Spring Canyon starts as a wide, rock road that narrows into a one-lane rock trail. As you climb into the canyon, you'll encounter erosion, giving you off-camber water runoff crossings. Paint damage is guaranteed as… Learn more about Spring Canyon
Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Ye Old 89
This trail follows the section south of the closed gate where the Old 89 passes through the concrete plant. It buzzes past fields of perfectly spaced Juniper trees, while jackrabbits dart across as you drive… Learn more about Ye Old 89
Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp
FS 635" The Locked Gate"
This easy, two-lane, forest grader takes you all the way to a locked gate. It also is the main graded road and access to the area to get across the train tracks and gain access… Learn more about FS 635" The Locked Gate"
Total Miles
7.1
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp
Eddy Well Trail
Eddy Well is accessed by Spring Canyon Trail. Eddy Well includes wash crossings, with steep entries and exits that might make it challenging after a rain or snowstorm and also during monsoon season. The southern… Learn more about Eddy Well Trail
Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Bullock Trail
This trail takes the adventurer from Highway 89 through lots of dips and dives, loose rutted hill climbs, past an old stone structure known as a Limestone Kiln, and the trailhead for Limestone Lookout. This… Learn more about Bullock Trail
Total Miles
9
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Sp
Rock Butte's Rocky Revenge
This is the perfect trail if one wants to see Rock Butte up close and prefers the easy way. Approach it from the west side using Bullock Trail for access. East of Rock Butte, this… Learn more about Rock Butte's Rocky Revenge
Total Miles
3.8
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Sp
Rock Butte View Trail
This mostly easy two-track trail diverts from the main Rock Butte trail and provides access to a few nice dispersed camping spots via a small shelf and a few rutted off-camber tracks. The meadow area… Learn more about Rock Butte View Trail
Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp
Muldoon / 638
Muldoon starts off as a gentle, wide, rolling trail. As you proceed North, out of the grassy pasture, the trail yields to off camber mudruts with whoop-like rollers in several spots. The further North, the… Learn more about Muldoon / 638
Total Miles
7.9
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Muldoon's Dead End
This trail has a connecting loop but ends right before a sharp drop-off. There are a few admirable dispersed campsites protected by large Juniper trees. For a short time, the trail follows along the gas… Learn more about Muldoon's Dead End
Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Sp
Easy Ridge, Hard Canyon
The northern section of this trail from the main route in the area is easy and flat. There are a few dispersed camping spots, but after the second livestock gate, the trail becomes very narrow… Learn more about Easy Ridge, Hard Canyon
Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Sp
Not the Way Across the Tracks
This section of the Old 89 takes the driver from the new paved 89 back across the ridge to the old dirt section. There are quite a few nice dispersed camping spots near the beginning… Learn more about Not the Way Across the Tracks
Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp
Northern Pipe Line Road
If you like mostly straight and mostly flat trails, this is the one for you. The road is here because of the gas pipeline that it parallels. There are a few mild transitions here and… Learn more about Northern Pipe Line Road
Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp
Pine Flat
This short and sweet little connector trail passes by a lovely tank and green area with plenty of flowers blooming, if you are lucky enough to be here in the springtime. It passes through some… Learn more about Pine Flat
Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp
Barrata / 640
The Barrata trail is a great way to dip your toe into the beautiful wilderness of the Prescott National Forest. This single lane wide dirt trail has gorgeous views of the hills to the West.… Learn more about Barrata / 640
Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Red Hat Vista Trail
This short, challenging, out and back passes by the Massive Red Tank and a few very remote, dispersed camp spots with fire rings. There are many long loose rocky hill climbs, a few off-camber washouts,… Learn more about Red Hat Vista Trail
Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Sp
Rad Hat Tank Boulder Field
This seemingly never used out and back appears to have become the main route for livestock in the area. The turnout for the Red Hat Mine has been absorbed by the forest and no longer… Learn more about Rad Hat Tank Boulder Field
Total Miles
0.3
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Sp
Tri Canyon Traverse
The Tri Canyon Traverse Trail starts in a beautiful pasture in the grassland of the Prescott National Forest. Don't let this gentle landscape fool you, though, because as you move out of the pasture, the… Learn more about Tri Canyon Traverse
Total Miles
7
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Hell Point
While this trail doesn't provide vehicular access to Hell Point, it gets you to the trailhead to hike the rest of the way on foot. When you follow the route around to the final roundabout,… Learn more about Hell Point
Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Sp
Hells Canyon to King Springs
This short out and back is moderately difficult with some deep washouts and a few off-camber rutted-out sections. The trail scenery is lovely and scenic as it passes through meadows and juniper forests. At the… Learn more about Hells Canyon to King Springs
Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
6
Difficult
Best Time
Fa / Sp
Elk Ridge to Matterhorn
The route begins as an easy well-trafficked gravel road, dotted with several gates, then starts down a smaller forest road that follows the power line going in and out of the tree line. The route… Learn more about Elk Ridge to Matterhorn
Total Miles
22.3
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Prospect Point Trailhead
This challenging short out and back leads to the hiking, horseback, and mountain biking trailhead of Prospect Point. This TH appears to provide access to the beautiful Verde River by foot, horse, or mountain bike.… Learn more about Prospect Point Trailhead
Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Sp
Just Grazing Trail
This short loop through the fields is clearly grazing grounds and a nice fun track to reconnect with the main road in and out of the area. This one completes the loop. It's easy and… Learn more about Just Grazing Trail
Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp
Lookout for Limestone
This rocky technical little trail twists and turns through tight sections of juniper trees and off-camber tight washes. The trail gets very narrow in sections and ends at a rock garden. There are faint tracks… Learn more about Lookout for Limestone
Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Sp
9031F
9031F starts as a wide road that quickly narrows to a single lane of dirt that snakes it's way along a gas pipeline north toward i-40. No obstacles are on this road, but do be… Learn more about 9031F
Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su
King Tank / 641
King Tank starts off wide and open in the grassland of the Black Hills area outside of Chino Valley, AZ. As you progress Northward, the track narrows to one lane, with steep entries and exits… Learn more about King Tank / 641
Total Miles
5
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa
Juniper Meadows
This short out and back leg offers some tight technical turns. A chance to greet cattle around blind turns and see some spectacular large old juniper trees. While there is a small view at the… Learn more about Juniper Meadows
Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp
Prairie Train Trail
Prairie Train Trail is a beautiful, wide trail that traces the railroad tracks through the Prescott National Forest. While this trail may seem mellow and fast, erosion on the hills, and sneaky rocks urge you… Learn more about Prairie Train Trail
Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su / Wi
Rocky Rut
Rocky Rut is a narrow trail, tree-lined and rutted out. Its ruts are off-camber and filled with rocks and other debris, so a high clearance 4x4 is necessary. Paint damage is guaranteed on this route,… Learn more about Rocky Rut
Total Miles
7.3
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Woodchute Mtn/Smiley Rock Connector
This trail provides a wide gentle drive through the beautiful rolling pastures outside of Prescott, AZ. A mellow backway into the nearby Smiley Rock Loop, this trail is two lanes wide, gradually narrowing as you… Learn more about Woodchute Mtn/Smiley Rock Connector
Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
175 - Hotshock Blast
Hotshock Blast is aptly named for its near constant bounding and recoiling due to the erosion and rocky terrain. The start of this trail is in open grassland and pasture that is mostly mud ruts… Learn more about 175 - Hotshock Blast