Dirt Bike Trails Near Canyon Day, Arizona

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Springer Mountain

Springer Mountain is an easy and scenic point-to-point trail through the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest near Lakeside, AZ. The route is graded and covered with gravel and easily passable by most vehicles. Rain may increase the…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Ski Hi to Turkey Mountain

This is a nice little drive in the forest--nothing technical. Ski Hi is accessible by high-clearance cars. There are beautiful pines and awesome starry night skies in the late spring/summer! The roads are usually passable…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Porter Mountain Loop

Spring, Summer, Fall - mostly easy trail with some great side spurs with awesome views. Along this route, you will also see an old run-down cabin near the Sawmill tank and an old homestead North…
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Total Miles
16
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

FR283 - Marshall Mountain

You'll find lots of Ponderosa Pine, Some Oak, and Juniper. You'll also see changes to see wildlife such as Elk, Deer, Turkey, Rabbits & Squirrels. This is a nice easy drive through the forest. This…
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Total Miles
6.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Turkey Mountain

This is a little jumper road between FR182 and FR283 with lots of side trails to explore. It is a really easy grade. It may become impassible in winter. Less than 1/2 hour - more…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Salt River Canyon

A very scenic and (usually) easy trip from US 60 north of Globe down Salt River Canyon and through a very beautiful remote country to Cherry Creek and Young Road. Most of this trail is…
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Total Miles
38.5
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Cactus Flats

This ride will take you on a trip around the White Mountains of Arizona. There are a few places you can start. You can start at one of the trailheads on the Maverick trail, at…
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Total Miles
37.8
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Young Pondo Pine Path

This route is heavily treed and lined with beautiful, young Ponderosa Pines. The area was ravaged by the Rodeo-Chemiski Fire in 2002 and the new trees are all about 20 years old. The route travels…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Fir Point View

This is an unmarked ATV/UTV, dirt bike only route due to the trees and bushes making it very narrow. Larger vehicles may be able to avoid some of the trees but some will prevent further…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FS 139 Cottonwood Wash

This trail starts at Arizona Highway 260. There is a parking area and staging spot at the turnoff. This trail meanders toward the Mogollon Rim. The area was ravaged by the Rodeo-Chediski Fire in 2002…
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Total Miles
7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Log Landing

Log Landing is an easy, two-lane gravel road leading to Big Lake in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in the beautiful Arizona White Mountains. Besides snow during the winter, there are no obstacles associated with this…
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Total Miles
5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Butler Point

Butler Point is a great trail to access many forest roads within the Apache Sitgreaves Forest. At the beginning, it is a 2WD road accessible to many vehicles. When you turn right and it starts…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FS 161 West Fork

This beautiful, easy route connects FS 139 Cottonwood Wash with the East Mogollon Rim Road. The decommissioned Deer Springs Fire Lookout rises stoically above the far western side of this route overlooking the Mogollon Rim.…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FS 46 Wild Horse Haven

This level, the easy short route follows FS 46 Stinson Road west from FS 139. It is through prime wild horse habitat. Driving slowly will increase your chances of viewing the majestic animals that have…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FS 46 Clay Chaos

This route is a continuation of FS 46 Wild Horse Haven. The difficulty of the trail changes drastically due to the slick, clay soil and deep washouts. The clay can become extremely slick with very…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

North Fork East Fork Black River Canyon

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,…
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Total Miles
52.8
Tech Rating
3 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Richmond Basin

The Richmond Basin is a large area with a long history of mining for Zinc, Silver, Lead, and Gold. This Jeep trail will take you on a loop through the heart of the area. The…
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Total Miles
28.5
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

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

Squeeze Me Gently

This trail has it all, including climbs, descents, lush forests, open meadows, and beautiful views, with elevations changing over 1,000 feet and exceeding 9,300 feet! There is a section of the trail where there is…
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Total Miles
16.9
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Cherry Creek

This beautiful Jeep trail starts in the heat of the desert near Globe and ends in the cool ponderosa pines at 6,000 feet south of Young. You will pass by rugged mountain ridges, interesting rock…
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Total Miles
38.6
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Wi / Fa

Coon Creek Ruins

The ancient Coon Creek Ruins cliff dwellings are not as large or as well preserved as many of the protected ruins throughout the West, but they are interesting, and they are available to be explored…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Pioneer Pass

Pioneer Pass starts near the center of Globe, circles the south side of Pinal Peak, and ends on Forest Service Road 651 leading to Pinal Peak. Climb to Pioneer Pass at 6,000' elevation, drop into…
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Total Miles
20.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Noble 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…
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Total Miles
12.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Rug Road to Klondyke

Rug Road is a 4x4 trail that begins in Mammoth, traverses the famous "Carpet Hill" and then climbs to Table Mountain Pass in the Zapata Mountains. It then drops down into the Aravaipa watershed, passes…
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Total Miles
56.6
Tech Rating
8 Difficult
Best Time
Su / Fa

ATV 14

This trail has some really great views of wilderness near Heber - Overgaard, AZ. There is a point where there is an area that will require a machine capable of being a mountain goat, definitely…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Aztec Peak

Aztec Peak trail is an easy road to a fire tower at the top of a 7,748' mountain. The road follows Workman Creek while accessing several Forest Service recreation areas and trailheads. Almost any vehicle…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Pinto to Pinal

This Jeep trail is 50 miles, including the road up to and down from Pinal Peak and the one out to Madera Peak.This series of easy, scenic roads will take you from Pinto Mine Road…
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Total Miles
29.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Oak Creek Cabin

A fairly easy road to an old cabin at the edge of the Sierra Ancha Wilderness. The cabin is in good shape and even has a few canned goods and (empty) booze bottles.You can take…
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Total Miles
10
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su

Escudilla Mountain

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…
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Total Miles
9.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa