Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Lodoga, California

Set within the Stonyford OHV Recreation Area along chaparral-covered ridges recovering from past wildfire impacts in the Mendocino National Forest, Cracker - FS 17N76 provides a secluded and visually captivating mountain ridge trip. Accessed directly off of Cracker Box Trail near a major OHV trail ...
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Set along an elevated mountain spine in a mixed pine and chaparral environment recovering from the 2018 Ranch Fire within the Mendocino National Forest, Hornet's Nest Ridge - FS 17N05 delivers a scenic and engaging off-road excursion. Accessed directly off of Forest Highway M5, this 2.4-mile single-...
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Set along open, chaparral-covered ridges recovering from the massive 2018 Ranch Fire within the Mendocino National Forest, Salt - FS 17N78 delivers an exciting high-country mountain ridge drive. Accessed directly off of Forest Highway M5, this single-track dirt spur functions as a scenic loop connec...
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Set within a dense chaparral and pine forest recovering from the 2018 Ranch Fire in the Mendocino National Forest, Little Sullivan Ridge - FS 85346 delivers a secluded and heavily sheltered mountain drive. Accessed directly off of Forest Highway M5, this 1.8-mile single-track dirt spur functions as ...
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This trail can be accessed by Main Road 306. It goes through private property for a short bit and a water crossing before reaching national forest land. There are many ruts throughout the trail due to water flow and some dips. The trail is nice and easy otherwise. There are beautiful views along the...
Learn more about Open Ridge Black Diamond East - FS 18N02

This trail immediately starts climbing. Has many rolling water drainages and rocky sections. Start to get good views of the canyon as well. Crossing a road and continuing on the other side, it's easy to see and is marked. Good warm-up before going on the Potato Hill trail that gets pretty steep.
Learn more about Champagne - FS 17N79

This is the beginning of the Letts Ridge trail. Past this is only for dirtbikes and other smaller OHV machines. This trail will also take you to the Champagne trail wh8ch also connects to Potato Hill. At the end is a big area to unload to do the rest of the Letts Ridge trail. A lot of whoops-style b...
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This is a semi maintained fire road. From the South end starts out groomed and starts to get narrow on the shelf road. Some overgrown brush to get some pin stripes. There are multiple smaller washouts and one that you need to navigate carefully since the outside is sliding a bit.
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Set within a mixed pine timber and chaparral environment recovering from the 2018 Ranch Fire in the Mendocino National Forest, Miner Spur C - FS 17N62C offers a quiet, downhill mountain trip. Accessed directly off of Miner Road - FS 17N62, this 1.2-mile out-and-back dirt spur descends along mountain...
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This is an out and back or should I say up and down trail that takes you from the bottom of the canyon to the top of the Saint John mountain. Trail is single wide with turn outs. Mostly smooth until the last mile or so. There are a lot of water drainage humps and some overgrown vegetation I barely t...
Learn more about Saint John - FS 18N06

Set within a mixed pine and chaparral forest recovering from the 2018 Ranch Fire in the Mendocino National Forest, Miner Spur B - FS 17N62B offers a secluded mountain-side drive. Accessed directly off of Miner Road - FS 17N62 at a distinct Y-split junction, this 1.3-mile out-and-back dirt spur trave...
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This trail consists of dirt and gravel. It is an out-and-back trail as there is a major washout about 1 mile from the west end, where it's supposed to connect with M3. The trail has some ruts, washes, and a few shelf roads along the way. There are some beautiful views and a few spots to pull off and...
Learn more about Open Ridge Black Diamond West - FS 18N02

Set within a mixed pine and chaparral woodland recovering from the 2018 Ranch Fire in the Mendocino National Forest, Miner - FS 17N62 provides a short and scenic mountain drive. Accessed directly off of New Miner Trail, this 1.3-mile round-trip out-and-back dirt spur travels along elevated slopes to...
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This trail has a spot to camp shortly after getting on the trail with a great view. There is a steep hill that a hitch will drag on, not far from the entrance, and some ruts and washes along the trail. Where the trail ends, there is only a very steep hill, nothing else indicating the end of the trai...
Learn more about Black Diamond - FS 18N30

