Burns Canyon Road is a rugged Forest Service road that connects the East side of Big Bear down through the San Bernardino National Forest to the desert community of Rim Rock. The environment changes from… Learn more about Burns Canyon Road - NF 2N02
Total Miles
18.7
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa
3N69 Gold Mountain
A great Jeep trail filled with rock obstacles that vary in size from small to large. A technically challenging trail that's perfect for all rigs with 4x4 and high clearance. Any stock 4x4 can complete… Learn more about 3N69 Gold Mountain
Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
7
Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Smart Spring - 3N07Y
Smart Spring trail is an alternate access to the Cactus Flat OHV Staging Area. It is a short, little used, and maintained trail that drops down from Hwy 18 that has some short rocky sections… Learn more about Smart Spring - 3N07Y
Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Smarts Ranch 3N03
This is a less often traveled trail close to Burns Canyon and 18. Although there are not any vistas, there are a few points to stop and enjoy the solitude. The section closest to Burns… Learn more about Smarts Ranch 3N03
Total Miles
7.1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Horsethief Flats - 3n03A
Coming off of Highway 18 between Big Bear and Lucerne Valley it is about 1 mile along 3n03 to reach the offshoot of the Horsethief Flats Trail. This is rated as a Black Diamond, which… Learn more about Horsethief Flats - 3n03A
Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
6
Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp
NF 2NO1 Broom Flats
This is mostly a graded forest road with sections of varying degrees of obstacles such as ruts, shale, and washes. You will come across pine trees to cacti. There is potential snow in the winter… Learn more about NF 2NO1 Broom Flats
Total Miles
5.8
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Heart Bar Peak 1N38
Heart Bar Peak, or 1N38, is a fun out and back trail off Highway 38 in the San Bernardino Mountains. This trail makes for a great addition to a Big Bear trip or for those… Learn more about Heart Bar Peak 1N38
Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
3N07A - The Squeeze Trail
The Squeeze Trail (3N07A) is a 1.4-mile trail that winds its way in between 3N32 Union Flat and 3N07 Van Dusen Creek. It is comprised of many tight turns around large rocks and trees, rocky… Learn more about 3N07A - The Squeeze Trail
Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
RC3331 Rattlesnake Canyon
A beautiful trail that winds its way from the deserts near Johnson Valley into a lush joshua tree forest. It is approximately 16 miles in length, and can be done in any high-clearance 4x4 vehicle.… Learn more about RC3331 Rattlesnake Canyon
Total Miles
15.1
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
White Mountain
This is a great scenic trail in the Big Bear area. When run east to west, high clearance is recommended. If headed west to east, lockers would be required. Tall ledges and loose, rocky boulders… Learn more about White Mountain
Total Miles
24.2
Tech Rating
7
Difficult
Best Time
Su
BLM C2340
BLM C2340 is a rock and sand road that continues on from New Dixie Mine Road - BLM C2330 at a junction of numerous BLM roads in a small unnamed valley surrounded by the Bighorn… Learn more about BLM C2340
Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
1N09 City Creek Trail
A long overland trail with plenty of recreational activities such as site-specific shooting areas, yellow post campsites and creek crossings. This is a well-maintained dirt road with some minor ruts, rocks and shallow creek crossings.… Learn more about 1N09 City Creek Trail
Total Miles
21.1
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
New Dixie Mine Road - BLM C2330
New Dixie Mine Road runs West from Hwy 247 at Flamingo Heights into an unnamed valley that splits two separate sections of the Bighorn Mountain Wilderness. This 8.5-mile road is generally an easy drive with… Learn more about New Dixie Mine Road - BLM C2330
Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Lower Larga Flats 2N06X
This is a fairly technical trail, but an easier option than the Holcomb Creek (3N93) rock garden that would follow when running from east to west. There are plenty of off-camber areas with large rocks… Learn more about Lower Larga Flats 2N06X
Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp / Wi
Spur Roads - BLM C2319 - C2352
This short, sandy 1-mile spur road is broken into two separate numbered segments - BLM C2319 AND BLM C2352. It accesses a small parking area at the Bighorn Mountain Wilderness boundary and a single remote… Learn more about Spur Roads - BLM C2319 - C2352
Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Bull Frog
Bull Frog Loop Trail is a difficult trail located in the heart of Cougar Buttes. Composed of several different obstacles ranging from hard to extreme that will test the driver and the rig. You will… Learn more about Bull Frog
Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
7
Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Spur - BLM C2317
This short dead-end spur accesses an overlook that provides territorial views into the valley below and the Bighorn Mountains Wilderness on both sides of the New Dixie Mine Road. It starts out as an easy… Learn more about Spur - BLM C2317
Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
BLM C3429
BLM #C3429 is a sandy road that climbs from Cholla Road in the community of Johnson Valley, CA into the boulders along to the boundary of the Bighorn Mountains Wilderness. It is part of a… Learn more about BLM C3429
Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Spur - BLM C2315
This short half-mile spur legally enters the Bighorn Mountain Wilderness to reach a spring. The road surface is dirt and sand. The land on both sides of the road is wilderness. Stay on the established… Learn more about Spur - BLM C2315
Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
ST 2W16 MOTO
This Single Track Moto trail is an enjoyable, easy route. It is also an excellent Moto-only cutover trail for the White Mountain 4x4 route. There are plenty of Joshua Trees to see and stunning lumpy… Learn more about ST 2W16 MOTO
Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp
Bighorn Connector
Bighorn Connector is a well-used trail that connects the ends of adjacent BLM roads that terminate near the Bighorn Wilderness boundary to create a series of interconnected loops. It is an easy combination of sandy… Learn more about Bighorn Connector
Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Coxey Road
Nice, easy going, wide sandy trail connecting other great OHV roads. The trail runs from Grapevine Canyon Road to Bowen Ranch Road. Look for the sign for 3N14 off Grapevine Canyon Road to start the… Learn more about Coxey Road
Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Lil Bit of Everything ST
Wow, what a stunning intermediate trail. It really does have a bit little bit of everything. The views keep coming with every turn and crest of a hill. There are Joshua trees scattered around in… Learn more about Lil Bit of Everything ST
Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
6
Moderate
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp
Dishpan Springs
Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
7
Difficult
Best Time
Su / Fa
ST 3221 Moto
This route is an enjoyable intermediate single-track trail. It begins with sandy gravel and progresses into large whoops and deep washouts. There are several lengthy steep hill climbs and plunging descents with loose rocks and… Learn more about ST 3221 Moto
Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Wi / Sp
BLM C3524
BLM #C3524 is a mellow, sandy road that climbs from Highway 18 up into the boulders at the NE corner of the Bighorn Wilderness boundary. It is only rated a two because of a couple… Learn more about BLM C3524
Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Turkey Claw
This is one of the more user-friendly trails in Johnson Valley. However, there are many bonus lines to keep even the biggest rigs occupied. Many of the obstacles have bypass lines, so even a smaller… Learn more about Turkey Claw
Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
7
Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Alder Creek Road - FSR 1n16
Starting in Highland, 1n16 is a fairly easy dirt road with some parts rutted out, but any 4x4 can make it through the trail easily. Many parts of the trail are single-vehicle wide, but there… Learn more about Alder Creek Road - FSR 1n16
Total Miles
10.5
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Luna Mountain Crossover
This challenging section of trail has outstanding views. There are steep bouldery shelves that are incredibly rutted out, hill climbs and descents, access to hiking trails, and single-track routes and challenges. This trail will test… Learn more about Luna Mountain Crossover
Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Backdoor
Nice and close to camp Backdoor is an icon in Johnson Valley. The Backdoor is more or less one big ledge to climb on a short trail. Backdoor has been dug out over the years… Learn more about Backdoor
Total Miles
0.1
Tech Rating
10
Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
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