Dirt Bike Trails
Near Snowflake, Arizona

This trail makes a great side trek for those passing through the area with about an hour to spare, though it can easily take longer depending on how much time is spent exploring. The route is only 2.2 miles, but the canyon offers plenty to see on foot, and the short loop can take around 45 minutes t...
Learn more about Five Mile Draw

This trail follows a 3-mile road through the land north of Snowflake and Taylor, Arizona, traveling from east to west with a variety of open desert views. Along the route are broad mesas, expansive blue skies, and several windmills that define the landscape. Early on, the road passes a clearly marke...
Learn more about Mill Road

This trail is aptly named and serves as an alternate route out of the area after exploring Mill Road, avoiding the need to backtrack. The northern section runs north to south and remains a true off-road route with single-vehicle width, washouts, ruts, and wide-open high desert views, along with feat...
Learn more about Way Out

This trail travels through Thistle Hollow, an area transitioning from high desert into the lower elevations of the White Mountains. Starting on the north end near Pinedale Road and traveling south toward Lone Pine Dam Road, the landscape gradually shifts from scrub brush and cactus to juniper and sc...
Learn more about Thistle Hollow - FS 229

This is an awesome trail for views. Almost every part of this trail has views one way or another. This trail offers views of canyons, mountains, rock out cropping's, and Trees. Unfortunately, this trail ends up on a closed road so it is an out-and-back trip. There are some hills to climb and descen...
Learn more about Bull Ranch Draw

This easy trail showcases the beautiful, open views of the desert southwest. The green trees are contrasted with the black, tangled roots of dead trees, serving as sentinel to their past. Watch the large rocks carefully in this area for the brilliant green Eastern Collared Lizard sunning itself. The...
Learn more about Lazy Lizard - FR 9600S

This peaceful, scenic, open route connects the Lazy Lizard FR 9600S to Cactus Flats. There is one very rutted section midway through the route that increases the difficulty. There are numerous overland camping spots on the western side of the trail. Antelope are frequently racing across the open ter...
Learn more about Red Dirt Road

This is another great out-and-back trail from the Thistle Hollow Road to Thistle Well Tank. It meets up with a closed road on the west side by Thistle Well Tank. The drive back heading East is well worth the trip out and back with spectacular views to the North overlooking the Snowflake-Taylor area....
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This trail is a refreshing break traveling through an arroyo. There are some uneven areas and rocks that add complexity to the ride. There are rocks and trees by the trail that invite you to stretch your legs and relax in the shade. It is a great place for a break, snack, or lunch.
Learn more about Wilson Draw

This is a shortcut across from Cactus Flats to FS655 - also known as the Maverick Trail. This is a great side trip to explore while making a day out of all the trails in the area. This trail is recommended for UTV, ATV, and dirt bikes since once you leave the Cactus Flats trail you will run into the...
Learn more about Thistle Camp

This shortcut connects West Pinedale Road with the Cactus Flats trail. West Pinedale Road is paved and has easy access to AZ Highway 260. The route is rocky with some ruts. Antelope, coyotes, and hawks can be seen from this route. If you stop along this route, watch out for the giant ant hills.
Learn more about Antelope Shortcut

Most of this trail is an easy-going forest road until it heads west, when it becomes a bit of rocky terrain --nothing extreme, just a small rock. The trail is mainly in Juniper/Pinion pines and has some good views of the North, looking towards Snowflake-T lor. It's a nice afternoon drive--be prepare...
Learn more about Thistle Hollow

This shortcut trail connects the northern and southern routes of Cactus Flats at the western end. It avoids the western trailhead, which can get busy on weekends. It is an easy trail with a few ruts. As a shortcut, it will take 4.5 miles off the trip. Most of the area is open with beautiful wildflow...
Learn more about Hunt Tank Shortcut

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 the Black Horse Brewery or The Ghost of the Coyote trailhead. This is about a 50-mile loop. You can run the loop either way....
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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 heading west, it becomes a bit more technical in a few spots, and high-clearance 4WD is highly recommended....
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Joe Tank is a good access road to places to hike, bike, horseback ride, 4-wheel, and camp, and includes many side trails. Many of them are spur trails created for hiking and biking. Some of the hiking, biking, and horseback trails share 2-track roads, so be cautious of hikers, bikers, and horseback ...
Learn more about Joe Tank Road (FR136)

This follows the historic General Crook Trail from FS 139 Cottonwood Wash Trailhead to FS 107 Willow Wash. General Crook oversaw the construction of the road from 1872 to 1874. The trail connected Fort Whipple (present-day Prescott) with Fort Apache. It was initially used as a supply route and then ...
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FR135 is another great connection between Rim Road (FR300) and Joe Tank Road (FR136). This has a greater change in elevation than FR140 and in the winter can become impassable due to snow and the grade combined. This trail has several really cool side trails and some spurs as well. It's great to exp...
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North Hog Wash is just over 3 miles long. It starts on 9600o and finishes on 9802a. This trail is 2-track all the way but has some seriously washed-out sections that make for some great off-camber, suspension-flexing fun. There are bypasses for these sections. During dry weather conditions, it is fu...
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Morgan Tank is a fun side trip off of FR135--great for a slow ride through the forest. Keep your eyes open and you might see deer, elk, turkey, wild horses, squirrels, and birds of all kinds. Expect some awesome views of open prairie-type areas. It's great for mountain biking, wheeling, horseback ri...
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This trail makes a great side trek for those passing through the area with about an hour to spare, though it can easily take longer depending on how much time is spent exploring. The route is only 2.2 miles, but the canyon offers plenty to see on foot, and the short loop can take around 45 minutes t...
Learn more about Five Mile Draw

This trail follows a 3-mile road through the land north of Snowflake and Taylor, Arizona, traveling from east to west with a variety of open desert views. Along the route are broad mesas, expansive blue skies, and several windmills that define the landscape. Early on, the road passes a clearly marke...
Learn more about Mill Road

This trail is aptly named and serves as an alternate route out of the area after exploring Mill Road, avoiding the need to backtrack. The northern section runs north to south and remains a true off-road route with single-vehicle width, washouts, ruts, and wide-open high desert views, along with feat...
Learn more about Way Out

This trail travels through Thistle Hollow, an area transitioning from high desert into the lower elevations of the White Mountains. Starting on the north end near Pinedale Road and traveling south toward Lone Pine Dam Road, the landscape gradually shifts from scrub brush and cactus to juniper and sc...
Learn more about Thistle Hollow - FS 229

This trail makes a great side trek for those passing through the area with about an hour to spare, though it can easily take longer depending on how much time is spent exploring. The route is only 2.2 miles, but the canyon offers plenty to see on foot, and the short loop can take around 45 minutes t...
Learn more about Five Mile Draw

This trail follows a 3-mile road through the land north of Snowflake and Taylor, Arizona, traveling from east to west with a variety of open desert views. Along the route are broad mesas, expansive blue skies, and several windmills that define the landscape. Early on, the road passes a clearly marke...
Learn more about Mill Road

This trail is aptly named and serves as an alternate route out of the area after exploring Mill Road, avoiding the need to backtrack. The northern section runs north to south and remains a true off-road route with single-vehicle width, washouts, ruts, and wide-open high desert views, along with feat...
Learn more about Way Out

This trail travels through Thistle Hollow, an area transitioning from high desert into the lower elevations of the White Mountains. Starting on the north end near Pinedale Road and traveling south toward Lone Pine Dam Road, the landscape gradually shifts from scrub brush and cactus to juniper and sc...
Learn more about Thistle Hollow - FS 229