Sierra Pelona Ridge/Rowher OHV

Total Miles
14.4

Elevation

1,477.75 ft

Duration

3 Hours

Technical Rating

3

Easy

Best Time

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

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Sierra Pelona Ridge/Rowher OHV 5

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 northern side of the mountain, offering outstanding views of Bouquet Reservoir. Most of the route is inside Rowher Flat OHV Area, open to greensticker vehicles. If you're looking for a difficult route, follow Rowher Trail shown on the map. Sierra Pelona Road crosses Rowher Trail several times on the north side.

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Sierra Pelona Ridge/Rowher OHV
Sierra Pelona Ridge/Rowher OHV

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

3

Status Reports

Peter Schuller
Jul 22, 2024
2024 BMW R 1300 GS
Open
Normal
Great trail. My second time here. I rode on a 1300GS with Tractionator Adventure tires (previously Trailmax Mission). The trail is moderately hard on a bike (I gave it a 4) and I wouldn't recommend it to beginners, but I love it at upper end beginner/lower end intermediate level. The reason I consider it moderately hard are mostly to do with a particularly rocky incline and a very steep decline. Otherwise there are just a lot of bigger rocks, ruts, etc.
Benjamin Koppa
Jul 20, 2024
2019 Chevrolet Colorado
Open
Dusty
Nicholas Lloyd
Jul 13, 2024
4x4
Open
Normal
all gates were open. Just Me as far as cars go but i did see two groups of motocross bikes.
Oscar Aguilar
Jul 12, 2024
4x4
Temporarily Closed
Posted Sign
went up to the trailhead today. gate was closed. said path was closed

Access Description

Take I-5 to Highway 14. Get off 14 at Sand Canyon and head north to Sierra Highway. Go northeast about 4.5 miles to Rush Canyon Road on left. Follow Rush Canyon Road north 2.9 miles to Staging Area #1.

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