Dirt Bike Trails
Near East Niles, California

This is a lightly traveled, narrow dirt road with steep grades. It's one vehicle wide with places to pass. Uneven, rutted dirt trail with loose rocks and erosion leaves you staring over the edge of huge drops to rocky cliffs. There are potential water crossings up to a foot or more deep, mud holes, ...
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Coffee Creek Road is a relaxed and flat connector trail linking Poso Road and Poso Flat Road, following the course of Coffee Creek through a corridor of grass and large oak trees. The hard-packed graded surface and relatively flat terrain make this one of the most accessible trails in the network an...
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Poso Road departs from Rancheria Road South and drops nearly 1,500 feet in just 2 miles along a winding shelf road overlooking a small canyon. Short patches of rough asphalt appear at heavy water runoff sections along the otherwise dirt surface, remnants of earlier road hardening efforts to manage d...
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Greenhorn Mountain West (FS 26S01) cuts through dense pine forest within Sequoia National Forest, running along a shelf road with views of the valley below and surrounding mountaintops. The tree canopy is thick throughout, with overgrown low-hanging branches making frequent contact with taller vehic...
Learn more about Greenhorn Mountain West - FS 26S01

Davis Loop (FS 26S13 & FS 26S30) departs from Rancheria Road South, crosses back over the same trail mid-route, and continues east through open grass and pine forest within Sequoia National Forest. Large boulders punctuate the landscape along the way. A barbed wire fence runs alongside portions of t...
Learn more about Davis Loop - FS 26S13/26S30

Brown's Mill (FS 26S04) departs from Rancheria Road South and winds through a thick stand of pine and other trees within Sequoia National Forest. A partial shelf road section opens up views of the valleys below and the mountains in the distance before the forest closes back in. Downed branches are p...
Learn more about Brown's Mill - FS 26S04

Eagle (FS 27S13) branches off Brown's Mill and winds through dense pine trees and grasses within Sequoia National Forest. Shelf road sections break open the canopy at intervals, revealing views of the mountains and valley below before the forest closes back in. Hawks and ground birds, including quai...
Learn more about Eagle - FS 27S13

Basket Pass (FS 26S05) departs from Rancheria Road South and runs along a shelf road through pine forest within Sequoia National Forest, with beautiful views opening up over the valley below toward the Bakersfield area. Occasional large boulders punctuate the pine-lined corridor. The trail crosses P...
Learn more about Basket Pass - FS 26S05

Pettitt (FS 26S03) runs 6 miles from Basket Pass down to Rancheria Road South, dropping 900 feet and gaining 437 feet along a varied course through the thick Sequoia National Forest. The trail is lined with a mix of pine and oak trees, with occasional boulder fields adding visual interest along the ...
Learn more about Pettit - FS 26S37

Lone Star (FS 26S24) winds through a grassy hill area surrounded by trees within Sequoia National Forest, connecting Brown's Mill to the Mayflower 4x4 Trail. The landscape has an open, pastoral quality with grassy clearings breaking up the tree cover along the way. Evidence of trail maintenance is v...
Learn more about Lone Star - FS 26S24

Evans Flat (FS 32E53A) runs north to south from Evans Flat Campground, tracing a ridgetop course through the thick Sequoia National Forest. The dense canopy closes in along much of the route, with low-hanging branches posing a challenge for taller vehicles. A wide shelf road section opens up the sce...
Learn more about Evans Flat - FS 32E53A

This is a more steep and narrow trail coming up from the freeway leading into Lake Isabella, making a nice circuit if visiting the area. There are a couple more interesting sections, requiring 4-low to surmount. It is easier to travel down from another trail, but the climb will not be boring and the...
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West Evans (FS 31E62) departs from Rancheria Road South and climbs steadily through dense pine forest within Sequoia National Forest. The trail is extremely narrow, barely one vehicle wide, with low-hanging branches that will make contact with taller vehicles throughout. Evidence of recent forest fi...
Learn more about West Evans - FS 31E62

Little Poso Creek (FS 26S12) climbs over 700 feet in just under 2 miles, winding through a large stand of pine trees within Sequoia National Forest, with evidence of the 2021 French Fire visible throughout. The shelf road route meanders through the hills, delivering beautiful views of grass meadows ...
Learn more about Little Poso Creek - FS 26S12

