Dirt Bike Trails Near Katherine, Arizona

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Tyro Mine Inside

We started at Katherine's Landing near Bullhead City, but you can also get here from Sleeping Princess. The road is rated 5 either way, although Katherine's Landing side is slightly easier. The first right-hand spur…
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Total Miles
11.4
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Stonehouse Trail

The Stonehouse Trail is a single-wide dirt road that winds through desert hills in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and passes by an old stone house ruin. The road is not technical but has…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Nevada Telephone Cove Road

The Nevada Telephone Cove Road is inside the Lake Mead National Recreation Area boundary and starts just off State Route 163 a few miles outside of Laughlin, Nevada. This is a well-trafficked and reasonably maintained…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Portland Mine Traverse

This 21.7 point-to-point trail begins off the Lake Mead View Trail (which actually overlooks Lake Mohave) and ends near Katherine's Landing. The trail takes you through the Black Mountain range and passes by the Portland…
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Total Miles
21.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Wi / Sp

Mead Davis Power Road

Mead Davis Power Road is a rocky, dusty, sandy, rutted, washed-out road. Some sections require a short wheelbase high clearance vehicle, otherwise, its an easy road 4x4 is highly recommended. There is a chance for…
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Total Miles
36.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Secret Pass Cutoff

This steep trail will not get you off-camber and does not have any difficult obstacles. I think it would be much harder if you had both differentials open because of how steep/loose some of the…
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Total Miles
11.2
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

AZPT Segment Lake Havasu to Kingman

This 19.7-mile point-to-point trail is a small segment of the Arizona Peace Trail, a 675-mile off-road trail through western Arizona. This segment takes you from Golden Shores to Bullhead City on Lake Havasu to the…
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Total Miles
18.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Sleeping Princess

This is a challenging and scenic Jeep trail through the Black Mountains. Its difficulty depends on the direction driven and the options chosen. This trail can be driven either way but it is recommended to…
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Total Miles
26.6
Tech Rating
8 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Jeep Cove Trail

This 12.4-mile out-and-back trail takes you from the Portland Mine Traverse Trail to Jeep Cove on Lake Mohave. Jeep Cove is a great place to relax for lunch while traveling the Traverse Trail. Possibility of…
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Total Miles
5.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Pass Canyon

This is a very rugged trail in mining country that borers a closed wilderness. There are some interesting old mining structures to see at the Moss Mine ruins. There are a lot of side roads…
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Total Miles
15.5
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Fa / Wi / Sp

Buck Wash to Pass Canyon Connector

This 2.2-mile point-to-point trail is a connector between the Buck Wash Area and the Pass Canyon Area. This double-track trail skirts the Mount Nuts Wilderness Area, with beautiful views of the Black Mountains. This is…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Mead Davis Powerline Road

The first half of the trail is hard pack dirt with rutted areas and uneven grades, single-car wide. The second half of the trail is washes with two-car wide areas most of the way and…
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Total Miles
13.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Secret Pass Technical Trail

This 16.2 mile out-and-back trail is part of the Secret Pass Trail System. The first 5.9 miles is an easy trail with obstacles under 12". There is a sign indicating the beginning of the technical…
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Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Lost Cabin Wash Trail

This 4.3-mile out-and-back trail takes you up the lost cabin wash to an old coral area. This is a nice little side trip while traveling on the Portland Mine Traverse. The trail is easy and…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Nellis Cove Road

Nellis Cove Road runs through Lake Mead National Recreation Area. This area is a limited-use area, and camping is only allowed in approved areas, offroad use is not allowed unless on a designated route. It…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Joy Lane to Quarry Part 2

This trail is mostly decomposed granite, with several washes which are dry most of the year. The majority of the trail is one vehicle length wide. Best in the spring for the wildflowers. Many sharp…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Nine Mile Cove Road

Nine Mile Cove Road runs through Lake Mead National Recreation Area. This area is a limited-use area, and camping is only allowed in approved areas. Offroad use is not allowed unless on a designated route.…
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Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Joy Lane to Rock Quarry Part 1

This trail is mostly decomposed granite, with several washes which are dry most of the year. The majority of the trail is one vehicle length wide. Best in the spring for the wildflowers. Many sharp…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Tamarisk Road

Tamarisk Road runs through Lake Mead National Recreation Area. This area is a limited-use area, and camping is only allowed in approved areas, offroad use is not allowed unless on a designated route. It is…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Lake Mohave View Trail

This trail provides great views of Lake Mohave and many areas suitable for camping. The road is mostly moderate gravel but there are several short loose and steep sections. There are a lot of large…
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Total Miles
7.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Mid Basin Cove

Mid-Basin Cove road is an easy road but can be loose sand in sections, 4x4 is recommended, in the rainy season this area is prone to flash floods. It runs through Lake Mead National Recreation…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Pot Cove Road

This short side trail off the East Cottonwood Cove Road leads to the more popular beach area which has toilet facilities. A good side trip while in the area to view Lake Mohave and relax.…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

East Cottonwood Cove Road

This trail is a graded road from US 93 out to East Cottonwood Cove on Lake Mohave. This road is wide and fairly smooth with a few washes that are susceptible to flooding during heavy…
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Total Miles
18.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Wi / Su / Sp

Six Mile Cove Road

Six Mile Cove Road is an easy road but can be loose sand in sections, 4x4 is recommended, in the rainy season this area is prone to flash floods. It runs through Lake Mead National…
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Total Miles
6.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Wi / Fa

Klondyke Mine Loop

This trail is a 6.6-mile loop in the Black Mountains that passes 3 closed gold mines, Dixie Queen Mine, Klondyke Mine, and Dixie Gold Mine. This trail also has sweeping views of Lake Mohave. Many…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa / Wi / Sp

Rockefeller Mine Road

Rockefeller Mine road is mixed surface gravel, sand, and loose rock road that runs through both Lake Mead National Recreation Area and Bureau of Land Management Government Lands. This road offers stunning views of the…
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Total Miles
9.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Chloride Mines

Parking is available behind the Mindeshaft Market, and camping is available at the Chloride Western RV Park. Please ride respectfully through town. The trail starts out in Chloride, a delightful mining town, and takes you…
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Total Miles
17.1
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Opal Mountain Road

Opal Mountain Road drives through the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. This area is a limited-use area, and camping is only allowed in approved areas. Offroad use is not allowed unless on a designated route.…
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Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Wi / Fa

Eagle Pass

A simple, but bone-jarring, trail through a canyon in the Sacramento Mountains near Needles, California. We did this trail starting at Exit 148 south of Needles, but it can be done either way. Eagle Pass…
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Total Miles
28.4
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Cerbat Crest

Visit old mines and ride the crest of the Cerbat Mountains. Traverse eroded, rocky roads and viewed a large copper mine. This trip will take you to a number of old mines, but it will…
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Total Miles
13.7
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp