Arizona · Mountain biking · Two-Sixty Trailhead

Bear Snowmobile Loop

Bear Snowmobile LoopPhoto: davidpinter, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
17.1 mi
distance
1,023 ft
climb
May–Oct
best months

Is Bear Snowmobile Loop open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. It doesn't name Bear Snowmobile Loop, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Bear Snowmobile Loop is a 17-mile loop in the Black Mesa Ranger District of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests in eastern Arizona, managed by the Forest Service. The route rises from about 7,150 feet to about 7,940 feet, with a total elevation gain of 1,023 feet. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 70°F in May to about 76°F in September, while winter highs sit in the mid-40s. See Canyon lies about half a mile away, and the Two-O-Eight trailhead is about 1.5 miles off. Bear Canyon Lake Campground is about 2 miles away, and the Exit Gorge climbing area is about 5 miles away.

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