With a total length of 675 miles, the Arizona Peace Trail is the largest off highway loop trail in the United States. It utilizes existing trails, tracks, and dirt roads and traverses Mohave, La Paz, and Yuma counties, It is one of the longest signed and mapped OHV trail systems in America.
From remote deserts to pine tree covered mountain tops, the AZPT crosses some of the most beautiful, diverse, and remote back country in the United States. Points of interest in the trail's route include petroglyph sites and ghost towns.
The Arizona Peace
Trail was first initiated by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the
Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) in July 2013. The Arizona Peace Trail,
Inc. has over 40 contributing members from OHV clubs, plus nearly 100 other
individuals from other OHV organizations, as well as federal, state and local
government agencies as supporters.
The main track consists of 32 segments, while the alternative segments add nearly 1,000 miles of additional roads and trail. It can be driven in either direction and a stock 4x4 should be able to manage the entire trail. The terrain is incredibly varied, expect to travel through isolated mountain ranges separated by wide plains, the high desert in the mountains, the floodplains of the Colorado River, valleys, canyons, and desert washes. Along the way travelers may come across coyotes, bighorn sheep, mule deer, wild burros, desert tortoise, and other wildlife.
With its towering and majestic saguaros and red rocked bluffs, the Arizona Peace Trail is the perfect place to escape, whether you only have a few hours, a couple days, or weeks to explore. So hit the trail!