Dirt Bike Trails Near Cordes Lakes, Arizona

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Bloody Basin Road

Take a day to drive this road through Agua Fria National Monument. You'll want to take your time to explore the archaeological sites and petroglyphs along the way. You can also enjoy a warm soak…
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Total Miles
35.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Heifer Hills

Heifer Hills is an easy-going trail with beautiful views of the southern Prescott National Forest. It is surrounded by rolling hills and wildlife. The road is mild with some ruts and washes that won't be…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Turkey Creek

This very lightly traveled trail will take you through Dead Cow Gulch to Howard Copper Mine. Then you can climb into the foothills and eventually drop to Castle Creek Road. There is some good camping…
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Total Miles
15.6
Tech Rating
8 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Fa

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

Desoto Mine

A very challenging trail for experienced drivers. There is a lot to explore around Desoto Mine, but make sure to follow warning signs. Unlicensed vehicles can use 9268R and 89, but parts of this trail…
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Total Miles
10.8
Tech Rating
8 Difficult
Best Time
Su / Fa

Tonto 677

Tonto 677 is a scenic point-to-point trail through the Tonto National Forest and is also part of the Great Western Trail. The route is mostly easy but does have many areas containing deep ruts and…
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Total Miles
4.9
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Silver Creek

Silver Creek (FS 677) is a scenic point-to-point trail in the Prescott National Forest. The Prescott National Forest is referred to as the place "where the desert meets the pines" and Silver Creek is no…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Jackrabbit Loop

Mostly easy loop trail comprised of Rosalie Spring, Fdr 593, and 9014 Road Between Worlds. The trail spans across BLM land (Agua Fria National Monument) and Tonto National Forest. The loop starts with beautiful desert…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

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

Windmill Wash

Beautiful scenic loop through the foothills of the Northwestern portion of the Tonto National Forest off of Bloody Basin Rd. The trail circles around Mesa Butte (5125 ft), which is easy to spot and runs…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Grapevine

Grapevine road is a rocky, sandy, and gravel mixed surface road that runs through Prescott National Forest. There is a gate about the middle of the trail, please remember to close it behind you. The…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Little Wolf Creek

Little Wolf Creek starts at the end of a jeep road and continues as a wide two-track full of softball-sized rocks. The trail starts climbing up a steep hillside and is almost like a trough…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa

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

Little Wolf

Little Wolf starts on the south end directly off of Pine Flats Road and heads north. It starts in a wash and then continues as a single track that parallels the wash and crosses it…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Johnson Wash 96

Johnson wash trail 96 is an easy meandering trail outside of Cherry and Dewey. It is a 6 mile long trail offering many camping opportunities and great views. This trail makes of 6 miles of…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp

Cherry Cutoff

Cherry Cutoff is a wide and beautiful trail that cuts across the boulder-speckled countryside of the Prescott National Forest. Wide enough to turn around in most places, this road is peppered with the marks and…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Uncle Sam Road

Uncle Sam Road is a gem in the land of overgrown underbrush and paint damage. This trail is wide and beautiful, with no obstacles whatsoever. A couple of beautiful wash crossings could prove challenging during…
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Total Miles
4.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Ambassador Mine

Ambassador Mine is a dirt road that accesses the Ambassador Mine area of the Prescott National Forest. This road is somewhat challenging from the start as the runoff from the storms has created massive deep…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

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

4Lo to Nowhere

This trail starts wide an bush-lined and gives tons of amazing views along its way. But use caution, as the further North you go, the gnarlier it gets. Steep, long, loose-rock climbs and wash crossings…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Box T #511

Box T is a 10.4-mile-long 50-inch trail near Camp Verde, Arizona, that has some very challenging steep and rocky sections that would be an extreme challenge for any ATV or 50-inch UTV and is also…
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Total Miles
8.8
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa

Crown King to Castle Springs - Alternate to "Backway"

This is a very scenic route but if it is wet, it can be quite tricky. Most likely will not see anyone on this very rough but not too challenging route. Rocky, bumpy, windy, and…
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Total Miles
40.5
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Pine Creek

Pine Creek is a fun trail in the Prescott National Forest through a mix of desert and pine trees paralleling a rocky dry wash. It's a rocky trail with lots of boulders embedded in the…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Senator Highway, Crown King Road

This is a long and windy road that takes you to Crown King. Because of its length, and the many things to see and do along the way, you'll want to allow plenty of time…
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Total Miles
28.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su

Copper Canyon Trail

Copper Canyon bypasses interstate traffic and provides an escape from the heat. Making its way from Camp Verde to Cherry Road, this trail climbs more than 1,500 feet. Water flows on the lower half of…
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Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
6 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Tomkins #513

Tomkins is a very challenging 50-inch trail near Camp Verde, Arizona, that starts at an unmarked intersection off of Copper Canyon Road. It immediately starts climbing on a very rocky trail and gets up to…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
8 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa

Dolphin

Dolphin Trail starts on the east end as a continuation of Pine Creek Trail when it starts to directly head west after hitting a fence for private property. It has a short climb up from…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Backway to Crown King

The Backway to Crown King begins at Lake Pleasant and ends at the old mining town of Crown King. This historic route offers something for everyone, making it the most popular 4x4 trail in Arizona.…
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Total Miles
23.8
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Su

Texas Gulch

Texas Gulch starts as a wide, dirt road, gently rolling through the large power line towers. Quickly though, it becomes a rugged, single-lane two-track with erosion and washouts peppering its path. Be thankful for the…
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Total Miles
8.7
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Nemo Spring

Nemo Spring is an intermediate 50-inch trail, full of small and sharp cobble rock, boulders, and chunky rock that make for a very bumpy ride. The surface of the trail is covered in rock almost…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Sp