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Learn more about Pilot Fuelbreak OHV to Pilot Rock Trail

Pilot Fuelbreak OHV to Pilot Rock Trail

This is a challenging option out of the Pilot Fuelbreak OHV staging area. This route is not for the novice or faint of heart. Mother Nature has made every hill climb of this route a…
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Total Miles

3.3

Tech Rating

7Difficult

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob connects Pilot Knob Long Term Visitors Area with Ogilby Road. This sandy remote route is deep with loose sand to the west until meeting up with the powerline road which is better maintained…
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Total Miles

5.2

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Pilot Peak - Lower - FS 5S012

Pilot Peak - Lower - FS 5S012

Pilot Peak - Lower (FS 5S012A) serves as the appetizer to the main Pilot Peak experience. This section is a tight and twisty affair that winds its way through a mix of oak and conifer…
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Total Miles

2.2

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Pilot Ridge - FS 1S14

Pilot Ridge - FS 1S14

This trail starts just off the south side of Bucks Meadow Road, right after the road turns to dirt, climbing over 1,300 feet and dropping just over 300 feet across just under 6 miles of…
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Total Miles

5.8

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Pilot Rock OHV

Pilot Rock OHV

Pilot Rock OHV offers spectacular views and water crossings along the hills near Silverwood Lake and Arrowhead Lake. Some of the surrounding cities include Lugo, Hesperia, and Apple Valley. It can take 1 to 4…
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Total Miles

6.1

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Pilot Rock Road

Pilot Rock Road

Total Miles

8.8

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Pine Creek Mine Valley

Pine Creek Mine Valley

This relatively flat trail cuts through the valley between the Eastern Sierras and the Pine Creek Mine Mountain, providing a scenic traverse through diverse high-desert terrain. The route is a continuation of the Tungsten Hills…
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Total Miles

1.6

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Pine Nut - FS 16-046

Pine Nut - FS 16-046

Open to All Vehicles (Be Cautious of Others). Pine Nut offers beautiful views of Pine Nut Canyon, ending at the intersection of two hiking trails. Don't be alarmed by federal mining claims in the area,…
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Total Miles

2.6

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Pine Tunnel

Pine Tunnel

This trail is lined with pine trees and features a baby rock garden. It is no longer maintained by the Forest Service and ends where it is blocked by multiple fallen trees. Dispersed camping can…
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Total Miles

0.8

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Summer

Learn more about Pinecrest Lookout

Pinecrest Lookout

This trail is very scenic. The first half is mostly gravel roads that are easy. Once you turn onto 5N31, you can find some smaller rocks and ruts but nothing too serious. The trail eventually…
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Total Miles

6.8

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Spring, Fall

Learn more about Pinecrest Peak

Pinecrest Peak

This trail is short but a nice addition to the Pinecrest Lookout Trail as well as the Eagle Peak 4x4 trail loop. The trail overlooks Pinecrest Lake as well as Dodge Ridge Ski Resort and…
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Total Miles

1.1

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Pinkham Canyon to Thermal Canyon Trail

Pinkham Canyon to Thermal Canyon Trail

From the Cottonwood entry gate area you will see the trailhead sign for Pinkham and Thermal Canyon Road. Here it is mostly flat and sandy for several miles. Traveling down the middle of a wide…
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Total Miles

12.5

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Pinnacles to Spangler Hills OHV Area

Pinnacles to Spangler Hills OHV Area

A sandy and bumpy dirt road with frequent washouts and whoops. This is a direct dirt route connecting the Trona Pinnacles area to the edge of the Spangler Hills OHV Riding Area. There are more…
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Total Miles

5.3

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Pinyon & Vista Trail Loop - FS 2E20

Pinyon & Vista Trail Loop - FS 2E20

This 50-inch trail network offers some great, varied terrain in the Cactus Flats area. The trails are well-marked, easy to follow, and are fun on bikes and ATVs of all sizes. This network consists of…
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Total Miles

4.8

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Pinyon Canyon

Pinyon Canyon

This is an out-and-back trail to a dead-end canyon that begins off Highway 78 next to an Emergency Callbox station. It starts out as a hard-packed, narrow dirt road, which remains fairly level over the…
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Total Miles

5.1

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Winter, Spring

Learn more about Pinyon Mountain Road

Pinyon Mountain Road

Pinyon Mountain Road is an 8.8-mile one-way point-to-point trail rated 5 of 10 within the California Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (ABDSP). Trails within the ABDSP are restricted to street-legal vehicles. With its three major off-roading…
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Total Miles

8.8

Tech Rating

5Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Pinyon Ridge Truck Trail

Pinyon Ridge Truck Trail

This is a mellow trail along Pinyon Ridge, which is just west of Vincent Gap and Blue Ridge. The trail itself is mellow and surrounded by - you guessed it - single-leaf/needle Pinyon pine trees,…
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Total Miles

4.0

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Pipeline Cutoff

Pipeline Cutoff

This trail is a shortcut from Ogilby Road connecting to BLM 920. The surface is hard-packed sand and gravel and has been recently graded, providing excellent conditions. You'll cross various small drainage washes that are…
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Total Miles

3.3

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Fall, Winter, Spring

Learn more about Pipken Cindercone

Pipken Cindercone

This track starts at the Base Camp Sawtooth Canyon Camp Grounds located 15 miles south of Barstow California. You run the gas line road East to Pipkin Cindercone Road to the Volcano. There are lots…
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Total Miles

24.7

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Fall

Learn more about Pistol Point Trail

Pistol Point Trail

Pistol Point Trail is one vehicle wide with places to pass on this double track dirt trail. The trail ascends from an elevation of 8,820 feet to a maximum elevation of 9,286 feet. There is…
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Total Miles

1.7

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

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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

Learn more about 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 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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