Dirt Bike Trails Near Whites City, New Mexico

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Lincoln Canyon Loop

This is a very nice scenic and slow-going trail through Turkey Canyon, Horse Canyon, and Cottonwood Canyon in the beautiful Lincoln National Forest. A majority of the trail is mild, but there are occasional obstacles…
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Total Miles
12.5
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa

GRT/FS201: Guadalupe Rim Trail

GRT/FS201: Guadalupe Rim Trail is an extremely rocky trail featuring large rock gardens, areas with large loose rocks, heavy brush and overgrowth and spectacular views. Obstacles can be in excess of 20" with various lines…
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Total Miles
10.8
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Horse Pasture

Horse Pasture begins on a small section of private land right off CR137/Queens Highway in the town of Queen, NM. This out-and-back trail will be easily completed by 4x4 vehicles and most AWD vehicles with…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Pecos River Cruise

This is a moderate trail and has great views of the Pecos River. It is a sandy trail and has great spots to fish. While traveling this trail, there are some spots where it has…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

National Livestock Road

National Livestock Road begins as a well-maintained dirt and gravel out and back road, and progressively becomes more difficult and rocky. Starting out wide enough for two vehicles, the road changes to a single-vehicle-wide two-track…
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Total Miles
9.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Scenic Drive

Scenic Drive runs south from CR137/Queens HWY to the southern most portion of the Guadalupe range and begins as a very well maintained gravel road. There is a paved bridge over a low-lying wash early…
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Total Miles
12.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Mary

Mary is an out and back style trail with a surface combination of rock and dirt that gradually descends into a canyon. The beginning of the trail features wide open views on a rocky surface…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Kuykendal

Kuykendal is a combination of dirt and rock that will be easily accessible by most 4x4 and AWD vehicles and provides wide open views and numerous areas to disperse camp. While primarily single vehicle wide,…
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Total Miles
4.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Indian Creek Overlook

Indian Creek Overlook is a spur off Rawhide/FS522 that runs east and is an out and back. Trail is primarily single vehicle wide with some areas to pass where foliage is not too heavy or…
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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Guadalupe Rim Road

Guadalupe Rim Road runs almost the entire length of the Guadalupe Mountain Range of Lincoln National Forest. Located in the southeast portion of New Mexico, it lies just north of the Texas border and offers…
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Total Miles
45.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Powers Ridge

Powers Ridge is located in the central portion of the Guadalupe Mountain Range in Lincoln National Forest. The trail is a combination of rocks and dirt, with some obstacles in excess of 12". The trail…
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Total Miles
6.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

El Paso Gap Trail

This trail is a total of 52 miles and connects the town of Dell City to NM Highway 137 which can go to Queens Nm or to the far campsite of Dog Canyon in the…
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Total Miles
48.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp

Rocky

Rocky is primarily a dirt trail to begin and later becomes more rock than dirt. There is some minor rutting present with spots showing signs of erosion, expect this to become worse with heavy rains.…
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Total Miles
10.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Snail

Snail is a short out-and-back trail that has multiple dispersed camping areas. The surface is a combination of dirt and rock with some minor rutting and small rock gardens and is primarily single-vehicle wide with…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Rawhide

Rawhide is a looped trail that connects to the Guadalupe Rim Road and is a combination of rock and dirt. Rock gardens are scattered throughout along with some loose rocks and gravel, with no obstacles…
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Total Miles
9.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Storage

Storage begins as a dirt road and then frequently changes to a rocky surface before eventually becoming primarily rock. This out and back trail is a spur off Rocky/FS521 and will be easily completed by…
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Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Acrey Allot

Acrey Allot is a spur off Storage/FS313 and is very similar in terrain and features. The trail begins with a primarily dirt surface, later becoming more rocky. There are multiple dispersed camping areas at the…
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Total Miles
5.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Corkscrew

Corkscrew is a trail that runs off FS322 and runs south into numerous canyons. There is a large area of private land in the middle section of the trail, stay on the main road and…
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Total Miles
7.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Wildhorse

Wildhorse is found directly off the Guadalupe Rim Road and runs east. There are a few motorized and hiking spurs off the main trail that are not labeled. The trail has a limited number of…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Redwater

Redwater is one of the more challenging trails in the northern portion of the Guadalupe Mountain range. The trail can be accessed via Anderson/Panama (FS518/FS5514) from its north, or from the south off Corkscrew/FS322B. The…
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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

It's a Road

It's A Road is one of several spurs that runs east off of Sargent Tank. The trail starts with a steep grade ascent on a loose rocky surface and remains rocky throughout with only a…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Sargent Tank

Sargent Tank is a connecting trail that can be run from the north or south. At the north end it connects from FS321 and runs south to FS518/FS5514 Panama/Anderson. There are a few motorized and…
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Total Miles
8.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Segrest Draw

Segrest Draw can be accessed from Guadalupe Rim Road and is primarily a dirt surface with small areas being primarily rock. There are no obstacles larger than 10" along the route, but there are a…
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Total Miles
5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Crooked Canyon

Crooked Canyon is a trail that can be approached from the north or south and overall is an easily completed trail by 4x4 and some AWD with appropriate ground clearance. Being primarily a single vehicle…
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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Skeen Road

Skeen Road is a maintained gravel road that cuts through the Permian Basin. It has oil field traffic due to the drilling done in that area. There are some rough areas due to washouts. There…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Chimney Lake to Angel Canyon (FS176)

FS176 includes both Chimney Lake and turns into Angel Canyon. The route is two vehicles wide, comprised of a combination of rock and dirt with some small rock gardens, and is overall well maintained and…
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Total Miles
8.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Dog Canyon

Dog Canyon is a well-maintained road that is a combination of rock and dirt surfaces. Wide open meadows throughout with rolling hills surrounding the area and canyon walls towards the east end before intersecting with…
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Total Miles
5.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Timberon Overland Express

The Timberon Overland Express is a great way to get a taste of overlanding without much preparation. The route can be run in either direction, as the entire trip is on county roads which cross…
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Total Miles
75.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Lick Ridge

Lick Ridge is located at the southernmost region of the Sacramento Mountain range in Lincoln National Forest, has a wide range of features that most 4x4 vehicles will handle, and is a great trail for…
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Total Miles
7.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Elk Ridge North

Elk Ridge North spurs off from Lick Ridge and should be entered from the west end and taken as an out and back as the trail is completely washed out less than 1/4 mile from…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi