FunTreks • Third Edition • 100 Trails GUIDE TO Backroads & 4-Wheel-Drive Trails

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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 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 78 AREA 5 MAP 150 28. Blue Monster 80 94. Kofa Queen Canyon 222 Oracle, Tucson, Nogales 95. 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 90 166 100. 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. Brush may touch vehicle. Gentle grades. Water Four-wheel drive, low range, and higher levels low except during ground clearance required in most periods of heavy runoff. cases. Standard factory skid plates and Full-width single lane tow hooks recommended on many trails. or wider with adequate room to pass most of the time. Where Difficult shelf conditions exist, road is wide with Grades can be very minor sideways tilt. Clay roads, when steep with severe wet, can significantly increase difficulty. ground undulation Some trails can be driven in 2WD under and large boulders. ideal conditions. Others will need 4WD Sideways tilt can be and, in some cases, low-range gearing. extreme. Sand hills very steep with soft Authors’ Vehicles: (See photos) downslopes. Deep water crossings pos- sible. Shelf roads extremely narrow; A. 2017 Jeep Wrangler Sport: STOCK, 6-cyl. engine, 4WD, Goodyear 32” A/T tires. use caution in full-size vehicle. Passing may be difficult with backing required B. 2017 Toyota Tacoma: STOCK, TRD Offroad package, rock sliders, stock tow for long distances. Brush may scratch hooks, 30.6” A/T tires, and CB radio. sides of vehicle. Body damage possible. Some trails suitable for more aggressive C. 2012 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon: Equipped with JKS 2.5” lift with stock control arms, stock vehicles, but most trails require 9.5TI Warn winch, Dana 44 axles; 4.88 gears, stock rubicon 4/1 transfer case, stock lockers vehicle modification. Lifts, differential front and rear, TERA FLEX skid plates, Notch lockers, aggressive articulation, and/or Custom extended fenders, JCR Offroad bum- pers, stock 6-cyl. engine, 37 x 12.50 Falken winches recommended in many cases. MT tires and CB radio. Skid plates and tow hooks required.

® “Jeep” and “Toyota” are registered trademarks of manufacturers. Introduction 8 9 able for a particular trail, read the indi- What makes our app different is that INTRODUCTION vidual trail rating on the trail page, the it specifically matches the trails in our rating descriptions on page 8, and the books. The waypoints match the book explanation of vehicle symbols on pages and the tracklog follows the route in the hen I wrote my first guide- our books in the past, you’ll see what 12 and 13. The pictures on the trail book. And you don’t need an internet book over 20 years ago, I we mean when you re-drive the trails. pages are also very helpful. On harder connection to see your position as you Whad no idea FunTreks would Of course, we always add new trails trails, we usually show a photo of the move along the route. still be going strong today. People said to replace closed and less-popular trails. most difficult spot. When you have connectivity, you printed books would be long gone by This book has 14 new trails. Favorites see a full satellite image that can be now, but co-author Matt Peterson and include Chilito Mine Road, Smelter What’s New in This 3rd Edition zoomed in to treetop level. Without con- I have found just the opposite. We had Wash, Tortolita Pass, Hummingbird Besides 14 new trails, the book has nectivity, you can download a terrain record sales last year, which has proven Springs, and Sunflower Mine. We thank a new binding that lays flat and folds map with just one click. to us that off-roaders still like the the Tucson Rough Riders for showing back