Off-Road Trails in California

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Learn more about Cherry Hill - FS 22S12B

Cherry Hill - FS 22S12B

Cherry Hill FS 22S12B runs along a steep shelf road through manzanita and pine trees, overlooking the valley below with great views of the mountains in the distance. The single vehicle width and encroaching brush…
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Total Miles

0.9

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Cherry Hill Road North - FS 22S12

Cherry Hill Road North - FS 22S12

Cherry Hill Road North FS 22S12 is the primary artery into this district of Sequoia National Forest, departing from Sherman Pass Road and serving as the only route in and out of the Horse Meadow…
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Total Miles

13.1

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Cherry Hill Road South - FS 22S12

Cherry Hill Road South - FS 22S12

Cherry Hill Road South FS 22S12 picks up after Big Meadow and serves as the southern artery deeper into Sequoia National Forest, providing access to Long Meadow, Taylor Meadow, and various other trails along its…
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Total Miles

7.6

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Chickens

Chickens

This route serves as one of the primary bypass options for the more intimidating main line of the legendary Widow Maker hill climb. It is a fantastic alternative for riders who want to experience the…
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Total Miles

0.2

Tech Rating

8Difficult

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Chidago Loop Road

Chidago Loop Road

Chidago Loop is about a 5-mile loop on Chidago Canyon Road. Although it is short, it is quite picturesque; the Sierras peaking over the top of the smaller mountains inside the Chidago Loop puts a…
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Total Miles

5.6

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Summer, Winter

Learn more about Childago Canyon Road

Childago Canyon Road

The road is typically graded depending on the time of the year. It's mostly crushed dirt with a few small broken rocks along the trail. The east-to-west trail can be run in either direction. The…
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Total Miles

10.9

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall

Learn more about China Lake Border Run

China Lake Border Run

A challenging trail that leads to the china lake military base fence. The trail features sandy sections, a loose rocky hill, and many sharp rocks that could puncture a sidewall. There are a few dispersed…
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Total Miles

5.1

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Winter, Fall, Spring

Learn more about China Wells - FS 6S015

China Wells - FS 6S015

China Wells (FS 6S015) serves as the primary "spinal cord" of the Miami Mountain OHV system. This wide, well-graded forest service road runs north-south through the network, connecting the popular Kamook Staging Area to the…
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Total Miles

4.6

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Summer, Spring, Fall

Learn more about Chipmunk - FS 6S018

Chipmunk - FS 6S018

Chipmunk (FS 6S018) is a scruffy, spirited little side-quest located in the high country above Bass Lake. Accessed via Beasore Road and a short hop along Central Camp Road, this 1.3-mile unmaintained two-track is the…
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Total Miles

1.3

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Chloride City

Chloride City

This rough and rocky cliff road has numerous spurs accessing the mine sites around historic Chloride City requires 4x4 and high clearance. That said, it is only a moderately challenging trail. It also has numerous…
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Total Miles

5.6

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Fall

Learn more about Chloride Cliffs Road

Chloride Cliffs Road

Chloride Cliffs Road starts off of Daylight Pass Road in Death Valley National Park and climbs over one-thousand feet up onto the Chloride Cliffs before descending again towards the CA/NV border. It changes its name…
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Total Miles

9.2

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Fall

Learn more about Chocolate Thunder

Chocolate Thunder

This is a very short trail; however, this is where the crowds hang out to watch the carnage. The canyon is littered with bonus lines and Saturday night mayhem. The main run has one basic…
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Total Miles

0.1

Tech Rating

9Extreme

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Cholla Chaos

Cholla Chaos

Holy forest of jumping cacti. They are almost impossible to avoid. There are pieces lying alongside the trail, taunting you, grabbing your boot as you go by. Aside from all that sticky mess, the trail…
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Total Miles

1.7

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Winter, Fall, Spring

Learn more about Choose Your Own Adventure Whoops

Choose Your Own Adventure Whoops

Dirt trail that runs parallel to a set of private "active" train tracks. The beginning of this route off of Trona road is wide and used to be paved. It narrows quickly and turns into…
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Total Miles

1.6

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Winter, Fall, Spring

Learn more about Chowchilla Mountain Road - FS 5S090

Chowchilla Mountain Road - FS 5S090

Chowchilla Mountain Road (FS 5S09) is the legendary "backdoor" into Yosemite National Park that every overland explorer dreams of finding. Starting from Harris Cut Off Road, the trail begins deceptively tame as a well-graded double-track.…
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Total Miles

11.8

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Chuckwalla Peak Road

Chuckwalla Peak Road

This is a 3.8 miles each way out and back trail rated 4 in the Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness. Crazy elevation gain? Check. Shelf Road? Check. Pucker factor? Indeed. You know those towers on top of…
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Total Miles

7.6

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Church - FS 24S32

Church - FS 24S32

Church FS24S32 winds through sagebrush and varying sized pine trees within Sequoia National Forest, running partially along a shelf road before ending at Taylor Meadow. Pine needles and pine cones scattered across the surface give…
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Total Miles

4.1

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Chute Springs - FS 23S68

Chute Springs - FS 23S68

Chute Springs FS 23S68 departs from Highway M504 and runs along a shelf road high above the valley and canyon below through Sequoia National Forest. The trail is lined with oak and pine trees, green…
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Total Miles

1.7

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about City Highline Road

City Highline Road

This non-technical dirt road follows the power lines along the hills of San Francisquito Canyon. There are some neat views of the California aqueduct, and tons of little side roads. Most of the side roads…
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Total Miles

9.7

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Clark Dry Lake

Clark Dry Lake

This hidden gem is part of Anza Borrego Desert State Tark. From the Boreggo Salton Seaway turn into Rockhouse Canyon Road. The sign at the intersection says "no exit" but the road is long and…
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Total Miles

2.3

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Winter, Summer, Spring

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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

Learn more about 11E19-D20

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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