Oh Snap to Pumpkin Smasher Desert Run

Trail Overview

This is a great desert cut-over that will get you from the popular UTV starting point at the end of the pavement on La Paz Valley Road to access Tougher Pipeline, Pumpkin Smasher, and Saddle Mountain Loop. Except for one deep wash entry/exit, the trail is a simple, deeply rutted, flat desert 2-track trail that begins (or ends) where Pumpkin Smasher and Saddle Mountain Loop intersect near the Pipeline maintenance road. This trail can be accessed from either end as the sections of Pumpkin Smasher and Saddle Mountain Loop are simple 2-track trails from Pipeline Road to this 3-way intersection and have no obstacles.

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Difficulty

Most of this trail is a technical rating of 3. However, there is one steep wash that cannot be bypassed near the La Paz Valley Road end. This wash has 3 points of access, two of which are very eroded. The newest access into the wash has less erosion but that will be expected to change with any monsoon activity in coming seasons.

Technical Rating