completely. A full-coil wire bind- When you buy the app, it includes convenience and simplicity of a good us six new trails in Area 5. ing will not break or allow pages to fall every trail we have. No need to buy a guidebook. We lost some good trails, too, out. The back cover has an extra flap different app for each book. New books We know many of our customers including one of our favorites, Canyon that can be used as a place holder. And are added as a free update. use GPS and the internet, so we’ve got De Chelly. You can still tour the canyon, by popular demand, we once again list If you hate the complexity of most great tech products, too. Our website but you can’t drive your own vehicle the trails three ways: by area, alphabeti- apps, try ours. Our customers tell us it’s features over 500 individually presented anymore (see page 14 for details). Tip cally, and in order of difficulty. You’ll the easiest app they’ve ever used. trails with free trail updates and free Top Mine and the Coke Ovens are now also notice the book has heavier, stron- GPS downloads (waypoints and track- closed, so we dropped both of these ger paper throughout. Fun Trails – Our Promise to You logs). You’ll also find an interactive trails. Gunsight Pass, another of our If you are new to offroading, you’ll trail locator map and a free newsletter favorites, was also closed. Other less- How You Can Help with Trail soon learn that not every 4-wheel-drive that includes timely trail updates. In popular trails were omitted to make Updates road is fun to drive. Some can be long addition, you can purchase GPS data room for better trails. Typically, we learn about trail and boring, others rough in a tedious cards and learn all about our easy-to-use changes when we re-drive a trail. way that’s just not enjoyable. After three Apple App, available in the app store. How to Use This Book Occasionally, we see notices of closures decades of exploring the backcountry, All trails in this book are listed on at Forest Service and other government we’ve learned which are fun and which Arizona Trails – Better Than Ever page 4 grouped in areas shown on the websites. We follow forums and read to avoid. When we publish a new edition, we map on page 5. Select an area and go online newsletters. But, by far, the best When we’re in our SUV or pickup, not only re-drive everything, we also to the page indicated. Here you’ll see and most frequent updates come from we want the drive to be interesting, with look for ways to improve each route. a detailed area map with key roads to our readers. curves and dips and something real For example, when we re-drove Mohave each trail. After that, go to the specific If you haven’t been to our website to see. We expect the same pleasures Wash, we found the washboard unbear- trail, where you’ll find a detailed map of recently, you may not realize how easy driving our hard-core Jeep, but with an able in the main washes. We came back the trail and all pertinent trail informa- it is to leave a trail update. Just click obstacle or two along the way. If we’re a second day and found a much better tion. on the big orange box at the top of the in our side-by-side or riding an ATV, we route weaving in and out of fun side To find a trail alphabetically, go to home page and follow directions from need to know if we’re legal and where roads. The changes were significant, so page 6. To find a trail listed in order of there. After we verify the update, it gets to unload. we renamed the trail Standard Wash & difficulty, go to page 7. posted on the respective trail page. You We are so sure you’ll have fun, we Side Trails. The mileage log on each trail page can do it anonymously or leave your guarantee it. Really! Read our full guar- Another example is Secret Pass. features turn-by-turn directions of the