Summit Road

This 4.5-mile trail connects Bradshaw Trail with Summit Flats Road. The surface is sandy and hard-packed with some ruts less than 12 inches deep. Coming from the Bradshaw Trail, the trail opens up into a big wash after half a mile, which is lined with mud walls on one side. The wash is filled with lots of vegetation, including desert ironwood and cheese bushes. It quickly comes out of the wash and climbs above a small ridgeline, offering nice views of the surrounding Orocopia Mountains. There are some whoops scattered throughout. The northern section has lots of washboards due to heavy side-by-side traffic.