Off-Road Trails in California

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Learn more about Trail 1-4 (11E42)
Trail 1-4 (11E42)

Trail 1-4 (11E42)

This is a really unique and fun dirt bike trail that goes through a mix of terrain, including through low tree canopies, and out onto an exposed hillside lined with embedded rock. Overall, the trail…
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Total Miles
3.0
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Trail 1-5 (11E51)
Trail 1-5 (11E51)

Trail 1-5 (11E51)

This is a short loop trail off of the Rock Creek Loop that is unmarked at both entrances and is kind of hidden due to forestry work along the Rock Creek Loop. The west end…
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Total Miles
0.3
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Trail 10 (11E44)
Trail 10 (11E44)

Trail 10 (11E44)

This 4.2-mile-long singletrack is really fun and scenic, with some more advanced rock obstacles. From the north end, it starts off with a half-mile climb with dry roots and troughs through a dusty, dry forest…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Trail 3 ATV (11E18)
Trail 3 ATV (11E18)

Trail 3 ATV (11E18)

This 6.2-mile-long ATV loop winds through a dry and sparse forest, on a wide path, with sharp corners through the trees. Lining the path are widely spaced pine and oak trees, plus manzanita bushes, sometimes…
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Total Miles
6.0
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Trail 3-1 ATV (11E16)
Trail 3-1 ATV (11E16)

Trail 3-1 ATV (11E16)

This is a 1-mile intermediate ATV trail through the Eldorado National Forest near the Mace Mill Staging Area. From the intersection with Trail 3, this trail descends down the edge of the hillside, steadily descending…
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Total Miles
1.0
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Trail 30
Trail 30

Trail 30

You can pick this trail up at Trail 26 or Trail 44, with many options to join intersecting trails that can range from challenging to novice. Depending on the direction you start from Trail 26,…
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Total Miles
8.2
Tech Rating
7Difficult
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Trail 4-1 (11E35)
Trail 4-1 (11E35)

Trail 4-1 (11E35)

This is a short connector trail between Trail 10 and Trail 4. It's a wide path between low manzanita tree branches, like a tree tunnel. The surface is lightly covered in small loose rocks and…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Trail 4-2 (11E25)
Trail 4-2 (11E25)

Trail 4-2 (11E25)

4-2 is a moderate dirt bike trail in the Rock Creek Trail System. The southern end starts out as a shaded wide path climbing up from the south entrance, in between scraggly manzanita trees. Watch…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Trail 4-3 (11E34)
Trail 4-3 (11E34)

Trail 4-3 (11E34)

The north end of this trail starts out very wide, like a shelf road, lined with tall sugar pines, then goes into the trees on a narrower path. It stays smooth and obstacle-free for the…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Trail 5 (11E31)
Trail 5 (11E31)

Trail 5 (11E31)

This single track is over 3 miles in length, full of scenic and moderately easy riding through the Eldorado National Forest. The trail is mostly fast and flowy, but is shelfy in sections, as it…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Trail 5-1 (11E32)
Trail 5-1 (11E32)

Trail 5-1 (11E32)

This is a short cutoff trail that bails you out from Trail 5, back to the road portion of Rock Creek Loop, and out to Rock Creek Road. The trail is 1.2 miles long, and…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Trail 5-2 (11E29)
Trail 5-2 (11E29)

Trail 5-2 (11E29)

This trail is 1.1 miles of fun and easy winding single track through a dry and dusty forest of firs and pines. The trail has lots of big roots present, with tight twisty turns, and…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Trail 5-3 (11E54)
Trail 5-3 (11E54)

Trail 5-3 (11E54)

This is a 0.7-mile-long dead-end spur that branches off the Rock Creek Loop. It goes up to a shelfy section overlooking the mountains with a really scenic view. The first tenth of a mile climbs…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Trail 6 (12E50)
Trail 6 (12E50)

Trail 6 (12E50)

Trail 6 starts out as an easy single track meandering on the edge of a hillside underneath a canopy of trees like a tunnel, with some tight turns along the hillside, moderate exposure, and a…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Trail 6-1 (11E28)
Trail 6-1 (11E28)

Trail 6-1 (11E28)

The north end of Trail 6-1 starts from an intersection with Trail 1, and goes through a tree corridor of curving Big Manzanita trees, on dry dusty dirt, with lots of loose rock. It curves…
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Total Miles
1.0
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Trail 6-2 (11E52)
Trail 6-2 (11E52)

Trail 6-2 (11E52)

This is a 1.5-mile-long dirt bike trail that makes a loop with part of Trail 6. Most of it is a wide shelf-road-like trail, lined with tall oaks and pines and thickets. It's mostly flat…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Trail 71
Trail 71

Trail 71

It is recommended to catch this trail at Trail 30 and take the nice descent down along rocky, rutted trail that then levels off and weaves through a fun single track that intersects with other…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
7Difficult
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Trail 8 (11E24)
Trail 8 (11E24)

Trail 8 (11E24)

The northern entrance to Trail 8 starts at a bridge crossing from an intersection with Trail 1, then it goes into a dense forest of bigleaf maples, on a narrower shelf trail following the edge…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Trail 9 (11E13)
Trail 9 (11E13)

Trail 9 (11E13)

This half of Trail 9 is a steady and gradual descent from the intersection with Trail 4-2. It's easy overall, with small loose rocks, gradual curves, waterbars, banked corners, troughs, ruts, and dips. It drops…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Trail 9 ATV (11E13)
Trail 9 ATV (11E13)

Trail 9 ATV (11E13)

The ATV portion of Trail 9 starts at its east end at a marked entrance on Rock Creek Road, and starts winding through the manzanita bushes on a smooth and curvy path that would be…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall

ATV trails in California

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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
Learn more about 11E19-D20
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
Learn more about 15EV105
15EV105

15EV105

This is a wide and easy ATV trail that cuts through the middle of the Interface OHV trail system, acting as an easy access route to access several other trails. It has minor loose rock…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, 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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