name and email. When we accumulate antee on page 2. In all the years we’ve With the help of the local Bullhead entire route, which is highlighted on the enough updates, we send out a free been in business, I don’t recall a single 4-Wheelers, we found an amazing can- map. If you drive the trail in the oppo- email newsletter. Make sure you’ve book returned because the customer yon at the end of the trail that is the best site direction, use the reverse mileages signed up for it. didn’t have fun. part of the trip. They also showed us shown in brackets. GPS coordinates are Just remember that having fun a fun alternate exit route. We renamed shown in the mileage log and are easy FunTreks – A Different Kind of App doesn’t mean tearing things up. Be this trail Secret Pass Canyon. to find on the map. For ease of use, we There are lots of great all-purpose responsible and always stay on desig- Where possible, we made improve- always show our maps north up. backcountry apps out there. We know nated trails. ments to other trails, too. If you’ve used To determine if your vehicle is suit- because we use many of them ourselves. 10 1111 AREA 2 Green = Easy, Blue = Moderate, Red = Difficult

# Name Pg. 11. O’Leary Peak Loop 46 Flagstaff, Sedona, 12. Cinder Hills OHV Area 48 Cottonwood, Jerome 13. Sycamore Point, Volunteer Canyon 50 People come from all over the world to experience 14. Smiley Rock 52 off-roading in Sedona. But most are tourists who pay 15. Horseshoe Canyon 54 handsomely to ride in tour Jeeps. Fortunately, since all 16. Woodchute Trail 56 17. Mingus Mountain 58 trails are on public lands, you get to drive your own 18. Skeleton Bones 60 vehicle for just the price of gas. 19. Red Rock Powerline 62 By far, the most popular trail in Sedona is Broken 20. Outlaw Trail 64 Arrow. It’s close to town, has lots of thrilling climbs 21. Diamondback Gulch 66 and descents, and the scenery is exceptional. Although 22. Devil’s Bridge, usually very busy with tour Jeeps, this trail is one you Vultee Road 68 don’t want to miss. (See photo on opposite page.) 23. Soldier Pass 70 We’ve added two new trails to this area: Sycamore 24. Schnebly Hill Road 72 Point, Volunteer Canyon, and Skeleton Bones. Three 25. Broken Arrow 74 26. Cliffhanger 76 other trails are name changes only: Diamondback 27. House Mountain 78 Gulch, Vultee Road, and Cliffhanger (in the previous 28. Blue Monster 80 edition of this book, these trails were called, respec- tively, Greasy Spoon, TO TUSAYAN, TO TUSAYAN, TO Devil’s Bridge/Van Deren GRAND GRAND CANYON CAMERON 11 CANYON NAT. PARK Cabin, and Oak Creek NAT. PARK Homestead). SAN 180 FRANCISCO 64 PEAKS 420 We thank our longtime Schultz 12 Pass 89 friend Nena Barlow, of Exit 163 Exit 165 40 Barlow Jeep Rentals in Williams Exit 201 Sedona, for showing us 40 TO Flagstaff the new trails and help- KINGMAN 13 Exit 195 TO ing us with the name Fort HOLBROOK Tuthill Exit 337 improvements. Perkinsville 89A One trail is missing Road from the Flagstaff area Sycamore 17 Point Oak Creek that we had in the last edi- Canyon Exit 322 tion of this book, Elden Perkinsville 20 89A Munds Park 21 22 Mountain, Schultz Pass. 19 23 Exit 320 Perkinsville This trail was closed due Road 24 15 89A to extensive fire damage 18 Sedona 89A 25 when we tried to drive it 16 26 72 in 2019. It is expected to 14 179 89A Cottonwood 17 reopen in the future, so Jerome 27 Cornville don’t throw away your Road 89A Exit 298 2nd edition Arizona book TO 17 260 Exit 293 Grid size - 10 miles PRESCOTT 28 (if you have one). Exit 287 Camp Verde © 2020 FunTreks, Inc. Broken Arrow, trail #25, rated difficult. This is where you park for Submarine Rock. 44 45 START maintained Thomas Loop Sycamore Point, Volunteer Canyon Road heading west then 13 0.0 Zero trip odometer [Rev. Miles] north. [35.4] AREA 2 map on page 44 Head west on well- 06 N35 08.882 W111 57.830 maintained road F.S. 535. 