Grizzly Ridge

Total Miles
1.8

Technical Rating

3

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall

Trail Type

50" Trail

Accessible By

Trail Overview

This is one of only a couple ATV options within the Mount Hough trail system. It is 1.9 miles long, and starts out on the west end by climbing straight up a hillside on a more primitive trail that looks like it used to be a road. It's pretty smooth with a few ruts. It narrows up about half way through into more of a two-track that keeps climbing with tighter turns, and becomes shelfy and narrow. It looks more like a singletrack for the upper portion of the route. It crosses a road and continues climbing, cutting across the hillside on another shelfy and narrow path with small loose rocks, but no big obstacles, until it ends on a forest road. There has been a lot of trail work done on this route with big waterbars, and marking the route by lining it with logs in spots, and a section of poured rock to help with drainage. It is marked with the vehicle designation on the south end for ATVs, but not on the north end.

Photos of Grizzly Ridge

Grizzly Ridge
Grizzly Ridge

Difficulty

This is an easy trail because it is mostly gradual, with no big obstacles, and only some small loose rocks. However, it will be somewhat narrow for ATVs in the eastern half of the trail as it is shelfy and narrow.

Technical Rating

3

Status Reports

There are no status reports yet for this trail.

Grizzly Ridge can be accessed by the following ride types:

  • ATV (50")
  • Dirt Bike

Access Description

The Mount Hough trail system near Quincy, California is extensive, and popular for both dirt bikers and mountain bikers. Take Mount Hough Road (403) north of Quincy into the Plumas National Forest. There are several dispersed campsites and pulloffs along Road 403, and a couple of official staging areas. The Four Corners Trailhead has a picnic table and MX track and space for several vehicles. The Mount Hough Trailhead has a large dirt lot with a pit toilet, and there is an additional small parking lot at the start of the Mount Hough trail below the fire tower. The trails are open year-round, but mostly rideable May through October, but best in spring and fall.

Grizzly Ridge Map

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