Backway to Seven Magic Mountains

Total Miles
14.5

Elevation

970.78 ft

Duration

2 Hours

Technical Rating

2

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Trail Overview

The Seven Magic Mountains is an outdoor art installation featuring seven painted boulder totems. Most people access the exhibit via a paved road. This route is more adventurous and all off-road. This trail is relatively easy, and the only challenges are a couple of loose rock hill climbs. Any high-clearance vehicle will be fine on this trail through the desert landscape. After several loose hill climbs, you traverse the Jean Roach dry lake area before reaching the Seven Magic Mountain exhibit. First opened on May 11, 2016, Seven Magic Mountains is a large-scale, site-specific public artwork by Rondinone that was nearly five years in the making.

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Backway to Seven Magic Mountains
Backway to Seven Magic Mountains
Backway to Seven Magic Mountains

Difficulty

This is a rocky dirt road without any significant obstacles. Two loose hill climbs are the only challenging areas. It is easily passable in any high clearance vehicle, so four wheel drive is not necessary.

Technical Rating

2

Status Reports

Matthew Swope
Mar 30, 2024
4x4
Open
Rough/Deteriorated
ALERT: Lots of people shooting in this area and the designated trail is not observed. People firing toward the road, etc. proceed with caution.
Shawn Coy
Mar 12, 2024
2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Open
Heady Cuban
Mar 06, 2024
4x4
Open
Rough/Deteriorated
Washboard
Ghost The Bronco
Feb 25, 2024
Open
Rough/Deteriorated
Washboard

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