AZ Flagstaff Riding
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On two occasions a few years back I took my bike along on a several day trips to Sedona. I did a few rides with some guys I met on TT and a few solo rides. I researched the legal OHV trails on the forest Service websites and maps. There is some legal singletrack around Flagstaff, but not a lot. I never made it that far with enough time to check it out. There is a lot more out of Prescott. Again I did make it to Prescott, but never had the time to find the cool trails in the forest just beyond town.
Actually Travace there is a bit of riding around some of the craters. When I visited the Sunset Crater there were several places where I saw riders and even a staging area or two. The Cinder HIlls OHV area is about 10 miles from Flagstaff and adjacent to the Sunset Crater National Monument. http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/recreation/peaks/ohv-cinder-hills.shtml
Although it's kind of hard to navigate you can find maps on both the Coconino and Prescott NF websites.
Actually Travace there is a bit of riding around some of the craters. When I visited the Sunset Crater there were several places where I saw riders and even a staging area or two. The Cinder HIlls OHV area is about 10 miles from Flagstaff and adjacent to the Sunset Crater National Monument. http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/recreation/peaks/ohv-cinder-hills.shtml
Although it's kind of hard to navigate you can find maps on both the Coconino and Prescott NF websites.
The cinders is guey (oh no, thread lock coming up!), I'm not driving 8 hours for that
I left my 530 in Laughlin and my buddies there go to Flag every summer to escape the heat. Figure I'll pick up the bike and a trail guide or two on my way, once the snow melts and the monsoons start.
Yeah, they "illegalized" almost a whole side of the mountain last year, but word is they will not start enforcing the closures until next year-last chance to ride it?
You can still plate a two stroke in AZ, but the forests have done the same "travel management" process as the forests here. By manage they mean close. There are still a lot of good stuff in Prescott NF, but some of the others are not so dirt bike friendly.
Most of the BLM districts in AZ are also going through a similar travel management process as the forests.
Ride it while you can...
Somehow I imagine that there were large amounts of that white stuff impeding travel.
Thinking about a Flagstaff trip in June
Anyone interested?
Anyone been?
Feel free to post up pics, reports or questions here
Good riding up there.
Because of all the fires here in AZ, the forest service is closing places down. They just shut down the coronado National forest here in Tucson. Some forests in NM are closed down. I heard coconino is talking about closing down and same with Tonto.
Flag is still open. I'm putting off my trip until the monsoons start........
let me know if this ever goes down
me thinks dba western members annual ride
It's pretty much on for the 4th of July weekend, Fri-Tues?
90%, gotta clear up some work and do the 6 1/2 hour drive...
It's pretty much on for the 4th of July weekend, Fri-Tues?
90%, gotta clear up some work and do the 6 1/2 hour drive...
you think you can do something on the 9th and 10th of july?... im looking for somewhere to go and it looks like PBK might be able to make something that weekend as well.