Hieroglyphic Mountain Loop

On accident we did the trail counter clockwise. Trail is in decent condition despite recent weather conditions. Only recommendation I have is definitely a trail to disconnect your sway bars. I can see spots where if I couldn’t would have made it a little bit more difficult. Did it in a 21 Wrangler Rubicon, 3 1/2” lift on 37’s had no issues with any of the trail. Views were amazing. There few places to pull off if in larger groups, only ran into SXS’s and dirt bikes.

This route is different than the route on trails Offroad. On that app it cuts across and bypasses the upper part of the route on this app. Trail was good and rough in some places. There was some good climbs and descents with some of them I had to use 4lo. How to get out a few times to pick a good line. Those were on some of the climbs and descents. Trails Offroad takes you an easier way in my Opinion but, I'm glad I did this route. A stock wrangler with 33s did it without any issue. It was a fun trail and will build your confidence depending on your skill level. It did for me. I think this trail is good 5.. Driver in the wrangler thought it was easy for him. He had more experience then me

Very fun trail in great shape. Some really steep climbs and descents which added a little bit of pucker but lockers and 4lo made easy work out of them. Did clockwise and waterfall on first third was fun. Had to let both drivers do it. There is an optional bypass. Lots of pin striping. Done in Wrangler JK, 3.5 lift on 37s aired down to 15psi. AJ from Buckin’ Life Offroad on YT has a nice video of the trail.

Nice 2 hour ride with some stops. Had to use 4x4 for some areas but really it’s just 5 out of 10 for rating. Great trail, nice views and lots of fun areas throughout the trail

It has been mentioned a few times that there are parts of the trail that can be a little more technical than others. The best entrance is off Carefree Hwy. Take thw adjoining trail to the Loop. If you are taking the trail clockwise, which I do recommend as well, the east section that turns North has some serious climbs and you will see some great pitch and roll. there are LOTS of ups and downs. If you don't like to "rock climb" avoid this section. I had a 1st timer with me and he puckered more than a few times. This section can be challenging for stock vehicle. I went out in my Rivian R1T and had 0 issues. Be safe and pack it out!

Trail is in good shape. Took about 3.5 hours to complete. We traveled clockwise. I recommend doing the same. First 1/3 is open trails with almost no obstacles other than the waterfall on the right that has a bypass. Waterfall is about 2 miles in. The Gladiator with 38s made it along with a slightly lifted 4Runner. Second 1/3 is where the fun is. Lots of steep skinny stuff. Along with some ruts and off camber spots but nothing too bad. The views are great. Had Cell service a lot more than I thought I would considering.VZW The last 1/3 is Arizona Pinstripe heaven. Be ready for that. Lots of desert wash driving. Keep your OnX open cause you can easily get lost in all of the other trails. All in all we had a great time and will definitely do it again. I personally would rate this a bit higher than a 4. I say 5.

A mountain lion

Trail was fun. Definitely do NOT follow the trail signs that are there. You MUST keep the GPS running and follow this. The loop follows trails 5, 8, 9, 10, and 11. It took us just over 2.5 hours. It was a really fun ride. Plenty of areas to go fast, do some rock climbing and some amazing views I will for sure come back and do this loop.

Fun trail, the lower part is a wash, but the upper loop is off camber, lots of sharp turns and a few rock ledges, enough to keep your full interest, and on your toes, not easy, but not difficult, just a long, fun trail.

We took our 2024 Yamaha Rmax2 on this trail. We have 16" of ground clearance and it sits on 30" tires. We went clock wise on the trail. The first part of the trail is easy nothing to crazy. As you get closer the the northwestern part of the trail that's when the pucker factor really kicks in. The first tiny obstacle was about a 3ft rutted out drop that puts you into a wash. The first real obstacle coming out of the wash was a some what shelf area of rocks to the right hand side and a 5' vertical climb on the left hand side. We decided to go to the left for the vertical climb. Turned our dif locker on and it had no problem climbing up this side of the trail. The rest of the trail is rutted out almost vertical trails going up and down as you make your way to the peak of the trail. The last big hill climb was almost completely vertical. Once at the top it offered outstanding views. Then it's a down hill ride from there some almost vertical but nothing like what you encounterd going up the trail.

I have a very capable 2010 2D Wrangler on 37s, 4in lift, front/rear diff locks, all the fixings. However, I am a little newer to wheeling, so this was a step up in difficulty for me. I have to say, my Jeep carried me through this loop, I was not ready for those climbs and drops lol. Definitely a pucker factor but got through it with no issue. I know for sure I wouldnt have been able to do this loop with anything less on tire size and lift. I cant imagine this isnt a difficult trail. Now, looking at other sites/ comments plenty rate it "difficult" so I would have to agree, definitely not a mid-range moderate trail thats rated "4", especially for less equipped rigs. Your first obstacle is in the first wash, shortly after following north, going clock-wise loop from the staging area. A decent size no bypass boulder climb to the left fork (bigger one on right) and if you cant do that comfortably you should not continue the loop. The climbs occur N,NW of the loop, thats the pucker factor area, steep drops/climbs

This is definitely not a 4. It's not super technical but the angles, ruts and some of the obstacles are a little sketchy on smaller tires like 31"-33". it's also pretty narrow in spots so JK/JLs etc will definitely be getting lots of pin stripes.