Dirt Bike Trails
Near Willits, California

This is a 43-mile-long trek through dirt logging roads with spectacular views of the northern California redwoods. It is a great way to start a trip up the Mendocino coastline and on your way to Usal Road (an overlanding favorite in northern California). The route starts on the Willits main street a...
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Flowy dirt road that climbs through grassy oak woodlands before entering the redwood forests of the California Coast. Quiet road with minimal obstacles. Currently, there is a bridge on the route that is closed to cars (see photos). Nothing larger than a BMW Adventure bike is going to be able to pass...
Learn more about Low Gap Road

This trail is more of a fire road. Mostly one vehicle wide, but with plenty of chances to pass. More of a fun route than staying on the main Elk Mountain road and possibly following slow trucks with trailers. There are plenty of primitive camping areas, but travelers should pay attention to land own...
Learn more about Packsaddle - FS 18N25

This is a tight single wide out and back trail that ends at OHV trail heads. The end of the trail is sooner than expected as is turns into single track and is too narrow for a truck but just before it is wide to turn around and has some primitive camp spots along the route. Trail is mostly flat and ...
Learn more about East York - FS 17N73

This is an out-and-back shared-use trail that takes you to multiple trail heads for off-highway vehicles. There are a couple of dispersed camp sites along the trail. This is a single-wide trail with a few areas to pass or turn out. There are a couple of small washes as well.
Learn more about Little Round - FS 17N37

This is an out-and-back trail that is shared use and leads to multiple off-highway vehicle trails. There are some dispersed campsites along the way and at the end, but there is a huge dedicated dispersed primitive campsite area about halfway through. This is a single-wide, mostly flat trail that get...
Learn more about Willow Rock - FS 17N39

Mendocino County Road 500 connects the east end of Caspar Orchard Road (at a location known locally as 'Scales') to California Route 20, and is located entirely within the Jackson Demonstration State Forest. At one time, this was an active logging road, and an occasional logging truck could be encou...
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This is an out-and-back trail that leads to off-highway specific trails. It is also shared use, so be cautious of others. There are dispersed camp sites along the way, and it ends in a bigger one. The trail is narrow, but it has room for a full-size truck and multiple spots to pull out or turn aroun...
Learn more about Bluejay - FS 17N38

Barley Lake - FS 20N65 turns directly off Forest Highway M1, descending gently westward as an out-and-back spur along the mountain slope. Tucked within Mendocino National Forest, the surrounding landscape showcases an appealing pine forest recovering from the 2020 August Complex Wildfire, interspers...
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Coyote Rock - FS 20N78 turns directly off Forest Highway M1, climbing gently upward as an out-and-back single-track spur along Charcoal Ridge. Situated within Mendocino National Forest, the surrounding landscape features a high-elevation pine forest actively recovering from the 2020 August Complex W...
Learn more about Coyote Rock - FS 20N78

Mendo-Lake Road is an easy 13-mile dirt route serving as the primary corridor through the South Cow Mountain OHV Management Area between Ukiah and Lakeport. The wide, well-maintained road climbs from 1,480 feet to a maximum elevation of 3,223 feet, offering panoramic views of Clear Lake, Lakeport, a...
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Hull Mountain is a dominant peak and rises over 5,000 feet above Lake Pillsbury in the southwest part of the Mendocino National Forest. This is a beautiful area for camping and other recreational activities. Relatively easy mountain roads take you on a journey deep into the wilds of the back countr...
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Branching directly off Little Baldy Trail - FS 23N17, Buckhorn Ridge - FS 21N87 is an adventurous, single-lane out-and-back spur tracing a high-elevation mountain ridge. Located within Mendocino National Forest, the surrounding landscape features an open alpine crest and standing timber snags underg...
Learn more about Buckhorn Ridge - FS 21N87

Single wide trail that navigates up and across a ridge. It can get really tight with overgrown vegetation. A good amount of washes, ditches, and water drainage humps, and a few hill climbs and descents. The trail is mixed-use, so watch out for anything from trucks to dirt bikes. There are areas for ...
Learn more about Rattlesnake 4x4 85467

