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su

Wheeler Lake

Be sure to bring your camera on this beautiful climb through a valley and to an alpine lake with a waterfall. Enjoy the wildflowers and some great fishing. This trail will also take you directly…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Su / Fa

Mount Zion

North of Leadville, Mount Zion is a short, but fun ride. You will reach Mount Zion a little over halfway up the trail. Enjoy the views of Leadville and Turquoise Lake, and continue on to…
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Total Miles
8
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Mt. Lincoln Road

The start of the trail is through private land. Once you come out of private land, about 0.5 miles, there is a rutted section then a rock obstacle. After that, the trail steadily climbs towards…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Birdseye Gulch

Birdseye Gulch is a side trip of Mosquito Pass with a reputation for a section of unruly mud bogs. The bogs used to be impassable, but recent repairs by the local 4WD community have made…
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Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
5 Difficult
Best Time
Su / Fa

Gold Run Gulch Road

Gold Run Gulch is a gently sloped trail in Breckenridge, Colorado, off of French Gulch Road. The trail is a scenic drive overlooking the Breckenridge Ski Resort and is frequented by hikers and nature walkers.…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Mosquito Pass

Make sure you are acclimated to the altitude before riding the highest road open to motorized vehicles in Colorado. Climb all the way up to 13,185 feet and enjoy the views. Take some pictures of…
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Total Miles
10.2
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Baltic Mine Trail

This is an easy offshoot of the popular Mosquito Pass Trail. It takes you up to an old mine up on the hill. Make sure to mind the old mine equipment. There's also a small…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Oliver Twist Lake

Trail is an offshoot of the popular Mosquito Pass trail. It takes you past Oliver Twist Lake. It's a natural glacier lake that you can actually catch some trout at if you're lucky. The trail…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Mt. Baldy Road

This is a street legal only spur off of Boreas Pass to the summit (almost) of Mt Blady, to the east of Breckenridge offering excellent views of the town of Breckenridge, the ski area, as…
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Total Miles
3.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su

Summit Gulch (GH-74)

Summit Gulch (GH-74) is a scenic, narrow, rocky trail that is frequented by off-highway vehicles such as dirt bikes and SxSs in Breckenridge, Colorado. The trail has several rollers that are exciting to drive over…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Prospect Hill Rd (GH-38) to Sidewinder Rd (GH-35)

Prospect Hill Road (GH-38) is a rocky trail that connects Rock Island Road to Summit Gulch via Sidewinder Road (GH-35). It sits on top a small mountain that opens to a 360-degree view of the…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

West Beaver Creek Road

A gentle but scenic maintained dirt/gravel road underneath Mount Silver Heels ending just before the Iron Mine across Beaver Creek. There are spectacular views of Quandary to the West and Silverheels to the East. Along…
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Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Rock Island Road (GH-87)

Rock Island Road (GH-87) is a narrow, rocky trail that is frequented by Off-Highway Vehicles such as dirt bikes and SxS in Breckenridge, Colorado. The trail has several rollers that are exciting to drive over…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Tigiwon Road

This is an out-and-back trail that is mainly used to access hiking trails. Fall Creek, Mount of Tthe Holy Cross, and Cross Creek Trailhead are all accessible via this dirt road. A good portion of…
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Total Miles
16.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Leadville Southeast

This is a fantastic day of Jeeping southeast of Leadville! You will visit part of the historic mining area above Leadville, view numerous old mine buildings, experience two areas of high alpine Jeeping and pass…
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Total Miles
32
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Georgia Pass

This short mountain pass offers camping and an option to make it longer and more challenging by returning across Glacier Peak. To return to Denver, you'll go southeast from the pass on gravel roads to…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Straight Creek

This is an ATV or dirt bike trail that follows I-70 from the town of Dillon to the Eisenhower Tunnel. You follow the creek most of the time, which is in the shadow of I-70.…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Holy Cross

This is as extreme as it gets. Open to unlicensed vehicles June 21 to November 22nd, this is a very popular trail with infamous obstacles like French Creek and Cleveland Rock. Very experienced riders only.…
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Total Miles
7.8
Tech Rating
9 Difficult
Best Time
Su / Fa

North & Middle Fork of the Swan River

There are some cool ghost town ruins to see along this trail that ends up at the top of Wise Mountain. Once you clear the timberline, you'll be treated to some simply amazing views. The…
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Total Miles
12.9
Tech Rating
6 Difficult
Best Time
Su / Fa

Muddy Pass & Piney Guard Station

This is an easy, scenic drive open June 21 through November 22. There are plenty of dispersed camping sites, all of them with amazing views. The first 6.5 miles are highly trafficked because of Piney…
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Total Miles
36.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Peerless Mine

This is a fairly easy Jeep trail but well worth doing, especially if combined with Browns-Breakneck. A connector between the two trails is included in this track. Fourmile Creek Road is a wide-graded county road…
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Total Miles
25.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Radical Hill

Radical Hill is part of a network of trails in the White River National Forest. Leaving the town of Montezuma, Colorado, follow the signs for Deer Creek. Section one-from the entrance of the trail to…
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Total Miles
18.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su

Browns & Breakneck

Most people start on the southern leg, about 5 miles south of Fairplay. Doing the loop, plus Lamb Mountain is 20 miles.The main loop of Browns and Breakneck Passes is mostly in the trees. There…
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Total Miles
16.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Hagerman Pass

Turquoise Reservoir is an excellent hub for your outdoor adventures, especially fishing and hiking, including the Colorado Trail, and exploring two historical railroad tunnels. Want to make it a really long day? At Basalt, head…
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Total Miles
11.2
Tech Rating
3 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa