East Indian Canyon 4S10

Came up this trail from Bee Canyon. The trail has many great views of the valley below. I didn’t need to use 4WD but it is pretty rough and rutted in a few places where 4WD may need to be used. I believe this is a great trail for beginners or anyone who wants to get their vehicle off road. There is some spots where you can get some pin stripping for larger vehicles like mine. I did this as part of a loop. When I reached the road at the top (243) I traveled east to Indian Mountain Trail (4S21), took that south to San Jacinto Ridge Trail (FS 5S09). At this point you can head west over to Bee Canyon and back out to the road, or like I did was head east to the end of the trail, onto Red Hill trail down to Idylwild Control (5S06). This goes out to hwy 74 to complete the loop. Overall I think it’s close to 34 miles off-road and took 4 hrs to complete.

Would not recommend for any stock SUV or truck especially not 2WD

Went on a Friday. Going from highway 74 to highway 243 uphill. Quiet day with only 5 other vehicles going up too. Easy trail, sunny, dusty. Minor ruts to avoid but nothing hyper technical. The 4S05 which then takes you to 243 is a bit more technical. It was fine on dry day. Not sure I’d want to do it on a wet day. Trail was single track, no reverse traffic and was a great day out for a 4 Runner and New Defender.

Great trail! Super nice in the fall. Leaves are changing at higher altitudes. Lots of big wide rain ruts to flex your suspension. First time on this trail, definitely worth a repeat!!!