State: Arizona
Location: Tonto National Forest
Length, One-Way: 4.8 miles
Trail Type: Out and Back
Minimum Elevation: 6720 feet
Maximum Elevation: 7120 feet
Elevation Change: 400 feet
Best Season: Spring to Fall
Usage: Light
Trail Information
The Dan’s Trail is surrounded by beautiful Ponderosa Pine and fir forest. The trail offers excellent mountain biking. This trail is an old logging road connecting with other roads. Pay attention to trail markers. Visitors can hike or ride directly from Valentine Ridge Campground following Forest Road 18 and Valentine Trail (#551). This trail has been adopted by the Mountain Bike Association of Arizona.
From Forest Road 109, Dan’s Ridge follows a ridge south for two miles with a descent of 400 feet elevation. It meets with Forest Road 512 at an arroyo bottom then turns north to climb along another ridge. After one mile, it turns to the east and descends to another arroyo. It then follows north up a third ridge to return to Forest Road 109 at a point 1.5 miles east of the start. A loop can be made by returning on Forest Road 109.
Directions
From Young: Drive about 15 miles northeast on Forest Road 512 to Forest Road 109. Take FR 109 for 0.5 miles east of FR 512
