LA Aqueduct Road to Alphie Springs Road

This trail allows you to bypass the steep hill climbs leaving the main Dove Springs OHV staging area and climbing up above the valley floor. The trail is a hard pack road with some minor ruts and parallels the LA Aqueduct pipeline on the left. In a short distance, the trail starts a slow descent with trails SC103 and SC173 heading West. My route takes a right turn onto SC171 which is a soft double-wide trail that again begins a slow climb toward the foothills. Just before the trail intersects with SC173 you will see the remains of the old San Antonio Mine site to your left.