North Picacho Mountain Pass

This was my first time on this trail so unsure how it may have changed since the last monsoons of the season. It felt like a solid 5 to me. Definitely agree that you will get some pin-striping on this route.

Great trail! There are many areas where the trail has large ruts, large loose rocks, with some areas at a 22 degree pitch and 18 degree roll. Several other areas with deep sand. Highly recommend using 4L. Pay attention to your location and route as the map had us entering private property. There are two locations we encountered that had fencing and gates. The fencing separated BLM and Arizona land. The gates are not locked. At the initial entry there is a large area of rocks with ancient petroglyphs. Well worth the stop.

I ran the Northern loop, which was mostly typical desert off-roading. There were several areas where it was impossible to avoid pinstriping in a full-size truck, so if you value your paint job this may not be the trail for you. The more exciting parts involved grades up to 21 degrees up and down with some fairly sizeable boulders to navigate. There are several sharp turns and the trail mostly is too narrow to allow passing. It was a lot of fun to hug the side of a small mountain and the views were beautiful.

Very tight trail. Expect lots of pin-striping. Sandy at times. Very steep at times. Very doable in 4hi with a few exceptions needing no more than 4lo. Very fun and quiet