Branching off Forest Road M1, Jack Hollow (FS 21N11) is a mellow, single-lane out-and-back spur that gradually descends along the western flank of the mountain. Situated within Mendocino National Forest, the surrounding landscape consists of a burn scar steadily recovering from the 2020 August Compl...
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Branching off Forest Road M61, Goat ORV - FS 20N42 is a peaceful, single-lane out-and-back dirt spur that ventures into the timbered high country. Set within Mendocino National Forest, the surrounding landscape features tall evergreen canopies and regenerating brush continuing natural recovery follo...
Learn more about Goat ORV - FS 20N42

Set within a high-elevation mixed conifer forest recovering from the 2020 August Complex wildfire in the Mendocino National Forest, Sheep Creek - FS 20N09 offers an engaging mountain connection. Accessed directly off of Forest Highway M6, this 5.3-mile single-lane route winds along mountain contours...
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Branching off Markham Ridge Road - FS 21N06, Spanish Ridge - FS 21N39 is a quiet, single-track out-and-back spur that gently descends along a mountain crest. Situated within Mendocino National Forest, the surrounding landscape features a mix of shady pine groves and open slopes undergoing natural re...
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For expert riders only, this trail is rated extremely difficult. Trail hazards may Include; narrow and steep sections, washed-out sections, fallen trees, and large falling or loose rocks. Boundary Tidge "Trail 25" is an 8-mile route that takes you along the top ridges of South Cow Mountain OHV. The ...
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Pillsberry to Black Butte Trail is a calm, scenic gravel road with some campsites along the river. It's an easy driving, wide road, not normally passable in the wintertime because of snow. There is one small landslide that you can fit a large 4 x 4 through; besides that, the trail is well maintained...
Learn more about Pillsbury-Indian Dick Road

This trail is more of a fire road. Mostly one vehicle wide, but with plenty of chances to pass. More of a fun route than staying on the main Elk Mountain road and possibly following slow trucks with trailers. There are plenty of primitive camping areas, but travelers should pay attention to land own...
Learn more about Packsaddle - FS 18N25

This is a tight single wide out and back trail that ends at OHV trail heads. The end of the trail is sooner than expected as is turns into single track and is too narrow for a truck but just before it is wide to turn around and has some primitive camp spots along the route. Trail is mostly flat and ...
Learn more about East York - FS 17N73

This is an out-and-back shared-use trail that takes you to multiple trail heads for off-highway vehicles. There are a couple of dispersed camp sites along the trail. This is a single-wide trail with a few areas to pass or turn out. There are a couple of small washes as well.
Learn more about Little Round - FS 17N37

This is an out-and-back trail that is shared use and leads to multiple off-highway vehicle trails. There are some dispersed campsites along the way and at the end, but there is a huge dedicated dispersed primitive campsite area about halfway through. This is a single-wide, mostly flat trail that get...
Learn more about Willow Rock - FS 17N39

This trail is more of a fire road. Mostly one vehicle wide, but with plenty of chances to pass. More of a fun route than staying on the main Elk Mountain road and possibly following slow trucks with trailers. There are plenty of primitive camping areas, but travelers should pay attention to land own...
Learn more about Packsaddle - FS 18N25

This is a tight single wide out and back trail that ends at OHV trail heads. The end of the trail is sooner than expected as is turns into single track and is too narrow for a truck but just before it is wide to turn around and has some primitive camp spots along the route. Trail is mostly flat and ...
Learn more about East York - FS 17N73

This is an out-and-back shared-use trail that takes you to multiple trail heads for off-highway vehicles. There are a couple of dispersed camp sites along the trail. This is a single-wide trail with a few areas to pass or turn out. There are a couple of small washes as well.
Learn more about Little Round - FS 17N37

This is an out-and-back trail that is shared use and leads to multiple off-highway vehicle trails. There are some dispersed campsites along the way and at the end, but there is a huge dedicated dispersed primitive campsite area about halfway through. This is a single-wide, mostly flat trail that get...
Learn more about Willow Rock - FS 17N39