Rug Road 4x4 Trail

32 tires and one full locker in the rear differential note.

Rug road 4x4 trail. We will be traveling up the rough and narrow rug road eventually dropping down into turkey creek canyon. The road is one of the roughest roads in the southeastern arizona it is not for the faint of heart. Rug road off road 4x4 trip from mammoth az to klondyke az over carpet hill. We will be camping at numerous dispersed campsites located in the.

On a short wheel base 4x4 for more security and for safety reasons i. The road is one of the roughest roads in the safford field office it is not for the faint of heart. The road is one of the roughest roads in the safford field office it is not for the faint of heart. Most people say its impossible to make the trek in anything but a jeep but we we made it through with 3 full size.

It then drops down into the aravaipa watershed passes through klondyke and then either east to fort thomas on us 70 this track or south to willcox on i 10. However the road is definitely only for the 4wd types or those who travel by mountain bike dirt bike or on foot or horseback. Rug road is not a designated scenic byway although the bureau of land management does class the road as a back country byway and it s about as scenic as it gets. We will be visiting the southern region which does not require a permit and has open camping for 4x4 vehicles.

The road transverses table mountain between turkey creek on the east end and mammoth on the west end. Whether you are into overlanding beaches rock crawling backcountry roads or high mountain. The road transverses table mountain between turkey creek on the east end and mammoth on the west end. Travel on the rug road requires a good high clearance four wheel drive vehicle and experience driving in these conditions.

If you chose to drive this 70 mile through rug road route it should be noted that if you are driving a short wheel base 4x4 vehicle as i was for 17 miles of the total 70 mile trip you will need at a minimum. Aravaipa is a protected wilderness area east of mammoth az. We want you to know what you are getting into before you are either bored or scared to death. Set your own adventure threshold.

Travel on the rug road requires a good high clearance four wheel drive vehicle and experience driving in these conditions. Travel on the rug road requires a good high clearance four wheel drive vehicle and experience driving in these conditions.