Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Moorpark, California

This is a relatively easy dirt road just outside Santa Clarita. It is usually low-traffic, and the main road doesn't even require 4x4. There are however several side trails (mostly short) that are steep, rutted, and require 4x4 and in some cases a rear locker. There are plenty of turnouts and viewpo...
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City Highline Road offers a scenic dirt-road driving experience perfect for those looking to escape the busier trails around Santa Clarita. This non-technical route stretches for approximately 9.5 miles as it winds along the rugged hills of San Francisquito Canyon, closely following the utility powe...
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This is an easy dirt road following the power lines into Santa Clarita. The trail offers nice views of the surrounding mountains and has many small side roads, mostly leading to powerline pads. It’s fairly well maintained, accessible in dry conditions with a two-wheel drive vehicle, and ideal for a ...
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This is a loop route that circles the peak of Alamo Mountain, providing amazing scenic views of the surrounding Sespe Wilderness. It is open to both street-legal vehicles and OHVs with a valid green sticker. The trail is single-vehicle wide and consists primarily of packed dirt with shallow erosion ...
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Magic Mountain Summit Trail is a 9.2-mile route traversing the scenic Magic Mountain Wilderness within the Angeles National Forest. Beginning near Magic Mountain Peak, the trail descends 2,610 feet to an access road at the base, which is gated and may or may not be open depending on conditions. This...
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Pipeline Road Southwest is a 1.8-mile Green Circle connector in the Hungry Valley SVRA. It starts at the fence on Gold Hill Road and runs northwest, connecting directly to Roadrunner Trail. The route is mostly sand with some rocky sections, though the rocks are small. Vegetation is heavy and overgro...
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It is a flowing trail accessible only to dirt bikes and quads. This one-way-only trail gives you a nice piece of mind that no one will be coming the other way around a corner. The first section is the most technical, with a short, steep uphill followed by a steep hillside traverse after. AAfterwarda...
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The Jack Rabbit Trail is located within the Hungry Valley SVRA and can be accessed just off the street legal only, Gold Hill Road. You can stage at the Smith Forks Campground. The trail starts just West of the intersection of the Roadrunner Trail and the Gold Hill Road at GPS Coordinates N34.73197...
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Liebre Mountain is a scenic, introductory-level off-road route traversing the high ridges of the Angeles National Forest, offering stunning vistas of the Antelope Valley and Mojave Desert to the north. Stretching roughly 18 miles along Forest Road 7N23, this trail is ideal for beginner off-roaders a...
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This is a relatively short dirt road that loops off Mutau OHV Trail - FS 7N03, the main access road in the area. It passes through wooded areas to an open meadow space near the trailhead for Yellowjacket Singletrack - FS 20W24. Along the route, there are a couple of pullout areas that would be good ...
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The Schmidt Ranch Trail starts at the intersection with the Street Legal Gold Hill Road at GPS coordinates N34.72738° W118.89004° and is 1.4 miles long. This is a double-wide hard-pack trail with some sections of small whoops. The trail crosses the Cougar Trail at .07 miles. At 1.1 miles, the Maxey ...
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Roadrunner Trail is an easy 2.56-mile Green Circle route in the Hungry Valley SVRA. It starts at a signed trailhead gate off Gold Hill Road and climbs gently north into a wide sand wash through open desert. The trail is open to full-size 4x4 and side-by-side rigs, quads, and dirt bikes, with soft sa...
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Maxey Ranch Road Spur is a short, easy 0.7-mile Green Circle connector in the Hungry Valley SVRA. It runs from paved Gold Hill Road over to Maxey Ranch Road across flat, lightly rolling desert with smooth sand and dirt the whole way. There are no rocks or obstacles, so a stock 4x4 or even a two-whee...
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This trail starts at the intersection of the Street Legal Gold Hill Road and the Flying W Trail, GPS coordinates N34.74516° W118.87287°. You can also start at the Edison Campground and run the trail South vs. North. The trail is 1.9 miles long and starts at the end of a wide sand wash that transiti...
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Rush Canyon Road starts as pavement on the north side of Sierra Highway. Once the pavement ends on the way up the hill, it is a mostly flat dirt road. It is a short road that ends at restrooms and a nice open area to park your rig and trailer if one is hooked up to the rig. This is the same open are...
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Flat OHV Trail is a dirt bike and ATV-only trail. It is really fun and flowing, taking riders through the lower elevations of Rowher Flats OHV Area. Rideable by just about any skill level, there is nothing too challenging along this trail for even beginner riders. It is rated a "blue" trail by the p...
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Butterfield Trail delivers a diverse and engaging 4x4 experience just off San Francisquito Canyon Road, offering a medium-difficulty route that combines varied terrain with scenic surroundings. It’s a well-balanced trail that gives drivers a taste of technical off-roading without pushing into extrem...
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Texas OHV Trail is like a main artery trail through the riding area. There are a number of connecting trails to this one that make for some great rides. Texas OHV is a two-way dirt bike and ATV-only trail. This two-way trail runs primarily northeast to southwest and can be ridden comfortably in eith...
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This is the main access road into the Los Padres National Forest on the southwest side of the Frazier Mountain area. It leads to several other OHV trails and hiking trailheads, but eventually dead ends at a locked gate. From the north end, it begins as a winding paved road for the first 1.5 miles be...
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Meadows Trail is a highly scenic, gentle 2.5-mile loop that begins directly off Old Cottonwood Trail and eventually forms an easy, pleasant connection back at Maxey Ranch Road. The backcountry route is mostly smooth, lightly graded, and beautifully surrounded by wide-open meadows and picturesque, gr...
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This is a relatively easy dirt road just outside Santa Clarita. It is usually low-traffic, and the main road doesn't even require 4x4. There are however several side trails (mostly short) that are steep, rutted, and require 4x4 and in some cases a rear locker. There are plenty of turnouts and viewpo...
Learn more about San Francisquito Motorway

