Smiley Rock Trail

Trail Overview

This 21.9-mile point-to-point trail begins at the Gold King Mine Museum and Ghost Town and circles around the Woodchute Wilderness area. The first 6.5 miles run along a maintained road giving sweeping views of the Verde Valley. From 6.5 to 13.5 miles, the trail goes down to single-vehicle-width with very few turnouts and blind corners. Keep speed down to avoid accidents with any oncoming vehicles. At 13.5 miles, you come up to large power lines and a power transfer station. This is the beginning of Martin Canyon and becomes more difficult. The Smiley Rock is at approximately 16 miles into the trail.

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Difficulty

The majority of this trail is rated 2 to 3. There is a series of rock gardens between 17.5 to 19 miles with boulders up to 2 feet in height which must be negotiated, giving this trail its 5 rating.

Technical Rating