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PostPosted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 10:10 am 
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Great place to ride, 366 mile ride (2013 trip) just scratching the surface of this area.

Here is the Google Earth map where I rode
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To just view on the map click the link http://www.pilotodyssey.com/GPS/Vicksberg%20All.html

Vicksburg area has the best desert-mountain trail system I have seen yet, a dense concentration of trails and old mines, the whole mountain range looks like someone gave a guy a bull dozer and about a year told him to go make as many trails as you can then when he finished they told him you can do better so go do it again and he did. I rode trails from north of the mountain range all the way south to interstate 10 then checked out the trails south of I 10 trails their too just not as dense. I rode from west of Vicksburg to east of salome, met a guy on the trail who said their also good trails by Wickenburg AZ I will try their next.

Getting their is easy I was coming from Parker AZ its only about 43 miles from Parker and about 45 minutes, I went south on 95 to Rt72 then I took Rt 72 West it takes you to Bouse AZ also a great area to ride, at the West end of Bouse right on 72 their is a camp ground that has a dump station that is FREE if you top off your propane tank and they have the cheapest propane in a 50 mile area, its only 10 bux to dump and fill your water tank if you don't need propane, anyways continue West on 72 until you go across the Arizona Canal you go about another 1-2 miles and you get to Vicksburg road, TURN LEFT go across the railroad tracks then take your first RIGHT TURN its a gravel road park, camp any place on the LEFT side I was told the RIGHT side is private land but the left is BLM land.

I will return to this place I bet their is 800 miles of trails in this area I also bet their is interconnecting trails that take you to Wickenburg AZ

Consider riding in the Bouse area while your in this area. http://www.pilotodyssey.com/PO/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=10015


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When you turn off rt72 and cross the RR tracks you only go about 1/4 mile and you will see the road where you turn to the right to park and camp, no rig too big for this place you could bring a semi

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 Post subject: Re: Vicksburg 366 miles
PostPosted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 1:15 pm 
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 5:29 pm 
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++++++++++(2014 Trip Details)++++++++++


To see the trails click the link to view it on the map http://www.pilotodyssey.com/GPS/Vicksbu ... 4%201.html

Went back to check out more of the trails in this area already did 91.5 miles looked like a big rain cloud was coming and I got rained on a little so headed back to camp for lunch looks like its blowing over so will head back out again for another 50 miles or so.

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I was riding and seen a dark rain cloud in the distance then a few minutes later it started to rain so I ran for home, I was taught long ago you don't want to get caught in a rain storm in the desert at any time.

It was the only time I got wet all day :-)

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Desert in bloom


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