Dirt Bike Trails
Near Ventana, Arizona

This out-and-back spur trail features exciting steep, long hill climbs with loose rocks: a few taller shelves, and deep rocky wash crossings. There are plenty of narrow bush sections to clear your vehicle of that pesky clear coat all over your paint. There are magnificent vistas along the trail with...
Learn more about Pipeline Camp Spur

Pipeline Trail starts as a rocky two-track that runs near an open pit Copper mine, and off into the distance to the East. Though this road may seem like your typical easy trail, with some points being two or even three vehicles wide, it quickly deteriorates into a rough trail with long, steep, loose...
Learn more about Pipeline Trail

This trail is found in the Barry Goldwater Bombing Range, Sand Tank Mountain Area A. A permit is required and easily obtained for free at Luke.isportman.net. Check-in and check-out can easily be done on the same website. This trail takes off from Vekol Road and winds behind Maricopa Peak, Javelina M...
Learn more about Javelina Mountain Trail

Easy off-road wash trail follows a flat sandy bottom, suitable for ATVs and 4x4s. Optional side routes present six to seven obstacles—boulder fields, narrow ledges, soft ruts, and washouts- for experienced drivers. A signed shortcut climbs steeply to an abandoned copper mine. Obstacles are bypassabl...
Learn more about Side Route - BLM 8008

BLM route 8042 starts on the north end as a narrower trail between a couple of paloverde trees, with branches sticking out into the trail. After the initial entrance, it opens up as it goes south, wider like a road. The route is a mix of sand washes and hard-packed dirt trails over the low rolling h...
Learn more about 8042

This is a short trail, 0.8 miles long, on the edge of the Table Top Wilderness and BLM land, easily accessible from the Sonoran Desert National Monument Staging Area. It’s mostly an easy desert trail on a mix of hard-packed dirt and sand, meandering through the creosote bushes with minimal elevation...
Learn more about 8042B

This is a 2.2-mile-long desert trail through the BLM land north of the Table Top Wilderness and Interstate 8. The east end of the trail departs from a more major desert road (Bh1271), and it meanders west through a flat desert terrain on a mix of hard-packed dirt and sand. The trail enters a wide sa...
Learn more about Bh1270

This BLM out-and-back route starts in a dense forest of Saguaro Cacti that almost seamlessly becomes a dense forest of Cholla( the dreaded jumping cacti). It features tall rock faces and formations. A keen eye will notice arches here and there and many caves along the way. Some even appear to be anc...
Learn more about 81 OH Tres

Jackrabbit Trail is a rough, long out-and-back from the Pipeline Trail to the Barry Goldwater Test Range to the North. This rocky two-track has plenty to offer in terms of solitude, stunning scenery, and challenging driving. Steep, off-camber entrances and exits to narrow rocky washes pepper this t...
Learn more about Jackrabbit Trail

This easy backway to the waterfall trail makes for a fun drive with plenty of stops throughout. Along the way, you will find small and large rock features that will be great for stops for groups as well as for picture taking. It is suggested to have 4WD and high clearance for some areas and the Wate...
Learn more about Backway to Waterfall

This is a short but challenging offshoot of The Waterfall trail. It's a loop that has several significant obstacles and areas to play. After the obstacles, you're treated to an awesome view of the entire city of Maricopa and other parts of the valley. This trail is on Arizona State Trust land, so a ...
Learn more about Chasing Waterfalls

This is a 1.3-mile-long segment of primitive dirt bike trail through BLM land, accessed off of BLM Route 1273. The trail is lightly trafficked and faint at times, and will require some good navigation and a GPS track. It goes through a flat and barren desert terrain over hard-packed dirt and gravel,...
Learn more about Hidden Valley

This is a 2-mile-long wash trail through BLM Land north of Interstate 8. The north end starts at the boundary of Arizona state trust land and BLM, accessed through a spur off the Vekol Wash. The entirety of the trail is a wide sandy wash with some grass growing through the sand. There are lots of tr...
Learn more about Bh1270 Wash

This dirt bike trail is a true singletrack through the BLM land north of Interstate 8, compared to the many wide wash trails. It goes through a flat desert terrain for 0.8 miles, on a skinny trail through cholla gardens and next to towering saguaro cactus. The trail weaves through the cactus with ge...
Learn more about Bh1278 Singletrack

