This route takes you from the high desert of Nevada to the chaparral of the Sierra Front Range. The Nevada side is dominated by wide, generally well-graded dirt roads, while the California side takes you… Learn more about Bodie High Desert Highway
Total Miles
61.3
Tech Rating
2
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Pine Grove Connector ATV
From Drainage End Trail, this road is impassable by all vehicles. The road is a flat sandy wash that ends at a 50' rock wall. We saw some side trails that lead up and around… Learn more about Pine Grove Connector ATV
Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
10
Difficult
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Apache Mercury Claims
This route takes you to a Mercury Prospect. Not many remains of the old mining buildings, just a concrete floor. The main road is a well-groomed wash until it turn off onto an old mining… Learn more about Apache Mercury Claims
Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp
Red Ant Mine
The route takes you from Sand Mt. Recreational Area to the Red Ant Mine. Red Ant Mine was an old tungsten mine. Not much of the infrastructure is left. There is a head frame, a… Learn more about Red Ant Mine
Total Miles
15.1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Clifton Flat Trail
Clifton Flat is a valley known for herds of wild horses and herds of Pronghorn Antelope. The trailhead starts at the unlocked barbed wire wild horse protection gate. Make sure to properly close and latch… Learn more about Clifton Flat Trail
Total Miles
11
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Lunchtime Rip
Lunchtime Rip is a short fun trail consisting of a sandy salt flat and packed dirt with many ruts and routes along with a short hill climb meeting up with Powerline Road. This a fun… Learn more about Lunchtime Rip
Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp
Desert Creek Loop
Short loop following Desert Creek between Smith Valley, NV and Bridgeport, CA. Several campgrounds are located along the creek, and there's good fishing and hiking nearby. The road is mostly one vehicle wide along the… Learn more about Desert Creek Loop
Total Miles
16.1
Tech Rating
3
Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa
Sunrise Pass Road
This graded dirt county road begins at the Johnson Lane OHV Park located east of Minden, NV. As the road gradually ascends, it traverses alluvial plains covered in sage and low canyons with juniper trees.… Learn more about Sunrise Pass Road
Total Miles
23
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
Old Como Road
This road begins at Dayton, Nevada, and gradually rises in elevation from 4367' to 7128' into the Pine Nut Mountains and is located on mostly BLM lands. The trail starts off over a flat alluvial… Learn more about Old Como Road
Total Miles
18.9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
Wild Horse Trail
This route takes you from the outskirts of Dayton, Nevada to Clifton Flats. The trail head starts at the unlocked wild horse protection gate. Make sure to properly close and latch the gate. The trail… Learn more about Wild Horse Trail
Total Miles
11.3
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp / Wi
Masonic Mine
Ground clearance isn't much of a concern, but there are a lot of sharp rocks, so passenger car tires will not do. This is a good side trip to other trails in the area. Vehicles… Learn more about Masonic Mine
Total Miles
8.2
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Holy Climber
This is a busy trail, with beautiful fall colors and great vistas. There are sections of loose, rocky terrain and sections with softer dirt that may be whooped out. Most are shallow and smooth, so… Learn more about Holy Climber
Total Miles
28.6
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
Wellington Hills Road - 42778
This out and back, double-track, dirt trail mostly accommodates one-way traffic. It begins at Eastside Lane and gradually rises in elevation into the Wellington Hills, located in Toiyabe National Forest. There are vistas of Antelope… Learn more about Wellington Hills Road - 42778
Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
Bodie Ghost Town
This is an alternative, fun, backroad route to Bodie State Historic Park that starts north of Bridgeport. History buffs will enjoy remains of the Chemung Mine and the site of Masonic, as well as great… Learn more about Bodie Ghost Town
Total Miles
22.4
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su
Big Buck Meadows Trail
Big Buck Meadows Trail follows the power line service road for about 1.5 miles. This portion of the trail consists of a single vehicle-wide trail with a few easy hairpin switchbacks. Ascending about 800 feet… Learn more about Big Buck Meadows Trail
Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
