Dirt Bike Trails Near Cave Creek, Arizona

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New River

A State Trust Land permit is required to travel west of the forest boundary. With this permit, you can camp and drive unlicensed ATVs, UTVs and dirtbikes. This is a moderate trail that crosses the…
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Total Miles
18
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Cramm Trail

This quick, scenic out-and-back trail is relatively easy. The only thing to note is the river wash in the beginning, as well as water erosion areas on trail in a few spots. One or two…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Cramm Mountain Loop

This very short, easy, loop trail around Cramm Mountain offers sweeping 360 views of the desert landscape. It does seem that this trail is minimally used and therefore has vegetation overgrowth in places - higher…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Maggie May's Way

This out-and-back offshoot leads to a fun area with a handful of both easy and advanced trails. This particular trail is not very technical itself, although water erosion on or next to the trail is…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Big Maggie May

This very short section connects to two other trails and contains a couple of interesting sections. At the very beginning, the trail crosses a sandy wash. This could be hazardous or dangerous in wet (rain)…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

Trail 1940

An out-and-back offshoot trail for those interested in a bit more of a challenge. Right away there are steep, loose, rocky grades to ascend with more to come. There is a hill-top point when the…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Mesa Connection

This easy dirt road section is the start/end of a 60-mile trail. It leads to the top of the mesa with beautiful desert views and scattered primitive camping. Connects to the (OnX) New River trail.…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Walnut Spring Trail

This out-and-back trail begins right off Seven Spring Road, and immediately there is a sandy river wash to cross. Be aware that it could be hazardous in flash flooding conditions. Shortly after, there is a…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Red Rover, Red Rover

This out-and-back trail is a bit more of a challenge but does offer dispersed camping near the beginning. There are several rock garden areas to navigate, a couple being on steep grades. There is a…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Camp Creek

Camp Creek Road is in the Tonto National Forest and requires a pass, which can be purchased at the ranger station. The road is a mixed surface road combination of sand, rocks, and gravel, most…
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Total Miles
10.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

Table Mesa Road

Table Mesa Road provides primary access to the Table Mesa Recreation Area and its network of OHV trails. It is primarily a washboard gravel road, though washouts and ruts can be present on occasion. While…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Road to Nowhere

Great day out exploring trying to find the Tip Top Mine - Unfortunately, this is not the way, but it is a road with some great views if you feel like going on a slow…
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Total Miles
12.8
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

El Paso Pipeline Road

This is a dirt-covered service road that is regularly maintained. It's a fun, easy route for getting to different areas. There's nothing technical about this trail aside from a couple of sandy washes. Note of…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

Cactus Express

A quick, short little section of trail that connects Lake Pleasant road to Saguaro Way trail, which leads to a shooting area. There is nothing terribly technical about this route aside from a couple of…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

9949 to Black Canyon Trail

This short section of trail and Black Canyon Trail are closed to vehicles over 60" wide. The west section is in a shooting area, so use caution around that area. There are a couple of…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Saguaro Way

This section of trail weaves its way through the beautiful desert and leads to a shooting area at the North end. It also connects to a handful of other trails. There are a couple of…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

TV-(Not) Raw Deal

Raw Deal is a short trail up a wash on State Trust Land. I have walked the trail but have not driven it. I would guess it to be a 8 or 9 for difficulty.…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
9 Difficult
Best Time
Fa / Su

Trail 9949

This short section of trail is more narrow and therefore is only open to small utility SXS and smaller. No full-size trucks or SXS's. Nothing too technical on this trail, aside from one section with…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

Crapshoot

Remote and scenic throughout the entire trail. Plenty of challenges. Be aware that shooting is allowed in some designated areas, so take care when passing these locations. ATVs and UTVs are allowed. Pack out your…
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Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Zip Zap

This power line service trail connects to the Boulder Creek Ranch area. It's primarily easy in technicality, but the southern end of the trail does have a couple of short technical rock garden sections. There…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

TV-1 Diehard

Diehard runs from one side of Crapshoot Powerline Loop to the other. I stood high on the southern entrance to the trail and took this photo with a telephoto lens. I have no idea what…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
9 Difficult
Best Time
Su / Fa

Boulder Creek

This trail ascends out of the Agua Fria stream, mostly dry, down Little Grand Canyon Road off of West Table Mesa Road. The ascent is steep, with a few boulders that could hit a differential…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Indian Fort

A stone wall fort on a small flat-top hill just off the Table Mesa North Access Road. Drive to the base of the hill and scramble up an easy climb to enter the fort. Commanding…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Road Between Worlds

This mostly easy out-and-back trail traverses through the beautiful desert grasslands of the Agua Fria National Monument and Tonto National Forest at an elevation too high for saguaros and too low for alpine forests. The…
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Total Miles
11.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Back Way to Black Canyon City

An off-highway route that winds through the mountains between Black Canyon City and the Table Mesa Recreation Area. Nice scenery and a few eroded, rocky hills add a bit of a challenge. The southern part…
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Total Miles
9.8
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su

Maggie Mine

Very scenic trail in the foothills of the Bradshaw Mountains. Although not far from the highway and Black Canyon City, this route feels isolated and offers a chance to spot wildlife, beautiful desert plant life,…
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Total Miles
6.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Backway to Sheeps Bridge

This trail provides a shorter alternative to Bloody Basin road for viewing Sheeps Bridge and the Hot Springs. This trail is not overly difficult, but there are a few water crossings. The second crossing across…
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Total Miles
11.2
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

China Dam/Tule Homestead

This scenic trail will take you to an old dam and an old homestead used for mining and is suitable for stock 4x4s with adequate ground clearance. Give or take 3 hours to complete depending…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Wi / Sp

Castle Hot Springs Road

Castle Hot Springs is a natural hot spring that has an intriguing history as a health resort. In operation since 1896, the original Castle Hot Springs resort was destroyed by fire in 1976. Under new…
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Total Miles
33.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Hangman's Noose Loop

This is an awesome short trail loop. It is narrow and has significant undulation. It begins on rolling desert terrain and drops into the wash with a steep descent (approx 200' elevation) and a very…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi