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AKA The
Microwave Towers
New Staging Area!!
Wildcat
From the
eastside...
Take the 101 north to
Princess Dr./Pima Rd exit - Note: DO NOT take the first Pima exit (Pima Rd/90th
St.) this will take you longer. At Princess/Pima, turn right at the bottom of
the off-ramp. This is Pima Rd. Follow Pima north to Cave Creek Rd, this will be
10-12 mi or so from the 101. Turn right on Cave Creek, 4-5 mi to Bartlett Dam
Road. Turn right on Bartlett Dam Rd, to Forest Road 2095 (mile marker 1) turn
right and drive 1/8 mile into the old gravel pit. You can access all your
recreational roads and trails from the Wildcat Parking Area.
Pima and Dynamite
(AKA: The Powerlines)
From the eastside...
Closed until
further notice.
Take the 101 north to
Princess Dr./Pima Rd exit - Note: DO NOT take the first Pima exit (Pima
Rd/90th St.) this will take you longer. At Princess/Pima, turn right at
the bottom of the off-ramp. This is Pima Rd. Follow Pima north to
Dynamite, this will be about 6-8 mi. Look for the high tension
powerlines crossing Pima, this is Dynamite Rd. Turn right on Dynamite,
go up about 1/2 mi until you can make a u-turn, come back down Dynamite
(west) until you are about 500 ft from Pima. There is a large SRP
electrical box on the right hand side of the road, turn right here.
Staging area is under the powerlines. State Land permit required!
White Tanks
N/A Yet
Table
Mesa Road
Take I-17 North to the Table
Mesa Road exit and go left over the freeway (The exit is just a little
ways past the town of New River). On the westside of the freeway take a
right and when the road turns to dirt you will see a parking area about
100 feet down on your left. You are there.
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Mile
Marker 11.5
From I-17
or 99th Ave
Take
Highway 74 West past the Lake Pleasant turn-off to mile post 12. Take a
right at the first dirt road after milepost 12. Go approximately 1 mile
until you come to a large open area with small hill of big boulders in
the middle. You are there. Be sure to stay on the existing roads for
parking.
Mile
Marker 4
From I-17 or 99th Ave
Take Highway 74 West past
the Lake Pleasant turnoffs to mile post 4. Take a right at the first
dirt road after milepost 4. Go approximately 1 mile until you come to a
large open area, with trees, where the road goes into a large wash. You
are there. This is a popular place to camp so if someone is camped in
the trees there is another parking are up on the ridge to the West. Just
follow the road around and there is plenty of parking. Be sure to stay
on the existing roads for parking.
Crosscut/Mud Springs
Take Highway 87 North or
of Fountain Hills like you are going to Payson. Go past the Four Peaks
turn and then up and over the ridge. At the bottom of the hill you will
see a sign for Mesquite Wash (its the first bridge at the bottom) ) Mile
Marker 212) and you turn left just after crossing the bridge over the
wash. Cross the South bound lanes and follow the dirt road on the West
side of 87 down into the tree's. You are there. When staging at this
location you ride the Sycamore Creek trails first then the CrossCut/Mud
Springs trails.
If you want to ride
Crosscut/Mud Springs first, turn right after the bridge and follow the
road around to the left.
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