New Water Mountains

Total Miles
23.8

Technical Rating

Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Trail Type

High-Clearance 4x4 Trail

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Trail Overview

This is an enjoyable Jeep trail that circles the non-wilderness portion of the New Water Mountains. This road serves as access to a lot of trails in the area. It's quite scenic with views of the mountains all the way around. It has a strange-looking rock formation up in the hills. There is an abandoned stone mining structure at the Apache Chief Mine. The most interesting part of the trail is the "Hogsback". A fairly long portion of the trail drops off on both sides. Drive carefully.

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Difficulty

This is an uneven, rutted dirt trail with loose rocks, sand, erosion, and washes. There are potential water crossings up to 18 inches deep, mud holes, and obstacles up to 2 feet, including ledges and short, steep grades.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

Most of the trail is rocky. 5 to 10 mph at best. A couple of steep climbs with boulders to navigate. Once on top great views in all directions. We started on the south side and came out close to I 10 to the north. Several old and existing mines and old buildings. The full loop start to finish took just over 4 hours (23 miles). Very fun ride!