Wrangler's Nest Trail

Total Miles
3.6

Elevation

571.73 ft

Duration

1.5 Hours

Technical Rating

5

Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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Wrangler's Nest Trail 15

Trail Overview

This is a great technical trail with many obstacles available for the less faint of heart. Secluded in the desert between The CAP Canal North of Vistancia and Carefree Highway. Filled with awesome washes, 24" obstacles, blind Steep Climbs, and plenty of alternate routes around the obstacles. This is also a fantastic night ride that actually leads to the Boulders OHV area and Cow Creek Road (Crown King). Hard to imagine such awesome off-road trails being so close to civilization.

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Wrangler's Nest Trail
Wrangler's Nest Trail

Difficulty

This trail is technical including steep pitch and roll angles.

Technical Rating

5

Status Reports

Ayden Verkuylen
Aug 16, 2024
4x4
Obstructed
To enter off 74 you have to take a unmarked side trail as it is blocked by big rocks purposely blocking it, then the exit out is blocked by new construction so you have to turn around and go back the way you came. Sad to see this trail access ruined
Steve Mccoy
Aug 09, 2024
2024 Ford Bronco
Obstructed
Impassable Water Crossing
pretty deteriorated but passable right up until you reach the east side entrance or exit. there's a one foot diameter pipe pumping water across the trail as far as I can see north and south. You can still get in and play around but you can't go in or out from the east.
Jerry Berman
Apr 23, 2024
SxS
Temporarily Closed
Posted Sign
Construction closure at the housing development. They politely told us we had to go around. No further details. Had to backtrack to Wranglers Nest Trail as the go around.
Todd C Menard
Nov 25, 2023
4x4
Open
Normal
There were 4 different ways to enter the trail and none had a gate as the previous rider reported. Trail conditions were typical of a primitive trail. Rocks, sand, gravel… there was no standing water at all. I highly recommend riding this trail starting at the Southern point. Either from a road called El Mirage, or from the residential community area called Northpointe near Vistancia in Northwest Peoria.

Access Description

From the South take El Mirage Road North of Lone Mountain to Roundabout. Then continue North (Closed) Road. At the back of that area is a steep access to the trail. Corrs the CAP Canal over the cement bridge and you are almost there. From the north, the trail is located South of Carefree Highway. Take the road across from the Boulders OHV and travel to the end of this marked trail.

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