Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Escudilla Bonita, New Mexico

This loop takes you from Arizona into New Mexico crossing the border line. The trail surface is smooth with occasional small potholes. This trail passes by many meadows surrounded by tall pine trees. You will find many cows grazing and some natural springs in the area as well.
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The Homestead Loop covers serene trails starting in Arizona and a brief pass through New Mexico before returning to State 48. Flanked by tall trees and grassy fields, the route is smooth with some sections that may require high clearance 4WD, depending on the season and road conditions. There are tw...
Learn more about Homestead Loop

This route takes you from US 180/191 up to Terry Flat on the Escudilla Mountains. It passes by Hulsey Lake, a quiet fishing spot, is also along the route. It is also the route to take to the Escudilla Lookout Trail. The loop continues and returns back down to US 180/191 to the point of beginning. Th...
Learn more about Escudilla Mountain

This trail travels above the Alpine Divide and along a head of the San Francisco River. Much of this area was burned out in the Bear Wallow fire of 2011. Although the scarred area itself is not visually appealing, the lack of trees in areas provides for stunning unobstructed views of the many mounta...
Learn more about Noble Mountain

This trail travels behind the Escudilla Mountain, providing beautiful scenery. This is not a difficult road as it appears to be well maintained. This is a good trail to spend a few hours with others who prefer a smoother ride and still wanting to see more in the area. This itinerary, although ent...
Learn more about Beyond Escudilla

This is a 3-mile-long ATV trail through the Gila National Forest. The west entrance is marked as Trail #5, but does not specify the width designation, so it looks like this trail gets inadvertently used by wider vehicles. The beginning is wide and graded, smooth and maintained. It narrows up from th...
Learn more about Top Tank Trail #5

Gallo Peak spurs off of Top Tank Trail and goes south for 1.4 miles. It is generally a wide path through a dry and sparse pine forest, often covered in scattered loose rocks. It goes through a fence and traverses up a hill towards a view overlooking the mountains at a flat spot that could be used as...
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Beautiful Views of Round Valley, Nutrioso, Black River Canyon, North East Fork Black River and more as you climb up and over a couple mountain ranges and drop into the valleys below. Along this route, you will also find some history of the White Mountains when you come across the grave site of Oscar...
Learn more about North Fork East Fork Black River Canyon

This is a short loop off of the North Fork East Fork Black River Canyon trail (276). The loop starts at the Oscar Shultz gravesite. The attraction to this short loop besides seeing the rustic grave of Oscar is that it encircles meadows where elk are often grazing. This loop is an easy sight worthy...
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Apache County Road 1122 is an easy two-lane gravel road from Greer to Highway 273. There are several nice camping spots along the road and access to a non-motorized hiking/biking trail by the scenic bridge. Along this route, you will have views of Sunrise Ski Mountain and Mount Baldy, one of the tal...
Learn more about Forest Service Road 87

This trail is accessed off Highway 373 just out of Greer. It will take to the East side of the Greer "lake" called River Reservoir. The road is just over 2 miles and can easily be traveled by car. The road ends where it meets private property and a road-closed sign. There is a nice parking lot with ...
Learn more about Wonderland

This trail starts right before you enter the town of Greer. Close to the beginning of the road is the Butler Canyon Nature Trail (a short hiking trail) and the road ends at the Montlure Presbyterian Church Camp. This is a well-maintained gravel road that takes you along the side of the Little Colora...
Learn more about East Fork

This is a very scenic drive through the heart of the White Mountains in Arizona. The trail is a well-maintained Forest Service road, suited for a vehicle with average ground clearance. Licensed and registered vehicles are required to travel this trail. There are spots of washboard, but driving slowl...
Learn more about Carnero Creek Trail

