Spanish Route

Total Miles
5.0

Technical Rating

7

Difficult

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Trail Type

High-Clearance 4x4 Trail

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Spanish Route
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Trail Overview

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Spanish Route
Spanish Route

Difficulty

Difficult: No major obstacles but trail is tight, steep and rocky in places. Lots of downed trees and big tree roots. Aggressive stock SUVs can do it, but damage is likely.

Technical Rating

7

Status Reports

Steve Holland
Aug 14, 2024
4x4
Open
Steep, off camber climbs with a massive amount of dust. bring a mask of some sort. some spectacular viewpoints. if you love pinstripes in your paint this is the trail for you! Brush is very tight on trail
Brian Pond
Nov 05, 2023
4x4
Temporarily Closed
Seasonal Closure
Jeff Stacey
Aug 18, 2023
4x4
Open
Normal
Shyam Patel
Jul 23, 2023
4x4
Temporarily Closed

Access Description

From Highway 168 in Shaver Lake, take Dinkey Creek Road east 11.8 miles. Turn right on McKinley Grove Road (F.S.R. 40) before Dinkey Creek Inn (supplies and gas available to public). Continue southeast another 17 miles and cross Wishon Reservoir Dam. After dam, go another 2.8 miles and turn right on 11S07. Trail is on left in another 1.6 miles.

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