Trail Overview

This trail will take you from Mingus to the quaint little town of Cherry. Cherry is an old still inhabited ghost town established in the 1880's. It is worth checking out, as many of the original buildings still exist. There is no food or gas in Cherry so be aware of that. The trail is 12 miles of the 800 miles in Arizona of the Great Western Trail, a trail that is over 3000 miles long running from Canada to Mexico. The trail is mostly shelf road and you will experience tall pines to thick Manzanita bush while enjoying expansive views. There is little to no cell phone service and very few people on the trail. Most of the trail is rocky and 4x4 is recommended . There is camping available at the north and south end but very little in the middle section. It is not suggested for winter travel.

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Difficulty

Much of the road is shelf road and rocky

Technical Rating

Sam Knight

Nov 15, 2025

Open

Great trail through the Black Hills. A few rough and rocky spots but nothing technical.

Adam Barden

Sep 27, 2025

Open

Trail washed out after a few days of rain. Basketball sized and larger rocks in the road. Drove stock 05 Forester, but did some rock crawling. Would be advisable to use high-clearance vehicles

Vincent Roque

May 10, 2025

Open

There is a large boulder in the middle of the trail around the coordinates 34.63563, -112.08271. I was able to get my Tundra by the boulder with the help of a spotter but definitely would not have tried it on my own. Skinnier vehicle may be able to get by more easily without a spotter. Other than that the trail was it its usual condition.

John Zilla

Dec 24, 2024

Open

Nice views but extremely rocky in many sections that made for a rough and jarring ride in a SxS. Starting near old cherry rd, the trail was fun the progressively got rockier as we climbed in elevation. Once we got to Mingus mountain heading west, things smoothed out again.

Frank Caruso

Sep 22, 2024

Open

Fantastic views. Only one small side by side on went by. Loose large rocks in several places and small rock patches made it tough. One particular section was very difficult with large rock set in the path with medium sized all around. Not quite a level 4…but definitely at that spot.

Joe Rollins

Jul 04, 2024

Open

Kenny G

Jun 10, 2024

Open

nice scenic drive. easy enough for stock 2WD truck. only a couple of rocky spots, easily maneuvered around.

Vincent Roque

Sep 09, 2023

Open

Jeff Lorig

Jul 08, 2023

Open