Senator Wash Mountain Biker Loop

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E-Bikes Unknown

A loop introduction to the Senator Wash trail system.

Easy and nice parking at the start and end of this loop. You get to the start and end of this loop travel about 1/4 mile on the Ferguson Lake Road past the Chistian Service Center. Take a left off the Ferguson Lake Road on the Power line Road and you'll see plenty of parking.

If you do not know the trail system, you'll need to follow MTB carefully to stay on the route. There are
several trails from people and burros. In this trail system bike trails will have bike tracks. The bikers also create rows of rocks to mark bike trails.

At the start of the loop, you'll need to travel 1/4 mile west on the power line ATV trail until it intersects with the Orocopia trail. Take a right on the Orocopia trail traveling about 1.8 miles to its westerly most point and its intersection with Hi Chopper trail.

Take a left on Hi Choppers and travel it about 1 mile to an intersection to a Hi Chopper/Orocopia connector trail which works it through interesting rock formations. Even a trail that goes down the middle of a rock pile. Why not go around the rocks? We love to move rocks in this trail system?

Back at Oracopia you'll drop down into a large wash and take a right onto the Burro Byway trail. You'll take this trail out 2.0 miles north west to its intersection with Turquoise Mine Trail and the Scary Trail.

This loop has you taking a left here and taking the Scary Trail. This section is narrow and technical. It requires you to time your pedaling. It is about 1 foot in width for long distances. You can skip this section of the loop by taking a right and going on to the intersection of the Bonzai trail, where you'll finish the loop. See Bonzai Intersection below.

For those doing the Scary section: There is a slow 1.5-mile climb to an ATV road. You then take a switch back that continues to climb. On reaching the top and a great view, you have a fast technical downhill to the intersection of the Pi Trail, where you take a right.

Follow the Pi Trail to its intersection with the Turquoise Mine Trail, where you take a right and cross a large wash, which is normally well-maintained. After climbing out of the wash, you come to the Bonzai Trail.

Bonzai Intersection: go south from here, mostly downhill. This is a favorite trail in the system with its fast-flowing, interesting sections. At about 1.8 miles, you'll come to the Bonzai/Marvin Mesa Connector. At this connector trail, you'll take a left to go over to the Marvin Mesa Trail. This connector is well marked but sandy.

Once you reach the Marvin Mesa trail, you take a left and start a climb up to the top of Marvin Mesa and its fun Rock Art. Continue on Marvin Mesa Trail to its intection with the Pi Trail. At the Pi Trail Intersection, take a right, travel about 1/2 to the intersection with the Medallion Trail, where you'll take a right.

On the Madallion trail, you'll travel fast and fun downhill back to the Power Line Road and your car.

This loop goes by most of the Rock Art in the trail system. Be sure to see the Medallion, Marvin Mesa Art the large Hi Choppers Sign.