Dirt Bike Trails
Near Cromberg, California

Bonta Ridge (Forest Service Road 23N05Y) is an approachable, scenic climb ideal for beginners and scenic tourers looking to explore the rugged beauty of the Plumas National Forest. Starting from Bonta Creek Road just off CA-70, this 3.6-mile dirt and gravel route features a steady ascent with an ele...
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Mix of fire roads and old logging roads. The area has been scorched by fire recently. There are a lot of downed trees that cross the trail, be prepared with a chain saw or chain/rope. Some trees are too big and require alternate routes. Trail is fairly easy for most of the way. There are a few secti...
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Mohawk Creek - FS 22N42 begins off Mohawk Chapman Road and acts as a steady, twisting dirt climb up the mountain. Forest Service signage at the start indicates that this route was primarily used as a logging road, as supported by the wide, graded dirt surfaces and clearings with slash piles visible ...
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Cowell Mine Rd - FS 2308 has a bit of a barrier to entry with significant overgrown grass and greenery, along with puddles on each side of the track roughly 6 to 12 inches deep for about 50 yards. Once you pass these potholes, the trail opens up and becomes slightly wider. It is a very loose and une...
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Cleghorn Bar offers an adventurous off-road trek through Plumas National Forest, making it perfect for intermediate drivers seeking a scenic descent into a remote river canyon. This 11.7-mile route starts along a relatively easy gravel forest road, winding through beautiful mountain valleys and over...
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Chandler is a fun intermediate option in the Mount Hough Trail System, located near the Four Corners Trailhead. This one has a couple intermediate rock features, plus a scenic view on the south end of the loop. It makes a 4.1-mile-long loop, that is mostly a gradual grade as it winds through the spa...
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Welcome to Spencer Lakes off-highway vehicle trail, a rewarding but rugged little adventure tucked into the alpine trees! The journey begins beautifully but quickly drops into a steep, loose rock descent that occasionally transitions into soft, sandy spots. As you make your way further down, the est...
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While the entire road stretches for roughly 12 miles, this specific adventure covers the upper 7.5-mile unpaved segment as it climbs gently toward Chapman Saddle. This is a classic, highly scenic Forest Service road, featuring a wide, well-maintained path framed by towering pine trees that offer won...
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Taylor Creek is a fun single track that starts near the Four Corners Trailhead in the Mount Hough trail system. It winds for 5.6 miles through the low alpine hills, gradually ascending over 1,600 feet elevation from south to north. A majority of the trail is fast and flowy with tight curves through ...
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Dirt Forest Service road accessing a network of roads climbing Beckwourth Mountain just outside of Portola, California. This looks to be the primary route accessing the summit from town. The road is wider and looks more maintained. These roads start at 5,000 feet and climb up to over 7,000 feet, so ...
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The MX track is located at the Four Corners Trailhead, and it makes an easy loop that is less than half a mile long. It’s a more primitive track with a light layer of small loose rocks on it in spots, shallow ruts, and small embedded rocks. It’s lined with small pine trees and shrubs. There are a fe...
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This is one of only a couple ATV options within the Mount Hough trail system. It is 1.9 miles long, and starts out on the west end by climbing straight up a hillside on a more primitive trail that looks like it used to be a road. It’s pretty smooth with a few ruts. It narrows up about half way throu...
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Berry Creek is a 2.2-mile-long moderate dirt bike trail in the Mount Hough trail system. From the west end, it starts off flowy and flat along an old shelf, going through a shaded corridor. It crosses a small rocky dry ravine bottom, then goes up a couple of moderate switchbacks and gets pretty stee...
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The west end of Fireline starts across the road from the Berry Creek Tie, and it makes a .7 mile long loop to the main road (403) just south of the 4 Corners staging area. It’s a very easy and approachable trail, being a wide single track through a dry and sparse pine forest. The trail meanders alon...
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This is a short connector trail in the Mount Hough trail system. The south end starts across from the Fireline trail, and after .6 miles it joins the Berry Creek Trail. It’s overall very easy and gradual, with the steepest part being on the south end as it descends through a couple of gradual switc...
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Winding through the forest, Mohawk Heights Road - FS 21N21 is a largely unmaintained dirt trail that descends for the majority of its 1.2-mile length. The route is overgrown in several places, with branches hanging close to the roadway, and ultimately ends abruptly with several downed trees blocking...
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Haskell Cross - FS 21N91 is accessed from Haskell Sheep Ranch Road and connects to Mohawk Chapman. This route is a nice, winding forest road that functions mostly as a tree-lined "forest tunnel." While it lacks sweeping scenic views or major points of interest, it serves as an excellent, time-saving...
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Beckwourth - NF23N03 is an ideal introductory route for four-wheel-drive vehicles, SxSs, and high-clearance rigs looking to access the sprawling network of forest service roads on Beckwourth Mountain. Starting right outside of Portola, California, at an elevation of 4,875 feet, this 3.45-mile dirt a...
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Starting near Gold Lake, Church Meadow Road is a pretty easy, manageable trail suitable for all vehicles. The route features a dirt and gravel surface with occasional loose granite rocks that are easy for all skill levels to navigate. The difficulty remains consistently low throughout the entire dri...
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The east end of this easy connector trail starts at the road intersection of 10M25 and 25N10Y, and it goes west to 403. There’s a small additional piece of trail that connects to the Mount Hough Trail on the west side of 403. From the east end, it weaves around a rock outcropping, then passes the in...
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Bonta Ridge (Forest Service Road 23N05Y) is an approachable, scenic climb ideal for beginners and scenic tourers looking to explore the rugged beauty of the Plumas National Forest. Starting from Bonta Creek Road just off CA-70, this 3.6-mile dirt and gravel route features a steady ascent with an ele...
Learn more about Bonta Ridge - NF23N05Y

