Vineyard Trail #131 - Mountain Bike near Tonto Basin, Arizona
Tonto Basin,Arizona
33.69779834, -111.18411088
12.8 miles SE of Tonto Basin, Arizona
GPS: 33°41'52.1"N 111°11'2.8"W
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State: Arizona
Trail Length: 5.00 miles
Trail Type: Out & Back
MTB Trail Type: Singletrack

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Trail passes through a variety of Lower Sonoran Desert vegetation plant communities. Spectacular views of Roosevelt Lake, Apache Lake, Roosevelt Dam and Four Peaks. Historic Camp O'Rourke located near the east terminus. Signs of long abandoned tent sites and building foundations are visible from the trail. As part of the Arizona Trail, the route continues west on the Four Peaks Trail 130 or southwest across Roosevelt Bridge to the Thompson Trail 121.As the trail leaves the highway from Vineyard Trailhead, it passes through historic Camp O'Rourke, an area inhabited by Theodore Roosevelt Dam workers and their families in the early 1900's. The trail climbs steeply over a converted jeep-track that was once used to access an electronic reflector on Vineyard Mountain. From the reflector, the trail leaves the old road. The trail crosses Vineyard Mountain and descends to Forest Road (FR) 336 and follows the road for a short distance. The trail then leaves the road and follows a ridge top for approximately 1.5 miles where it terminates at the Mills Ridge Trailhead at the end of FR 429. Difficulty: more difficult. source: fs.usda.gov Courtesy of Singletracks.com

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Never modify trail features. Ride trails when they're dry enough that you won't leave ruts. Speak up when you see others on the trail and always yield to hikers, horses, and others coming uphill. Always ride on the established trail.

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  1. Head southeast on AZ-188 S toward Tonto Creek Trail
    Destination will be on the right
    (13.7 mi)
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