King Well 497

Trail Overview

497 is a wider dirt trail with lots of small and medium-sized loose rocks on the surface for much of the route. It goes through wide open desert terrain, with ruts running down the road, often filled in with loose rocks like a trough. It goes past great big saguaro cacti and a couple of spots to backcountry camp. It dips in and out of big ravine crossings and passes by an old mine. There are a couple of tighter switchbacks at the north end to go to a mine and a killer camp spot with views out over the desert. The trail is quite a bit harder near the end with the rocky switchbacks. You would want a lifted vehicle for a lot of this trail, especially at the end, but the beginning isn't very difficult.

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Difficulty

This is an intermediate trail due to many sections that are full of loose rocks and tight switchbacks near the end.

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