Mix of fire roads and old logging roads. The area has been scorched by fire recently. There are a lot of downed trees that cross the trail, be prepared with a chain saw or chain/rope. Some trees are too big and require alternate routes. Trail is fairly easy for most of the way. There are a few secti...
Learn more about Happy Valley Ridgeline

Mohawk Creek - FS 22N42 begins off Mohawk Chapman Road and acts as a steady, twisting dirt climb up the mountain. Forest Service signage at the start indicates that this route was primarily used as a logging road, as supported by the wide, graded dirt surfaces and clearings with slash piles visible ...
Learn more about Mohawk Creek - FS 22N42

Cowell Mine Rd - FS 2308 has a bit of a barrier to entry with significant overgrown grass and greenery, along with puddles on each side of the track roughly 6 to 12 inches deep for about 50 yards. Once you pass these potholes, the trail opens up and becomes slightly wider. It is a very loose and une...
Learn more about Cowell Mine Road - FS 2308

Bonta Ridge (Forest Service Road 23N05Y) is an approachable, scenic climb ideal for beginners and scenic tourers looking to explore the rugged beauty of the Plumas National Forest. Starting from Bonta Creek Road just off CA-70, this 3.6-mile dirt and gravel route features a steady ascent with an ele...
Learn more about Bonta Ridge - NF23N05Y

Mix of fire roads and old logging roads. The area has been scorched by fire recently. There are a lot of downed trees that cross the trail, be prepared with a chain saw or chain/rope. Some trees are too big and require alternate routes. Trail is fairly easy for most of the way. There are a few secti...
Learn more about Happy Valley Ridgeline

Mohawk Creek - FS 22N42 begins off Mohawk Chapman Road and acts as a steady, twisting dirt climb up the mountain. Forest Service signage at the start indicates that this route was primarily used as a logging road, as supported by the wide, graded dirt surfaces and clearings with slash piles visible ...
Learn more about Mohawk Creek - FS 22N42

Cowell Mine Rd - FS 2308 has a bit of a barrier to entry with significant overgrown grass and greenery, along with puddles on each side of the track roughly 6 to 12 inches deep for about 50 yards. Once you pass these potholes, the trail opens up and becomes slightly wider. It is a very loose and une...
Learn more about Cowell Mine Road - FS 2308