Ponderosa Way Cutoff

Trail Overview

Ponderosa Way Cutoff serves as a convenient shortcut connecting Ponderosa Way and Bull Creek Road, following a relatively flat route that still incorporates ups and downs over various hills throughout its length. The trail offers excellent views of the surrounding forest and valleys, providing scenic rewards during the journey between the two main roads. Maintaining a width of 1.5 vehicles, the surface features numerous small ruts that require attention but remain manageable for most vehicles. The route is lined with manzanita and other flora along with scattered trees, creating natural corridors and typical high-country vegetation. At mile 1, when approaching from Ponderosa Way, a very low-hanging large branch bows down across the trail and will contact many vehicles, requiring drivers to physically push it out of the way while driving through this obstacle. Additional sections feature overgrown branches on the sides that will add pinstripes to vehicles, making cosmetic contact with vegetation inevitable during passage.

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Difficulty

This trail receives a difficulty rating of 2, indicating easy conditions suitable for most vehicles. The small ruts throughout the route, overgrown branches on the sides causing inevitable pinstriping, and the low-hanging branch requiring physical manipulation create manageable challenges that don't require 4x4 in dry conditions but do demand acceptance of vegetation contact despite the easy rating classification.

Technical Rating

Ponderosa Way Cutoff can be accessed by the following ride types:

• High-Clearance 4x4
• SUV
• SxS (60")
• ATV (50")
• Dirt Bike