Set within a mixed pine, oak, and chaparral forest recovering from the 2018 Ranch Fire in the Mendocino National Forest, New Miner - FS 17N68 provides a scenic backcountry connection. Accessed directly off of Letts Lake Trail near the popular Letts Lake Recreation Area, this 2.0-mile single-lane dir...
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Mostly a wide fire road connecting the road to Potato Hill Trail. There are some small washes, and it narrows at a few sections to one vehicle wide. Good views from the top of the trail. Seasonal close and will close for wet weather. Had a few low-hanging trees and a tree down across the top of the...
Learn more about Sanborn - FS 17N63

This is more of a straightforward gravel fire road. It has most of the surrounding trails attached to it and is also the dirt way to Letts Lake and campgrounds. Some sections of the road are deteriorating, so be careful since they are on the shelf part of the trail.
Learn more about Letts Valley - FS 17N02

This trail used to be longer, but erosion turned it into half just a dirt bike trail. This trial ends at a bit of a turn around that you could unload your bikes and hit the other trails from that point. It's also a connector to the Old Letts Trail. This trail is single vehicle wide, and there are a ...
Learn more about East Letts - FS 17N02k

This trail is a little less than 4 miles and leads to Letts Lake and campground. As the only lake in the lower half of Mendocino NF, it is worth visiting. There are four campsites around the lake; each has a handful of first come, first serve sites. You may also swim and fish in the lake.
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Set within a scenic mountain pine forest and chaparral understory recovering from the 2018 Ranch Fire in the Mendocino National Forest, Upper Letts Lake - FS 17N09 serves as a pleasant connecting route. Accessed directly from the Letts Lake Campground area, this 2.0-mile single-lane forest road clim...
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Set within the Stonyford OHV Recreation Area along chaparral-covered ridges recovering from past wildfire impacts in the Mendocino National Forest, Cracker - FS 17N76 provides a secluded and visually captivating mountain ridge trip. Accessed directly off of Cracker Box Trail near a major OHV trail ...
Learn more about Cracker - FS 17N76

Set along an elevated mountain spine in a mixed pine and chaparral environment recovering from the 2018 Ranch Fire within the Mendocino National Forest, Hornet's Nest Ridge - FS 17N05 delivers a scenic and engaging off-road excursion. Accessed directly off of Forest Highway M5, this 2.4-mile single-...
Learn more about Hornet's Nest Ridge - FS 17N05

Set along open, chaparral-covered ridges recovering from the massive 2018 Ranch Fire within the Mendocino National Forest, Salt - FS 17N78 delivers an exciting high-country mountain ridge drive. Accessed directly off of Forest Highway M5, this single-track dirt spur functions as a scenic loop connec...
Learn more about Salt - FS 17N78

Set within a dense chaparral and pine forest recovering from the 2018 Ranch Fire in the Mendocino National Forest, Little Sullivan Ridge - FS 85346 delivers a secluded and heavily sheltered mountain drive. Accessed directly off of Forest Highway M5, this 1.8-mile single-track dirt spur functions as ...
Learn more about Little Sullivan Ridge - FS 85346

Set within the Stonyford OHV Recreation Area along chaparral-covered ridges recovering from past wildfire impacts in the Mendocino National Forest, Cracker - FS 17N76 provides a secluded and visually captivating mountain ridge trip. Accessed directly off of Cracker Box Trail near a major OHV trail ...
Learn more about Cracker - FS 17N76

Set along an elevated mountain spine in a mixed pine and chaparral environment recovering from the 2018 Ranch Fire within the Mendocino National Forest, Hornet's Nest Ridge - FS 17N05 delivers a scenic and engaging off-road excursion. Accessed directly off of Forest Highway M5, this 2.4-mile single-...
Learn more about Hornet's Nest Ridge - FS 17N05

Set along open, chaparral-covered ridges recovering from the massive 2018 Ranch Fire within the Mendocino National Forest, Salt - FS 17N78 delivers an exciting high-country mountain ridge drive. Accessed directly off of Forest Highway M5, this single-track dirt spur functions as a scenic loop connec...
Learn more about Salt - FS 17N78

Set within a dense chaparral and pine forest recovering from the 2018 Ranch Fire in the Mendocino National Forest, Little Sullivan Ridge - FS 85346 delivers a secluded and heavily sheltered mountain drive. Accessed directly off of Forest Highway M5, this 1.8-mile single-track dirt spur functions as ...
Learn more about Little Sullivan Ridge - FS 85346