Queen Creek Canyon

3.8/5 (17 reviews)
Superior, Arizona (Apache County)
Last Updated: 07/07/2021

Trail Information

Highlights

The scenery along this route is truly breath taking. The trail travels past a very unique balance rock feature that has to be seen in person. Truly a unique rock formation. For those that are new to offroading, this is a great trail to practice offroading skills and enjoy a great trail ride. The trail takes about 3 hours to complete with lots of scenery along the way. Based on the difficulty rating I would recommend running this trail with at least one other vehicle in case you run into any issues. The trail travels from the Hewitt Station OHV region up and over to the area above Apache Leap.

Trail Difficulty and Assessment

Trail Navigation

Trail Reviews

3.8/5 (17)
Open
Rated 4/5
Visited: 05/17/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

The views on this trail are spectacular. It was somewhat hazy when we did it but we were still able to see the southeast edge of the Phoenix metro area (about 25 miles away) from the high point of the trail. Would love to come back on a really clear day. The most technically challenging part of the trail starts at waypoint 8 and continues to be difficult for about 2 miles. The description for waypoint 8 indicates that this part was graded but any advantage given by that grading is now long gone.
Open
Rated 5/5
Visited: 02/04/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Been 2 years since we ran this trail, really love that it's gotten a little more technical. The current rating of 4 is very spot on although the off camber in a few places is more extreme vs. moderate. Several spots had a good 20 degrees of off camber and one or two other spots had 25+ degrees of off camber, got these measurements from my new inclinometer. I would also recommend no full size for how narrow a lot of this trail has become.
Open
Visited: 08/13/2022
Difficulty Accuracy: Harder

This was an Awsome trail.. but you better have a lift and at least 35's.. I have a 2.5" with a 1 inch spring on the rear and was still scrapping..
Open
Rated 1/5
Visited: 05/05/2022
Difficulty Accuracy: Harder

Just past the mine at mile 16, the N Creen Creek Canyon Rd is blocked by a gate, and you are required to take a left straight of the up the hill on N. Cerro Rd. From this point on the trail is really bad; very washed out, loose broken rocks and large rock shelves. Ended up getting a flat when the sidewall of my tire was ripped open by a sharp rock.
Open
Rated 5/5
Visited: 01/01/2022
Difficulty Accuracy: Harder

Went up after a night of hard rains. Helped a Jeep recover after slipping into a washed out eroded part of the trail on the edge of a drop off just east of the turn off after Montana Mtn. Ended up backing out / turning around a little past that point because of all the erosion. The water crossing were a blast when you first enter the trail at waypoint 1.

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