Off-Road Trails in California

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Learn more about Lockwood Creek Trail - 20W06
Lockwood Creek Trail - 20W06

Lockwood Creek Trail - 20W06

This is the new Lockwood Creek Trail. The reason it's called "new" is that this trail used to follow Lockwood Creek, and the Forest Service has closed that part of the trail and combined it…
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Total Miles
10.0
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Lodgepole - FS 9s027
Lodgepole - FS 9s027

Lodgepole - FS 9s027

This 2.8-mile road is a key connector designed for efficient travel through the high country. The trail is a wide, smooth two-track that traverses a vast expanse of the 2020 Creek Wildfire burn scar (visible…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Log Cabin Mine Ridgeline
Log Cabin Mine Ridgeline

Log Cabin Mine Ridgeline

The first section of this trail climbs from 7200 feet up to 9000 feet in just over 3 miles. The trail starts off smooth but gets progressively rough as you climb the winding road. The…
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Total Miles
8.2
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Lone Flower
Lone Flower

Lone Flower

If you're lucky enough you may find one lone flower along the road that grows in the remote California desert! This road has plenty of spots to pull over and camp. This road runs through…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Long Canyon
Long Canyon

Long Canyon

Long Canyon 4WD trail is an excellent moderate trail with multiple types of challenges that terminates at a granite slab area overlooking Bald Mountain and the surrounding gorgeous Sierra Nevada. The trail can be accessed…
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Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Long Canyon Bald Mountain Connector
Long Canyon Bald Mountain Connector

Long Canyon Bald Mountain Connector

This connector trail runs between the Long Canyon 4WD trail and the Bald Mountain overlook trail. This trail is comparable to Long Canyon in difficulty and consists of tight turns, short steep sections with loose…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Long Lake Trail/TKS-11
Long Lake Trail/TKS-11

Long Lake Trail/TKS-11

Long Lake Trail also known as TKS-11 is just short of a mile-long spur trail located off the Rubicon Trail just below the cemetery. This trail starts in the trees but soon pops out on…
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Total Miles
1.0
Tech Rating
7Difficult
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Long Meadow - FS 5S022
Long Meadow - FS 5S022

Long Meadow - FS 5S022

Long Meadow (FS 5S022) serves as the scenic glue that holds the local trail network together, acting as a vital two-track connector between the bustling Big Sandy Campground (specifically connecting to FS 6S007) and the…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Long Valley Loop Road
Long Valley Loop Road

Long Valley Loop Road

This loop is the second half of this out-and-back OHV trail. It's open to all types: 4X4's down to dirt bikes. The trail itself offers a little bit of everything from rocky sections, to ruts,…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Long Valley Road

Long Valley Road

The route starts at the end of Virginia Street, crossing some railroad tracks and turning into a graded dirt road. There are some washboard sections, and during early spring, it is quite muddy. Of course,…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Longley Meadow - FS 7504
Longley Meadow - FS 7504

Longley Meadow - FS 7504

This very sandy and dusty trail is one vehicle wide, lined with thick brush throughout most of the route. The trail offers stunning views of the Eastern Sierras and other surrounding hills and rock formations…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Fall
Learn more about Longo's Curse
Longo's Curse

Longo's Curse

Somewhat difficult Jeep trail near Copper Basin. One major obstacle cannot be bypassed. There is nice scenery on this trail, but the major emphasis is on conquering a series of obstacles. The major obstacle is…
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Total Miles
8.8
Tech Rating
7Difficult
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Lookout Mountain Bypass - FS2S88
Lookout Mountain Bypass - FS2S88

Lookout Mountain Bypass - FS2S88

The Lookout Mountain Bypass trail, also known as Forest Service Road FS2S88, connects Arcularius Old Trail to Antelope Bench Trail. It is a very narrow and sandy track that cuts through a beautiful pine forest.…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Loop 1
Loop 1

Loop 1

Loop 1 is a 6-mile-long ATV loop that begins directly from the Parker Flat Staging Area. The route is straightforward to follow with well-marked road crossings and intersections, and it offers several bailouts along the…
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Total Miles
5.6
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Loop 2
Loop 2

Loop 2

Loop 2 is a long, but easy, single track within the Foresthill OHV System. There aren't any major rock obstacles throughout the 7-mile route, but there are lots of tight twisty turns, a few logs…
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Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Loop 3
Loop 3

Loop 3

Loop 3 is a dirt bike trail stretching over 6 miles, starting at Loop 2 on the north end, crossing Sugar Pine Road, and tying into several other dirt bike routes, including Tie 3-5, Tie…
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Total Miles
6.3
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Loop 4
Loop 4

Loop 4

Loop 4 leaves directly from the Sugar Pine Staging Area and makes a 6.6-mile-long, moderately easy ATV loop. The trail mixes easier sections with more moderately technical terrain, through a dry forest environment featuring Ponderosa…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Loop 7
Loop 7

Loop 7

Loop 7 is a very easy ATV loop in the Foresthill OHV System near Foresthill, California. The loop is just over 4 miles long, and remains wide and obstacle-free for the entire route. The trail…
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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Los Pinos Mtn. Loop
Los Pinos Mtn. Loop

Los Pinos Mtn. Loop

Since our last visit in 2002, the first part of this loop-to the fire lookout tower-has been paved. ATVs are not allowed on this portion. The remainder of the loop is all dirt as it…
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Total Miles
18.9
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about Lost Cannon Creek - FS 32212
Lost Cannon Creek - FS 32212

Lost Cannon Creek - FS 32212

This 6.5-mile out-and-back trail starts at Mill Canyon Road and delivers significant elevation changes, climbing almost 1,000 feet and dropping nearly 400 feet in just over 3 miles. The route travels through a burn area…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer
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ATV trails in California

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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

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
Learn more about 11E19-D10
11E19-D10

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
Learn more about 11E19-D20
11E19-D20

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

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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

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)

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

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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