If you are looking for a rugged 4-wheeler experience, look no farther than a trip on the Apache Trail. This is a 40 mile jaunt with some seriously rugged challenges. This route is Arizona 88, and connects Apache Junction to Globe, Arizona. Your 4-wheeler will pass Saguaro Lake, Canyon Lake, Apache Lake, and Theodore Roosevelt Lake. Your 4-wheeler stop choices are Apache Junction, Goldfield, Tortilla Flat, Tonto, NM, and Globe. If these seem to tame, you will be riding your 4-wheeler in some of the most rugged, beautiful terrain in the Superstition Mountains.
The terrain is rough for most of the ride, this is a great trail if you have some good experience riding your 4-wheeler over situations that require a little climbing and dealing with loose gravel trails. This is not a ride for anyone new to the sport.
There is a lot of real 4-wheeler action here; most of the road is unpaved and meanders from town to town. This makes for a great weekend getaway, there are plenty of points of interest where you can pull your 4-wheelers over and look around. The view of the Superstition Mountains is one of the best in the southwest. Goldfield has a reputation as a ghost town. Lost Dutchman State Park is here and is the starting point for the Dutchman Trail.
Along the way, you can take an 4-wheeler break at Canyon Lake. It has a wonderful lake beach in the middle of the desert. The area is very rugged and open with little vegetation. Outside Tortilla Flat is the crossing of Tortilla Creek. Past that the road turns itself into nothing more than a gravel track, a wonderful 28 mile trek for fun 4-wheeler ride. Drive your 4-wheeler above the edge of Apache Lake, there is a view of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. At the end of the 4-wheeler trip you will see the town of Globe, a copper and silver mining town that appears on the horizon. by Raceway ATV - the premier kids ATV dealer
