Colorado
ModerateChimney Rock to Dolores River Canyon — McPhee Reservoir to Cahone via Disappointment Valley
Colorado canyon country with zero crowds.
USA
Overlanding Trails in Colorado
Trails curated for overlanders in Colorado.
153 Trails
Moderate Most common difficulty
Dirt Most common surface
Find places along your trip
Enter where you're driving from and to. We'll trace the route so you can see every trail and place near your path.
Search by
All trails in Colorado
Colorado
ModerateHalfmoon Road to Mount Elbert Trailhead — Sawatch Range Subalpine Approach
Base camp for Colorado's highest ground.
Colorado
ExpertMineral Point Road — Ouray to Poughkeepsie Gulch via Engineer Mountain Divide
Poughkeepsie Gulch doesn't forgive bad rigs.
Colorado
ModerateLonesome Highway — Gunnison to Curecanti Needle via Blue Mesa Rim and Soap Creek Road
A 700-foot spire and a drowned railroad grade.
Colorado
ModerateSlumgullion to Cebolla Mesa — Lake City Backcountry High Desert Bench
Gunnison country bench. Crowds don't find this one.
Colorado
ModerateRattlesnake Canyon Road — Mesa County to Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness via Grand Valley Rim
More arches than Arches. Zero crowds.
Colorado
ExpertOuray to Engineer Pass — Alpine Loop San Juan High Road via Animas Forks Ghost Town
Two 12,000-ft passes. One ghost town. Zero guardrails.
Colorado
ModerateCebolla Creek Road — Gunnison Gorge to Blue Mesa via Curecanti Backcountry
Colorado canyon country the crowds skip.
Colorado
DifficultWeminuche Wilderness Trailhead Road — Vallecito Creek to Emerald Lake via Pine River Canyon
Canyon crossings into Colorado's biggest wild.
Colorado
DifficultOphir Pass Road — Silverton to Telluride via the San Juan High Country
13,114 feet of San Juan shelf road.