5.6 Turn left on lesser road Ignore side roads. [17.1] F.S. 13. [33.5] 01 N35 02.793 W111 44.023 07 N35 09.809 W111 58.970 5.6 Turn left on F.S. 536. [11.5] 6.4 Turn left at “T” intersection 02 N35 03.320 W111 47.483 on better road. [32.7] 9.2 After going under power 6.9 Turn right. [32.2] lines, continue straight, 9.5 Turn left on F.S. 109. [29.6] crossing F.S. 231. [7.9] 08 N35 09.914 W112 02.367 03 N35 04.501 W111 50.545 10.2 Sycamore Falls on left. 10.6 Stay right at fork. [6.5] After taking short hike to 12.2 Turn right at fork where the falls, continue south on F.S. 861 goes left. [4.9] F.S. 109. [28.9] 15.0 Stay left at fork where F.S. 13.9 Turn left on F.S. 12 after 530D goes right. [2.1] passing White Horse 15.7 Major intersection. Turn Campground. [25.2] left, following F.S. 527. [1.4] 09 N35 06.679 W112 01.554 17.1 Continue straight where 18.9 Turn left on F.S. 110. [20.2] Falls not flowing when we visited. F.S. 527B goes left to 10 N35 04.203 W112 01.321 great camping. Drive 23.8 Arrive at Sycamore Point Hike short distance from the road to see Volunteer Canyon. Easy drive when dry. another 500 ft. and take Overlook, then return to short hike to see Volun- Waypoint 10. [15.3] teer Canyon Overlook on 11 N35 01.431 W111 58.678 the left. [0.0] 28.8 From Waypoint 10, con- 04 N35 07.161 W111 55.917 tinue north short distance 0.0 Zero trip odometer at Wpt. 04 and follow F.S. 110 on Continue on F.S. 527. [39.1] right. [10.3] 2.1 Turn right where F.S. 859 31.8 Continue straight where goes left (see Detail).[37.0] F.S. 109 goes right. [7.3] 2.7 Stay left after long muddy 39.1 Trail ends at Perkinsville section. [36.4] Road. [0.0] 05 N35 08.123 W111 57.539 12 N35 08.533 W112 08.891 3.7 At the power lines, turn To reach Williams, turn left and follow well- right on Perkinsville Road. Most of the trail is in the forest.

MINI KEY 56 Paved Unpaved 08 13 07 141 Easy Boy This camp spot located on F.S. 527B. Sycamore Point Overlook. Moderate 131 Scout Rd. 141 Difficult 13 06 More Trails Kiosk POWER LINES 109 Shadowed portion of trail 2256 described in mileage log. 56 Thomas Overview: This is a great overland recommended. Use caution around blind 530 TO WILLIAMS Loop Rd. 527 Sycamore option for traveling between Flagstaff curves and watch for oncoming traffic. Perkinsville Falls 05 Road and Williams. We did this trail in two 859 Muddy 08 07 Detail days to take in all the sites that include Stats: Length: Over 56 miles. Time: 139 527 Volunteer Canyon, Sycamore Falls, About 8 hours. We suggest spending 12 06 COCONINO Sycamore NATIONAL and Sycamore Point. We camped on two days. Elevation: 6,210 to 7,230 ft. 73 Falls 05 FOREST 110 04 the edge of Volunteer Canyon where Best time to go: June-September. 530 TO Volunteer Everett PERKINSVILLE there was plenty of camping available. S Canyon Tank TO I-17 09 y 530D c 527 FLAGSTAFF Network of trails. 527B When you finish, head north to historic Current Conditions: Kaibab N.F., North Use latest MVUM. White a Horse C.G. m 861 o 231 town of Williams or continue south on Kaibab R.D. Call (928) 643-7395. 110 12 r e POWER LINE Perkinsville Road for more adventure. Coconino N.F., Flagstaff R.D. Call 89A KAIBAB C 03 NATIONAL 527A 9018H (928) 526-0866. a 535 FOREST n 538 536 105 y Rating: 9018H Easy. Mostly maintained dirt 10 o 02 n Network of 536C 110 trails. Use 535 road. Exposed embedded rock and Getting There: From Flagstaff, take Grid size - 2 miles 536A latest MVUM. 231 01 muddy sections between Waypoints 04 Interstate 17 south to Exit 337. Go COCONINO Start and 05. Side roads can be more challeng- another 8 miles southwest on Highway Sycamore NATIONAL 11 Point FOREST 89A ing. High clearance and 4-wheel drive 89A to F.S. 535 on right, start of trail. © 2020 