Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Shoshone, California

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Sperry Wash

Total Miles
27.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Wi / Sp

Harry Wade Exit Route - DVNP

A historical route at the southern end of Death Valley National Park. The route is 32 miles in length through one of the most remote and arid parts of Death Valley - be prepared. The…
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Total Miles
30.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Saratoga Springs

This is short spur trail off of the Harry Wade Exit Route. Expect similar conditions to what has been experienced on HWER albeit with a bit more washboard and cross-graining. There are a few washes…
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Total Miles
3.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

West Side Road - DVNP

Easy route around the west side of the dry lake bed in Death Valley. This route offers a different, and remote, perspective of the Devil's Golf Course and Badwater Basin. The route starts about 11…
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Total Miles
34.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi / Su

Butte Valley

Street-legal vehicles and a Death Valley National Park pass are required for this route. Begin on a wide road across open desert land and then pass through Warm Springs Canyon. You'll pass by talc mines…
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Total Miles
24.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Wi / Sp

Wheeler Pass

Starting in Cold Creek, the Wheeler Pass trail takes you up and over the Spring Mountains. The trail used to be the main way to travel from the Indian Springs area to Pahrump in the…
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Total Miles
24.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Higley Road/Trail - Powerline Road

This trail starts just outside of a housing development in Pahrump and ends in the foothills (or vice versa). The trail is partially a gravel road nearby the town and becomes a powerline trail shortly…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Hughes Cabin-Horse Springs Road

Wide and well-maintained gravel road crosses BLM land, steadily climbing from valley floor at approximately 2,900ft to an elevation of 4,500ft. A locked gate with a "no trespassing" sign marks the end of the line…
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Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

South Wheeler Pass Road

The road begins at the intersection of HWY 160 at the south end of Pahrump at an elevation of 3,000 feet. It gradually climbs to 4,703 feet with one dip into South Wheeler Wash. The…
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Total Miles
7.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Powerline Trail

This trail continues from Higley Trail in Pahrump farther up into the mountains. We saw several homeless campers with dilapidated RVs and trash everywhere nearby these camps (sad!). There are also lots of weekenders boondocking…
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Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

"Just Found It" Trail

Leisurely gravel and dirt trail that meanders in and out of a wash. Good views of Pahrump, Nevada, and the surrounding valley. Joshua Tree forest with nice stands of Yucca, Barrel, and Cholla Cactus. Spring…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Lower Wheeler Wash

This trail leaves Wheeler Pass Road heading SE on North Wheeler Road. After about a mile, the trail intersects a wide, meandering dry wash basin consisting of loose gravel and sand. From here, head NE…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Sand Wash Road

At the intersection with Hemlock Road, take Sand Wash Road westbound towards Pahrump. This trail is comprised mostly of gravel and is relatively level the whole way. It follows Sand Wash through Blackbrush, Joshua Tree…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Pahrump to Mountain Springs

Mountain Springs is located between Pahrump and Las Vegas and is accessible from Pahrump by trail. The trail runs Southeast and Southwest through the Toiyabe National Forest and is an easy off-road drive through beautiful…
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Total Miles
29.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hafen Spanish to Old Spanish

This trail is between Mountain Springs and Pahrump, just outside of Las Vegas a quick 45-minute drive west on N-160 Blue Diamond Highway. Which will turn into the Pahrump Valley Highway. Turning Left off the…
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Total Miles
14.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Upper Wheeler Wash

This trail descends into a wide, meandering dry wash basin consisting of loose gravel and sand. It passes through scenic box canyons with interesting rock formations and terminates at a narrow passage that connects to…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

Horse Springs - Sand Wash Cut Across

A short, up and down, off-road trail on BLM land that is primarily gravel and loose rock. The trail passes through a beautiful Joshua Tree forest. Signs of wild burrows and mustangs in the area.…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Hemlock Road

This mostly single-track, out-and-back trail climbs gradually through Joshua Tree, Blackbrush, and Pinyon-Juniper desert life zones. Along the trail, you'll see interesting rock formations, scenic views, wild burro trails (maybe even some wild burros), and…
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Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Groundsmoke Road

From Hemlock Road, travel NW then NE on Groundsmoke Road. This will take you across BLM land through Joshua Tree and Yucca communities. Eventually, there will be a crossing into Toiyabe National Forest where the…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Wallace Canyon Road

Located on the west side of the Spring Mountains and east of Pahrump NV, this trail starts on BLM land. Eventually, it crosses into the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area on the Toiyabe National Forest.…
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Total Miles
6.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

552 Mining Entry Road

552 Mining Entry Road drives through the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and Bureau of Land Management Government Lands, it is a easy gravel road with sections of loose rock, and spots that have been washed out…
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Total Miles
8.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Noides Road

Noides Road drives through the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and Bureau of Land Management Government Lands. It is a semi easy road with sections that take a 4x4 vechile and good line placement to navigate loose…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Mud Springs Road

This is a narrow, out-and-back trail, leading off of Cold Creek Road. It starts off in the rocky desert, and winds back into the pine forest mountains. It's not that difficult, and there aren't many…
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Total Miles
5.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp

Dunes Poll Line Road

A pretty straight, pretty flat rip from the Amargosa Dunes over to the access trail to get to Blackmarble Mountain and other trails in the area. There are a few spots where it gets rutted…
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Total Miles
7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp / Wi

Potosi Tower Road

The Potosi Tower Road is a 14.6 out and back trail that goes to a great overlook of the Las Vegas Strip and Potosi Mountain. Built as a service road for the multiple communication towers…
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Total Miles
7.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Rhyolite Ghost Town

This is a fairly easy trail with the exception of Secret Pass, which can be bypassed easily with other trails nearby. Secret Pass has short, steep grades that are rocky and tight in various sections.…
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Total Miles
48
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Aiken Mine Rd

A 13.7 mile route through stunning Joshua Tree forest on a sand track that will take you by the remnants of an old cattle claim and the site of the famous pop culture icon -…
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Total Miles
13
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Black Marble Mountain Truck Route

The first half of the trail is relatively easy; most high clearance 4x4 will have no issues. There are a few dispersed camping spots and a few old mining areas to explore with a vast…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

Cottonwood Pass

Cottonwood Pass runs north and south through the Spring Mountain and Red Rock conservation areas just west of Las Vegas, NV. From Blue Diamond road you can take Cottonwood Pass all the way to Goodsprings,…
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Total Miles
10.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Pole Line Road

This trail is the main Pole line heading south out of town from Beatty and its more local dirt trails. This road takes you along the power lines and down toward two interesting abandoned mining…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp