Jumpup Viewpoint Trail

Description:

• This road offers breathtaking views all along the ride, unmatched overlook at the end, the length of the ride can be adjusted to suit your conditioning. This is a curving, rolling road that attracts a considerable amount of motorized traffic. Numerous blind spots exist where loose gravel and steep grades could make an encounter between a motor vehicle and a bike a hazardous one. The most scenic part of the ride actually begins just beyond where FR 649 forks off to the west. You may choose to start from here and cut the length of the ride to 17 miles round-trip.

  Directions from Kaibab Plateau Visitor Center: Travel on AZ 67, turn west on FR 461. Continue west on FR's 461 and 462 for about 9 miles to FR 422. Turn south on 422 and go 11.5 miles (5 miles beyond Big Springs), then turn west on FR 425. Go about 8 miles and turn right on FR 233. Follow 233 about 9 miles to the trailhead. The road ends at Sowats Benchmark, about 0.5 mile beyond the trailhead.