Lost Highways Routes
Difficulty Ratings
Easy: Wider lanes, gentle sweepers, and great visibility. Off-pavement routes include well-maintained forest roads surfaced with hard-packed dirt or gravel.
Intermediate: Tighter turns, occasional blind corners, higher elevation changes, intermittent cell coverage, and more remote sections with sparse fuel stops. Off-pavement routes include two-track trails, sand sections, shallow-water crossings, and moderate rocky trails.
Difficult: Highly technical, tight switchbacks, and severe drop-offs with no guardrails. Off-pavement conditions include significant elevation changes, extensive rock and sand sections, deep water crossings, and extremely remote stretches with limited fuel stops and no cell coverage.
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Perkinsville Road
Total Distance: 50 miles point to point
Estimated Time: 2-3 hours
Max Elevation: 7,300 ft
Min Elevation: 4.600 ft
Terrain: Dirt, Gravel, Pavement
Difficulty: Intermediate
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Native American Veterans Highway
Total Distance: 159 miles point to point
Estimated Time: 3-4 hours
Max Elevation: 8,042 ft
Min Elevation: 4,155 ft
Terrain: Pavement, Dirt, Volcanic Cinders
Difficulty: Easy
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Geronimo Trail
Total Distance: 149 mile loop
Estimated Time: 5-6 hours
Max Elevation: 5,700 ft
Min Elevation: 4,006 ft
Terrain: Pavement, Gravel, Dirt
Difficulty: Intermediate
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Castle Hot Springs Road
Total Distance: 52 mile loop
Estimated Time: 2-3 hours
Max Elevation: 3,329 ft
Min Elevation: 1,664 ft
Terrain: Pavement, Dirt
Difficulty: Easy
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Mule Creek Highway
Total Distance: 70 miles out and back
Estimated Time: 2-3 hours
Max Elevation: 6,293 ft
Min Elevation: 3,632 ft
Terrain: Pavement
Difficulty: Easy
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Bloody Basin Road
Total Distance: 72 miles point to point
Estimated Time: 3-4 hours
Max Elevation: 4,979 ft
Min Elevation: 2,402 ft
Terrain: Pavement, Gravel, Dirt
Difficulty: Intermediate
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The Apache Trail
Total Distance: 44 miles point to point
Estimated Time: 2-3 hours
Max Elevation: 3,050 ft
Min Elevation: 1,715 ft
Terrain: Pavement and Dirt
Difficulty: Easy/Intermediate
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Florence-Kelvin Highway
Total Distance: 32 miles point to point, 75 mile loop
Estimated Time: 2-4 hours
Max Elevation: 3,706 ft
Min Elevation: 1,478 ft
Terrain: Pavement, Gravel, Dirt, Sand
Difficulty: Easy
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Rim Road
Total Distance: 43 miles point to point
Estimated Time: 3-4 hours
Max Elevation: 7,940 ft
Min Elevation: 7,275 ft
Terrain: Pavement, Gravel, Dirt, Rocks
Difficulty: Easy/Intermediate
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Coronado Trail
Total Distance: 120 miles point to point
Estimated Time: 4-5 hours
Max Elevation: 9,383 ft
Min Elevation: 3,400 ft
Terrain: Pavement
Difficulty: Intermediate
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Salome Highway
Total Distance: 60 miles point to point
Estimated Time: 2 hours
Max Elevation: 1,872 ft
Min Elevation: 840 ft
Terrain: Pavement, Dirt, Gravel
Difficulty: Easy
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Bartlett Dam Road
Total Distance: 33.6 miles out and back
Estimated Time: 1 hour
Max Elevation: 3,316 ft
Min Elevation: 1,825 ft
Terrain: Pavement
Difficulty: Easy
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Alamo Road
Total Distance: 72.6 miles out and back
Estimated Time: 2 hours
Max Elevation: 2,583 ft
Min Elevation: 1,105 ft
Terrain: Pavement
Difficulty: Easy
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Crown King Road
Total Distance: 56.4 miles out and back
Estimated Time: 2-3 hours
Max Elevation: 5,781 ft
Min Elevation: 2,479 ft
Terrain: Gravel and Dirt
Difficulty: Intermediate
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Old West Highway
Total Distance: 123 miles point to point
Estimated Time: 2-3 hours
Max Elevation: 4,417 ft
Min Elevation: 2,554 ft
Terrain: Pavement
Difficulty: Easy
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Apache Pass Road
Total Distance: 50 mile partial loop
Estimated Time: 4-5 hours*
*Includes 3 mile trail hike by foot
Max Elevation: 5,235 ft
Min Elevation: 3,760 ft
Terrain: Pavement, Dirt
Difficulty: Easy
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Palm Canyon Road
Total Distance: 69 miles out and back
Estimated Time: 4-5 hours*
*Includes 1.5 mile hike into Palm Canyon
Max Elevation: 2,735 ft
Min Elevation: 1,342 ft
Terrain: Dirt, Gravel, Rocks
Difficulty: Easy/Intermediate
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GM Hotshots Memorial Hwy
Total Distance: 77 miles point to point
Estimated Time: 7-8 hours*
(*Includes 7-mile hike)
Max Elevation: 6,795 ft
Min Elevation: 2,563 ft
Terrain: Pavement/Hike-Steep & Rocky
Difficulty: Ride-Easy / Hike-Moderate
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Simmons Highway
Total Distance: 61 miles point to point
Estimated Time: 2-3 hours
Max Elevation: 5,823 ft
Min Elevation: 4,542 ft
Terrain: Dirt, Gravel, Pavement
Difficulty: Easy/Intermediate
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Young Highway
Total Distance: 76.5 point to point
Estimated Time: 3-4 hours
Max Elevation: 7,700 ft
Min Elevation: 2,185 ft
Terrain: Dirt, Gravel, Pavement
Difficulty: Easy/Intermediate