Off-Road Trails in California

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FS 1S26

This trail starts just off Cherry Lake Road, climbing over 500 feet and dropping just over 100 feet in just under 5 miles of scenic terrain. The very sandy and dusty surface is lined with…
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Total Miles

4.9

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

Learn more about FS 1S30

FS 1S30

This trail starts on Cherry Lake Road as a 4-mile in-and-out trail that climbs almost 200 feet and drops almost 200 feet in just over 2 miles within the Stanislaus National Forest. A primitive campground…
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Total Miles

1.9

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

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FS 1S57

This trail starts and ends on Cherry Lake Road, climbing almost 600 feet and dropping 200 feet in just under 2 miles of challenging terrain. The sand and dirt surface likely becomes very muddy after…
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Total Miles

1.1

Tech Rating

5Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

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FS 1S66

This trail starts on Packard Canyon Road just up from Highway 120 and immediately transitions onto a shelf road configuration that overlooks the valley below, providing scenic views of mountains across the way from the…
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Total Miles

1.8

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

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FS 1S80

This trail climbs almost 1,100 feet and drops 150 feet in just under 3 miles, starting and ending on Forest Service Road 1S66 as a 5-mile out-and-back trail. The distinctive red sand and clay surface…
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Total Miles

1.6

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

Learn more about FS 2N19

FS 2N19

This route runs parallel to Mono Lake, providing 360-degree views of all the surrounding mountains. You can see the peaks of the Sierra Nevadas, including Mount Dana, Mount Gibbs, and Tioga Peak, which form the…
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Total Miles

1.8

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

Learn more about FS 2S05F Obsidian Flat Group Campground

FS 2S05F Obsidian Flat Group Campground

This 2-mile, in-and-out trail leads to Obsidian Flat Group Campground and climbs 159 feet over just over a mile. The path is just over one vehicle wide and consists of dusty sand and pumice. Before…
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Total Miles

0.8

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer

Learn more about FS 2S09

FS 2S09

This trail starts and stops on Buck Meadows Road, creating a point-to-point route that climbs almost 800 feet and drops just under 600 feet over just under 4 miles of challenging terrain. From the south…
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Total Miles

3.8

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about FS 2S106

FS 2S106

This sand and pumice trail runs parallel to Highway 395 on the west side, going up and down some steep hills while following the power lines. The trail is part of the larger Crater Loop…
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Total Miles

3.5

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about FS 2S11

FS 2S11

This route is 1 to 1.5 vehicle widths wide, winding through pine tree forest alongside the obsidian dome. The very dusty trail made of sand and pumice runs partially along shelf roads above Glass Creek,…
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Total Miles

2.4

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer

Learn more about FS 2S114

FS 2S114

Forest Service Road 2S114 is a 4-mile point-to-point trail that climbs almost 200 feet and drops nearly 300 feet. Starting near Pumice Mine Road (FS 1S40) just off FS 1S124, the trail begins in a…
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Total Miles

4.0

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about FS 2S123B

FS 2S123B

This narrow, sandy single-track trail winds its way through a burnt pine forest, offering a haunting yet beautiful landscape shaped by fire and regrowth. The route is tight in many sections--single-vehicle width--with low-hanging branches that…
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Total Miles

0.8

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer

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FS 2S124

This sandy and gravel trail weaves through tall pine forest, offering occasional glimpses of the majestic Eastern Sierra, including distant views of Mammoth Mountain. The route is part of the larger Crater Loop network and…
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Total Miles

1.0

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about FS 2S164

FS 2S164

This ten-mile trail follows the foothills of the Glass Mountains. It offers scenic views of the Glass Mountain area, the Eastern Sierras, the Owens River, and the Owens River Valley. The terrain varies from sand…
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Total Miles

10.3

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

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FS 2S165

This eight mile out and back trail takes you along the foothills below White Mountain. It has many pretty views of the Eastern Sierras, Glass Mountains, and other rock formations. There are a couple of…
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Total Miles

7.4

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Summer, Spring, Fall

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FS 2S27

This 11-mile out-and-back trail climbs almost 1,300 feet and drops over 800 feet, starting and ending at Old Yosemite Coulterville Road. The sand and dirt surface varies from 1 to 2 vehicles wide throughout its…
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Total Miles

5.6

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

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FS 2S33

This trail climbs 750 feet and drops just under 300 feet over just over 3 miles, weaving its way along shelf roads through canyons and up and down through rolling hills. The route maintains a…
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Total Miles

1.8

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

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FS 2S37

This trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back trail that drops almost 700 feet and climbs over 100 feet in just under 2 miles. The trail sometimes runs along shelf roads lined with trees and brush, providing…
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Total Miles

1.7

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

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FS 2S41

This trail drops almost 400 feet in under 2 miles, beginning from the north entrance with immediate challenges, including ruts from water runoff as the route climbs a small hill. A small downed tree blocks…
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Total Miles

1.6

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

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FS 2S62

This trail drops almost 900 feet and climbs almost 900 feet over almost 6 miles, starting near the junction of Pilot Ridge and Moore Pilot Ridge and ending at Old Yosemite Coulterville Road. Beginning at…
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Total Miles

6.6

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

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ATV trails in California

Learn more about 10M29

10M29

This is one of only a few ATV options in the Mount Hough Trail System. It starts near the Mount Hough Trailhead on the north end at a marked entrance, and descends down several wide…
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Total Miles

2.2

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall

Learn more about 11E19

11E19

11E19 is a 0.7-mile-long ATV trail with a red dirt surface winding through a forest of sugar pines. The route is wide and mostly gradual, with only a couple of very small rolling hills. It…
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Total Miles

0.7

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

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11E19-D10

11E19-D10 is an easy ATV spur trail measuring just under half a mile long, often ridden together with 11E19 and D20 near Brimstone Campground. The trail allows two-way traffic with decent visibility, and it is…
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Total Miles

0.4

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

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11E19-D20

11E19-D20 is a 0.9-mile-long, easy ATV trail that runs mostly gradual with a few hairpin turns. The route passes through a mix of environments, with some sections more lush and lined with leafy Pacific dogwoods,…
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Total Miles

0.9

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

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UTV/side-by-side trails in California

Learn more about 24W09.24

24W09.24

This is apart of Ballinger OHV. Considered desert highlands that has junipers, pinyon pines and scrub brush. Trail 24 (24W09.24) is the main trail that ranges between sandy and hard pack and potentially muddy sections.…
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Total Miles

6.1

Tech Rating

5Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about 3N26

3N26

Trail head starts on Angeles Crest Highway at the Vincent Gap Turnout. It is a very short trail that leads to a locked gate at Jackson Flat Camping Area. The scenery during this trail consists…
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Total Miles

0.9

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about 3N267 Fenner Saddle (4N12)

3N267 Fenner Saddle (4N12)

The trail starts at the third quarter into marked trail 3N26. There is shade for more than half of the trail from mature tree and a hillside for the majority of the trail. During certain…
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Total Miles

3.8

Tech Rating

8Difficult

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about 3S120

3S120

This sandy trail takes you through the Inyo National Forest. It climbs just over 400 feet in just under two miles. There are many downed trees to navigate around. This trail is part of the…
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Total Miles

1.7

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

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