Off-Road Trails in New Mexico

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Learn more about Meadow Loop
Meadow Loop

Meadow Loop

This loop takes you from Arizona into New Mexico crossing the border line. The trail surface is smooth with occasional small potholes. This trail passes by many meadows surrounded by tall pine trees. You will…
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Total Miles
12.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer
Learn more about Meadow Ridge Loop
Meadow Ridge Loop

Meadow Ridge Loop

Meadow Ridge Loop is a part of the Cedro peak network of trails in the south half of the Sandia Ranger district. This trail has some areas with significant challenges for stock vehicles, including one…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Mesa del Ojo - FS 453
Mesa del Ojo - FS 453

Mesa del Ojo - FS 453

This trail connects FR 315- Easy Cruise with FR 316- Coyote Canyon. It travels through dense forests and open meadows. Majestic Ponderosa Pine trees tower 150 feet in the air slightly higher than the fir…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Middle
Middle

Middle

Middle is one of the easier single tracks in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System, without any big rock ledges. It just has sections of loose rock and embedded slab but no big obstacles. It still…
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Total Miles
1.0
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Mighty Mule
Mighty Mule

Mighty Mule

Mighty Mule is a 1.3-mile-long single track in the Manzanita Mountain Trail System. It parallels the Meadow Ridge Jeep Trail and is pretty straight, with light curves with banked corners. This one doesn't have many…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Mill Canyon
Mill Canyon

Mill Canyon

Mill Canyon is unique in its quick change from low, rolling foothills, to a quick push of a more tree-dense forest road. During the dry seasons, most high-clearance AWD vehicles should be able to complete…
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Total Miles
5.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Mills Canyon Trail
Mills Canyon Trail

Mills Canyon Trail

This out and back trail traverses you through the Kiowa National Grasslands into the historic Mills Canyon. During good weather conditions any AWD vehicle should be fine for the first nine miles. After that, high…
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Total Miles
10.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Mimbres River
Mimbres River

Mimbres River

The Mimbres River trail has a wide variety of obstacles and multiple water crossings as it winds north and cuts through the river multiple times. Several of these water crossings can be up to 18…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Mine Field
Mine Field

Mine Field

Mine Field is an extreme level 8 packed full of V notches, jagged rock outcroppings and major diff hangers. The trail itself is fairly narrow and weaves through a series of challenging obstacles. One particular…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
8 Difficult
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Molino Meadows
Molino Meadows

Molino Meadows

This is an easy trail across some open meadows on NM State Land. Unfortunately, despite maps of the trail showing National Forest access, the trail currently dead ends at a gate preventing access to FSR…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Molino Peak Trail
Molino Peak Trail

Molino Peak Trail

The Molino Peak Trail is a short, 5.3-mile route that takes you up past an old manganese mine (The Manganese Chief Mine). It winds its way up an old two-track that becomes progressively rockier the…
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Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Monjeau Peak Lookout
Monjeau Peak Lookout

Monjeau Peak Lookout

The Monjeau Peak Lookout is a historical location of the Smokey Bear District that was originally built in 1936 and gives spectacular views of the Ruidoso, NM area, the Mescalero Reserve, and open views from…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about More Cowbell
More Cowbell

More Cowbell

More Cowbell is a 1.6-mile single track that connects the Coyote Trail to the Coyote Split Trail. This one is pretty flat with hardly any elevation gain, but it has lots of tight curves through…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Mount Withington via Monica Saddle
Mount Withington via Monica Saddle

Mount Withington via Monica Saddle

Mount Withington dominates the landscape around the Very Large Array, rising to just over 10,000 ft. In the spirit of adventure, it just begs those driving nearby to drivers to go see if they can…
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Total Miles
18.0
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Summer, Winter
Learn more about Mt. Taylor Peak 4x4 Road
Mt. Taylor Peak 4x4 Road

Mt. Taylor Peak 4x4 Road

This 4x4 road is a great intro to overlanding, with stunning views and minimal technical obstacles. Starting from Grants, the road climbs almost 5000 feet to within 1/2 mile of Mt. Taylor peak. The road…
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Total Miles
17.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Mt. Taylor Summit
Mt. Taylor Summit

Mt. Taylor Summit

This section of trail branches off from Mt. Taylor 4x4 Road and takes you up to the summit of Mt. Taylor. It is rugged and exposed, with not much cover if the weather rolls in.…
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Total Miles
4.0
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Learn more about Muddy Slane Cut
Muddy Slane Cut

Muddy Slane Cut

This is a fun little rollercoaster crawl cutting from Mud Canyon to Slane Canyon. The fun starts slow on an oil road just off Mud Canyon Road before making a sharp turn into a deeply…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Mule Train
Mule Train

Mule Train

Mule Train is an intermediate single track north of Los Alamos, New Mexico, with some moderate rocky sections that will require significant route-finding skills when the trail goes through a burn area. The northwest entrance…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Muleshoe
Muleshoe

Muleshoe

Muleshoe is one of the longer trails on the west side of the foothills in the area. The track is an overall well-maintained single-vehicle-wide road with room to pass if needed and will be suitable…
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Total Miles
9.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Munoz Creek/NFS 357
Munoz Creek/NFS 357

Munoz Creek/NFS 357

This route descends almost a thousand feet from Carson National Forest and Lagoona Seca Mesa to meander 5.5 miles along Munoz Canyon before meeting the Hill Road Pueblito trail. Initially a well kept, graded NFS…
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Total Miles
13.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
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