City Highline Road offers a scenic dirt-road driving experience perfect for those looking to escape the busier trails around Santa Clarita. This non-technical route stretches for approximately 9.5 miles as it winds along the rugged hills of San Francisquito Canyon, closely following the utility powe...
Learn more about City Highline Road

This is an easy dirt road following the power lines into Santa Clarita. The trail offers nice views of the surrounding mountains and has many small side roads, mostly leading to powerline pads. It’s fairly well maintained, accessible in dry conditions with a two-wheel drive vehicle, and ideal for a ...
Learn more about Lower City Highline Road

This is a loop route that circles the peak of Alamo Mountain, providing amazing scenic views of the surrounding Sespe Wilderness. It is open to both street-legal vehicles and OHVs with a valid green sticker. The trail is single-vehicle wide and consists primarily of packed dirt with shallow erosion ...
Learn more about Alamo Mountain OHV - FS 8N01.3

This is a relatively easy dirt road just outside Santa Clarita. It is usually low-traffic, and the main road doesn't even require 4x4. There are however several side trails (mostly short) that are steep, rutted, and require 4x4 and in some cases a rear locker. There are plenty of turnouts and viewpo...
Learn more about San Francisquito Motorway

City Highline Road offers a scenic dirt-road driving experience perfect for those looking to escape the busier trails around Santa Clarita. This non-technical route stretches for approximately 9.5 miles as it winds along the rugged hills of San Francisquito Canyon, closely following the utility powe...
Learn more about City Highline Road

This is an easy dirt road following the power lines into Santa Clarita. The trail offers nice views of the surrounding mountains and has many small side roads, mostly leading to powerline pads. It’s fairly well maintained, accessible in dry conditions with a two-wheel drive vehicle, and ideal for a ...
Learn more about Lower City Highline Road

This is a loop route that circles the peak of Alamo Mountain, providing amazing scenic views of the surrounding Sespe Wilderness. It is open to both street-legal vehicles and OHVs with a valid green sticker. The trail is single-vehicle wide and consists primarily of packed dirt with shallow erosion ...
Learn more about Alamo Mountain OHV - FS 8N01.3