Red Mountain Road

Total Miles
1.8

Technical Rating

Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

Trail Overview

This short 1.8-mile point-to-point trail connects Rattlesnake Road and Signal Hill Trail. Service vehicles typically use this trail to access the Signal towers on top of Signal Hill. It is also the back way out from the Signal Hill Trail. Signal Hill has vast views of the surrounding Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. An old stone structure was used as a Lookout for the Forest Service.

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Difficulty

Hill covered with loose rocks under 12" in height. Mostly one vehicle wide.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

Officially Closed Sign

Locked Gate

It apparently is not the actual trail itself that is closed, but the road leading to it. Closure isn't really permanent, but longer-term than OnX will allow me to specify. A sign indicates that this road is closed from 2024 through 2028. It seems that the only access to signal peak itself, and beyond it, to this trail from the other side, is via the much more difficult “Signal Peak” trail.