Gooseberry

Total Miles
5.9

Technical Rating

2

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

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Gooseberry
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Trail Overview

Gooseberry is a trail that is also a cross-country ski trailhead during the winter. This trail can be completed in a loop and will also take you to Gianelli Cabin where there are wilderness hiking trails in the area. The trail goes up the mountain and crosses paths with the chair lifts at Dodge Ridge Ski Resort. There are some great views on the trail as well as some camping spots on top.

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Gooseberry
Gooseberry

Difficulty

This trail is entry level and does not have many obstacles. Most AWD vehicles and 4x4s can make it with no issues.

Technical Rating

2

Status Reports

Vishnu Venkatesh
Nov 27, 2025
2024 Jeep Wrangler
Open
Snow/Ice
Lots of snow as you go higher up. Had to put chains on closer to the eastern end. Beautiful drive though.
Panamint Valley
Jul 27, 2025
4x4
Open
Normal
Dusty
Very, very dusty, with active logging in some areas. We saw Tesla and BMW sedans along the first 2/3 of the trail, but there were some uneven spots that required higher clearance near the end. The road ends at a popular backpacking trailhead that is normally accessed from a graded road.
Joey H
May 10, 2025
2010 Jeep Wrangler
Temporarily Closed
Closed Gate
Tried going around through Crabtree, there was spots of heavy snow if you’re wanting to go up there bring some chains. I didn’t bring chains so I went down and around and this is closed so if you do go up the other way plan on coming back down the way you went up for now
John Mitchell
Aug 29, 2024
2023 Ford F-Series
Open
Dusty
Rough/Deteriorated
First time offroad with our Tremor. Only been mall crawling so far lol 😆 Fun trail not real difficult. Did it two days. Second day there was a fallen tree 🌳 Luckily it was dead and broke up. looking forward to exploring using the OnX app.

Gooseberry can be accessed by the following ride types:

  • High-Clearance 4x4
  • SUV

Access Description

To get to this trail you can either start on Dodge Ridge Road and go up the trail. There is a left near the entrance of Dodge Ridge Ski resort at the Y onto 4N34. The other way in is off Crabtree Road (4N26). Continue up 4N26 through the horse camp until you can take a left on 4N27.

Gooseberry Map

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