2011 Rally Trail Information

Willow Springs Road
Difficulty: Easy
This trail runs through an arid region of southern Arizona, passing through some old, established ranches and grasslands, giving views of the Tortilla Mountains and the Santa Catalinas.

Dambusters
Difficulty: Easy
This is an easy, family-friendly trail.  Explore a small, busted dam on the upper reaches of Pinto Creek. Visit the site of an old land dispute, and try and find remains of the bulldozed house.  If time allows we will visit an overlook with sweeping vistas of the mountains of central Arizona..

Queen Creek
Difficulty: Easy
Family friendly trail with plenty of stops. Visit the ruins of the town of Pinal, view deep wagon tracks carved in the rock long ago and visit caves that were used by Indians and more recently by miners as shelter.

Cottonwood Canyon Road
Difficulty: Easy
Cottonwood Canyon Road starts out at Highway 79 south of Florence Junction and goes east though Cottonwood Canyon into the rugged country that lies south of Superior. This is an area dotted with numerous old mines and Arizona desert mountain scenery. Once in you are a short distance from Box Canyon, Mineral Mountain Road, or the hard core Ajax Mine trail and Woodpecker trails. Suitable for stock vehicles that want to get back into the rougher mountain areas without too much difficulty.

White Canyon/Walnut Canyon
Difficulty: Moderate
Located in beautiful Sonoran Desert with towering red buttes on all sides of the trail. A fun drive offering real adventure. Winding, rutted road with moderate climbs and descents. May require rock-stacking in spots. Brush may lightly touch your vehicle on this trail.

Box Canyon
Difficulty: Moderate
A unique and scenic drive through a narrow, steep-walled canyon. Once in the canyon, there are several moderate-size rocks to get over. Stock SUVs with good ground clearance should be okay. It is a good idea to be spotted through the tough spots. You may bottom out occasionally but damage is unlikely. Stay off this trail if rain is expected, the canyon is extremely dangerous when flooded.

Montana Mountain
Difficulty: Moderate
The route starts out in the low desert and continues into the upper elevations of the Superstition Mountains where it tops out at about 5200 feet above sea level. The higher elevations are on the northern slopes offer the piney vegetation typical throughout the southwest. The climb to the elevations occurs along a series of switch backs that allows an impressive view of surrounding countryside. Stock vehicles with high ground clearance and good articulation can make it although some driving skill is necessary.

Telegraph Canyon
Difficulty: Moderate
The trail’s main challenges come from the rocky sections at the start of the trail as it proceeds toward Telegraph Canyon and from a narrow pathway at the edge of the shelf road and some deep washouts. Telegraph canyon is fairly wide, surrounded by jagged peaks, and has excellent views in all directions. As the trail winds around the head of the canyon climbing its way up the ridge, the views get better and better. The section of trail before Ajax Mine has some fairly deep washouts that have left a narrow pathway with just enough room to get a full-size vehicle through.

Hackberry Creek
Difficulty: Difficult/Very Difficult
This trail follows a narrow valley surrounded by interesting rock formations. Very enjoyable hard-core run. Lockers and very high ground clearance recommended. A stock vehicle is certain to get damage. Getting stuck in mud is a real possibility if there has been lots of rain. The trail is rated both difficult and very difficult because there will be a separate run that concentrates on the extreme portions of the trail that should be avoided by everybody except the most experienced/equipped drivers.

Woodpecker
Difficulty: Difficult
Trail follows a normally dry creek bottom with large boulders and solid rock obstacles. Squeeze through narrow rock openings. Lockers and high ground clearance required. Extreme obstacles can be bypassed. Flash floods possible. Difficult part of the trail is just 2.3 miles but can take a while if lots of vehicles are spotted thro ugh difficult sections.

Ajax Mine
Difficulty: VDifficult
Trail follows a rocky creek bottom with large boulders and narrow passages. Lockers and very high ground clearance are required . Strictly for the hard-core enthusiast.

Land Rover Rally Headquarters

Directions to Gold Canyon Golf Resort –
Directions from Sky Harbor Airport:
Follow the exit signs and take 202 Loop East
Exit AZ-101 Loop South (exit number 9)
Merge onto AZ-101 Loop South
Take the US-60 exit (exit number 55)
Merge onto US-60 East towards Globe
Exit US-60 East at Kings Ranch Road and continue approximately 1 mile to the Resort on your left.

Directions from Tucson:
Oracle(77) North to
AZ-79 to
US-60 west(left)
Ist light is Kings Ranch Rd Turn Right we are 1 mile on left 6100 s.Kings Ranch Rd.