Off-Road Trails in California

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Opal Trail

This sandy trail starting off Opal Canyon Road can feature deeper sand at times, where airing down, great tires, and four wheel drive become highly recommended. Climbing almost 300 feet in just under 2 miles…
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Total Miles

1.7

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Open Ridge Black Diamond East - FS 18N02

Open Ridge Black Diamond East - FS 18N02

This trail can be accessed by Main Road 306. It goes through private property for a short bit and a water crossing before reaching national forest land. There are many ruts throughout the trail due…
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Total Miles

6.8

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Open Ridge Black Diamond West - FS 18N02

Open Ridge Black Diamond West - FS 18N02

This trail consists of dirt and gravel. It is an out-and-back trail as there is a major washout about 1 mile from the west end, where it's supposed to connect with M3. The trail has…
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Total Miles

11.9

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Oriflamme Canyon Backdoor

Oriflamme Canyon Backdoor

This short single vehicle-width trail connects the Oriflamme Canyon Loop trail with Highway S2, allowing vehicles to enter/exit the Oriflamme Canyon area from the eastern side. It is primarily a dirt road that winds through…
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Total Miles

2.0

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Winter, Spring, Fall

Learn more about Oriflamme Canyon Loop

Oriflamme Canyon Loop

This trail starts and ends in Banner and loops around Chariot Mountain and goes into the Oriflamme Canyon. The trail is open to all types of 4x4s and dirt bikes, although the entrance through Banner…
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Total Miles

14.7

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Orosco Ridge Truck Trail 12S02

Orosco Ridge Truck Trail 12S02

This trail winds its way through the Cleveland Forest from Pamo Road to the Guejito Truck Trail. The trail is not very well maintained. It is very rutted. The trail takes you up and over…
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Total Miles

5.6

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer

Learn more about Otay Mountain Truck Trail

Otay Mountain Truck Trail

This route goes up and over Otay Mountain with sweeping views over the San Ysidro Mountains, and a little bit of San Diego in the distance. The road is made up entirely of dirt and…
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Total Miles

14.0

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Winter, Fall, Spring, Summer

Learn more about Otay Mountain Truck Trail (Lower Trail)

Otay Mountain Truck Trail (Lower Trail)

This is a well-maintained road that needs high clearance just for potholes and washouts. It has some beautiful views of the Otay mountains with a lot of little offshoots to explore, given you have the…
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Total Miles

1.4

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Otay Mountain Truck Trail (Upper Trail)

Otay Mountain Truck Trail (Upper Trail)

Total Miles

1.9

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Otay Mountain Truck Trail West

Otay Mountain Truck Trail West

This scenic route explores the western portion of the Otay Mountain Truck Trail, passing below Otay Mountain (3,501 feet) with sweeping views of the valleys and hills of Tijuana, Mexico. The drive follows mostly double-wide…
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Total Miles

7.5

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Otay Mtns Truck Trail

Otay Mtns Truck Trail

Total Miles

14.1

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Winter, Fall, Spring, Summer

Learn more about Outer Limits

Outer Limits

This is one of the longer trails in Johnson Valley. If you start at the bottom, the trail gets harder and harder as you go up. The trail is pretty far out, so be prepared…
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Total Miles

1.9

Tech Rating

9Extreme

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Outlook - FS 9s010w

Outlook - FS 9s010w

This 1.9-mile trail spur is a scenic and easy access road, designed for fast transit to one of the high country's primary ridgeline overlooks. The road is a clear two-track with a smooth, firm base…
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Total Miles

1.9

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Owen's River Road

Owen's River Road

Owen's River Road actually starts at Hwy 395. It is paved for the first four miles. This trail starts when the paved turns to dirt, traveling over twelve (12) miles before ending at Benton Crossing…
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Total Miles

12.3

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

Learn more about Owens Gorge Loop - FS 4S05

Owens Gorge Loop - FS 4S05

This is a very sandy trail that stays mostly flat, with a gentle climb near the end. The track is about a single vehicle wide, though there are occasional pull-offs for passing. The trail begins…
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Total Miles

1.7

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Owens Gorge Road

Owens Gorge Road

This full trail actually starts off just off Highway 395 in the locale of Sunny Slopes. It is paved until after it crosses the Long Valley Dam at Lake Crowley. This mapped trail starts just…
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Total Miles

5.3

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Owls Hole Springs

Owls Hole Springs

This corrugated road is the only access to the Owls Hole mining area, which is known for--among other minerals--ramsdellite, which is used in lithium batteries. It is perhaps the most remote backcountry road in the…
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Total Miles

22.5

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Spring, Fall

Learn more about Oyster Shell Wash

Oyster Shell Wash

The Oyster Shell Wash is a beautiful canyon that goes for miles, but you are stopped after one mile for vehicle traffic due to a narrow shelf of rocks over 20 feet tall. The track…
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Total Miles

0.9

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about P-Town Loop Out

P-Town Loop Out

As a recent legal addition to the local OHV network, this trail represents the ongoing effort to provide sustainable and sanctioned riding opportunities in the area. It features a great variety of technical sections and…
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Total Miles

3.0

Tech Rating

6Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Pachalka Road

Pachalka Road

Pachalka Road starts at Valley Wells Smelter and heads Northeast to Pachalka Spring, then back to Excelsior Mine Road. Pachalka Spring is at the base of Clark Mountain at the North end of the Mojave…
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Total Miles

9.8

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

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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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