Is Table Mesa Road the worst Jeep Badge of Honor Trail?

[@bobbybrady7872]

This isn’t the trail you want. you went west, go east on table Mesa road and you’ll have a completely different experience after a couple miles. Great trail

[@TrailTraveler]

So I have heard, but the Jeep Badge of Honor trail is what this is about. We are going back to Arizona this coming weekend and plan to do the other side.

[@tonyacosta3402]

@@TrailTraveler I live about 10 miles away and hit this trail all the time just for a quick trip. The east side has some great runs and if you have the time you drive all the way to Seven Springs. The west side also has some great trails and some extreme trails that I wont do. (Lower and Upper Terminator.) There is a long drive to the north west that takes you to an old mining town, etc. Hope you enjoy your next run out here. (Very sad with all the trigger trash, it is disgusting.)

[@TrailTraveler]

@@tonyacosta3402 We were just out there for Overland Expo and did New River Canyon and Backway to Crown King, both of those were a blast!

[@kcreeves199]

Table Mesa road west of I-17 doesn't make sense as a badge of honor. As you noted, you can take any car on this road. Table Mesa road east of I-17 to Seven Springs/Cave Creek road would make more sense. I consider it as moderate trail to borderline difficult depending on the latest flood damage.

[@robertesparza78]

I tried telling him. Table Mesa Road west, is Car roads with off shoot trails, that can be fun.

[@user-ft8or8zv9b]

If you take Table Mesa Road to the west, try the Indian fort as it is called and the road to the Tip Top Mine there you will have some fun

[@PSUdaemon]

Your graphic says 45 minutes north of Denver. I was really confused for a bit.

[@robertlyman9789]

Try the North loop part of trail 8/9 inside the Bolder OHV park. Lots of challenges!

[@lylereinier4989]

Sorry, but most of those Saguaros are well over 100-200 years old. And they are called Cacti.

[@jasonthered77]

What is so hard to understand about "pack it in, pack it out"? My kids know this and we pack out more than we bring in everywhere we go.

[@jimmieomalley3383]

Yeah…East. And I’ve taken a long deck tow truck back in there in the middle of the night. Pics and video if you want. It was a minute getting back out with a 9,000lb SUV loaded up on back.

[@arttomaszewski5497]

Good explanation of the surrounding area and landscape. The music and video footage was a bonus. I need to work on my video editing. Thanks

[@robertesparza78]

Table Mesa Road...EAST BRO. Getting lost in the Lake Pleasant area of Table Mesa road is fun. But you're not on the trail bro. Head to 7 springs from I-17. LOL. thanks for sharing though.

[@TrailTraveler]

According to the Jeep Badge of Honor app, it was the right place. The east side of Table Mesa Road is New River Canyon, which is a pretty awesome trail, we have a video about it

[@robertesparza78]

@@TrailTraveler Having lived in Phoenix practically my whole life. There are two trails every off roader knows is "Challenging" Table Mesa Road east to 7 Springs, and the back way to Crown King. I've never heard anyone call that New River Canyon trail. That's Table Mesa Road to 7 springs. Otherwise, it's Table Mesa road to Lake Pleasant. The Jeep Badge of Honor App, is wrong.

[@robertlyman9789]

Shooting season ends due to,fire danger, then re opens in the fall

[@donmontalvo1]

I was there in June, really wish they'd clean up the trails there. Broken bottles, cans, etc. Looked like the cactus were used for target practice too.

[@DeanJohnson67]

do you think this is a new phenomenon ? , the garbage everywhere possibly from the HUGE # of 1st timers "getting away" from it all in 2020 due to covid ? I know where I live a local State Park has always been very well kept over the past 50 years but the past year with a 300% increase in campers its depressing to see.

[@namluu]

That puts some shame to the Jeep of Honor badge! Nice music in this one. Very appropriate for the desert.

[@billredding2000]

Well, if there weren't ANY trails rated "easy," some of us would never get even ONE badge! ;-) I'd only be doing trails rated easy/moderate at most...nothing at all rated difficult/extreme. -- BR

[@namluu]

@@billredding2000 good point!

[@billredding2000]

@@namluu Well, I just like being outdoors and enjoying the day out & scenery...driving "sedately" and not being in any hurry. That's one reason I don't get the point of a "desert-runner" (Baja-type) where you high-speed it out there. What's the rush? Were I still living in West Texas (ELP, desert area), I'd likely have gotten a Gladiator Mojave (even though it's advertised as a desert-runner)...not to speed through the desert though, I'd still be driving fairly slow enjoying the trip. But it IS nice to know the Mojave can handle more "serious" 4x4-ing should that be needed -- I like having that "cushion" (more vehicle then I USUALLY need) -- just n case. Same for the Gladiator Rubicon...one doesn't have to ALWAYS be driving/rock-crawling it to the edge of its performance envelope (or beyond as some do!) every time one goes off-road. Forest/Fire/Service roads, and easy-moderate trails/mountain passes...and if more IS needed, the vehicle CAN do it. -- BR

[@user-jc3ip2jm7l]

Went the wrong direction. It's East of 17. Not the West side. Geez. How do people keep doi g this

[@thatrealba]

I remember doing that driveway over a decade ago. 🙄 There isn't actually much in the area a Civic can't get through.

[@user-jc3ip2jm7l]

Hilarious all the people headed the wrong direction on Table Mesa. Go EAST ! Not West. Difference like night and day

[@TrailTraveler]

East is New River Canyon, west is what is listed in the Jeep Badge of Honor app. East is a blast!!!

[@vochaalloy33]

How long did this trail take time wise?

[@TrailTraveler]

You can do the "road" in and out in about 20 minutes.

[@wilfredocarracelas7351]

I recomend DUGAS RD. in Arizona in the beginning is not a. Nice But drive from I17 East And let me later

[@robertlyman9789]

You have probably seen all the “natural” vegetation ur going to see!

[@AZXplorers]

One thing you forget is crapshoot terminator and all the others back there

[@TrailTraveler]

I'll have to look those up the next time I am out there

[@hereto246]

That is exactly why I didn't waste my time driving out of the way for just a badge.

[@TrailTraveler]

The road itself was a major disappointment, but the side trails more than made up for the drive down there.

[@bloodyduck]

You went the wrong way.

[@TrailTraveler]

Not according to the Jeep Badge of Honor app

[@mariaepperhart8167]

🤣🤣 You should drive the right trail if you are going to do a review

[@TrailTraveler]

I used the Jeep Badge of Honor app and it took us to that trail, so blame Jeep if it was the wrong trail 😜🤪

[@carlosspiceyweiner9233]

You didn’t go up that hill, talking like it was all easy…then jump to a different trail in your video

[@TrailTraveler]

We went up that hill and I showed drone footage from the top of it. We take on some of the toughest trails around, this wasn't hard at all, just a little tippy.