Woodward Peak (FS 32E53) departs from the west side of Evans Flat Campground and pushes into Sequoia National Forest, staying narrow and enclosed for much of its length before the southern half opens up its canopy to offer glimpses of distant mountains. A shelf road section runs through the middle p...
Learn more about Woodward Peak - FS 32E53

North Evans (FS 32E30) serves as a key connector linking Sawmill Road, Evans Flat (FS 32E53A), Woodward Peak (FS 32E53), Borderline 4WD (FS 32E42), and Rancheria Road North into a cohesive network. The trail cuts through the Sequoia National Forest with a mostly open canopy, though low-hanging branc...
Learn more about North Evans - FS 32E30

Sawmill Road is the primary west-to-east corridor in this section of the Sequoia National Forest, departing from Rancheria Road North and climbing over 2,300 feet in just over 7.5 miles. The trail runs along a shelf road with a canyon dropping away to the south and a drainage ditch to the north, giv...
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Likely Saddle FS 26S20 serves as a connector between Rancheria Road and various other trails in the network, threading through thick pine forest within Sequoia National Forest. The hard-packed dirt surface is fairly smooth, and the trail is a practical and low-stress link between destinations. Evide...
Learn more about Likely Saddle - FS 26S20

To get to this trail, you will first need to come down Black Gulch Jeep Trail heading West from Hwy 155. You will continue driving until the pavement turns to dirt at the last public restroom, which is a great place to pull over to stretch and air down or up. Once back on the trail, you will eventua...
Learn more about Kern River Getaway - 27S30

A tight, technical, meandering single-track trail with points of high exposure that provide beautiful views of the Kern Valley Canyon. A trail not for the faint of heart or those afraid of heights. Downhill exposure accompanied by a narrow trail can make for slow going, especially when traveling Eas...
Learn more about Kern Canyon 31E75

This is a lightly traveled, narrow dirt road with steep grades. It's one vehicle wide with places to pass. Uneven, rutted dirt trail with loose rocks and erosion leaves you staring over the edge of huge drops to rocky cliffs. There are potential water crossings up to a foot or more deep, mud holes, ...
Learn more about Cow Flat

Coffee Creek Road is a relaxed and flat connector trail linking Poso Road and Poso Flat Road, following the course of Coffee Creek through a corridor of grass and large oak trees. The hard-packed graded surface and relatively flat terrain make this one of the most accessible trails in the network an...
Learn more about Coffee Creek Road

Poso Road departs from Rancheria Road South and drops nearly 1,500 feet in just 2 miles along a winding shelf road overlooking a small canyon. Short patches of rough asphalt appear at heavy water runoff sections along the otherwise dirt surface, remnants of earlier road hardening efforts to manage d...
Learn more about Poso Road

Greenhorn Mountain West (FS 26S01) cuts through dense pine forest within Sequoia National Forest, running along a shelf road with views of the valley below and surrounding mountaintops. The tree canopy is thick throughout, with overgrown low-hanging branches making frequent contact with taller vehic...
Learn more about Greenhorn Mountain West - FS 26S01

Coffee Creek Road is a relaxed and flat connector trail linking Poso Road and Poso Flat Road, following the course of Coffee Creek through a corridor of grass and large oak trees. The hard-packed graded surface and relatively flat terrain make this one of the most accessible trails in the network an...
Learn more about Coffee Creek Road

Poso Road departs from Rancheria Road South and drops nearly 1,500 feet in just 2 miles along a winding shelf road overlooking a small canyon. Short patches of rough asphalt appear at heavy water runoff sections along the otherwise dirt surface, remnants of earlier road hardening efforts to manage d...
Learn more about Poso Road

Greenhorn Mountain West (FS 26S01) cuts through dense pine forest within Sequoia National Forest, running along a shelf road with views of the valley below and surrounding mountaintops. The tree canopy is thick throughout, with overgrown low-hanging branches making frequent contact with taller vehic...
Learn more about Greenhorn Mountain West - FS 26S01

Davis Loop (FS 26S13 & FS 26S30) departs from Rancheria Road South, crosses back over the same trail mid-route, and continues east through open grass and pine forest within Sequoia National Forest. Large boulders punctuate the landscape along the way. A barbed wire fence runs alongside portions of t...
Learn more about Davis Loop - FS 26S13/26S30