Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Moccasin, Arizona

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Dinosaur Tracks Loop

This is a fun excursion that will depart from the Elephant Cove Trailhead near Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park. It starts with a short climb up a slick rock face. From there you will…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Elephant Gap - Poverty Gulch Overlook

This is a sandy but somewhat easy trail that has great for views of the surrounding area. You will see mountains, rocky valleys and large areas of sand based flats. There are also interesting small…
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Total Miles
30.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Black Mesa-Red Knoll Loop

This is a fun and easy trail that will have you in awe of the majesty in the Zion, Bryce Canyon, Kanab area. There are numerous overlooks and fun areas to take walks or explore.…
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Total Miles
23.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Poverty Gulch Slick Rock/Petroglyphs

This section of the trail continues the decent into the canyon and to the East fork of the Virgin River. The trail ends with a couple of options. You can proceed straight down to the…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Poverty Gulch Decent

The trail is a portion of the Poverty Gulch trail that includes the descent on a slightly narrower, steeper, and much more windy section of the trail. For those who do not like heights, this…
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Total Miles
5.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Poverty Gulch Jump Start

Poverty Gulch is a fun ride with a variety of obstacles. For this reason, the trail has been separated into shorter segments to highlight the different areas. This trail is adjacent to the beautiful Zion…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Hidden Lake Loop

The trail starts from the Peek-A-Boo trailhead. The trail starts with a trek through some very deep, loose and fine sand. You will likely have to air down your tires if you are running street/hard…
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Total Miles
18.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Peek-A-Boo Slot Canyon Loop

The loop adds significant distance in the deep sand and a relatively steep decent into the wash to get to the slot canyon. If you stay to the southern end and go directly into the…
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Total Miles
7.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Poverty Gulch Overlook

This is a great way to start your Poverty Gulch adventure. This track stays above Poverty Gulch and rides a ridgeline looking down into Poverty Gulch. This is a relatively easy track; however, it is…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

BLM 1025 to House Rock Road

Extremely scenic route with fairly easy accessibility, but not advisable for any 2WD during any sort of weather. Trails leading off can have many obstacles and deep sand that, if dry, never ends. This trail…
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Total Miles
22.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Grafton Road

This out-and-back road starts out as paved, with the last 2.5 miles turning to dirt. Easy enough for 2WD vehicles and wide enough for two vehicles to pass. It is nearly all private land on…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Wire Mesa

The Wire Mesa trailhead is actually a mountain bike destination, but the driveable trail continues on past the parking lot. Up there it's BLM land, so there are many primitive camp spots, most with fire…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Smithsonian Butte Back Country Byway 02

Smithsonian Butte is a National Back Country Byway that offers incredible scenic views in all directions. This byway will not disappoint when starting from the north. It consists of a steep rocky and rutted climb…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Little Creek Mesa

Little Creek Mesa is a hidden gem for anyone looking for fantastic views, widely varying terrain, history or something for the entire family. There are large areas of flat, slick rock that people use for…
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Total Miles
26.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Gooseberry Mesa

Gooseberry Mesa and the surrounding area are a mecca for all things dirt biking and hiking. There is an endless network of trails in this region. Off this particular road, you'll find the Gooseberry Mesa…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Rocky Top Little Creek Mesa

From the Little Creek Mesa Trail, this 4.5-mile track loops around to the rocky outcropping on top of the Mesa. It's great fun for dirt bikes, quads, 4x4s, and SXSs. The views of the valley…
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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Gooseberry Mesa Spur

Gooseberry Mesa and the surrounding area are a mecca for all things dirt biking and hiking. There is an endless network of trails in this region. Off this particular road you'll find the White Trailhead.…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

Antelope/Temple Trail (East)

The now called Antelope Trail is a two land road that runs from Navajo Trail on the south and Highway 59 to the North. It transits portions of the old Temple and Honeymoon Trails and…
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Total Miles
12.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Smith Mesa

This trail starts out as a paved road from either end but turns to dirt road for the 20 miles around the Smith Mesa plateau. The West entrance snakes its way up the Hurricane Mesa.…
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Total Miles
29
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Skutumpah Road

This is a 34-mile trail with high clearance vehicles recommended by BLM. The road winds through the western portion of the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. Carry extra water and fuel as there are no…
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Total Miles
19.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Harris Rim

This easy dirt road follows along the mountain ridge back and travels Southwest from the 14, and connects to Swains Creek. It is open to all sizes of vehicles and is 2WD capable. There are…
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Total Miles
11.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su

Swains Creek

Also known as Strawberry Ridge Road, this maintained scenic dirt road begins/ends from the 14 and is easy enough for 2WD vehicles. At one point, you will enter a private property residence - Swains Creek…
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Total Miles
7.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su

Temple Trail (Southern Section)

This trail encompasses the southern 60% of the Temple Trail. The path has been collected from numerous historical documents from local sources. It is a relatively flat path with little elevation change, as would be…
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Total Miles
39.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Antelope/Honeymoon Trail (North)

This trail is really a well maintained gravel road that provides a shortcut between the ranches to the south to Hurricane City. It does connect to Highway 59 in the north however, this route does…
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Total Miles
13.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

Navajo Trail West

The Navajo Trail is a road between BLM 1069 (Mount Trumbull Schoolhouse) and Colorado City. It also coincides with the Temple Trail near the Hurricane Cliffs and crosses many other popular trails including Antelope, Sunshine…
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Total Miles
15.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Yucca Way

If you're looking for another route, or perhaps the road less traveled, on top of Gould's Rim, this track is just over 2.5 miles, and it loops around on the west side of the Honeymoon…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Strawberry Ridge

This easy, maintained dirt road off the 14 takes you up and along the ridge line, eventually connecting to Strawberry Point Road. There are primitive camp spots right at the beginning of the road, so…
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Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Hurricane Cliffs Trail

This trail takes you along the Hurricane cliffs and offers sweeping views of the desert landscape around you. Great views of the plateaus and Little Creek Mountain. Respect any and all gates - you are…
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Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Gould's Rim Wanderings

Gould's Rim on the east side of Hurricane is a mesa from which you can access Smith Mesa, Little Creek Mesa, Flying Monkey, and Rattlesnake Gulch to Toquerville Falls. You can go to Virgin or…
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Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Yucca Way Spur

This little spur takes you close to the edge of the rim up on Gould's Rim in an area south of Mollie's Nipple where there is a canyon overlook. The views of Smith's Mesa to…
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Total Miles
0.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi