Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Bitter Springs, Arizona

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Sheer Wall Point

This longer, somewhat bumpy out-and-back trail leads through some open fields, and there are stunning wildflowers in springtime. The trail has short steep washes to navigate with soft sand. Also, some areas of this trail…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Badger Canyon

This short out-and-back trail is a trendy camping spot. It will be particularly busy over the weekends. To check it out, either way, is entirely worth it. The trail offers outstanding views of the surrounding…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Little Badger Canyon

This short sweet out and back is a great camping option for the area. There are quite a few small off-shoot trails that all lead to nice flat spots. The views of the Vermillion Cliffs…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Buffalo Ranch to Grand Canyon North Rim

Buffalo Ranch Road is mostly a maintained dirt road. It passes through a patch of a deep sandy area that can get vehicles stuck. But it's nothing a high clearance 4x4 can't handle. When you…
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Total Miles
19.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

RTE C3007

The trail begins at 89A, which is the main paved road, and comes off of C3003. This was an alternate trail that will connect to Buffalo Ranch to the Grand Canyon North Rim (C3004). This…
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Total Miles
8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

445E

This longer out-and-back runs from the main graded trail to a stunning canyon overlook. The views go for miles, though, and it looks like the trail extends all the way to the horizon and then…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Jacobs Pool

This fun out-and-back trail leads from Highway 89 toward the Pariah Canyon/Vermilion Cliffs boundary. The route is mostly easy. The trail surface is shallow sand in some areas. Additionally, there are a few short hilly…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Powerline Perimeter

This is a 4-mile powerline road going along the north and west perimeter of this OHV area on City of Page land. The east end starts from Border Road at the end of the industrial…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

South Powerline

This trail starts as a powerline road on the southern border of the City of Page land bordering the Navajo Reservation, then turns north and goes along the red sandstone mesas. The powerline portion is…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

Buck Farm Canyon

Buck Farm Canyon Rate 2/3 Ellie DirtThis trail follows the canyon's edge out to Buck Farm Point, yet another nice viewpoint on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. There are several excellent dispersed campsites…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Ferry Swale

This is a really scenic out-and-back 2.2-mile road through the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument and the Ferry Swale area of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. It's a sandy narrower trail through red desert, with layers…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa

Red Rim

Red Rim is a 3-mile loop on top of one of the mesas in this red sandy desert by Page, Arizona. It has awesome views out towards Glen Canyon and toward the town of Page.…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Sp

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
3.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Colorado River View

This 1.8-mile track takes you from Highway 89 out to the canyon overlooking the Colorado River via a rocky powerline road. It starts out with slab rock on hardpacked sand and dirt underneath powerlines. It's…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa

West Powerline

This 1.4-mile track is similar to the perimeter powerline trail, being mostly sand with lots of whoops. It has embedded rock slab sections, but the rock is all flat with no ledges, so it's still…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

North Powerline

This is a 2-mile powerline trail in the desert south of the City of Page. The south end starts on top of one of the red sandstone mesas, at the intersection with Red Rim. On…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

Powerline to Red Rim

This trail of just over a mile long goes through the red sandy desert on City of Page land. It cuts through the desert from northwest to southeast starting from the perimeter powerline road. It's…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

Diagonal Powerline

This is a 1.8-mile-long powerline road that diagonals through this red sandy desert and OHV area. The northwest end starts off of the perimeter powerline road and ends at the border of City of Page…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

Cave View

This short sandy trail goes through City of Page land in a red sandy desert, right next to huge sandstone mesas and pink cliffs with cool views. The north end starts on a powerline road,…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

BLM 1395 " The Cutover"

This trail is a perfect choice to get from Highway 89 to the boundary of the Piriah/Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness. It is an easy twisty route across the desert. There are beautiful wildflowers in the springtime;…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Page Trail

This 1.3-mile-long sand trail goes through City of Page land south of the town of Page, Arizona. It starts and ends off of the powerline road that starts at the entrance to the OHV area,…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

1098

1098 is an easy dirt road that goes from the intersection of Ferry Swale Road and 1097 to the Thousand Pockets Trailhead. It goes from BLM land into the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument. It's fast…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa

Powerline ORV Loop

The Powerline ORV Loop is a newly developed route in the Ferry Swale area of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. It's mostly a wide sandy road under the powerlines, with two spurs out to viewpoints…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

1411

1411 is a 3-mile easy road in the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument that is mostly flat, a mix of dirt and sand, with no obstacles. The road is pretty chopped up from cattle but goes…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

Tank Four Birdhouse

This is an oasis in the high desert. This trail leads to a beautiful little pond for wildlife and a nice grassy pullout to stop for lunch or call it a night. Frogs and birds…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

1438

1438 is a 3.8-mile-long rim road that goes out to the Paria Canyon Viewpoint and makes a loop off of 1094. It's a pretty easy trail overall. It's a bumpier road with loose rocks in…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa

House Rock Loop

This well-maintained loop is a great access route to some spectacular hiking trails. More specifically, the Saddle Mountain Trailhead and the much shorter Triple Alcove Viewpoint. A few dispersed camping spots are sprinkled here and…
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Total Miles
9.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Wash ORV Route

The Wash ORV Route starts on the south end at the trail marker off of the Powerline ORV Loop and goes north through a red sandy wash made of fine smooth sand. It goes underneath…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

House Rock Lower

A scenic trail that picks up from the Buffalo Ranch trial to North Rim Grand Canyon trail and ends at an intersection to take Buck Farm Canyon Trail out to exceptional views. Or head out…
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Total Miles
13.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Lake Powell View Loop

This is a fun desert loop in Page, Arizona, that takes you out to a view of Lake Powell. It goes north from the dirt parking lot on Coppermine Road for 2 miles. Going counterclockwise…
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Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

ATV Trails Near Bitter Springs, Arizona

Sheer Wall Point

This longer, somewhat bumpy out-and-back trail leads through some open fields, and there are stunning wildflowers in springtime. The trail has short steep washes to navigate with soft sand. Also, some areas of this trail…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Badger Canyon

This short out-and-back trail is a trendy camping spot. It will be particularly busy over the weekends. To check it out, either way, is entirely worth it. The trail offers outstanding views of the surrounding…
Learn more about Badger Canyon
Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Little Badger Canyon

This short sweet out and back is a great camping option for the area. There are quite a few small off-shoot trails that all lead to nice flat spots. The views of the Vermillion Cliffs…
Learn more about Little Badger Canyon
Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Buffalo Ranch to Grand Canyon North Rim

Buffalo Ranch Road is mostly a maintained dirt road. It passes through a patch of a deep sandy area that can get vehicles stuck. But it's nothing a high clearance 4x4 can't handle. When you…
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Total Miles
19.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

RTE C3007

The trail begins at 89A, which is the main paved road, and comes off of C3003. This was an alternate trail that will connect to Buffalo Ranch to the Grand Canyon North Rim (C3004). This…
Learn more about RTE C3007
Total Miles
8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

445E

This longer out-and-back runs from the main graded trail to a stunning canyon overlook. The views go for miles, though, and it looks like the trail extends all the way to the horizon and then…
Learn more about 445E
Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

UTV/Side-by-Side Near Bitter Springs, Arizona

Sheer Wall Point

This longer, somewhat bumpy out-and-back trail leads through some open fields, and there are stunning wildflowers in springtime. The trail has short steep washes to navigate with soft sand. Also, some areas of this trail…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Badger Canyon

This short out-and-back trail is a trendy camping spot. It will be particularly busy over the weekends. To check it out, either way, is entirely worth it. The trail offers outstanding views of the surrounding…
Learn more about Badger Canyon
Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Little Badger Canyon

This short sweet out and back is a great camping option for the area. There are quite a few small off-shoot trails that all lead to nice flat spots. The views of the Vermillion Cliffs…
Learn more about Little Badger Canyon
Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Buffalo Ranch to Grand Canyon North Rim

Buffalo Ranch Road is mostly a maintained dirt road. It passes through a patch of a deep sandy area that can get vehicles stuck. But it's nothing a high clearance 4x4 can't handle. When you…
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Total Miles
19.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

RTE C3007

The trail begins at 89A, which is the main paved road, and comes off of C3003. This was an alternate trail that will connect to Buffalo Ranch to the Grand Canyon North Rim (C3004). This…
Learn more about RTE C3007
Total Miles
8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

445E

This longer out-and-back runs from the main graded trail to a stunning canyon overlook. The views go for miles, though, and it looks like the trail extends all the way to the horizon and then…
Learn more about 445E
Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa