Fall 2022 Arizona Peace Trail cross country trek - Planning Thread!

[PJon]

An 89 year old man accompanied these guys on their trek….😎​

Who’s ready for a 7-day, 710 mile UTV adventure?!​

Story & Photos: Casey Cordeiro

If you’re looking for an epic, multi-day UTV ride that takes you through some of the best off-road scenery in the USA, look no further than the Arizona Peace Trail (APT). We recently the completed the entire Peace Trail route south of the I-40. 7 days, 6 nights, 5 nights of camping off-the-grid, 5 guys, 4 UTVs, and 710 miles of total awesomeness. “Epic” doesn’t even begin to describe the journey that the AZ Peace Trail provides! Let’s relive the journey…

Ultimate UTV Adventure Ride – 710 Miles On the Arizona Peace Trail - UTV Guide

If you’re looking for an epic, multi-day UTV ride that takes you through some of the best off-road scenery in the USA, look no further than the Arizona Peace Trail (APT). We recently the completed the entire Peace Trail route south of the I-40. 7 days, 6 nights, 5 nights of camping off-the-grid...

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Great write up of your adventure. I’m sure it will be very helpful for those of us who go with the Honda sxs forum group in October. Thanks

 

[Admin]

 

[Montecresto]

Great write up of your adventure. I’m sure it will be very helpful for those of us who go with the Honda sxs forum group in October. Thanks

It is a great write up Jon, but it’s not mine. I snagged it off line (and properly linked to it) to post here for us to use while planning our ride. Hope you make it with us…..😎

 

[PJon]

It is a great write up Jon, but it’s not mine. I snagged it off line (and properly linked to it) to post here for us to use while planning our ride. Hope you make it with us…..😎

I’m planning on it.

 

[Montecresto]

I’m planning on it.

Great, maybe due to your location you could be our advanced scout…😊👍

If you have reason to be around Kingman, I’d love to know where the trailhead parking and staging area is, and have some pictures of it….😎

 

[PJon]

It’s about a 4-1/2 drive for me but I may have a chance before summer arrives.

 

[Montecresto]

It’s about a 4-1/2 drive for me but I may have a chance before summer arrives.

No worries. It’s a 20 hour drive for the rest of us….😂😂😂
Just if you have some reason to be that way, it would be good to know. I think we have other forum members that are closer that might be able to help…..👍

 

[Smitty335]

This reminded me to give a call down South. My friend has a winter home on an indian res and they have not problems where he lives since the Res Police take care of security and they are not gentle so no illegals come thru there.

There are 200 to the most of around 900 per day cross the border and the majority are poor South Americans with a credit card to get into the interior of the US. Problem is the returns who have been deported previously for criminal activity to include rape robbery, murder, sexual child abuse, etc. They know the system and how to avoid getting caught again. Drug dealers are the most violent. Most seem to be crossing into CA since they are not pursued by law enforcement there but many are going into Las Vegas, NV since there are lots of targets with money. Most are gang members and joint up with friends there. I could go on.

Bottom line is hundreds per day cross the border and most are sorta harmless and seem to be funded with US based credit cards which we can only guess who is funding those cards. The former deportees are the ones who would present more of a threat. This fellow is a retired federal agent with a well known 3 letter agency and I worked with him off and on for 20 years or so and I trust his assessment of the situation. Can I say you may or may not have problem...NO but this may give you good info to base your trip on.

Pack tools?

 

[Montecresto]

Pack tools?

Pack tools????🤔

 

[Smitty335]

Pack tools????🤔

Pew, pew and pew.

 

[Montecresto]

It’s unfortunate that the arizonapeacetrail.org doesn’t have information in their otherwise handy atlas concerning a parking area and trailhead for section 1
Nor do they have a “contact us” section at their website that I can find, to ask such questions.

It would really be nice to have an idea of the circumstances in which we’re all going to be leaving our trucks and trailers for 8-10 days…..🤔

 

[WhiteLightning]

John. Try this number.

 

[Montecresto]

John. Try this number. View attachment 315249

Will do, what’s it to?

 

[WhiteLightning]

 

[ByronM]

John:
I believe that this is the staging area,
Dropped pin

33°40'31.0"N 114°12'24.9"W

goo.gl

 

[Montecresto]

John:
I believe that this is the staging area,
Dropped pin

33°40'31.0"N 114°12'24.9"W

goo.gl

That looks to be in Quartzite Byron. We’re wanting the trailhead parking/staging area at Kingman as that’s where we’ll have the beginning and terminus of the route….🤔

 

[WhiteLightning]

https://www.facebook.com/694460134005705/posts/4582280661890280

 

[Montecresto]

https://www.facebook.com/694460134005705/posts/4582280661890280

Good info. Here’s a link where non residents can create a portal and order either a non resident OHV sticker or a non resident street legal license plate and OHV sticker….

AZGFD

 

[GoodStuff]

I have a second Home in Lake Havasu and I would recommend the town as a staging area. It’s probably the roughest riding section of the trail. Seems like every trail in the area has turned to washboard. Depending on the monsoon season end of next summer it may still be dry and rough since the last season was dry and trails are far worse than last winter. There is a massive Walmart parking lot on the north end of town near the airport that may be a good option for those driving in to leave their tow rigs and trailers.

My thought is that it allows everyone to have a rougher morning headed north the first day when you are fresh and then have smooth riding until the final day. A Kingman start would make the roughest portion of trails stack up on the last two days.

Depending on dates I really want to try and make the trip I know I’m supposed to be traveling for a week in OCT but don’t have the dates. I’m planning to do at least 1 three day trip from Havasu into the Hualapai’s and down to Wikieup/Alamo Lake and back this Spring so either way I will try and share anything I pick up.

 

[Montecresto]

I have a second Home in Lake Havasu and I would recommend the town as a staging area. It’s probably the roughest riding section of the trail. Seems like every trail in the area has turned to washboard. Depending on the monsoon season end of next summer it may still be dry and rough since the last season was dry and trails are far worse than last winter. There is a massive Walmart parking lot on the north end of town near the airport that may be a good option for those driving in to leave their tow rigs and trailers.

My thought is that it allows everyone to have a rougher morning headed north the first day when you are fresh and then have smooth riding until the final day. A Kingman start would make the roughest portion of trails stack up on the last two days.

Depending on dates I really want to try and make the trip I know I’m supposed to be traveling for a week in OCT but don’t have the dates. I’m planning to do at least 1 three day trip from Havasu into the Hualapai’s and down to Wikieup/Alamo Lake and back this Spring so either way I will try and share anything I pick up.

Welcome to the forum and thanks for the input GS…..😊 When I first started reading, I thought you were going to offer us your second home for the night when we passed through the Havasu area….😂😂😂

So there’s two reasons why Kingman has been selected for the beginning and terminus of the trek, the main one is because many riders are coming from far back east, at or north of the I-40 corridor and it provides the shortest and most direct commute in the tow vehicles…..and the second reason is to get through the coldest part of the trail the first day sense we will be doing this late October. And the trail climbs from 3,100’ in Kingman to 7,000’ in the first 12 miles. We also want to be in a bonafide trail staging area parking lot to leave our equipment at. I can’t imagine Walmart being ok with us tying up a half an acre of their parking lot for 8 or more days at any rate…..🤔

 

[Randy6911]

I took this pic today. Lake Havasu City staging area South of town. Just a semi flat spot you park anywhere you want. Hundreds of places along the trail look just like it.