Pinto to Pinal

Total Miles
31.1

Elevation

1,844.32 ft

Duration

6.5 Hours

Technical Rating

3

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

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Pinto to Pinal
3

Trail Overview

This Jeep trail is 50 miles, including the road up to and down from Pinal Peak and the one out to Madera Peak.This series of easy, scenic roads will take you from Pinto Mine Road on US 60 to the summit of Pinal Peak, out to Madera Peak for some nice overlooks then down into Globe. The very southwest section of the road is eroding and may reach moderate difficulty soon. The main trail reaches 6,000' elevation and Pinal Peak is almost 8,000. The road to the peak is frequently impassible in the winter but is a nice cool drive other times of the year.

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Pinto to Pinal
Pinto to Pinal

Difficulty

Easy scenic roads with some eroding sections increasing challenge

Technical Rating

3

Status Reports

Brett Russo
Sep 21, 2024
2024 Ford Bronco
Obstructed
First off there is a small damaged section of road which is why this is closed. It appears you can use the wash entrance to go around the damage. This is 1/4 mile back from the road block. We meet a nice person leaving a gate across from this wash. and he advised us to use the jeep road to bypass so we could to the entire Pinto to Pinal route. 1/4 mile from the road block, turn into an open area with green gate, pass gate and climb immediately right Steep Hill then left at the apex. continue to Turn around Tank and you will dee the trail you want.
Tanner Nolen
Aug 02, 2024
4x4
Temporarily Closed
Posted Sign
Closed Gate
The Northeast Entrance to the trail is blocked by concrete barriers on Russel Road
R Curtis
Jun 14, 2024
4x4
Open
Rough/Deteriorated
Western part of trail was rough. It was rougher than a “3” rating in many places. One Jeep blew a tire on jagged rocks in a wash. Also had to winch a vehicle out of a washed out part of trail. No other groups. Great scenery.
Brandan Walsh
Mar 23, 2024
4x4
Open
Dusty
Great trail. A little bit of almost all types of terrain. Paved road out was closed/blocked on the east side but you can get out or gain access from the east end of the same road. There are a couple areas the roads are pretty washed out, so keep an eye out. We will definitely be back.

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