Power Line Trail RSM
The trail is typically one vehicle wide with a few places to pass on this double-track dirt and clay trail. The clay in this area is treacherous when wet. This first 1.7-mile portion of the… Learn more about Power Line Trail RSM
Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa
Utopian Mine Trail
This road takes you to the Utopian Mine located in the Pine Nut Mountains in Carson City County, Nevada. The graded dirt road is wide and flat for the first four miles. As you cross… Learn more about Utopian Mine Trail
Total Miles
5
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
Brunswick Canyon
Brunswick Canyon Road is fairly easy; 85% of the trail is single vehicle wide with tight switchbacks. Mostly packed gravel trail with areas of loose rocks and a couple of water crossings. The Northern end… Learn more about Brunswick Canyon
Total Miles
11.2
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
1947 Bunker Trail
This trail starts off on a wide graded dirt road. Then turning Northeast you proceed up a narrow double track trail. This portion of the trail ascends up a flat topped ridge which is lined… Learn more about 1947 Bunker Trail
Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
Lodi Hill Nevada
These OHV roads were once part of the Quartz Mt. mining district, and there's still a large headframe over the mine. The road is composed of mostly gravel and dirt with only a few washouts… Learn more about Lodi Hill Nevada
Total Miles
12.5
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Pine Nut Mountains Vista Trail
Located in the Johnson OHV park, this trail has views of Minden, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and Pine Nut Mountains. A man-made dirt pile is meant to block the trail at 4.82 miles. At this… Learn more about Pine Nut Mountains Vista Trail
Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Carson River East Fork Hot Springs Trail
This trail along the East Fork of the Carson River with spectacular views of the River's canyon, the walls peaks of the High Sierra's to the west will not disappoint any mid-level experienced rider. Use… Learn more about Carson River East Fork Hot Springs Trail
Total Miles
9.5
Tech Rating
7
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Glyphs from Lockwood
Great trail for the family! Relatively moderate throughout the whole trail. It gets rocky and is very bumpy. There are some sand washes and one creek crossing. The end of the trail hosts a ton… Learn more about Glyphs from Lockwood
Total Miles
8.5
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su
Jumbo Grade
This is a delightful trail that runs up a canyon from Washoe Lake to Virginia City. There are several creek crossings. Since the creek drains into a rather large area, it is probably not wise… Learn more about Jumbo Grade
Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa
Indiana Bones Trail
The Indiana Bones Trail takes you from the OHV staging area up to Golden Eagle Rock and then down to Golden Eagle Lane. This trail is located in the Prison Hill OHV park and has… Learn more about Indiana Bones Trail
Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Barney Riley
Ride a mix of open and forested trail and make time to enjoy beautiful aspen groves, stone hot spring pools, and the Carson River. There are places to camp at the end of the ride… Learn more about Barney Riley
Total Miles
10.7
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Su
The Road to the Simon Lead Mine
The road to the Simon Lead mine is traveled via a well-maintained dirt road until the last 4 miles. The road then contains washed-out areas and narrow passages. According to https://www.nvexpeditions.com, small amounts of silver-lead… Learn more about The Road to the Simon Lead Mine
Total Miles
22.1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
Boyer Ranch
This trail has a lot of washboards, rocked gravel/dirt roads. You can go a comfortable 40 MPH, if you air down, the ride can be smoother. This takes you below the old ranch homestead of… Learn more about Boyer Ranch
Total Miles
28.7
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Copper Mountain
Climb along the side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains above Mono Lake on this beautiful SUV route. Check out views of the valley as well as Lundy Lake, and make time to visit an abandoned… Learn more about Copper Mountain
Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su
Dry Lakes Loop
The trail starts at a cattle guard after you leave the staging area. The first few miles are soft sand with little to no obstruction. The area to the north side of the trail is… Learn more about Dry Lakes Loop
Total Miles
20.4
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
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