Atv Trails Guide Arizona Phoenix Region

As a new ATV I needed some good ideas on places to go riding around Phoenix. This book had some good ideas and great descriptions for somebody unfamiliar with the area. The trails are well described, GPS points included, and finding trailheads and parking is noted, as well as some pictures of what to expect. General descriptions of the area and surrounding area is good, but this is the area I though the book could be more useful. Basically every trail you ride has many spurs and branches - more of those should be covered so you can "ride an area" over the day rather than just a precise loop and set of trails they mark out.Don't get me wrong, the loops and such are good, but when there is a phase like many side trails to the west to explore ... that peaks my curiosity, but without map or guidance it requires more research and maps from another source to really do it. So if I could improve I would beef up the maps and descriptions to highlight more trails off the primary one being described.That said, this book rides in my carrier all the time and I use it frequently ... very happy with the purchase.

I have bought 3 of these guides. One for myself and 2 as gifts for friends. I have gone on about 6 of the trips. We have a Polaris Ranger (Crew size) and often have 5 people on board. I have found the ratings for the trails to be very accurate. I really don't want to get in over our heads and I really rely on this book for that. The directions and added information about the areas we travel to is also accurate and interesting. I highly recommend this guide to anyone wanting to do some atv'ing in Arizona. Have fun and be safe.

I bought this book to add to my collection of off road trail books as I already have the author's Arizona Backroads and 4 Wheel Drive Trails book. I ride mostly in the Northwestern area of Arizona but do make it to the Phoenix based areas for an occasional ride. These rides are usually posted and led by someone other than myself but it is nice to do a little research on the ride and many of them are and have been in this book. It appears to be a good book on many of the "Standard" rides in the area and a good choice for one's Arizona Trailbooks library. The quality of the book is very good and the colorful pictures and maps add much to the book. It is a staple in my collection.

Provided just the right about of information for our recent ride in Arizona. Could use more trail markings to help with someone who has never ridden in the area. Now that we have gone, this is going to be a great resource.

I have the book and love it. It has a lot of great information in it. There is a lot of great info and discriptions. You can tell the author spent his time researching. Lucky guy, to ATV all over the place and then get paid for it.I have already tried 3 trails and have more on my radar.The only thing I didn't really like about the book was that I had to convert the GPS coordinants so they could be used in my Garmin, different formats. I found a web site that helped but it did take some time. You can even plug them into Google Earth and see it before you ride it.

Needs to be updated. The Montana Mountain trail has changed on FS 357 and is closed. Go out and research the alt. route before heading out there. Otherwise the Waypoints are good and accuarate to program into a GPS for your ride.

I'd you arectifying an Arizona off roader, this is the Bible of off road trails and access. I loaned it to a friend to plan one of our rides. He became so infatuated with it (like me) that I told him to keep it and I bought another one to replace it. Yep, it is so good, you want all your friends to have one too. With this and decent GPS, you are set for fun and adventure.

I liked it so much that I also bought the Off Road Trails for 4x4s from the same author