Off-Road Trails in California

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Learn more about Peligreen Jeepway
Peligreen Jeepway

Peligreen Jeepway

Trail starts with an easy scenic drive through pine trees as it crosses several small creeks. The real fun starts when the road becomes a rough narrow one-lane drive over long volcanic ridges. Scenic views…
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Total Miles
58.0
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Fall
Learn more about Perazzo Meadows
Perazzo Meadows

Perazzo Meadows

The Perazzo Meadows trail offers a scenic and mostly moderate off-road adventure through stunning wetland meadows along the Little Truckee River. This route includes meadow crossings, loose rocks, small water crossings, and some steeper sections.…
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Total Miles
7.5
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer
Learn more about Pettit - FS 26S37
Pettit - FS 26S37

Pettit - FS 26S37

Pettitt (FS 26S03) runs 6 miles from Basket Pass down to Rancheria Road South, dropping 900 feet and gaining 437 feet along a varied course through the thick Sequoia National Forest. The trail is lined…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Phillips Loop
Phillips Loop

Phillips Loop

Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Picacho State Park Trail
Picacho State Park Trail

Picacho State Park Trail

Picacho State Park Road is easy to get to and is mainly loose gravel and washes. It is a two-lane at first then turns into a one-lane. The southern part starts wide, then gets narrow…
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Total Miles
14.7
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Pichacho Peak Circle
Pichacho Peak Circle

Pichacho Peak Circle

This is a great trail with a lot of views and just as many off shoots. Longer vehicles might be challenged in a few spots, but overall would be fine. There are plenty of small…
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Total Miles
12.9
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Pickett Peak Road 31053
Pickett Peak Road 31053

Pickett Peak Road 31053

Pickett Peak Road entrance is marked with USFS number 31053. The gradual ascent is typically one vehicle wide with places to pass on this double-track dirt trail. This first 2.5-mile portion of the trail ascends…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Picnic Grounds Road
Picnic Grounds Road

Picnic Grounds Road

This scenic route climbs 130 feet and drops almost 500 feet over just over 5.4 miles, running parallel to Mono Lake along its shoreline. The trail offers stunning views of the lake, the Eastern Sierras,…
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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Pierce Loop
Pierce Loop

Pierce Loop

Pierce Loop is a moderately challenging, enjoyable trail that starts approximately 1/2 mile into the infamous Fordyce Trail. The staging area is called Indian Springs, which also accesses Signal Peak and Eagle Lakes trails. This…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Pierce Mill - FS 7S68
Pierce Mill - FS 7S68

Pierce Mill - FS 7S68

This is a point-to-point trail that runs from Peckinpah Road to 23E284 and 23E285 Browns Trail. The route is at least as wide as a full-size vehicle and has a few wider sections to allow…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Pile Up Trail
Pile Up Trail

Pile Up Trail

This is a great, flowy trail that winds through a thick canopy of trees, offering a scenic and shaded ride. The path eventually leads you right up to a massive quarry pile, which makes for…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Pillsbury-Indian Dick Road
Pillsbury-Indian Dick Road

Pillsbury-Indian Dick Road

Pillsberry to Black Butte Trail is a calm, scenic gravel road with some campsites along the river. It's an easy driving, wide road, not normally passable in the wintertime because of snow. There is one…
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Total Miles
50.5
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Pilot Cutoff - FS 6S063A
Pilot Cutoff - FS 6S063A

Pilot Cutoff - FS 6S063A

Pilot Cutoff (FS 6S063A) is a trail that comes with a serious warning label: "Horribly Tight." While it appears on the map as a useful connector within the Silver Knob/Miami network, in reality, it is…
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Total Miles
0.2
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Pilot Fuelbreak OHV to Pilot Rock Trail
Pilot Fuelbreak OHV to Pilot Rock Trail

Pilot Fuelbreak OHV to Pilot Rock Trail

This is a challenging option out of the Pilot Fuelbreak OHV staging area. This route is not for the novice or faint of heart. Mother Nature has made every hill climb of this route a…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
7Difficult
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Pilot Grove - FS 16N01
Pilot Grove - FS 16N01

Pilot Grove - FS 16N01

The trail connects Elk Mountain Road to Deer Valley Campground. 1 to 2 vehicles wide as you go along. The trail is more like a fire service road, well-maintained with minimal washouts. Mostly stay in…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Pilot Knob
Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob connects Pilot Knob Long Term Visitors Area with Ogilby Road. This sandy remote route is deep with loose sand to the west until meeting up with the powerline road which is better maintained…
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Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Pilot Peak - Lower - FS 5S012
Pilot Peak - Lower - FS 5S012

Pilot Peak - Lower - FS 5S012

Pilot Peak - Lower (FS 5S012A) serves as the appetizer to the main Pilot Peak experience. This section is a tight and twisty affair that winds its way through a mix of oak and conifer…
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Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Pilot Ridge - FS 1S14
Pilot Ridge - FS 1S14

Pilot Ridge - FS 1S14

This trail starts just off the south side of Bucks Meadow Road, right after the road turns to dirt, climbing over 1,300 feet and dropping just over 300 feet across just under 6 miles of…
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Total Miles
5.8
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Pilot Rock OHV
Pilot Rock OHV

Pilot Rock OHV

Pilot Rock OHV offers spectacular views and water crossings along the hills near Silverwood Lake and Arrowhead Lake. Some of the surrounding cities include Lugo, Hesperia, and Apple Valley. It can take 1 to 4…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Pilot Rock Road
Pilot Rock Road

Pilot Rock Road

Total Miles
8.8
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

ATV trails in California

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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

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

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

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

UTV/side-by-side trails in California

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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

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)

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

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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