Arizona Trails

TMRA Pipeline Trail

4/5 (1 reviews)

Black Canyon City, Arizona (Maricopa County)

Last Updated: 04/17/2019

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Status

Partially Open

Distance

1.44 mi

Nearest Town

Black Canyon City

Management Agency

Bureau of Land Management

District

Table Mesa Recreation Area

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Officially known as El Paso Gas Pipeline Rd., this off-road trail goes north to south through the eastern portion of Table Mesa Recreation Area. The trail is also a route for the El Paso Gas Pipeline and fiber cables that are also buried along the route. This is a great trail for overland adventures but also has some challenging obstacles along the way. If you are ever in the Table Mesa Recreation Area and don't want to head too far north to find more technical trails, you'll want to check this one out.

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Table Mesa Recreation Area

To enter from the north, from within the Table Mesa Recreation Area, connect from BLM 9999 Trail via Moores Gulch Rd. This will also allow you to connect with the northern portion of Pipeline Trail. You can also enter from the south off BLM 9999 Trail via BLM 9993 trail. From 9993 south the Pipeline Trail is closed - due to irresponsible users - until you get south of the mine. See the Access Issues below for more details.

This Trail is now partially closed for a couple of reasons. In talking with a BLM ranger, he told me that they were having problems with people shooting off the tops of the pressure relief valves along the trail, as well as shooting towards the I-17 freeway. This led the part of the trail being closed where there are relief values near Table Mesa Road. This is poorly marked with a small shot-up sign just south of the 9993 intersections and blocked along Table Mesa Road with boulders that ATV driver like to go around. The section on State Trust Land near the mining operation - southwest of Table Mesa Road - is also closed due to the mine expanding; which is unfortunate as there is a very fun hill climb in that area, as well as Chalk Hill. This has also resulted in Raw Deal being closed. For more details about what trails are officially open on BLM land in the Table Mesa Recreation Area, check the PDF linked to below.

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4/5 (1)

Angelo Yniguez

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Rated 4/5

Visited: 09/05/2020

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