Verde got springs?

anyone ever take this trail? How challenging was it for you? Never been, looking to go. Thanks!

 

What trail are you talking about?

 

Trail to Verge Hot Springs is supposed to be bumpy & long, but fine. Someone. Described it to me as 25 mins of washboards recently.

 

If you enter from the 260, it's washboard as described. If you enter from the 17, it's a much longer trip. Lots of baby head rocks, a few narrow shelf roads, and a medium rain rut thing. Once down the mountain take the spur trail to the spring on your left. Afterwards return to trail and continue south bound. You will T into Bloody basin road many miles down the road. Expect around 90 miles in the dirt approx. I did 110 since I then went to Sheep's bridge.

 

9D is closed and gated. They say "impassible due to rockslide". I personally think they're FOS. Now that they're not getting $$$ from Fossil Creek permits, they dont want to patrol out there.

9D is the road from the 260 to Fossil Creek Rd. That leaves Dugas/FR 68(15 hrs round trip) or FR16 via Bloody Basin (12 hrs RT). Those times are on 33's @ 12 psi on a mid-travel truck just from i17. If taking Dugas, you'll want skids & sliders.
If taking FR16 don't get caught past the last 1K' of the road at the "gate", FS will ticket you.