Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Shoshone, California

This route starts at Highway 178 and travels South along the West edge of the Nopah Range Wilderness to Chappo Spring. This 2-track trail is mostly hard-packed with gravel and a few washes. Use caution…
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This trail connects Chappo Spring, California, to California Highway 127 near Tecopa Hot Springs. It covers some unique terrain, including gravel washes and loamy soils. Since this route follows desert washes, the trail can be…
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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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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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This corrugated road is the only access to the Owls Hole mining area, which is known for--among other minerals--ramsdellite, which is used in lithium batteries. It is perhaps the most remote backcountry road in the…
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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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Starting in Cold Creek, the Wheeler Pass trail takes you up and over the Spring Mountains. The trail was the main way to travel from the Indian Springs area to Pahrump in the 1800s. The…
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This is a fun trail from the south end of Pahrump out to Prairie Fire, formerly known as Front Sight Road. From Front Sight Rd you can go right and head towards Prairie Fire, head…
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Canyon Overlook trail is a beautiful trail that climbs 300 feet above the canyons. Mountains can be viewed around this trail. The track is compacted sand with small gravel on the upper layer. It runs…
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Last Chance Road is a long dirt road covered with small rocks and gravel. The trail slowly climbs in elevation. It is a slow moving, bumpy track offers some beauty of the surrounding mountains and…
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This short trail is a mix of single track and road on BLM land that goes past the Front Site Firearms Training Institute. It's a mix of hard pack dirt with loose rock, graded jeep…
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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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This very rocky trail is one of the challenging tracks in this area. There are a few rocky sections created from heavy rain run-off and a couple of drop-offs. There is a very tight squeeze…
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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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The Rocky Wash trail starts in the lower valley just west of the little village of Crystal, Nevada, on the south side of the Amargosa Flat. It climbs almost 700 feet into the hills, giving…
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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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This graded, gravel trail takes you through the northern area of Ash Meadow National Wildlife Refuge. There are many attractions to explore, including: Peterson Reservoir, Crystal Reservoir, Lower Crystal Marsh and Wetlands, Devil's Hole, the…
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This fairly well graded gravel trail connects the Amagrosa Flat to the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. The first section takes you into a Mars-like area of Amagrosa Flats. Amargosa Flats material is primarily composed…
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This short single track is located in the BLM land southeast of Pahrump, NV as part of a bigger trail system full of fast, fun, and flowy single tracks. Starting from the west end of…
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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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Al's Street is a 5-mile single track on the north side of Tecopa Road in the BLM land southeast of Pahrump, NV. The south end of the trail is accessed off of Front Site Road…
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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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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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This is a fast and flowy single track through Yucca and Joshua Trees in the Pahrump BLM. It goes up and over small hills and in and out of washes and doesn't have very many…
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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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This sandy and rocky trail connects Devil's Hole Road to the south side of the little village of Crystal. It takes you just south of the Amagrosa Flats, where you can see the mining operation.…
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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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The Andy Tk2 trail is a fast and flowy ride through a mix of soft bentonite dirt hills and hardpack single track. The trail flows up and over these hills and into ravines, through a…
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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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This is a fast and narrow single track through a wide-open desert full of yucca and Joshua Trees in the Pahrump BLM. It flows up and over small hills on a dirt surface with loose…
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