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| Status: | Open |
| Typically Open: | Year Round |
| Length: | 3.4 miles |
| Highest Elevation: | 1986 feet |
| Duration: | About 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Shape of Trail: | Straight Through |
| Best Direction to Travel: | N/A |
| Nearest Town: | Black Canyon City |
| Nearest Town w/ Services: | Black Canyon City |
| Official Road Name: | 9982 |
| Management Agency: | Bureau of Land Management |
| District: | Table Mesa Recreation Area |
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Highlights
Today this dirt trail gives access to private property and the Black Canyon hiking trail, but also leads you south to a very skinny, winding, and hilly off-road trail; not too different from how it's was described in the 1930's (https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kBwOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vn0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6746%2C1194561). Old maps also show it continued through parts of today's Table Mesa Recreation Area (likely AZCO Mine Road (https://www.trailsoffroad.com/trails/1572-azco-mine-road)), and a town call Gillett that is now a section of private property in the same area, near the Agua Fria River. Old Black Canyon Highway is one of the more difficult paths into the Table Mesa Recreation Area with the most challenging part consists of sharp switchbacks on a narrow trail surrounded by cliffs, making it unsuitable for larger trucks and trailers.
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Route Information
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(EASY - MODERATE)
Waypoints
1. Old Black Canyon Highway Trailhead
Old Black Canyon Highway trail goes right alongside Interstate 17 as it heads north to south between Black Canyon City and Table Mesa Recreation Area. This spot is right next to the southbound entrance to I-17 on the south end of Black Canyon City (technically in the minuscule town of Rock Springs) and provides plenty of room for staging. There are also some parking areas to the west of the trail intended for use by hikers.
Directions to Trailhead
Trailhead Coordinates: 34.045010, -112.148960
Starting Point: Black Canyon City
From the southern-most Black Canyon City exit, number 242 off I-17, head west from the freeway entrance/exit to Old Black Canyon Highway. Old Black Canyon Hwy is paved throughout Black Canyon City and is the main road through the city. Take this road south until just before it changes from a two-way road into a one-way freeway entrance (just past the famous Rock Springs Cafe). At this point, there will be a dirt road on the right. This dirt road is the continuation of Old Black Canyon Highway and soon turns into Table Mesa Recreation Area trail number 9982.
From Table Mesa Recreation Area, take 9999 to the intersection with 9982. Take 9982 northeast towards Old Black Canyon Highway.
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Writer Information
S.J. Hollist
Mapping Crew - Arizona and Florida
I've been writing for TrailsOffroad since August 2015. Before that, I had been off-road in places like central and northern Utah, east and west Texas, and central and northern Arizona. I've even driven off-road on an island in the Caribbean (the one time I've driven a Jeep off-road).
I joined TrailsOffroad because it combines my three favorite hobbies: Off-roading obviously; I've also been blogging for most of my life - even before it was done on the internet (ever heard of a dial-up BBS?) - and even wrote a political column for Examiner.com for a few years; I also have experience with building websites and promoting on social media. These experiences made writing for Trails Offroad a good fit for me, and I've been enjoying it very much.
When I'm not working at my IT job, or playing with my kids, I go on runs with a group of people who like to collaborate on [AZFJ.org](http://azfj.org), and run my own online marketing and web content company (my wife calls it my hobby business) [The Rotisory Foundation](http://rotisory.spaldam.com) (named after a BBS I used to run back in High School and College before the Internet became overwhelmingly popular).
I'm a big Toyota fan. I've owned two 4x4 Tacomas, an older 4x4 Toyota pickup, and I'm now on my second FJ Cruiser (the first was a TRD SE 6 speed, that I got rid of after my twins were born).
You can learn more about my adventures at [SJsAdv.com](http://sjsadv.com).
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Questions & Answers (1)
Q: Do you think a current gen Tacoma would make it though this trail? Additionally, is running it backwards an option, or will there be too many issues with “oncoming” traffic?
–Ryan Burger (09/20/2018)
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