Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Dorrington, California

Airola Meadow Loop is an easy, scenic 3.3-mile trail perfect for beginners, families, and high-clearance four-wheel-drive vehicles seeking a mellow adventure through beautiful forest terrain. Starting on a graded logging road, the route transitions into an ungraded but well-maintained dirt track tha...
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This is a half mile long ATV trail that leaves from the Interface staging area, and accesses more of the trail system. It will likely be the trail that many rider’s start their ride on. It goes through a tight corridor of fir trees and maples, and between scrub oak and manzanita shrubs. It descends ...
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15EV26 is a wide dirt ATV trail that starts from the north end with a steep descent into the tall sugar pine trees. There are bits of loose rock in the trail, and a couple narrow spots between logs that have been cut, but no major obstacles. The grade mellows out after the initial descent, and it gr...
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15EV69 is a short and moderately easy dirt bike trail that connects the ATV trail 15EV105, to the 4 way intersection with 15EV70, 15EV109, and 15EV68. It weaves through towering trees typical of northern California including ponderosa and sugar pines, and white cedars, on a simple dirt single track ...
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Buck Ranch offers a scenic and accessible off-road experience for beginner and intermediate drivers looking to explore the forested ridges above the South Fork Mokelumne River. This 2.9-mile point-to-point trail begins as an easy, graded logging road for the first mile before transitioning into more...
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This ATV trail starts out on the west end between the bushes, creating a tighter feeling path for ATVs, although still wide for dirt bikes. It winds down through the tall pine trees, cutting across the side of the hill, on a narrower path with big whoops. It goes underneath a canopy of bigleaf maple...
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This is a short and easy ATV trail that doesn’t have any major obstacles, but is a bit tighter in the trees. From the east end, it goes through a narrow tree corridor tightly lined with fir trees. The trail itself is smooth dirt, with a few shallow ruts and loose sticks and loose rocks, but nothing ...
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This is a short dirt bike trail – less than half a mile long – but easy and ideal for riders of all skill levels. The south end of this trail starts out with some loose rocks on a wide surface, between oak trees and dry grass, going past a big slash pile. The trail is smooth for much of the rest of ...
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15EV68 is a short and easy dirt bike trail that mostly just curves through the forest on a narrow single track on smooth dirt for .7 miles. The trail goes through several previously cut logs, and looks like it gets maintained for any downfall. It goes up and down small hills and meanders through the...
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This is a 1.2-mile-long easy ATV loop in the northern area of the Interface Trail System. It’s quite narrow for an ATV trail, with a lot of segments between the bushes that feel more like a dirt bike trail. It’s fast and flowy with some big whoops, meandering through flat grassy meadows, and gradual...
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This is a short and easy trail in the Interface Trail System that winds through the forest. Its east entrance starts on FS 5N41Y and it zig zags west for 1.2 miles. The beginning has some deeper ruts and troughed out sections, sometimes dug out a foot below the forest floor. There are a few embedded...
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This short dirt bike trail weaves between a tight corridor of oaks and shrubs, with towering pine trees. It meanders along the hillside through the tight bushes, often overgrown and whacking you in the face and blocking visibility. Several downed logs have been cut, keeping the trail clear, but ther...
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This is a wide and easy ATV trail that cuts through the middle of the Interface OHV trail system, acting as an easy access route to access several other trails. It has minor loose rock and shallow ruts, but mostly is smooth dirt. It’s lined with bear clover, and goes through a sparse forest of tower...
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This is a wide and easy ATV trail that starts out on the south end lined with small manzanita shrubs and under towering pine trees. It has small loose rocks and shallow ruts, gradually ascending up a hillside, but is mostly a smooth dirt path. It gets a bit narrow in a couple spots between the shrub...
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The east end of this trail starts at the intersection with 15EV56 and 15EV106, and goes across a sun-exposed and grassy hilltop with some flat layers of embedded rock in the trail, covered in small loose rock and some minor roots. It descends off the hilltop into the trees, on a narrow path lined wi...
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This is a very easy ATV trail that is less than half a mile long, and has no technical elements. It is very wide, smooth, straight and fast, making it ideal for riders of all skill levels. It doesn’t have any rocks or obstacles. It gently curves through the forest of tall oak, cedars and pines, lin...
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This is a wide and easy ATV trail that goes through the southwest corner of the Interface OHV trail system for 1.7 miles. This one is mostly just a wide access corridor that accesses several other trails, and then you can take this to return to the beginning or staging area instead of having to take...
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As of May 26, 2023. This road is accessible by vehicles of higher clearance than sedans. This is because the fire roads are not as flat and maintained as Google Maps makes them out to be. When driving on the road, there will be moderately size ruts, and bumps running across the width of the road due...
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As of May 26, 2023. This road is accessible by vehicles of higher clearance than sedans. This is due to the fire road are not as flat and maintained as Google Maps makes it out to be. When driving on the road, there will be moderately size ruts, and bumps running across the width of the road due to ...
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Soda Creek Logging Camp offers an engaging and scenic all-day offroad adventure through historic timberlands, making it perfect for beginners and families seeking a beautiful mountain drive with deep historical roots. Running approximately 18 miles between Highway 108 and Highway 4, this route climb...
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This is a half mile long ATV trail that leaves from the Interface staging area, and accesses more of the trail system. It will likely be the trail that many rider’s start their ride on. It goes through a tight corridor of fir trees and maples, and between scrub oak and manzanita shrubs. It descends ...
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15EV26 is a wide dirt ATV trail that starts from the north end with a steep descent into the tall sugar pine trees. There are bits of loose rock in the trail, and a couple narrow spots between logs that have been cut, but no major obstacles. The grade mellows out after the initial descent, and it gr...
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This ATV trail starts out on the west end between the bushes, creating a tighter feeling path for ATVs, although still wide for dirt bikes. It winds down through the tall pine trees, cutting across the side of the hill, on a narrower path with big whoops. It goes underneath a canopy of bigleaf maple...
Learn more about 15EV56

This is a short and easy ATV trail that doesn’t have any major obstacles, but is a bit tighter in the trees. From the east end, it goes through a narrow tree corridor tightly lined with fir trees. The trail itself is smooth dirt, with a few shallow ruts and loose sticks and loose rocks, but nothing ...
Learn more about 15EV109

Airola Meadow Loop is an easy, scenic 3.3-mile trail perfect for beginners, families, and high-clearance four-wheel-drive vehicles seeking a mellow adventure through beautiful forest terrain. Starting on a graded logging road, the route transitions into an ungraded but well-maintained dirt track tha...
Learn more about Airola Meadow Loop

As of May 26, 2023. This road is accessible by vehicles of higher clearance than sedans. This is because the fire roads are not as flat and maintained as Google Maps makes them out to be. When driving on the road, there will be moderately size ruts, and bumps running across the width of the road due...
Learn more about Candy Rock Road P.2

As of May 26, 2023. This road is accessible by vehicles of higher clearance than sedans. This is due to the fire road are not as flat and maintained as Google Maps makes it out to be. When driving on the road, there will be moderately size ruts, and bumps running across the width of the road due to ...
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Bailey Ridge is an ideal route for offroaders seeking an easy but scenic connector trail in the Sierra Nevada, offering a mix of smooth ridge riding and mild rocky climbs. Spanning approximately 5.2 miles through the Stanislaus National Forest, this trail reaches elevations up to 7,375 feet, providi...
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