Bad Medicine Bypass 4.0

The first half of this trail is a fairly easy 2.5 rated trip through the upper part of Box Canyon.  The second half stays in the same drainage but is a difficult 4.0 rated trip bypassing the extreme obstacle called Bad Medicine.  

​The upper part of this trail has a bit of scenery, but really it is all about rock crawling.  There are numerous "extra credit" spots to increase the difficulty to 5.0.

This track ends on First to Find 3.0, which you will take out to 1A Cottonwood - Telegraph 2.5.  This is more interesting if you go counterclockwise.  Note that First to Find has many very tippy situations in dangerous spots.

There is a GPS - gpx file at the bottom of the page.
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Bad Medicine Obstacle
The most difficult portion of the trail is between the end of the 2.5 section and the Bad Medicine obstacle.
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Perhaps too steep for a shorter wheelbase
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Tire up
Some places are narrow and some are tippy.
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A little squeeze
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An extra credit
It is not completely about rock crawling.
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Crags in the distance
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Cowboy bathtub along the trail
Updated 2015.
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