Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Long Barn, California

This is a scenic trail with views looking back towards Highway 108. The trail follows along the ridge and has smaller rock obstacles that shouldn't be much of an issue for most 4x4 vehicles. This is just one of many trails and roads in the area to explore so be sure to plan a nice day of adventuring...
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This trail starts on FS 3N35, climbing up onto a hill of tall pine trees on a narrow path that is a mix of loose rock and soft dirt. There are lots of small, loose, volcanic-looking rocks as it goes through grassy and dry hillsides. It winds through the sparse forest, with very gradual curves and sm...
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The north end of this 1.9-mile-long trail starts out climbing up from the Forest Service road, up a steeper slope with loose rock, narrowing up between lots of scrub oak and manzanitas. There are several downed logs sticking into the trail that you have to skirt around. It curves gently through the ...
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This is a short and easy ATV trail in the Stanislaus National Forest. Note that as of September 2025, there was a big log down on the south end right away that will need to get cut in order for ATVs to pass, and will be very difficult for dirt bikes to get over. After the log it is a wide gradual pa...
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This is a lightly traveled dirt road with some ruts, loose rock, slight inclines, and narrow passages due to brush. Other challenges include snow in the winter snow and water crossings up to a foot deep. This is an excellent place to see the sunset.
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This short trail goes into a thick forested corridor as it departs from trail 16EV407. The trail is covered in a lot of bony and sharp loose rocks, climbing up a dry and sun-exposed hillside, over all the loose rock, making it hard to maintain traction and not get pinged around. It goes through a re...
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The east end of this trail starts at the end of 16EV133 as more of a continuation of the trail, and it goes through a tight tree corridor on a ridgeline with a bit of loose rock. The trail widens up and smooths out, becoming more like an old shelf road, and gradually descends for the rest of the rou...
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This is a short trail near the Crandall Peak system of trails, that winds through a dry and sparse pine forest. It goes through a dry and grassy hillside on a section of trail that has more loose rock and jagged embedded rock layers. It goes past a strange metal shack on the hillside too, and has vi...
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This is a short and easy trail that is easily accessible near the Deer Creek Staging Area, making it a good option for beginner riders not too far from the staging. It’s only .6 miles long, connecting two forest roads. The west end starts on a shelfy hillside elevated above the forest road, winding ...
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The east end of this trail starts on the forest road 3N63, and it goes west for 1.5 miles, meandering through gradual hills and descents in a pine forest. There are a lot of downed logs that have been cut and are now lining the trail, so you want to watch your pegs on all the downed trees. It winds ...
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This trail starts right near the Deer Creek staging area, behind a gate that gets closed for seasonal use. It starts off pretty easy, being a decently wide single track, weaving between tons of cut logs, with lots of loose rock. The grade is pretty gradual as it parallels a ravine and winds through ...
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This is a quarter-mile-long spur that starts and ends off of the ATV trail 16EV223. The north end starts out in a dry grassy hilltop, then it descends through a forest of tall pines, manzanitas, and shrubs. The trail was clear of any logs. It’s a very easy trail as it was essentially rock free, down...
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This 1 mile long ATV trail gradually climbs up through the forest for the first half of the trail, then descends back down for the second half. It’s a decently wide ATV trail that curves through a dry forest of cedars, oaks and firs, with frequent small loose rock in the trail, especially at the top...
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This short and easy trail starts on the Forest Service Road 4N16 and goes north, passing the intersection with 16EV136 in a dry and grassy meadow with loose rock. It continues into the forest of pines and oaks, winding on a smooth dirt path with not many rocks, but roots here and there. A lot of dow...
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This is a short spur off of 16EV223. It winds through the forest, and has a couple of downed logs on the trail. It probably doesn’t get ridden as much since it’s just a short spur very close to the Deer Creek Staging Area. The trail is closely lined with lots of small young pines. Some of the downed...
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This is a short dirt bike only trail that connects the ATV trail 16EV223 with the singletrack 16EV407, near the Deer Creek Staging Area. Taking this trail cuts off having to go back to Italian Bar Road and reenter the trail system. It’s a pretty gradual grade throughout the quarter mile, as it climb...
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This is a short and easy dirt bike trail that winds through a dry forest of pine trees, on a smooth dirt path covered in pine needles. There aren’t many rocks, and it is consistently fast and flowy through the trees. The biggest concern on this trail is watching your head on a lot of thick spiky dea...
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This is the only major ATV trail in the Crandall trail system north of Long Barn, California. It starts right near the Crandall Campground, and is relatively easy overall, making it ideal for families or newer riders to go on a short ride near the campground. It climbs up steeply from the east entra...
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This trail starts on the west side with a semi-steep hill climb up into the forest, then winds on a narrow path between a tight corridor of manzanita trees. It turns right at an intersection, and steeply descends down a curvy path that keeps winding through the oak trees. There’s a couple big logs d...
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This short singletrack is located near the Crandall Campground, and enters the forest next to several large log piles from forestry work. It winds through the sparse and dry pine forest on a fun curvy single track. It remains pretty easy and obstacle free, but watch for log debris and sticks in the ...
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This is a scenic trail with views looking back towards Highway 108. The trail follows along the ridge and has smaller rock obstacles that shouldn't be much of an issue for most 4x4 vehicles. This is just one of many trails and roads in the area to explore so be sure to plan a nice day of adventuring...
Learn more about Dodge Ridge

This is a short and easy ATV trail in the Stanislaus National Forest. Note that as of September 2025, there was a big log down on the south end right away that will need to get cut in order for ATVs to pass, and will be very difficult for dirt bikes to get over. After the log it is a wide gradual pa...
Learn more about 17EV79

This is a lightly traveled dirt road with some ruts, loose rock, slight inclines, and narrow passages due to brush. Other challenges include snow in the winter snow and water crossings up to a foot deep. This is an excellent place to see the sunset.
Learn more about Rowdy Cow

This 1 mile long ATV trail gradually climbs up through the forest for the first half of the trail, then descends back down for the second half. It’s a decently wide ATV trail that curves through a dry forest of cedars, oaks and firs, with frequent small loose rock in the trail, especially at the top...
Learn more about 17EV91

This is a scenic trail with views looking back towards Highway 108. The trail follows along the ridge and has smaller rock obstacles that shouldn't be much of an issue for most 4x4 vehicles. This is just one of many trails and roads in the area to explore so be sure to plan a nice day of adventuring...
Learn more about Dodge Ridge

This is a lightly traveled dirt road with some ruts, loose rock, slight inclines, and narrow passages due to brush. Other challenges include snow in the winter snow and water crossings up to a foot deep. This is an excellent place to see the sunset.
Learn more about Rowdy Cow

This 2.04-mile point-to-point trail gains and drops almost 200 feet from Fraser Flat Road to FS4N39. The compact dirt and sand surface is 1.5 to 2 vehicles wide, running through a large pine forest in Stanislaus National Forest. The trail follows the Philadelphia Ditch, a working aqueduct that feeds...
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Fraser Flat Road East is a 7-mile point-to-point trail that climbs over 300 feet and drops just over 300 feet. The trail is made of white crushed gravel and is 1 to 1.5 vehicles wide. It winds through the Stanislaus National Forest, cutting through mature pine forest and occasional open areas. Sever...
Learn more about Fraser Flat Road East - FS 4N01