Off-Road Trails in California

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Roundabout Rim

This technical hill climb is conveniently located right on the front-facing section of the BLM area, making it an easy strike from the main camping grounds. The ascent is rewarding, offering some killer views once…
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Total Miles

0.9

Tech Rating

6Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Roundup - FS 5S022X

Roundup - FS 5S022X

Roundup (FS 5S022X) serves as a rugged, scenic shoelace tying the Long Meadow area to the higher elevations of Mount Raymond Road. This 1.6-mile two-track adventure offers a distinct change of scenery as it climbs…
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Total Miles

1.6

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Rouse Hill

Rouse Hill

Rouse Hill is a ridgeline trail with tremendous west and east views. This trail is predominately hard-packed dirt with a loose top layer. It can be a bit sandy in some sections but that will…
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Total Miles

16.0

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Rouse Hill Road

Rouse Hill Road

Rouse Hill Road is for street-legal vehicles only; no green stickers or OHV vehicles. Full-size vehicles are at home here, as the trail is a single track with plenty of room. The beginning of this…
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Total Miles

16.4

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer

Learn more about Rouse Ridge via Cottonwood

Rouse Ridge via Cottonwood

Rouse Ridge via Cottonwood is a trail that scales Rouse Ridge/Thomas Mountain using Cottonwood (6S18) and Thomas Mountain Rd (6S13). This trail offers stunning views in all directions as you ascend and descend the mountain.…
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Total Miles

11.7

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Rowdy Cow

Rowdy Cow

This is a lightly traveled dirt road with some ruts, loose rock, slight inclines, and narrow passages due to brush. Other challenges include snow in the winter snow and water crossings up to a foot…
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Total Miles

3.5

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Rubicon Road - 13N66

Rubicon Road - 13N66

This is NOT the Rubicon Trail. This is US Forestry Service fire road route number 13N66, known as Rubicon Road located in the Volcanoville area of Georgetown, California. It is located inside the Mosquito Fire…
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Total Miles

2.4

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Rubicon Trail

Rubicon Trail

Tucked deep in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Northern California lies one of the most iconic off-road trails in the world -- the Rubicon Trail. This rugged route is a rite of passage for 4x4…
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Total Miles

13.7

Tech Rating

7Difficult

Best Time

Summer

Learn more about Rubicon Trail Foundation Access Road

Rubicon Trail Foundation Access Road

The entrance to the Rubicon Trail Foundation Property is marked by a sign posted on a tree, leading you down into the trees. The trail is no more challenging than the Rubicon Trail sections you've…
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Total Miles

0.8

Tech Rating

7Difficult

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Rubicon, East Side

Rubicon, East Side

The east side of the Rubicon provides nonstop challenges and extreme fun. Water can play a bigger role where the trail meanders along the volatile Rubicon River. You'll pass through Rubicon Springs Campground at no…
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Total Miles

9.9

Tech Rating

8Difficult

Best Time

Summer

Learn more about Rubicon, West Side

Rubicon, West Side

The Rubicon is our all-time favorite. It's a mix of gorgeous scenery and very challenging terrain. Our group camped overnight at the halfway point below Buck Island Dam. The trail is under constant scrutiny by…
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Total Miles

5.4

Tech Rating

8Difficult

Best Time

Summer

Learn more about Runner

Runner

This trail offers killer views of the western basin while you hug the BLM border fence. It is a classic desert mix of fast dirt roads peppered with sandy traps and a few washouts to…
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Total Miles

0.7

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Runners Row

Runners Row

This trail serves as a perfect starter loop to get your blood pumping before you head into the deeper backcountry. It is an ideal option if you are stuck waiting for that one friend who…
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Total Miles

0.8

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Summer, Winter

Learn more about Rush Canyon Road

Rush Canyon Road

Rush Canyon Road starts as pavement on the north side of Sierra Highway. Once the pavement ends on the way up the hill, it is a mostly flat dirt road. It is a short road…
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Total Miles

2.1

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Rush Creek Road

Rush Creek Road

This scenic route climbs just under 100 feet and drops over 200 feet as it approaches Mono Lake, descending into a canyon lined with bushes. The trail offers continual views of Mono Lake below as…
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Total Miles

2.5

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Russel Camp

Russel Camp

This short trail leads up to Russel Camp, which is an old mining cabin that you can stay at when visiting Death Valley. It has a honeymoon suite (not recommended), a kitchen, a solar shower,…
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Total Miles

0.8

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Ruts & Roots

Ruts & Roots

This out-and-back route offers a refreshing change of pace, featuring several fun water crossings that are rare in this high-desert environment. The trail winds through surprisingly lush vegetation, requiring some quick reflexes to dodge overhanging…
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Total Miles

1.8

Tech Rating

6Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Sacotone Shootover

Sacotone Shootover

This trail kicks off from the Sacotone Lookout Jeep Trail, which has more steep transitions, fun boulders, and obstacles than this route. It begins wide enough for an ATV but narrows to a single track…
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Total Miles

1.4

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Fall, Winter, Spring

Learn more about Saddleback Mountain Loop

Saddleback Mountain Loop

This trail cuts through a beautiful stretch of backcountry in eastern San Diego County and passes near hiking trailheads to three different waterfalls. The loop starts and finishes on graded dirt roads and has a…
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Total Miles

15.1

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Sage Hen Meadows Road

Sage Hen Meadows Road

This 4.5-mile point-to-point trail climbs almost 1,000 feet and drops almost 200 feet from Highway 120 to FS 1N02. The sand and pumice surface is 1.5 to 2 vehicles wide and seasonally graded, so watch…
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Total Miles

4.5

Tech Rating

1Easy

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

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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