Blue Ridge Trail #107

Trail Highlights: The trail follows Billy Creek and winds its way through a wet meadow and oak-pine woods. As the elevation increases, you travel through a ponderosa forest to the top of Blue Ridge Mountain. The mountain is volcanic in origin and its summit offers scenic vistas of the area. Portions of the trail follow old logging roads, and other portions are quite rocky and may be challenging to cyclists. Interesting to note: the Blue Ridge Trail can be accessed by either Trailhead #1 or #2, Springs Trail #633, Ice Cave Trail #608, Country Club #632, or the Billy Creek Connector. It makes a perfect all-day hike close to town!

Connector Trails: Little Bear Connector is a very short trail that connects Blue Ridge Trail to Springs Trail.

Distance: 8.7 miles

Difficulty: Hiking — Moderate; Mountain Biking — Difficult; Equestrian — Easy

Trailhead parking: Accommodates trailers

Trailhead #1 and Trailhead #2 are 3 miles apart on FR 187, so both are accessible from either describe direction.

Access to the Trail from Trailhead #1:From the Lakeside Ranger Station, travel southeast 1.4 miles. Turn left (north) on Moonridge Drive, right on Billy Creek Drive, hard left on Meadow Drive to cross the bridge, right on Pine Shadow Drive, go around the curve to the left onto Springer Mountain Drive, then right on FR 187. Travel 0.8 mile to Trail Head #1 on the right.

Trailhead #1 GPS: N34•14’617″, W109•94’30”

Access to the Trail from Trailhead #2: From the Lakeside Ranger Station, travel southeast on AZ 260 for 5.2 miles. Turn left on Bucksprings Road for .6 miles and another left onto Sky Hi Road (FR 182) for about 2 miles. Turn left onto FR 187 and Trail Head #2 is on the right.

Trailhead #2 GPS: N34•14’032″, W109•89″844″

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