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Arizona Backroads & 4-Wheel-Drive Trails FunTreks • Third Edition • 100 Trails GUIDE TO Arizona Backroads & 4-Wheel-Drive Trails EASY MODERATE DIFFICULT Charles A. Wells & Matt Peterson Published by FunTreks, Inc. GUARANTEE OF SATISFACTION P.O. Box 3127, Monument, CO 80132-3127 We guarantee you will enjoy the trails in CONTENTS Phone: Toll-free 877-222-7623 this book. If not, or if you are dissatisfied Fax: (719) 277-7411 with the book in any other way, return Email: [email protected] it to us for a full refund. Or, call our Website: www.funtreks.com toll-free number during business hours Page Topic at 877-222-7623. We promise to do what- Copyright © 2020 by FunTreks, Inc. ever it takes to make you happy. 4 Trail List 5 Trail Finder Writing, design, photography, and produc- DISCLAIMER tion by Charles A. Wells & Matt Peterson. Travel in Arizona’s backcountry is, by 6 Trails Listed Alphabetically its very nature, potentially dangerous and 7 Trails Rated by Difficulty (Authors’ Favorites) Edited by Susan Hindman could result in property damage, injury or 8 Trail Ratings Defined even death. The scope of this book can- Third Edition not predict every possible hazard you may encounter. If you drive any of the trails in 9 INTRODUCTION All rights reserved. No part of this book this book, you acknowledge these risks and 10 Arizona Trails—Better Than Ever may be reproduced or transmitted in any assume full responsibility. You are the final 10 How to Use This Book form by any means, electronic or mechani- judge as to whether a trail is safe to drive 11 What’s New in This 3rd Edition cal, including photocopying, recording or by on any given day, whether your vehicle is any information storage and retrieval system capable of the journey and what supplies 11 How You Can Help with Trail Updates without the written permission from the you should carry. The information con- 11 FunTreks—A Different Kind of App authors, except for inclusion of brief quota- tained herein cannot replace good judgment 11 Fun Trails—Our Promise to You tions in a review. and proper preparation on your part. The 12 Explanation of Vehicle Symbols publisher and authors of this book disclaim Designed and produced in the United States any and all liability for bodily injury, death 13 OHV Laws and Licensing of America. Printed in China. or property damage that could occur to you 13 Special Permits, Laws, Situations or any of your passengers. 14 GPS Settings Library of Congress We have made every effort to update 14 About Arizona Control Number: 2020903359 trails to match U.S. Forest Service Motor ISBN: 978-1-934838-28-0 Vehicle Use Maps (MVUMs) that were 15 Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUMs) Get FREE trail updates, GPS downloads, available at the time of this writing. We 16 Safety Tips and email newsletter at www.funtreks.com. cannot match maps that have not yet been 17 Trail Rules and Etiquette To order, call toll-free 1-877-222-7623, issued or keep up with annual changes to 17 Backcountry Driving Tips or order online at www.funtreks.com. existing maps. We will attempt to report changes on our website, but make no 19 Checklist ACKNOWLEDGMENTS guarantee of accuracy. You are ultimately 20 Winching Thanks to: Tim Naylor and the Tucson responsible for following the latest and Rough Riders who personally guided us on correct MVUM. In addition, OHV laws 21 THE TRAILS (Individual trails listed on next page) southern Arizona trails and showed us six described in this book change constantly. new trails; Nena Barlow of Barlow Jeep We do our best to keep up with them; how- 22 Area 1 – North Grand Canyon, Jacob Lake, Tusayan Rentals in Sedona for sharing her expertise ever, you are ultimately responsible for 44 Area 2 – Flagstaff, Sedona, Cottonwood, Jerome on local trails and loaning us one of her knowing the correct and latest laws. The 82 Area 3 – North Phoenix, Prescott, Crown King, new Jeeps to test drive for a few days; the publisher and authors of this book disclaim Carefree, Wickenburg Bullhead 4-Wheelers for guiding and show- any and all liability for fines or other pun- ing us improvements on several trails; the ishment that could result from being on the 112 Area 4 – East Phoenix, Payson, Apache Junction, Florence Verde Valley 4-Wheelers for helping us on wrong trail or breaking the law. 150 Area 5 – Oracle, Tucson, Nogales Pyeatt Draw; staffers and rangers at the U.S. 182 Area 6 – Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Parker, Forest Service, BLM and other government Note: Telephone numbers and websites that 208 Area 7 – Tonopah, Quartzsite, Yuma, land agencies for their time and patience appear in this book were verified answering our many questions. Thanks also January 2020. