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Learn more about North Picacho Mountains Loop
North Picacho Mountains Loop

North Picacho Mountains Loop

This segment of trails is a fun and easy loop to introduce exploring the North Picacho Mountains. Traverse sandy, gravel, and slightly rocky trails through backcountry cactus forests with clear views of Newman Peak. Some…
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Total Miles
11.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about North Pump Station Road
North Pump Station Road

North Pump Station Road

North Pump Station Road is part of Ironwood Forest National Monument and Arizona State Trust Land. This road can be used to complete the long Silverbell Loop around the mountain. It is a smooth well…
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Total Miles
5.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about North Tumacacori Trail
North Tumacacori Trail

North Tumacacori Trail

Good easy trail with a lot of spurs and views of the Tumacacori Mountains,the Cerro Colorado mountain range as well as Santa Rita mountain range. Also the option of taking a bypass through the saucito…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer
Learn more about North Vulture Peak Road
North Vulture Peak Road

North Vulture Peak Road

This is a 1.5-mile-long section of full-width dirt road that accesses the Vulture Mine Recreation Area and a ton of dispersed camping spots on Arizona State Trust Land. It has some uneven ruts, is a…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Winter, Fall
Learn more about North Waterman Mountain Trail
North Waterman Mountain Trail

North Waterman Mountain Trail

North Waterman Mountain Trail is a narrow overgrown trail that passes through Ironwood National Monument BLM land and Arizona State Trust Land 5 miles south to West Avra Valley Road. This trail goes through many…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Northern Arizona High Desert (Part 1)
Northern Arizona High Desert (Part 1)

Northern Arizona High Desert (Part 1)

Between Sand Hollow State Park in Southern Utah and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, there are some high desert trails that stay open almost all year. You may encounter snow if…
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Total Miles
9.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Northern Arizona High Desert (Part 2)
Northern Arizona High Desert (Part 2)

Northern Arizona High Desert (Part 2)

Between the Grand Canyon to the south and Sand Hollow State Park to the north is a high desert playground for OHVs. The trails on top of these mesas and down in the canyons are…
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Total Miles
12.0
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Northern Last Chance Canyon Road
Northern Last Chance Canyon Road

Northern Last Chance Canyon Road

This scenic and challenging route begins at a lower elevation to the north and crosses back and forth along the wash as it begins to climb in elevation. There are loose rocky hill climbs, off-camber…
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Total Miles
8.8
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Spring
Learn more about Northern Pipe Line Road
Northern Pipe Line Road

Northern Pipe Line Road

If you like mostly straight and mostly flat trails, this is the one for you. The road is here because of the gas pipeline that it parallels. There are a few mild transitions here and…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fall, Spring
Learn more about Northview Cutoff
Northview Cutoff

Northview Cutoff

The Northview Cutoff is a beautiful, wide trail that starts in the Ponderosa Pine Forest outside of Williams, AZ. If you're looking for a nice drive in the country on an easy trail, this would…
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Total Miles
19.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage is a fairly easy Jeep trail south of I-40. Visit one old and one active mine and do some mild rock crawling in a wash. The trail can be run in any direction,…
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Total Miles
21.6
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Nose Dive
Nose Dive

Nose Dive

This route takes you from the base of Harquahala Peak to the town of Wenden AZ. There is some fun scenery, lots of quick paced desert trail, and then past a few farm fields on…
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Total Miles
25.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Not Quite Over the Top
Not Quite Over the Top

Not Quite Over the Top

The approach to this trail from the highway was super bumpy/rocky kidney basher but once you get to the actual foothills the trail gets fun. During the approach beware of the flag thief, it is…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Not the Way Across the Tracks
Not the Way Across the Tracks

Not the Way Across the Tracks

This section of the Old 89 takes the driver from the new paved 89 back across the ridge to the old dirt section. There are quite a few nice dispersed camping spots near the beginning…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fall, Spring
Learn more about NottBusch Wash
NottBusch Wash

NottBusch Wash

This sandy wide-wash run is a great connector route. It's primarily pea-sized gravel with some loose sandy sections. Loads of paloverde, mesquite, and ironwood trees line both sides, protruding into the middle occasionally, guaranteeing paint…
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Total Miles
10.3
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Nugget Road and Rolling Hills
Nugget Road and Rolling Hills

Nugget Road and Rolling Hills

This is a mid-mountain forest road segment in Catalina National Forest, northwest of Tucson, Arizona. It is accessible via Peppersauce Canyon and is an enjoyable, mildly challenging primitive route that culminates high on a mountain…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about O'Haco Reroute
O'Haco Reroute

O'Haco Reroute

This cutover trail is the signed official reroute from the now closed-off ending of the O'Haco trail. Although this is supposed to be the way out, it's an incredibly more difficult route than going "back…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about O'Leary Peak Loop
O'Leary Peak Loop

O'Leary Peak Loop

This trail loops around Sunset Crater Volcano and O'Leary Peak. It begins on volcanic ash and concludes with a steep hill down to Highway 89. There is a great little hike to Strawberry Crater from…
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Total Miles
14.3
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Oak Creek Cabin
Oak Creek Cabin

Oak Creek Cabin

A fairly easy road to an old cabin at the edge of the Sierra Ancha Wilderness. The cabin is in good shape and even has a few canned goods and (empty) booze bottles.You can take…
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Total Miles
10.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer
Learn more about Oak Tree Canyon
Oak Tree Canyon

Oak Tree Canyon

Oak Tree Canyon is on the historic Empire Ranch, which is now known as the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area. This section features expansive mountain views, craggy peaks, and a visit to a historical site.…
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Total Miles
3.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

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