Location: Northwest of Phoenix, north of Tonopah.
Description: Sandy washes and mild desert climbs. Steep and rocky just before Belmont Mine. Suitable for high-clearance stock SUVs. See the Tonopah/Belmint Mine high in the Sonoran Desert. Visit Vulture Mine – a rare opportunity to see a well preserved gold mine and ghost town.
Time & Distance: About 22 miles off-pavement. Allow 2 to 3 hours for the trail and several more hours to get there and return.
Directions to the Trail: Head south on Vulture Mine Road from Hwy 60 on the west side of Wickenburg between mile markers 108 and 107. Pass Vulture Mine on right at 11.6 miles. Go straight on sandy road when Vulture Mine Road reaches a T at Wickenburg Road at 19.3 miles.
Return Trip: East on I-10 to Phoenix, west to Quartzsite.
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