FunTreks, Inc. TO SEDONA 50 51 START out as you pass hiking Mingus Mountain trailheads in the next few 17 0.0 Zero trip odometer [Rev. Miles] miles. [7.8] AREA 2 map on page 44 Head southwest on paved 14.8 Continue straight where Mingus Avenue. [18.9] 9625S goes left. [4.1] 01 N34 44.275 W112 02.113 15.1 Continue straight where 1.2 Continue straight when 132 joins on left. [3.8] pavement ends. Ignore 03 N34 40.391 W112 09.072 side roads. [17.7] 17.4 Bear left at “T” intersec- 3.0 Stay right on main road tion with 104. [1.5] 493. [15.9] 04 N34 41.884 W112 08.330 4.6 Follow main road sharp 18.9 Trail ends at Hwy. 89A. left. Ignore lesser roads to Parking, picnic area and right. [14.3] toilets on right. Turn right 4.7 Bear left to take side trip on 89A to reach Jerome. to high viewpoint. Return As you descend you’ll to main road and continue go past the entrance to south on main road. [14.2] Woodchute Trail. [0.0] 5.4 Pullout has view of Cop- 05 N34 42.439 W112 08.971 Remains of Copper Chief Mine. per Chief Mine. Road gets Toughest section after Copper Chief Mine just before Waypoint 02. steeper and rockier. [13.5] 5.9 Take sharp left at locked gate straight ahead. [13.0] 6.2 Stay sharp right where lesser road goes downhill to left. [12.7] 6.4 Continue straight as you join 413. [12.5] 02 N34 42.017 W112 05.812 9.2 Stay right where ATV Trail 512 goes left. [9.7] 11.1 Trail begins to flatten Many dispersed camp spots along western half of route. Narrow shelf road makes it hard to pass.

Historical Highlight: We found a 1926 government TO CLARKDALE report stating a cyanide mill was in operation at the PRESCOTT TO NATIONAL TRAILS Copper Chief Mine between 1916 and 1918, during FOREST #14, #15 which time the mine returned $875,800. The mine Jerome 89A Fire Station operated profitably for many more years. The mine is Jerome owned by Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 89A based in Phoenix. Recent activity at the mine involved installation of a passive water collection system to ALT. WOODCHUTE 89A 01 WAY TO Views of Cottonwood throughout the trail. control seepage still coming from old mine shafts. TRAIL JEROME Trail #16 PRESCOTT Mingus NATIONAL Ave. 260 Overview: After passing through unim- road with no room to pass after Wpt. 02. FOREST Start 89A pressive lowlands, the road climbs Suitable for most stock high-clearance 89A S 89A quickly up the side of Mingus Mountain SUVs with 4-wheel drive. Potato 493 Cottonwood Patch into the forest, where you find good C.G. 260 dispersed camping. The trip offers Stats: Length: About 19 miles. Time: P 493 MINGUS 413 TO 05 MOUNTAIN CAMP VERDE views of Verde Valley and Cottonwood 2½ to 3 hours. Elevation: 3,501 to 7,570 104 Hang & TRAIL #28 02 Side trip 89A Glider as you climb. You’ll pass the large ft. Best time to go: May-Nov. Launch to hilltop 04 104 Copper Copper Chief Mine, which is closed to TO 413 Chief Mine PRESCOTT Mingus (Active) the public. Please obey all signs and Current Conditions: Prescott N.F., Fire MINI KEY Lookout Paved warnings. F.S. 104 is restricted to street- Verde R.D. Call (928) 567-4121. 413 Narrow Unpaved Shelf Easy Road 512 Moderate legal vehicles. Fall color peaks in early PRESCOTT Difficult NATIONAL More Trails November. Not recommended in winter. Getting There: Follow Highway 89A Shadowed portion of trail FOREST 03 9710J described in mileage log. northwest through Cottonwood and 132 413 turn west onto paved Mingus Avenue 9625S Rating: Moderate. Much of the road is Good 413 camping easy, but there are several spots that are directly across from the Maverick Gas 132 Grid size - 1 mile steep, narrow and rocky. Narrow shelf Station. © 2020 FunTreks, Inc. 58 59 Broken Arrow START 25 0.0 Zero trip odometer AREA 2 map on page 44 TO Start Follow road south past 179 parking lot. Note man- Morgan made bump. Don’t con- Road 01 P tinue if you find this bump too difficult. 