Sierra Pelona Ridge/Rowher OHV

Total Miles
14.4

Technical Rating

Easy

Best Time

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

Trail Overview

This rugged backcountry drive climbs high to the ridgeline of the Sierra Pelona. After traversing the ridge for several scenic miles, it switchbacks down the mountain's northern side, offering outstanding views of Bouquet Reservoir. Most of the route is inside the Rowher Flat OHV Area, open to green sticker vehicles. If you're looking for a difficult route, follow the Rowher Trail on the map. Sierra Pelona Road crosses Rowher Trail several times on the north side.

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Difficulty

Easy: Single-lane shelf road much of the way with adequate room to pass most of the time. Mildly steep in places with vertical dropoffs at the top. Suitable for stock 4x4 SUVs with decent ground clearance. Skid plates helpful.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

Went on my 2025 Bronco. Easy trail for the most part. Highly recommend going with a spotter. Took us approx. 3.5hrs which included a 30min. Sandwich break. FYI we seen CyberTrucks on the same trail and a 93' Jeep Cherokee.

We started on the Rowher Flat side and went all the way through to Bouquet Canyon side. With stops for snacks and pictures took about 5 hours at speeds between 4 mph and 12 mph. Vehicles were both stock: A 2024 Bronco Big Bend and a Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness. The areas with a grade change had some ruts/washouts but were manageable by both vehicles without much trouble. As it was a weekday (Thursday) there was next to no one else there: One other 4 wheel vehicle and a couple of motorcycles. A van was at the staging area at Rowher Flats.