Off-Road Trails in California

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Buffalo Chips

This route takes you through mostly wide gravel roads. There is a lot of moon dust/thick powder near the town of Westwood. You will be traveling through one of the largest burn scars in California,…
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Total Miles

39.5

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Buffalo Gulch - FS 4S11

Buffalo Gulch - FS 4S11

Buffalo Gulch begins from Feliciana Mountain Road and winds for nearly 2 miles along a narrow shelf road. The track is one vehicle wide, composed of hard-packed sand, and sees a gentle gain of 120…
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Total Miles

1.9

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

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Buffalo Gulch Road

Starting from Highway 140, this rugged track drops nearly 1,500 feet and climbs less than 300 feet in under 4 miles before connecting with Ponderosa Way at the top. The trail averages 1 to 1.5…
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Total Miles

3.8

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Buffer OHV Trail

Buffer OHV Trail

Buffer OHV Trail is an easy, enjoyable route located near Staging Area #3 in the Rowher Flats OHV Area. The trail forms a loop around the open riding area just south of the staging area,…
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Total Miles

2.4

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Buffin Meadow Road - FS 5S043

Buffin Meadow Road - FS 5S043

Buffin Meadow Road (FS 5S043) is the kind of trail that weeds out the casual weekenders right from the start. Branching directly off Highway 41 near the quiet hamlet of Fish Creek, this unmaintained two-track…
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Total Miles

2.0

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Bull Creek Road North

Bull Creek Road North

This trail starts just off Briceburg Road (FS 2S05) and ends at Old Yosemite Coulterville Road. The road then becomes paved. The route climbs almost 300 feet and drops almost 500 feet over 3.5 miles…
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Total Miles

5.2

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

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Bull Creek Road South

Bull Creek Road South climbs 622 feet and drops just over 300 feet in 4.4 miles. The surface is packed dirt and sand, starting off about one and a half vehicles wide before narrowing in…
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Total Miles

4.4

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Bull Frog

Bull Frog

Bull Frog Loop Trail is a difficult trail located in the heart of Cougar Buttes. Composed of several different obstacles ranging from hard to extreme that will test the driver and the rig. You will…
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Total Miles

1.3

Tech Rating

7Difficult

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Bump & Run

Bump & Run

This fun technical uphill serves as a handy shortcut connecting the lower level to the upper line trails. You will notice deep, worn tracks embedded in the terrain, which guide your way upward. Right at…
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Total Miles

0.1

Tech Rating

8Difficult

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring

Learn more about Burcham Flat Road North

Burcham Flat Road North

This trail can be accessed from the north off Camp Antelope Rd in Walker, California, or from the south off Highway 395 using Holy Climber Trail and Burcham Flat Road South. The northern approach features…
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Total Miles

10.2

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer

Learn more about Burcham Flat Road South

Burcham Flat Road South

This trail begins just off Highway 395 south of the Sonora Pass Highway, offering convenient access from the main corridor. The route climbs quickly from its starting point, rewarding drivers with spectacular views of the…
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Total Miles

4.4

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer

Learn more about Burma Grade Road

Burma Grade Road

Burma Grade climbs almost 1,400 feet in 3 miles. The trail starts at Bull Creek Road and ends at Bull Creek Road South. To access it, take Briceburg Road behind the Briceburg Visitor Center and…
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Total Miles

3.0

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

Learn more about Burned Out Cars Loop

Burned Out Cars Loop

This trail heads out from the staging area to some burned cars that reside by the telephone pole line. One van, right side up, and one car, upside down. Both shot up and burned out.…
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Total Miles

2.3

Tech Rating

5Moderate

Best Time

Winter, Fall, Spring

Learn more about Burns Canyon Road - NF 2N02

Burns Canyon Road - NF 2N02

Burns Canyon Road is a rugged Forest Service road that connects the East side of Big Bear down through the San Bernardino National Forest to the desert community of Rim Rock. The environment changes from…
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Total Miles

