Off-Road Trails in Arizona

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Learn more about Cementosha Wash
Cementosha Wash

Cementosha Wash

Cementosha Wash starts as a hard-packed two-track with randomly dispersed campsites alongside. While not large, the sites have primitive rock rings for fires and level ground. After dropping into the wash, random rock gardens and…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about Center Desert Washy Loop
Center Desert Washy Loop

Center Desert Washy Loop

This loop is a great addition to other runs in the area. It sports long runs in sandy washes with occasional small rock gardens just to give you a challenge, a few short steep hill…
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Total Miles
7.3
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Central Red Raven Wash
Central Red Raven Wash

Central Red Raven Wash

Central Red Raven Wash is the middle section of a long, wide wash in the Sonoran Desert of Southwest Arizona. Peppered with sporadic rock gardens and loose deep gravel, this wash is lined with Creosote…
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Total Miles
9.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Cerbat Crest
Cerbat Crest

Cerbat Crest

Visit old mines and ride the crest of the Cerbat Mountains. Traverse eroded, rocky roads and viewed a large copper mine. This trip will take you to a number of old mines, but it will…
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Total Miles
14.3
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Charcoal Gulch
Charcoal Gulch

Charcoal Gulch

Charcoal Gulch is a 50-inch trail that is an intermediate difficulty due to rocky climbs, narrow side-hilling, and off-camber sections that would be very difficult or dangerous for an ATV. The trail starts at the…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about Charouleau Gap
Charouleau Gap

Charouleau Gap

Charouleau Gap is a fun and scenic Jeep trail through the Catalina mountains, but it is long and remote with a rating of 7. You will spend all day on the trip. Charouleau Gap trail…
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Total Miles
33.7
Tech Rating
8 Difficult
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Cherry Creek
Cherry Creek

Cherry Creek

This beautiful Jeep trail starts in the heat of the desert near Globe and ends in the cool Ponderosa pines at 6,000' south of Young. You will pass by rugged mountain ridges, interesting rock formations,…
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Total Miles
40.5
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall
Learn more about Cherry Creek Road
Cherry Creek Road

Cherry Creek Road

Coming from the north, the trail starts on the dirt and sometimes paved Globe-Young Highway 288. You turn onto a well-marked side road, NF-203. Descending switchbacks, the main challenges are bowling ball-sized rocks that can…
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Total Miles
11.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Cherry Cutoff
Cherry Cutoff

Cherry Cutoff

Cherry Cutoff is a wide and beautiful trail that cuts across the boulder-speckled countryside of the Prescott National Forest. Wide enough to turn around in most places, this road is peppered with the marks and…
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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Chilito Mine
Chilito Mine

Chilito Mine

Chilto Mine road takes you to around 2,500 feet in about 3 miles. With great views of the valley you start in. The bonus is that it gets a little tougher at the Chilito Mine…
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Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Chimney
Chimney

Chimney

Chimney is an easy and flowy single track in the trail system north of Flagstaff that goes through a dry pine tree forest. The trail has lots of easy curves, small rocks, and roots, and…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Chimney Rock
Chimney Rock

Chimney Rock

Often busy on weekends, the easy way into this area is from the south side near the bottom of the wash. The more difficult route comes in from the back. This is a really fun…
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Total Miles
10.1
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about China Dam/Tule Homestead
China Dam/Tule Homestead

China Dam/Tule Homestead

This scenic trail will take you to an old dam and an old homestead used for mining and is suitable for stock 4x4s with adequate ground clearance. Give or take 3 hours to complete depending…
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Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Winter, Spring
Learn more about China Peak
China Peak

China Peak

This trail begins on the Middlemarch Road (Abril Mine), climbs through the San Juan Mine at Gordon Camp then continues to the top of China Peak at 7073' elevation. There are a couple loose, steep…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Chiricahua Byway
Chiricahua Byway

Chiricahua Byway

The Chiricahua Byway is an easy forest trail that takes you across the highest "Sky Island" district in Arizona. This trail provides incredible views of the Sonoran Desert, Mexico, New Mexico, and southern Arizona. There…
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Total Miles
21.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Chloride Mines
Chloride Mines

Chloride Mines

Parking is available behind the Mindeshaft Market, and camping is available at the Chloride Western RV Park. Please ride respectfully through town. The trail starts out in Chloride, a delightful mining town, and takes you…
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Total Miles
17.9
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Choppy Waters
Choppy Waters

Choppy Waters

This scenic point-to-point loop trail meanders through the beautiful pines and meadows of the Coconino National Forest. Although there are some short sections of smooth dirt, the majority of this trail is covered in loose…
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Total Miles
14.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer
Learn more about Christmas Pass
Christmas Pass

Christmas Pass

This trail takes you to one of the best camping spots on the Preserve. Christmas Pass is a large outcrop and mountain that not only looks beautiful but will help protect you from some of…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fall, Winter, Spring
Learn more about Cienega Springs to Shea
Cienega Springs to Shea

Cienega Springs to Shea

This 9-mile (each way) trail connects Cienega Springs Road and the Back Way to Desert Bar Trail with Shea Road and the Swansea Townsite Trail. You skirt along the edge of the Gibraltar Mountain Wilderness…
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Total Miles
9.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Cinder Hills OHV Area 776
Cinder Hills OHV Area 776

Cinder Hills OHV Area 776

This wide, maintained gravel road is the main access to the free-to-use Cinder Hills OHV Area and a wonderland for off-road play. You'll find ample camping for rigs of any size along this road. The…
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Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall

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