Trailshot:
First it's a 150 foot paved climb up Route 66 onto the Truxton plain,
then north on dirt toward the base of the towering white cliffs, six miles
ahead. The road gradually steepens as you pass thru thickening
Juniper and Pinion Pine forests, becoming rather rocky near the upper end.
After a hideously rocky 100 foot drop into a wash, you're treated to a tricky
but fast two miles of abandoned doubletrack (it's so good), then
you descend down another
cattle road, slowly smoothing out over five miles, until a quick 150 foot descent
at Crozier Springs. Skirting the mud, it's a mile down the creek and out.
From Kingman drive 30 miles northeast on Route 66, passing Hackberry, Valentine, and Crozier. At mile post 89, just before the highway begins to climb up the cliffs, you'll see a tall stand of Cottonwood trees on the left.
There's a gated road that runs to the left of the trees. Pass thru and please close the gate.
Hmmm. Appears to be unlimited parking. What? No valet?! Pity.
0.0 The log describes the loop counter clockwise, but it's quite similar either way. Begin by traveling east on 66, elevation 4100 feet. At two miles there are fence gates on both sides. Go thru the left gate (north) and proceed up the road, passing a pipeline road and then left at a fork.
3.5 Here you pass thru another cattle gate, bearing an interesting official sign stating that there are indian artifacts here, and not to disturb them. The only artifacts I can find are roads and fences.
3.8 Fork in the road. Go right.
6.0 As the road hits a sandy wash and curves left in it, you may spot a narrow 2-track going up thru the bushes to the right. This heads east for a mile, then dies.
7.8 The last 1/4 mile is rocky and steep. Finally you reach a three-way, at 5200 feet. Straight ahead, the road can be seen climbing very steeply on its way over the Music range. Impossibly rocky.
There's a good view to the left, and at your feet an old 2-track drops suddenly into the canyon below, to an old earthen stock tank at the bottom. You may have to walk down most of this hill, but a skilled technical rider might clean it. Cross thru the tank and back onto the 2-track.
9.4 Three-way. Bear left. Right goes up one mile to a spring. You should be having lots of fun now.
9.9 Three-way. Turn left for the loop, straight ahead for more good doubletrack bushwacking. (see upper left on map) (map)
10.9 Dutchman Tank. Pass thru the gate, cross over the dam, then steep up 100 vertical feet.
11.2 Three-way. Straight ahead for the main loop, or right turn connects with a side loop from the last three-way. Beware. Much of this loop is very ruff. (map)
13.2 Look for a pile of rocks I've placed to the right of the road. All you current and potiental trials riders turn hard right here, and go 1/4 mile to a hard rock zone along a cliff top.
Good spot for action pics.
13.6 Begin steep rocky 150 foot drop to Crozier Springs.
14.0 The springs. Lots of mud and bugs. Less than two miles to go, downstream thru rocks and soft spots. (map)
15.0 Pass thru a gated corral. There's a side road on the right that climbs a couple of miles onto and along a mesa, if you're not tired yet.
15.6 Civilization!