This is a fun dirt bike trail through BLM land near the Hawk Hills. Although less than a mile long, it has some fun rocky sections that make it more interesting for the average rider. The trail starts off in easy desert flats, but is primitive through the creosote bushes. At times, it is wide open l...
Learn more about Hidden Valley Wash

This is the leg of the Vekol Wash from Vekol Valley Road, Continuing South, crossing under the I-8 Bridge, and continuing into other trails leading further south; there is also a curve to the west that connects you to the I-8 onramp of Vekol Valley Road. Bridge clearance is approximately 12 feet but...
Learn more about Vekol Wash I-8 Bridge Crossing

This is a serious rock garden and rock climb. Though not super steep, it's very technical due to the quantity and size of the rocks. Rock sliders and skid plates are strongly advised. You have to go significantly off-camber to get around the side of several large boulders, and it's not uncommon for ...
Learn more about Hawk Hills Canyon

This desert trail takes you deep into the heart of the Sonoran National Monument. As you exit I8 at Bighorn Station, you can explore the abandoned gas station and homestead before heading deeper into the desert. Along this rollercoaster of a trail, you'll cross several washes with moderate to steep ...
Learn more about 8011 to Papago Indian Chief Mine

This is a road-width trail through BLM land that connects BLM route Bh1367 to private property. The trail is unmarked and looks like it gets used by full-width vehicles. It is a mix of sand and hard-packed dirt and a few loose rocks, traveling through wide open desert terrain for 1.3 miles. The trai...
Learn more about Hidden Valley Road

This trail leads out of the sandy wash section of lower Sikort Chapo and off into the desert. The route begins in dense trees with sharp branches sure to cause paint damage. Plenty of wildlife to see, such as jackrabbits and coyotes, quail, and even a long-horned owl, flushed from the trees. Once pa...
Learn more about Stop Playing in the Sand

This out-and-back spur trail features exciting steep, long hill climbs with loose rocks: a few taller shelves, and deep rocky wash crossings. There are plenty of narrow bush sections to clear your vehicle of that pesky clear coat all over your paint. There are magnificent vistas along the trail with...
Learn more about Pipeline Camp Spur

Pipeline Trail starts as a rocky two-track that runs near an open pit Copper mine, and off into the distance to the East. Though this road may seem like your typical easy trail, with some points being two or even three vehicles wide, it quickly deteriorates into a rough trail with long, steep, loose...
Learn more about Pipeline Trail

This trail is found in the Barry Goldwater Bombing Range, Sand Tank Mountain Area A. A permit is required and easily obtained for free at Luke.isportman.net. Check-in and check-out can easily be done on the same website. This trail takes off from Vekol Road and winds behind Maricopa Peak, Javelina M...
Learn more about Javelina Mountain Trail

Easy off-road wash trail follows a flat sandy bottom, suitable for ATVs and 4x4s. Optional side routes present six to seven obstacles—boulder fields, narrow ledges, soft ruts, and washouts- for experienced drivers. A signed shortcut climbs steeply to an abandoned copper mine. Obstacles are bypassabl...
Learn more about Side Route - BLM 8008

This out-and-back spur trail features exciting steep, long hill climbs with loose rocks: a few taller shelves, and deep rocky wash crossings. There are plenty of narrow bush sections to clear your vehicle of that pesky clear coat all over your paint. There are magnificent vistas along the trail with...
Learn more about Pipeline Camp Spur

Pipeline Trail starts as a rocky two-track that runs near an open pit Copper mine, and off into the distance to the East. Though this road may seem like your typical easy trail, with some points being two or even three vehicles wide, it quickly deteriorates into a rough trail with long, steep, loose...
Learn more about Pipeline Trail

This trail is found in the Barry Goldwater Bombing Range, Sand Tank Mountain Area A. A permit is required and easily obtained for free at Luke.isportman.net. Check-in and check-out can easily be done on the same website. This trail takes off from Vekol Road and winds behind Maricopa Peak, Javelina M...
Learn more about Javelina Mountain Trail

Easy off-road wash trail follows a flat sandy bottom, suitable for ATVs and 4x4s. Optional side routes present six to seven obstacles—boulder fields, narrow ledges, soft ruts, and washouts- for experienced drivers. A signed shortcut climbs steeply to an abandoned copper mine. Obstacles are bypassabl...
Learn more about Side Route - BLM 8008