Alligator Spring #9926

Total Miles
4.1

Technical Rating

5

Moderate

Best Time

Winter, Spring, Fall

Trail Type

50" Trail

Accessible By

Trail Overview

The west entrance to Alligator Spring starts off of Forest Service Road 665, and it starts as a wide and smoother path between the scrub oak bushes with fewer rocks. It goes through a cattle grate and across some grassy fields. The trail has some tight corners and rutted sections, and starts to get rockier after a mile or so. There are large loose rocks and small boulders piled in the trail, with some climbs that are completely full of baby-sized rocks. It continues switching off between smoother and rockier segments while traversing across the hillside on a narrow and slightly off-camber path with frequent ruts. This part of the trail will feel too narrow and exposed for ATVs, making it more suitable for experienced dirt bikers. It descends down a rutted hillside with flowy, quick curves on a tight path that more resembles a single track. This segment has fewer of the loose baby heads, but a few more small embedded rock layers that form 1 foot tall drop offs or ledges. Sections feel more overgrown and primitive between the bushes. It's overall a very curvy trail, constantly winding between the trees. Expect a few bigger boulders as well in the middle of the path, and short, steep hills and descents throughout the rest of the trail as it continues to wind around the hillsides.

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Alligator Spring #9926
Alligator Spring #9926

Difficulty

Although designated for 50-inch vehicles, this moderate trail is more suitable for experienced dirt bikers because most of the trail has become overgrown and narrow over time, more so resembling a singletrack. It will be too technical, off-camber, and narrow for ATVs in many segments. The first mile on the west side is wider and easier, but the rest of the trail is narrow, rocky, and exposed.

Technical Rating

5

Status Reports

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Alligator Spring #9926 can be accessed by the following ride types:

  • ATV (50")
  • Dirt Bike

Access Description

This is within an extensive trail system in the Prescott National Forest northwest of Prescott, Arizona. The system is easily accessed off of West Camp Wood Road (Forest Road 21), taken west from Williamson Valley Road. There is an official staging area 15 miles into West Camp Wood Road, at the intersection with Walnut Creek. There are numerous pull-offs and dispersed camp sites along West Camp Wood Road; however, if you do not want to drive all the way to the staging area.

Alligator Spring #9926 Map

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