Hellgate Wilderness Trail

Total Miles
12.3

Elevation

896.72 ft

Duration

2.5 Hours

Technical Rating

Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Trail Overview

Starting from the south near Lake Pleasant, the trail starts in a large wash. After the first two miles, the road takes a more technical turn as you begin to wind up through the high desert Bradshaw Mountains. The views on either side of the road are expansive and wide as you'll have a great view into the Hellgate Wilderness Area. This is a very busy road; watch for oncoming SxSs. There are many selectable spur trails on either side with challenging obstacles.

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Difficulty

Once out of the wash, the hill climbs are steep and narrow with erosion in parts. Rocky sections are also very common and portions of the road are shelfed. This is a great trail for someone with less experience looking to challenge their skills.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

Patrick Mcmurdy

Oct 14, 2024

2024 Chevrolet Colorado

Open

Pretty easy trail with only a couple "technical" spots; very scenic!

This trail has a little of everything as stated above. The views are spectacular. If this is your first time on this trail, pay attention b’c there are a ton of offshoots that can lead you off the trail into some pretty tight spots. If you have a vehicle like mine, not modified other than factory, pick your lanes and you’ll be fine. You’re likely to get some Arizona pin striping on this trail as well

Great trail, a little bit of everything. Started on Castle Hot Springs dirt road, then led to a slow going trail. Nothing crazy at all, a few hill climbs in 4H, but a great time. As mentioned below, there is a gate but I believe it is to keep the cattle separated. Went through the gate into the wash and sped on through. Trail gives you a bit of everything from some hill climbs, rocks, and wash until you head out right before lake pleasant

Blockage in previous reports is a wire livestock fence with wire gate towards the river-right (south) side of the wash. There were no locks or posted signs indicating passage was prohibited.

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