Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Winslow West, Arizona

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Waters Draw

This is a quick, fun and easy trail. You'll get a good variety of views with wooded trails, open power line roads, and a large rocky area next to the trail. There is a loop…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Alder Canyon

This is a fast, fun trail that doesn't get much use. It is wide enough for all vehicles, but ideal for SXSs, ATVs and dirtbikes. There are some tight spots and fallen trees, but nothing…
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Total Miles
3.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Rim Road East

Like Rim Road West, Rim Road East offers tremendous views from atop the Mogollon Rim. Where RRW is passable by all vehicles, Rim Road East is slightly more technical due to erosion and will require…
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Total Miles
52.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Rim Road West

Epic vistas and endless possibilities! This trail offers little to no technical challenge but makes up for this with some of the most amazing views in the state. This is a great route for beginners…
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Total Miles
41.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hutch Mountain Lookout

This is a mild trail that starts off Lake Mary Road on FSR 135, and ends at the Hutch Mountain lookout tower. Winding through lush forest, this road is perfect for a family outing. The…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Marshall Lake Road

This road/trail starts out easy on black top, then chip n seal, then washboard red dusty dirt. From there, it gets rocky, and is slow. There are all kinds of offshoots and camps along the…
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Total Miles
13.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Sheep Springs Road

Sheep Spring Road is a wide forest road that takes you into the heart of the Coconino National Forest. This road often dances between ponderosa pine groves, and expansive alpine meadows, called parks by the…
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Total Miles
9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Bar M Road

This rough forest road has sporadic pull-through primitive campsites scattered throughout, though sites are more densely dispersed closer to the I-17. With no obstacles over 12", this road is clearly unmaintained and could prove challenging…
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Total Miles
10.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Casner Park

The Casner Park Forest Road is located just West of Mormon Lake, South of Flagstaff, AZ. This trail runs in a general East/West direction through the Coconino National Forest and gives you an easy variable…
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Total Miles
9.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FDR 848

Very scenic drive with a great view and access to the nice creek to cool off in on hot days. This trail is very mild and friendly to all high clearance vehicles up to the…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Mormon Mountain

This fun and scenic out-and-back trail to the top of Mormon Mountain is nestled amongst Ponderosa pines, mixed conifers, and aspen trees. The trail begins with deep ruts, and loose rock, then transitions to areas…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Choppy Waters

This scenic point-to-point loop trail meanders through the beautiful pines and meadows of the Coconino National Forest. Although there are some short sections of smooth dirt, the majority of this trail is covered in loose…
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Total Miles
13.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

Red Clay Way

This is a fun point-to-point trail under the pines of the Coconino National Forest near Munds Park, AZ, that can be utilized as a connector to other trails in the area. This 3.5-mile gradual incline…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

00296 Road

This road will become a muddy mess when wet, a few sections of the road are slightly rutted out. There is spotty cell phone service on this road. Possible camp spots. You will find a…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

FR 226

Forest Road 226 runs Northwest to Southeast, opposite the famous "Schnebley Hill". This rocky trail will take you through the mixed pines of the Coconino National Forest through burn scars and past many primitive large…
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Total Miles
9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Lone Pine Divide

A very enjoyable backcountry Jeep trail from SR 288 (Young Road) just north of Roosevelt Lake back to SR 288 north of Young. This trip stays east of the Sierra Ancha Wilderness and skirts the…
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Total Miles
37.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

00132d Road

Really cool white dirt in some sections that does turn into a horrible white dust cloud when it's dry out. The road has spotty cell phone service in sections. Not winter maintained. Offers access to…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

09487x Road

Not suited for low clearance vehicles, this road is rough and has a few small sections of rocks to crawl; it's a bumpy slow-moving trail. The road has spotty cell phone service in sections and…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Howard Trail #245

Not suited for low clearance vehicles. This road is rough and has a few small sections of rocks to crawl. It is a bumpy, slow-moving trail and it will get extremely muddy when wet. The…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Graffiti Tunnel Loop

Scenic loop under the Ponderosa pines of the Coconino National Forest near Munds Park, AZ. The route starts off on a mostly dirt trail with some erosion and ruts of varying depth. As you venture…
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Total Miles
10.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Schnebly Hill Road

Phenomenal scenery includes massive red rock buttes and a thick, healthy forest. If you're going to Sedona from Flagstaff, this is a really fun way to travel. Take your time and explore some of the…
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Total Miles
10.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Clear Creek Canyon(FR-677)

This trail begins off Highway 260 (approximately 6 miles east of the 87), and ends at the southern rim of West Clear Creek Canyon. There is no sign for the turnoff. If you blink, you…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Lockett Meadow Trail

This is a simple Forest Service road but has great views and camp sites scattered around as well. The road is a sandy but with the washboard effect! If possible, air down, ride the trail…
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Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

White Horse Trail

This is one of the offshoots of the Locket Meadow Trail. It's mostly a Forest Service road, but it does become narrow in some places. It climbs up and then descends back down. The terrain…
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Total Miles
10.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Crazy Park

Scenic point-to-point trail under the pines of the Coconino National Forest near Munds Park, AZ. The route is a combination of rutted dirt and loose and buried rock that terminates just past Crazy Park at…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Ritter Road (Newman Park)

Easy, but beautiful, forest road through the Ponderosa pines of the Coconino National Forest west of Munds Park, AZ. Along this route, you will find many dispersed campsites and access to other 4x4 trails in…
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Total Miles
7.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Strawberry to Pine

This dirt trail connects the small mountain towns of Pine and Strawberry. It starts smoothly from Pine but is a series of switchbacks gaining some elevation. There is a popular hiking trail 1/4 mile in…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

00237 Road

This road does have rough rocky patches, but nothing too crazy. There is a water crossing when it's raining or during winter thaw. Not suited for low clearance vehicles. Typically unmaintained in winter. There is…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Deadwood Tank

This scenic point-to-point trail is located under the pines of the Coconino National Forest near Munds Park, AZ, and can be combined with Crazy Park trail to become a bumpy, but fun, loop trail. The…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Thomas Point Trail

Thomas Point Trail is a fun, rocky out-and-back trail near Munds Park, AZ. The trail is mostly dirt with plenty of buried and loose rock to navigate as you roll through the Ponderosa pines in…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa