Part of Metal Masher

Total Miles
3.7

Technical Rating

Difficult

Best Time

Winter, Fall, Summer, Spring

Trail Type

High-Clearance 4x4 Trail

Accessible By

Trail Overview

First off, you will need a permit from recreation.gov and six months of codes for each gate surrounding Bulldog Canyon. The permit will be under the Tonto National Forest Off-Highway Vehicle Permit. This is a part of the Willow Springs Trail. This trail starts as Willow Springs but goes back into Bulldog Canyon. This is a very rocky and off-camber trail that gets really rough the further back you get into it.

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Difficulty

This trail is rated 6 but as you get deeper into the canyon, it gets really to a 8, with deep mud holes, loose rock, and close to 8-foot ledges. It can get really crazy really quick.

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the Metal Masher part of the trail is mostly creek bottum ending beneath a beautiful cliff. The Willow Springs part of the trail has some good challenges in it. It is used a lot by hikers and horses.