Terminator

Total Miles 3.5
Technical Rating
9 Extreme
Best Time Spring, Fall, Winter
Trail Type High-Clearance 4x4 Trail
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Trail Overview

This is labeled as a technical vehicle trail, and it lives up to that. 35" tires, lockers and recovery gear is strongly advised as a minimum here. The trail follows a rocky wash, and eventually climbs out.

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Difficulty

The actual trail is hit after hit. There are options, but they range from hard to harder.

Technical Rating

9

Status Reports

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John Welch
May 02, 2026
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The track posted is not Terminator. The actual track for Lower Terminator is listed on OnX as TV2. Please fix this. The track for terminator is actually AZCO road which is the access road.
Devin T
Apr 19, 2026
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This trail may have been difficult at some point in time but it’s basically a dirt road with some optional obstacles now.
Steve B
Jan 29, 2026
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Went out there today and the Terminator was a dirt road. WTF am I missing something?
Nick Muscolino
Dec 28, 2025
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Trail is quite difficult right now due to recent rains making it very hard to get traction up the rocks that are now undercut. In current conditions I would recommend a minimum of 35s on a jeep at probably at least 6inches of lift or sliders you don’t mind hitting.
Bobby R
Apr 09, 2025
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This track is not Terminator. TV-2 is Terminator.
Ken Bethe
Feb 24, 2025
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I should have read the reviews. I was concerned going by myself, but this is just a dirt road. What is labeled as 'upper terminator' had some challenging spots, as did 'TV-2', but I made it thru without taking any bypasses or winching. A spotter would have been nice in a couple spots. I didn't see anything above what I would consider a 6, not sure how they came up with 9.
Tom Estelle
May 01, 2024
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This red line shown on the map is the main dirt road and not the Terminator trail. Its the road to Terminator. Been running that trail since mid 90’s. Please verify and mark the trails accurately or allow knowledgeable people to edit the marks. Also please mark Anaconda (turns right out of Terminator start) and Collateral Damage which are considerably harder than Terminator.
Jared G
Apr 30, 2024
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Ran the entirety of this trail as it’s mapped in OnX and didn’t come across anything I’d consider technical or challenging. I’m wondering if the route is not properly mapped.
Eric Shapiro
Apr 07, 2024
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Terminator Trail can be accessed by the following ride types:

  • High Clearance

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