1926 to 1931 Alignment / Mountain Man Trail

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East < GO > West

Mountain Man Trail is the 1926 to 1931 alignment of Route 66. The old alignment starts just past the cattle guard in this photo. (To get here, turn off the main road at the signs for Bearizona, but keep going past their entrance driveway). The pavement ends at the cattle guard.

GPS: 35.255728, -112.150822

The second sign in this photo says "Low Maintenance Road" which I think that is code for turn around in wet or bad weather! From the Bearizona entrance to this point is a newer road paved. Going west the old road went straight from here instead of making the gentle curve north to the Bearizona entrance..

Shortly after you start east on Mountain Man Road you'll come to this sort of wye in the road, keep left.

The "Low Maintenance" aspect of the road shows up in wet weather with spots like this or bigger stretches of mud.

The first (only) stop sign you'll come to is Garland Prairie Road, the road continues about 4/10 of a mile beyond this intersection before splitting into a couple of private drives. You can turn north here to get to I-40 exit 167, or turn around and double back to the Bearizona intersection.

Photo(s): 2019