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument to the many people we met on the trails for 236 Map Legend sharing pictures and advice. 236 Author Bios 2 3 TRAIL LIST Green = Easy, Blue = Moderate, Red = Difficult TRAIL FINDER * New Trails † Renamed Trails # Name Pg. # Name Pg. # Name Pg. To find a trail, use the Trail List (left) AREA 1 MAP 22 34. China Dam, 71. Chivo Falls 172 and map (below) to determine which North Grand Canyon, Tule Homestead† 94 72. Chivo Lower Loop* 174 area a trail is located in, then turn to Jacob Lake, Tusayan 35. Terminator 96 73. Melendrez Pass* 176 the page indicated. Detailed area maps 1. Toroweap Overlook 24 36. Crapshoot 98 74. Bull Springs Road 178 2. Jumpup Point 26 37. Black Canyon City 75. Patagonia will direct you to individual trails. 3. Three Fire Towers 28 Overlook 100 Mountains 180 4. Fire Point, 38. New River 102 39. Box Canyon at AREA 6 MAP 182 Timp Point 30 Kingman, 5. Point Sublime 32 Hassayampa River 104 40. Wickenburg Lake Havasu City, 6. House Rock Valley 34 Parker 7. Orderville Canyon 36 Mountains 106 8. Tater Ridge 38 41. Vulture Mine 108 76. Chloride Mines 184 9. Saddle Mtn. Road 40 42. Hieroglyphic 77. Secret Pass Canyon† 186 10. Grandview Lookout † 42 Mountains Loop 110 78. Pass Canyon 188 79. Hualapai Mountains 190 AREA 2 MAP 44 AREA 4 MAP 112 80. Moss Wash 192 Flagstaff, Sedona, East Phoenix, Payson, 81. Scotts Well* 194 Cottonwood, Jerome Apache Junction, 82. Bison Falls 196 Florence 11. O’Leary Peak Loop 46 83. Standard Wash 12. Cinder Hills 43. Pyeatt Draw 114 & Side Trails* 198 OHV Area 48 44. Sunflower Mine* 116 84. Cattail Cove, 13. Sycamore Point, 45. Sycamore Creek 118 Rovey’s Needle† 200 Volunteer Canyon* 50 46. Four Peaks 120 85. Backway to 14. Smiley Rock 52 47. Rolls OHV Area West 122 Desert Bar 202 15. Horseshoe Canyon 54 48. Rolls OHV Area East 124 86. Vampire Mine 204 16. Woodchute Trail 56 49. Saguaro Lake Cove 126 87. Swansea Townsite 206 17. Mingus Mountain 58 50. Bulldog Canyon 128 51. Apache Trail 130 AREA 7 MAP 208 18. Skeleton Bones* 60 Tonopah, Quartzsite, 19. Red Rock Powerline 62 52. Montana Mountain 132 53. Hackberry Creek 134 Yuma, Organ Pipe 20. Outlaw Trail 64 Cactus N. Monument 21. Diamondback 54. Walnut Canyon 136 Gulch† 66 55. Reymert Mine 138 88. Plomosa Mountains 210 22. Devil’s Bridge, 56. Box Canyon 140 89. Sandbowl Vultee Road† 68 57. Elvis Trail 142 OHV Area 212 23. Soldier Pass 70 58. Bad Medicine, 90. Dripping Springs 214 24. Schnebly Hill Road 72 Ajax Mine* 144 91. Harquahala Peak 216 25. Broken Arrow 74 59. Jack Handle 146 92. Hummingbird 26. Cliffhanger† 76 60. Gila River Loop 148 Springs* 218 93. Belmont Mountain 220 27. House Mountain 78 AREA 5 MAP 150 28. Blue Monster 80 94. Kofa Queen Canyon 222 Oracle, Tucson, Nogales 95. Castle Dome AREA 3 MAP 82 61. Chilito Mine Road* 152 Mountains 224 North Phoenix, Prescott, 62.Putnam Wash* 154 96. Laguna Mountain 226 Crown King, Carefree, 63. Tucson Wash 156 Ridge Wickenburg 64. Holy Joe Rim* 158 97. Fortuna Mine 228 29. Senator Highway, 65. Smelter Wash* 160 98. El Camino Del Crown King Road 84 66. Tortolita Pass* 162 Diablo, East Side 230 30. Desoto Mine 86 67. Charouleau Gap 164 99. El Camino Del 31. Turkey Creek 88 68. Backway to Diablo, West Side 232 32. Bloody Basin Road 90 Mount Lemmon 166 100. Organ Pipe Cactus 33. Backway to 69. Rice Peak 168 National Monument 234 Crown King 92 70. Chimney Rock 170 4 5 TRAIL RATINGS DEFINED Trail ratings are very subjective. Moderate Conditions change for many reasons, Rutted dirt or rocky including weather and time of year. road. Careful tire place- An easy trail can quickly become dif- ment may be necessary. ficult when washed out by a rainstorm Some grades fairly or blocked by a fallen rock. You must steep but manageable be the final judge of a trail’s condi- if dry. Soft sand pos- tion on the day you drive it. If any part sible. Sideways tilt will of a trail is difficult, the entire trail is require caution. Narrow shelf roads rated difficult. You may be able to drive possible. Backing may be necessary to a significant portion of a trail before pass. Water depths passable for stock reaching the difficult spot. Read each high-clearance vehicles except during trail description carefully for specific periods of heavy runoff. Mud holes information. may be present especially in the spring. Undercarriage may scrape occasion- Easy ally depending on ground clearance. Gravel, dirt, clay, sand, Rock-stacking may be necessary in or mildly rocky road. some cases.
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