Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Somerton, Arizona

South Levee Road to Yuma is a wide elevated road with many washboards and several deep potholes. It follows along the Gila Aqueduct until reaching the Colorado River. The confluence is a popular river access…
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Pilot Knob connects Pilot Knob Long Term Visitors Area with Ogilby Road. This sandy remote route is deep with loose sand to the west until meeting up with the powerline road which is better maintained…
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Barney Oldfield Road is a mixed surface road of gravel, sand, and rock. Most of this road runs through a wash, the sand can be deep in areas, and these spots are prone to flash…
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This trail starts just off Ogilby Road, just north of Highway 80, and heads toward Pasadena Mountain to the east with Imperial Dunes to the west, while Mohawk Peak in Mexico can be seen to…
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This trail is a shortcut from Ogilby Road connecting to BLM 920. The surface is hard-packed sand and gravel and has been recently graded, providing excellent conditions. You'll cross various small drainage washes that are…
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Connecting Ogilby Road to Sidewinder Road to Picacho Wash trail, this graded, sandy road stretches 2.5 vehicle widths, providing generous room for navigation. Power lines overhead provide a reliable reference throughout the journey. The route…
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Picacho State Park Road is easy to get to and is mainly loose gravel and washes. It is a two-lane at first then turns into a one-lane. The southern part starts wide, then gets narrow…
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This easy wide section of the Arizona Peace Trail runs alongside the large irrigation canal. There seem to be people fishing in the canal, so be aware of how much dust you kick up. It's…
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Bart is a fun desert singletrack meandering between the base of small desert hills, side-hilling along the edge, and across the tops of the low hills. It is a narrow path on a packed, loose…
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Ryan's Trail is a fun dirt bike trail across the Laguna Hills that is mostly fast and flowy, and ideal for riders of all skill levels. It follows a narrow singletrack across small rolling hills,…
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This is a trail through the sand to the Mexico border and back. Depending on your rig, you may need 4WD. It can be run in an SXS with aired-down tires in 2WD just fine.…
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Departing Ogilby Road toward the high-rising Picacho Peak Wilderness mountains, this route navigates terrain lined with many small rocks and scattered vegetation, including ocotillo, desert brush, and grasses. Off-camber sections, ruts, and drops into various…
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Valley of the Names is a really cool road, for miles, there are rocks that people have moved and created little sayings and names! It is a cool thing to see! The road is mostly…
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This trail is accessed halfway through Ryan's and connects out to another dirt road. It follows the spine of a hill as a narrow single track, side-hilling on the edge of the hill, riding past…
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Road 506 is another road that has some really cool rock writing that people have left over the years, it is a cool area to check out as well as camp. It runs through Bureau…
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Backyard is a short dirt bike trail that connects Bart to Bird Pole. It's about a half mile long, and follows a narrow single track across the base of rolling desert hills, on a smooth…
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West Side starts on the edge of one of the dirt roads in the Laguna Hills, and goes across a flat desert terrain that is packed loose rock. There are several rock "goal posts" that…
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Short Wheelbase road is a gravel and sandy road that has very large washouts that dip down, a long wheelbase vehicle would have a hard time and may find themselves dragging their rear ends. These…
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Part of the limited-use area requiring staying on trails, this hard-packed gravel route departs Ogilby Road heading straight for the Imperial Sand Dunes with determination. Very little vegetation surrounds the trail bed initially, though overgrown…
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Road Number 662 is a mix surface of gravel, rock, and sand, with some sections more rutted and washed out. Some of these trails have steep inclines and some large rocks. Also, be aware this…
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This is a super easy graded washboard section of the Arizona Peace Trail. There are plenty of dispersed camping spots all along the trail and lakeside. Be sure to keep an eye out for "Day…
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Ryan's Trail is a 2.2 mile point to point trail within the Laguna Hills area. This trail turns off of the Laguna Ridge Trail and drops down into a wash crosses the Laguna Ridge trail…
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Foothills Boulevard is a 6.1-mile point-to-point trail that is a dirt road extension of the paved Fortuna Foothills Boulevard. This trail is within the Barry M Goldwater Range and requires a permit to travel on.…
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One vehicle wide on the north side, this sandy route with some gravel displays schizophrenic character between its sections. Starting at Ogilby Road on the north end, you cross many small washes delivering lots of…
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This easy section of the Arizona Peace Trail is a unique sight along the route. It starts in the fields and canals and crosses the highway as it cuts through the large concrete and gravel…
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Launching from BLM 701 toward the high-rising Picacho Peak Wilderness mountains towering to the east, this hard-packed sand route wears a gravel overlay throughout. Vegetation stays sparse with just a few desert bushes and ocotillo…
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Departing Walker Way northbound toward BLM 702, this route briefly starts in a wash before quickly jumping onto a plateau and heading toward Picacho Peak Wilderness. Hard-packed sand and gravel create the surface with very…
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LCR 1827 is a 4.1 mile out and back trail that starts off the Laguna Ridge trail and ends at Gila Gravity Main Canal. This is a great side trip to have lunch at the…
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This short 3.7-mile point-to-point trail is part of the Fortuna Block public trails. This trail system has several intersection points and the trails are named by the beginning and ending intersection points. This trail is…
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Starting at BLM 801 near the base of Picacho Peak Wilderness and ending at Walker Way, this hard-pack sand and gravel route crosses both Ogilby Road and BLM 701 along its journey. The section north…
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