Burns Canyon Road - NF 2N02

Total Miles
19.6

Technical Rating

4

Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

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Trail Overview

Burns Canyon Road is a rugged Forest Service road that connects the East side of Big Bear down through the San Bernardino National Forest to the desert community of Rim Rock. The environment changes from Pine forest to a dense Joshua tree forest to the desert floor as the trail drops over 2,000' over almost 20 miles. There are numerous OHV trails that spur off of Burns Canyon Road to the West. This road is impassable during winter.

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Burns Canyon Road - NF 2N02
Burns Canyon Road - NF 2N02

Difficulty

There are a couple of rocky drainage crossings on this road. Other than that, it is a 2-3 rating.

Technical Rating

4

Status Reports

Noel Xue
May 10, 2025
4x4
Open
Normal
Rough/Deteriorated
Couldn’t make it past 2N02 with a stock heigh tundra with 33” off road tires at 19 psi. Start of the trail was easy, but starts to get rocky as you make your way up the mountain. Came upon a steeper hill with lots of ruts/holes. My tundra couldn’t make it up without scraping and ended up bending my running board brackets (got rock sliders on the way). Definitely need a lift to traverse that hill. Was a bummer I couldn’t make it over and had to turn back.
Kody Callaway
Apr 26, 2025
2025 Chevrolet Silverado
Open
Normal
Dusty
Andy Garcia
Apr 21, 2025
4x4
Open
Normal
Sebastiaan Van Doornspeek
Apr 20, 2025
2024 Ford Bronco
Open

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