Dirt Bike Trails Near Sun Valley, Arizona

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Cactus Flats

This ride will take you on a trip around the White Mountains of Arizona. There are a few places you can start. You can start at one of the trailheads on the Maverick trail, at…
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Total Miles
37.8
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Butler Point

Butler Point is a great trail to access many forest roads within the Apache Sitgreaves Forest. At the beginning, it is a 2WD road accessible to many vehicles. When you turn right and it starts…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FS 139 Cottonwood Wash

This trail starts at Arizona Highway 260. There is a parking area and staging spot at the turnoff. This trail meanders toward the Mogollon Rim. The area was ravaged by the Rodeo-Chediski Fire in 2002…
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Total Miles
7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

FS 46 Wild Horse Haven

This level, the easy short route follows FS 46 Stinson Road west from FS 139. It is through prime wild horse habitat. Driving slowly will increase your chances of viewing the majestic animals that have…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FS 46 Clay Chaos

This route is a continuation of FS 46 Wild Horse Haven. The difficulty of the trail changes drastically due to the slick, clay soil and deep washouts. The clay can become extremely slick with very…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Porter Mountain Loop

Spring, Summer, Fall - mostly easy trail with some great side spurs with awesome views. Along this route, you will also see an old run-down cabin near the Sawmill tank and an old homestead North…
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Total Miles
16
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FS 161 West Fork

This beautiful, easy route connects FS 139 Cottonwood Wash with the East Mogollon Rim Road. The decommissioned Deer Springs Fire Lookout rises stoically above the far western side of this route overlooking the Mogollon Rim.…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Fir Point View

This is an unmarked ATV/UTV, dirt bike only route due to the trees and bushes making it very narrow. Larger vehicles may be able to avoid some of the trees but some will prevent further…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

ATV 14

This trail has some really great views of wilderness near Heber - Overgaard, AZ. There is a point where there is an area that will require a machine capable of being a mountain goat, definitely…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Rim Road East

Like Rim Road West, Rim Road East offers tremendous views from atop the Mogollon Rim. Where RRW is passable by all vehicles, Rim Road East is slightly more technical due to erosion and will require…
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Total Miles
52.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Young Pondo Pine Path

This route is heavily treed and lined with beautiful, young Ponderosa Pines. The area was ravaged by the Rodeo-Chemiski Fire in 2002 and the new trees are all about 20 years old. The route travels…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FR283 - Marshall Mountain

You'll find lots of Ponderosa Pine, Some Oak, and Juniper. You'll also see changes to see wildlife such as Elk, Deer, Turkey, Rabbits & Squirrels. This is a nice easy drive through the forest. This…
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Total Miles
6.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Turkey Mountain

This is a little jumper road between FR182 and FR283 with lots of side trails to explore. It is a really easy grade. It may become impassible in winter. Less than 1/2 hour - more…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Ski Hi to Turkey Mountain

This is a nice little drive in the forest--nothing technical. Ski Hi is accessible by high-clearance cars. There are beautiful pines and awesome starry night skies in the late spring/summer! The roads are usually passable…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Springer Mountain

Springer Mountain is an easy and scenic point-to-point trail through the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest near Lakeside, AZ. The route is graded and covered with gravel and easily passable by most vehicles. Rain may increase the…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Alder Canyon

This is a fast, fun trail that doesn't get much use. It is wide enough for all vehicles, but ideal for SXSs, ATVs and dirtbikes. There are some tight spots and fallen trees, but nothing…
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Total Miles
3.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Water Draw Loop

This is a loop trail with a moderate hill at east end. It is flat and winding through the trees. It's a fairly easy ride, but the hill is a bit more difficult.
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Waters Draw

This is a quick, fun and easy trail. You'll get a good variety of views with wooded trails, open power line roads, and a large rocky area next to the trail. There is a loop…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Rim Road West

Epic vistas and endless possibilities! This trail offers little to no technical challenge but makes up for this with some of the most amazing views in the state. This is a great route for beginners…
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Total Miles
41.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Lone Pine Divide

A very enjoyable backcountry Jeep trail from SR 288 (Young Road) just north of Roosevelt Lake back to SR 288 north of Young. This trip stays east of the Sierra Ancha Wilderness and skirts the…
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Total Miles
37.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

FDR 848

Very scenic drive with a great view and access to the nice creek to cool off in on hot days. This trail is very mild and friendly to all high clearance vehicles up to the…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

North Fork East Fork Black River Canyon

Beautiful Views of Round Valley, Nutrioso, Black River Canyon, North East Fork Black River and more as you climb up and over a couple mountain ranges and drop into the valleys below. Along this route,…
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Total Miles
52.8
Tech Rating
3 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Log Landing

Log Landing is an easy, two-lane gravel road leading to Big Lake in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in the beautiful Arizona White Mountains. Besides snow during the winter, there are no obstacles associated with this…
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Total Miles
5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Salt River Canyon

A very scenic and (usually) easy trip from US 60 north of Globe down Salt River Canyon and through a very beautiful remote country to Cherry Creek and Young Road. Most of this trail is…
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Total Miles
38.5
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Beyond Escudilla

This trail travels behind the Escudilla Mountain, providing beautiful scenery. This is not a difficult road as it appears to be well maintained. This is a good trail to spend a few hours with others…
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Total Miles
22
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Squeeze Me Gently

This trail has it all, including climbs, descents, lush forests, open meadows, and beautiful views, with elevations changing over 1,000 feet and exceeding 9,300 feet! There is a section of the trail where there is…
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Total Miles
16.9
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Pyeatt Draw

You can opt out of the most difficult section of this trail by taking the forest road the winds along the wash. An obstacle called "The Filter" causes many drivers to exit at that point.…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
8 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Arizona FSR 125 to FS 92

This is a wide, smooth dirt road through the forest and open areas. It starts at Lake Mary Road and continues to the intersection with FS 82. It has a unique rock wall just as…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Campe Verde to Happy Jack Loop

Super fun trail from Verde Ranch RV resort to Happy Jack, AZ. This trail has all types of terrain-from mountain to high desert to rocks. The route is best driven in spring and fall, as…
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Total Miles
86
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Noble Mountain

This trail travels above the Alpine Divide and along a head of the San Francisco River. Much of this area was burned out in the Bear Wallow fire of 2011. Although the scarred area itself…
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Total Miles
12.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa