Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Cibola, Arizona

This trail starts off South Cibola Lake Road from EC1125 in a popular RV camping area. The surface is packed sand with embedded rocks throughout as you navigate the terrain. There's sparse vegetation, including very…
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This can be run as a one-way or out-and-back trail. It features packed sand with embedded gravel and small rocks, winding up and down a series of hills that create a rolling terrain. You'll enjoy…
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This 1.5 vehicle-wide trail features mostly sand and gravel surface with some rocks throughout. It serves as a main access trail for many other trails in the area, making it an important connector route. The…
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This trail starts and ends on EC1131. The surface is sandy and winding as it navigates through sparse desert brush scattered across the landscape. The trail is flat overall but has some uneven sections that…
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Generally, it is a scenic drive along the Colorado River from Ehrenberg, AZ, to Cibola National Wildlife Refuge. Technically, it is not a challenging trail, and much is graded dirt, but beware of precipitation as…
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This 4-mile trail starts on EC1146 and ends on EC1131, featuring hard-packed sand with embedded rocks ranging from pebble to softball sizes. The route immediately climbs up onto a ridgeline, giving dramatic 360-degree views of…
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This trail starts on South Cibola Lake Road and ends at trail EC1131 at the base of the Trigo Mountains. The west side of the trail is very flat on a really wide plateau, providing…
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This trail starts on EC1146 with a surface of hard pack dirt and sand with some rocks in the beginning before turning to mostly soft sand. The route offers great views of the surrounding mountains,…
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This trail starts off South Cibola Lake Road with a surface that alternates between hard-packed and soft sand with some gravel throughout. The route slowly climbs toward the mountains, gaining elevation gradually as you approach.…
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This out-and-back trail is a small wash cutting through various trees and brush, starting and ending at EC1146. The surface features sections of soft sand, packed sand, and rocks, creating varied terrain. You'll encounter step-ups…
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This trail starts on Levee Road and ends on EC1146, featuring mostly hard-packed dirt with small rocks. The trail is about one vehicle wide and relatively flat as it crosses the terrain. The route is…
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This relatively flat 3-mile trail (6 miles out-and-back) starts and returns to EC1146. The surface is hard-packed sand that weaves through creosote bushes before eventually dropping into a small wash with fine sand. The route…
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This 2-mile trail (4 miles out-and-back) starts off EC1146. The surface is sandy with lots of little rocks and is lined with various desert trees and brush. The wash gets more and more narrow as…
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This graded gravel and sand road is two vehicles wide, providing plenty of room for navigation and passing. The route leads to Hart Mine and offers views of the Trigo Mountains along the way. Be…
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This trail starts at EC1102 and ends at EC1108, featuring hard pack sand with gravel as it runs along a ridgeline. The route lines up and down hills on a partial shelf road, providing stunning…
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This trail starts at Levee Road and connects to EC1177, beginning in a large sandy wash. A quarter mile in, it exits the wash on a steep incline and winds its way through a very…
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This out-and-back trail starts off as a very wide graded route with packed sand that provides comfortable navigation at first. The trail quickly starts climbing, gaining over 300 feet in under 4 miles as you…
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This rarely used trail is a gravel and dirt wash with mud walls on the sides as you navigate through. The route cuts through a major wash surrounded by lots of desert bushes and trees…
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During the blooming season, this road offers beautiful views of multiple different flowers. This road runs through Bureau Land Management, a mixed surface of gravel, rock, and sand, with some sections more rutted, rocky, and…
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This 1.64-mile out-and-back trail climbs 155 feet and is located on BLM land, ending at the Yuma Proving Grounds, which is part of the Department of Defense, where no entry is allowed. The surface is…
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This 1.6-mile out-and-back trail climbs 100 feet through a deep sandy wash with mostly soft sand throughout. There are alternate branches you can take to reach the same spot, giving you options for navigation through…
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This wide, graded sand and gravel road goes in and out of a dry wash as it navigates toward the mountains. The route takes you through areas with lots of seasonal wildflowers that add vibrant…
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This 1.5-mile out-and-back trail climbs 130 feet, starting on EC1179 in a soft and sandy wash surrounded by trees and brush. The route quickly climbs out and runs along the lower level edges between the…
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This 4.5-mile out-and-back trail features a gravel surface and runs through a small canyon full of lots of desert brush surrounded by rock. This is a very scenic and pretty canyon with lots of rock…
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This 1.5-mile trail (3 miles out and back) climbs over 200 feet, starting on Levee Road. The surface is sandy and features lots of trees and brush to maneuver around, with some sections pretty tight…
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Bradshaw's Trail is roughly a 70-mile-long trail stretching from Blythe, CA, to the eastern side of the Salton Sea. The trail runs east to west although it can be traveled from either end, and goes…
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This two-mile trail climbs over 200 feet, starting just off Levee Road in a large, wide sandy area. The trail quickly drops into a very fine sandy wash that alternates between a very wide wash…
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This out-and-back trail crosses a flat, barren wasteland, connecting EC1187 and EC1195. The surface is hard-packed sand with embedded rocks and gravel providing solid traction across the desolate terrain. You'll enjoy views of surrounding mountain…
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Milpitas Wash is a mix surface of gravel, road and sand, with some sections more rutted, rocky and washed out. This road runs through Bureau Land Management, with plently of spots to pull over and…
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This out-and-back trail starts on EC1191 at the top of a plateau and quickly starts dropping into the canyon along a shelf road. The terrain quickly transitions from rocks to sand as you descend. The…
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