19.6

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Burnside Lake Road - 31019

Burnside Lake Road - 31019

The 5.5-mile out and back dirt road will take you from HWY 88/89 intersection to Burnside Lake. The dirt road is relatively smooth and wide enough for two vehicles to pass. This is a well-traveled…
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Total Miles

5.5

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Burnt Mill

Burnt Mill

Burnt Mill is mainly dirt with potential for rocks and downed trees. This trail is very easy for the most part but expects pinstripes. The first half of the trail is wide and flat. The…
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Total Miles

0.5

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Burro Schmidt Tunnel - BLM EP103

Burro Schmidt Tunnel - BLM EP103

Schmidt Tunnel (BLM EP103) is one of the most heavily used trails in the area and serves as the primary access route to the Schmidt Tunnel. Running one and a half to two vehicles wide,…
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Total Miles

0.9

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Burro Schmidt Tunnel Alternative - BLM EP103

Burro Schmidt Tunnel Alternative - BLM EP103

Burro Schmidt Alternative (BLM EP103) is a challenging route featuring various steep hills on sand and rock surfaces with stunning views from the top. Limited sight distance throughout the trail requires heightened awareness of oncoming…
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Total Miles

2.5

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

Learn more about Burt Canyon Ridge Overlook

Burt Canyon Ridge Overlook

This is a beautiful ridge road off of Forest Service Road 22413 that runs along an overlook into Burt Canyon. It dead ends at the end at a plateau with a gorgeous view of the…
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Total Miles

0.7

Tech Rating

5Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Spring, Fall

Learn more about Butcher Ranch

Butcher Ranch

Butcher Ranch is a long trail near Downieville - 6.6 miles long, and is part of the "Downieville Downhill" route from Packer Lake Saddle to Downieville - very popular with mountain bikers. There is a…
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Total Miles

6.5

Tech Rating

5Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Summer

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ATV trails in California

Learn more about 10M29

10M29

This is one of only a few ATV options in the Mount Hough Trail System. It starts near the Mount Hough Trailhead on the north end at a marked entrance, and descends down several wide…
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Total Miles

2.2

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall

Learn more about 11E19

11E19

11E19 is a 0.7-mile-long ATV trail with a red dirt surface winding through a forest of sugar pines. The route is wide and mostly gradual, with only a couple of very small rolling hills. It…
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Total Miles

0.7

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about 11E19-D10

11E19-D10

11E19-D10 is an easy ATV spur trail measuring just under half a mile long, often ridden together with 11E19 and D20 near Brimstone Campground. The trail allows two-way traffic with decent visibility, and it is…
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Total Miles

0.4

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

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11E19-D20

11E19-D20 is a 0.9-mile-long, easy ATV trail that runs mostly gradual with a few hairpin turns. The route passes through a mix of environments, with some sections more lush and lined with leafy Pacific dogwoods,…
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Total Miles

0.9

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

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UTV/side-by-side trails in California

Learn more about 24W09.24

24W09.24

This is apart of Ballinger OHV. Considered desert highlands that has junipers, pinyon pines and scrub brush. Trail 24 (24W09.24) is the main trail that ranges between sandy and hard pack and potentially muddy sections.…
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Total Miles

6.1

Tech Rating

5Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about 3N26

3N26

Trail head starts on Angeles Crest Highway at the Vincent Gap Turnout. It is a very short trail that leads to a locked gate at Jackson Flat Camping Area. The scenery during this trail consists…
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Total Miles

0.9

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about 3N267 Fenner Saddle (4N12)

3N267 Fenner Saddle (4N12)

The trail starts at the third quarter into marked trail 3N26. There is shade for more than half of the trail from mature tree and a hillside for the majority of the trail. During certain…
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Total Miles

3.8

Tech Rating

8Difficult

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about 3S120

3S120

This sandy trail takes you through the Inyo National Forest. It climbs just over 400 feet in just under two miles. There are many downed trees to navigate around. This trail is part of the…
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Total Miles

1.7

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

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