Off-Road Trails in Arizona

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Learn more about Upper Palomas Harquahala
Upper Palomas Harquahala

Upper Palomas Harquahala

This access trail is freakishly well maintained for how little traffic it appears to have. Most of the route is flat and wide enough for two cars to pass. The occasional sandy washout will test…
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Total Miles
20.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Upper Red Raven Road
Upper Red Raven Road

Upper Red Raven Road

This upper section of the road begins easily enough, then turns more difficult the further one proceeds. It is incredibly remote and has unbelievable views of the valleys and mountains as the terrain changes. It…
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Total Miles
4.0
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Upper Red Raven Wash
Upper Red Raven Wash

Upper Red Raven Wash

Upper Red Raven Wash is a beautiful mixed gravel and sand wash that heads out toward the KOFA Wilderness Refuge Boundary in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. This wash is lined with vegetation and wildlife…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Upper Terminator (TV 3)
Upper Terminator (TV 3)

Upper Terminator (TV 3)

This trail is a boulder-strewn wash that is generally mostly dry. In times of heavy runoff, this trail becomes immensely more difficult. It allows you to enjoy the natural formations of the wash. This technical…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Upper Woodpecker to Ajax Mine
Upper Woodpecker to Ajax Mine

Upper Woodpecker to Ajax Mine

This trail follows the difficult wash known as Upper Woodpecker. At the eastern end of the wash, the trail climbs up a narrow winding trail to join Ajax Mine Road. The wash is very difficult,…
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Total Miles
17.1
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Upstream Access to China Dam
Upstream Access to China Dam

Upstream Access to China Dam

At these coordinates (33.97503 N, -112.30643 W) on Cow Creek Road, there is a Y in the road. If you take a right here, the trail will continue to the creek and eventually, Tule Homestead.…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about US 95 to Muggins Mountain Trails access Route
US 95 to Muggins Mountain Trails access Route

US 95 to Muggins Mountain Trails access Route

This is an easy access route from US 95 to the 3 Muggins Mountain Trails: Muggins Mountain West, Muggins Mountain Mid West, and Muggins Mountain East. This trek, if not previously mapped out, can be…
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Total Miles
14.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Vaseys Hiking Trailhead
Vaseys Hiking Trailhead

Vaseys Hiking Trailhead

This trail begins with a smooth, wide dirt road for the first mile to the Buffalo Ranch Head Quarters. The trail turns right at this point and goes through an open fence and out to…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about Vekol Wash Southern Leg
Vekol Wash Southern Leg

Vekol Wash Southern Leg

On this trail, there's very deep sand, sections of rough river rock and gravel, and some narrow points requiring caution. There are also numerous long flat sandy stretches where you can really pick up some…
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Total Miles
6.0
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Venezia
Venezia

Venezia

Venezia is a short single track in the Prescott National Forest that starts off on the south side of the Senator Highway. Going north to south, the first half starts climbing up right away from…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about Vulture Mine
Vulture Mine

Vulture Mine

You'll want to have clear directions on this network of trails as there are many different side roads and washes that branch off of it. Interesting mines and ruins make it a fun route, but…
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Total Miles
12.7
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Winter
Learn more about Wagon Tracks, Apache Tears and Arnett Canyon
Wagon Tracks, Apache Tears and Arnett Canyon

Wagon Tracks, Apache Tears and Arnett Canyon

Begin at the east end of the airport and follow the trail to the Wagon Tracks. According to the Tom Kollenborn Chronicles the tracks were the results of the ore wagons hauling silver ore from…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Wakefield Canyon
Wakefield Canyon

Wakefield Canyon

An easy, but scratchy, Jeep trail to an abandoned Buddhist cabin and a natural spring. Empirita Ranch is 3,000 acres owned by Pima County to protect wildlife habitat, provide sustainable cattle grazing, and slowing urban…
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Total Miles
26.3
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Walker Gulch to Senator Highway and Crown King
Walker Gulch to Senator Highway and Crown King

Walker Gulch to Senator Highway and Crown King

This route is a spectacular alternative to Cow Creek Road (Backway to Crown King). This route offers some obstacles however less technical than Cow Creek. The beauty is traveling the Walker Gulch as it winds…
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Total Miles
20.3
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Walnut Canyon
Walnut Canyon

Walnut Canyon

Walnut Canyon is certainly one of the most scenic Jeep trails in the area. It skirts the edge of White Canyon Wilderness, and the canyons and mountains along the trail are spectacular. Much of the…
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Total Miles
14.1
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek

Walnut Creek

Walnut Creek's north end is peppered with wash crossings, thick juniper, and mixed pine trees. As you progress to the south, you'll move into a beautiful old-growth forest of ponderosa pine. A popular area with…
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Total Miles
10.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Walnut Creek to Survivalist Camp Trail
Walnut Creek to Survivalist Camp Trail

Walnut Creek to Survivalist Camp Trail

This 17.1-mile point-to-point trail takes you along Walnut Creek (seasonal water flow) past Walnut Ranch and the Hualapai Survivalist Camp and connects to the Hualapai Mountain Trail. At 0.7 miles on the trail, right before…
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Total Miles
16.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Walnut Overlook
Walnut Overlook

Walnut Overlook

Come off the Walnut Canyon Trail to the Walnut Overlook. This is a level 6 trail difficulty to be sure to have a high clearance vehicle. Expect washes, large rocks, and water crossing depending on…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Walnut Spring Trail
Walnut Spring Trail

Walnut Spring Trail

This out-and-back trail begins right off Seven Spring Road, and immediately there is a sandy river wash to cross. Be aware that it could be hazardous in flash flooding conditions. Shortly after, there is a…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Ward
Ward

Ward

Ward is a 6.3-mile long single track in the Coconino National Forest south of Flagstaff, Arizona, in the Kelly Motorized Trail System. Most of the trail is made up of many rocky sections, with big…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Summer

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