179F 01 N34 50.727 W111 45.440 Stay left on main trail. COCONINO 0.3 NATIONAL Right goes to Devil’s Din- FOREST ing Room. 02 N34 50.498 W111 45.300 0.5 Stay right on one-way section. 02 0.6 Continue straight. Two- way traffic again. 179C Devil’s One 0.8 Hiking trail to Submarine Dining Room One way Submarine Rock on left. way Rock Hiking Trail 0.9 Stay left where one-way Chicken Point at Waypoint 06. S road exits “The Steps.” ub (You may want to walk in m ar and look at the obstacle COCONINO in NATIONAL e The R now because you can’t FOREST 03 oc turn around later on the Steps P k 04 one-way road.) 9868 03 N34 50.248 W111 44.988 One Two Stay left on challenging way way Steep 1.0 hill side road to Submarine Rock. Walk if not sure you 179E can drive it. Two MINI KEY way 04 N34 50.205 W111 44.939 Paved Fun Unpaved 1.1 Return to Waypoint 04 Easy section Moderate and bear left. Trail is very Difficult narrow here. More Trails 05 Shadowed portion of trail 1.5 Stay left to reach Chicken described in mileage log. Point. COCONINO 05 N34 49.975 W111 45.099 NATIONAL Popular trail for Jeep tour companies. Hardest spot is definitely “The Steps.” FOREST 1.9 Chicken Point. Turn around and return to Overview: Although fairly short, this is backing is sometimes required to pass. Waypoint 05. one of the best 4x4 trails in Arizona. Not recommended for extra-wide and 06 N34 49.774 W111 45.277 06 Grid size - 0.2 miles 2.2 At Waypoint 05, bear left Chicken It is extremely fun to drive, and the extra-long vehicles. to continue on one-way Point red rock scenery is knockout beautiful. trail. Return the way you came if you don’t think © 2020 FunTreks, Inc. Heavy traffic with lots of tour Jeeps, Stats: Length: Round trip is 3.8 miles. you can drive down the hikers, and mountain bikers. Non-street- Time: 1 to 3 hours depending on traffic. difficult “Steps.” legal vehicles are allowed; however, due Elevation: 4,260 to 4,585 ft. Best time 2.3 Fun twisty section. Have your camera ready. to limited parking, we do not recom- to go: March-November. 2.9 Drop down “The Steps.” mend them on this trail. There is no bypass. Current Conditions: Coconino N.F., 3.0 Return to main trail at Waypoint 03. Turn left and Rating: Difficult. This is a real 4-wheel- Red Rock R.D. Call (928) 203-7500. go out the way you came drive trail, although the ledges are in. This would be a good time to see Devil’s Dining manageable with careful tire placement. Getting There: From the roundabout at Room. By far the toughest spot is “The Steps.” the intersection of Highways 89A and 3.8 Return to parking lot at They require very high ground clear- 179 in Sedona, drive south 1.4 miles on start of trail. To get a dif- ferent perspective, do it a ance. The most aggressive stock SUVs 179 to the Morgan Road roundabout. second time by hiking or can do them, but most stock vehicles Head east on paved Morgan Road 0.5 mountain biking. will bottom out, so skid plates are miles, then continue straight on dirt Get FREE trail updates & GPS required. Trail is very narrow, and road to start. downloads at www.FunTreks.com Man-made bump at start discourages low-clearance vehicles. 74 75 This is it—Arizona’s top-selling 4x4 guidebook, the one every- one tells you to get if you’re Stock Serious going off-roading in Arizona. Vehicles Hard-core Completely redone, this third edition is more fun than ever. All trails have been freshly re-driven and updated, many Side-by- Dirt with significant improvements. sides ATVs Bikes The book includes 100 trails; 14 of which, are new. Trails are grouped into seven areas where we found the best 4-wheeling. Trails cover desert and mountain terrain and many are convenient to major cities.

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