ATV trail 954 is an interesting out-and-back spur off of #952 that goes through Pole Water Gap Canyon. Most of the trail is an easy two-track that curves through the dry and sparse ponderosa pine forest; however, it is pretty faint and a lightly trafficked route, requiring some good navigational ski...
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Hall Creek Road connects Fire Service Road 87 to Forest Service Road 112, providing entry to several shorter trails with desirable camping sites and fun trails. Those visiting in autumn will witness the picturesque transformation of roadside trees. It's also common to encounter deer and elk populati...
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This loop starts and ends on Middle Mountain Road. This loop has been coined the Mushroom Loop because several mushrooms were on display at stops along this loop. Either direction can be traveled individually, with the northern side of the loop being a primitive road lightly used, the southern side ...
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952 is an easy ATV trail that goes through the Gila National Forest for over 4 miles near Apache Creek, New Mexico. It’s mostly a dirt two-track that is pretty wide, meandering through a dry and sparse ponderosa forest, through wide open grassy glades. The trail goes through several cattle gates and...
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Take a beautiful drive from Highway 260 to FR 118 up north. You'll pass through wide-open meadows and dense forests of pine and aspen on a moderately bumpy gravel road with some small washouts. Along the way, you'll find cool spots to camp and fun side paths, including a stop at Greens Peak lookout ...
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Conklin Spring Road (Forest Road 68) is a scenic forest drive cutting across the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest north of Big Lake. This well-maintained dirt road runs through diverse high-country landscapes, from open grasslands with burned stands of old timber to lush green pine and aspen groves...
Learn more about Conklin Spring Road - Forest Road 68

This trail can be accessed off Highway 260 or FSR 112. This short trail will take you through some beautiful aspen trees that canopy over the trail near the summit. The forest is pretty dense throughout most of the trail and often you will see wildlife, with elk, deer, and turkeys being the most com...
Learn more about Pole Knoll Summit

This loop takes you from Arizona into New Mexico crossing the border line. The trail surface is smooth with occasional small potholes. This trail passes by many meadows surrounded by tall pine trees. You will find many cows grazing and some natural springs in the area as well.
Learn more about Meadow Loop

The Homestead Loop covers serene trails starting in Arizona and a brief pass through New Mexico before returning to State 48. Flanked by tall trees and grassy fields, the route is smooth with some sections that may require high clearance 4WD, depending on the season and road conditions. There are tw...
Learn more about Homestead Loop

This route takes you from US 180/191 up to Terry Flat on the Escudilla Mountains. It passes by Hulsey Lake, a quiet fishing spot, is also along the route. It is also the route to take to the Escudilla Lookout Trail. The loop continues and returns back down to US 180/191 to the point of beginning. Th...
Learn more about Escudilla Mountain

This trail travels above the Alpine Divide and along a head of the San Francisco River. Much of this area was burned out in the Bear Wallow fire of 2011. Although the scarred area itself is not visually appealing, the lack of trees in areas provides for stunning unobstructed views of the many mounta...
Learn more about Noble Mountain

This loop takes you from Arizona into New Mexico crossing the border line. The trail surface is smooth with occasional small potholes. This trail passes by many meadows surrounded by tall pine trees. You will find many cows grazing and some natural springs in the area as well.
Learn more about Meadow Loop

The Homestead Loop covers serene trails starting in Arizona and a brief pass through New Mexico before returning to State 48. Flanked by tall trees and grassy fields, the route is smooth with some sections that may require high clearance 4WD, depending on the season and road conditions. There are tw...
Learn more about Homestead Loop

This route takes you from US 180/191 up to Terry Flat on the Escudilla Mountains. It passes by Hulsey Lake, a quiet fishing spot, is also along the route. It is also the route to take to the Escudilla Lookout Trail. The loop continues and returns back down to US 180/191 to the point of beginning. Th...
Learn more about Escudilla Mountain

This trail travels above the Alpine Divide and along a head of the San Francisco River. Much of this area was burned out in the Bear Wallow fire of 2011. Although the scarred area itself is not visually appealing, the lack of trees in areas provides for stunning unobstructed views of the many mounta...
Learn more about Noble Mountain