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 point with open riding opportunities as well as fishing and camping. This road also passes F...
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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 floods, which do not attempt during rainy seasons. The road runs through the Bureau of Land Management property. The road h...
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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 and has more gravel the closer you get to Pilot Knob RV Resort. This is a short fun route that conn...
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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 easy to maneuver but can be bumpy as you navigate these minor crossings. The t...
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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 the south, providing dramatic landmarks in multiple directions. The surface is rough, grainy sand that can be d...
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Picacho State Park Trail is a scenic, 14.7-mile route ideal for beginners, families, and offroaders looking for a relaxed drive with stunning desert vistas and access to the Colorado River. This well-maintained trail has a technical rating of 3 and begins on a wide, two-lane unpaved road that gradua...
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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 rock surface that is easy to follow. It crosses over little spines and dips through little washes. The trail i...
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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 heads toward Picacho Wilderness, and Pasadena Mountain do...
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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, on a packed surface of loose rocks and dirt, with frequent dips into small ravines and wash crossings. Th...
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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. The trail does continue after the 6 miles but is off-limits to the public. This is Feder...
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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 surface of packed small loose rocks, dipping into small ravines as it flows over the rolling hills. Watch out for s...
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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 big ocotillo cacti. It makes some sharp corners and crosses little ravines, sometimes with a sharp dip in an...
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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 washes ranging in depth, all under 12 in...
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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 a heavy washboarded trail and can be uncomfortable to travel with a solid axl...
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Flynnagain is a fun 1.5-mile-long singletrack on the southern portion of the Laguna Hills trail system. The north entrance is marked with the name of the trail, and it rides across a barren hilltop full of dark colored, packed loose rocks. The trail is worn into the rocks, but there are also rock st...
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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 help mark the trail. It winds along the rolling desert hilltops and drops into a rocky wash. The trail can be a bit har...
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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 plant. Once there, you drive between a large irrigation canal and the active train tracks. This route offers sup...
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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 trees eventually appear, forcing you to navigate aro...
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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 and then connects to LCR1827. There are several memorials placed along this trail, Including the memorial for Ryan.
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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 well-graded and wide, with some rough washboard sections. Use caution as there is lots of heavy farm equipment in ...
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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 point with open riding opportunities as well as fishing and camping. This road also passes F...
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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 floods, which do not attempt during rainy seasons. The road runs through the Bureau of Land Management property. The road h...
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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 and has more gravel the closer you get to Pilot Knob RV Resort. This is a short fun route that conn...
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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 easy to maneuver but can be bumpy as you navigate these minor crossings. The t...
Learn more about Pipeline Cutoff

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 point with open riding opportunities as well as fishing and camping. This road also passes F...
Learn more about South Levee to Yuma

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 floods, which do not attempt during rainy seasons. The road runs through the Bureau of Land Management property. The road h...
Learn more about Barney Oldfield Road

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 and has more gravel the closer you get to Pilot Knob RV Resort. This is a short fun route that conn...
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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 easy to maneuver but can be bumpy as you navigate these minor crossings. The t...
Learn more about Pipeline Cutoff