Trail Overview

Located in the Johnson OHV park, this trail has views of Minden, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and Pine Nut Mountains. A man-made dirt pile is meant to block the trail at 4.82 miles. At this point, along the ridge, there is a small area where you can turn around. The dirt trail is a double-track trail. It has several steep, rocky and rutted areas that will require 4WD with high clearance. Food, gas and lodging are available at the trailhead located 10 miles from Minden, NV along Hwy 395.

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Difficulty

Dirt, sand, and rocky road, steep in several places with 12" obstacles. Trail is unmaintained after rain or snow. The road is double-track one-way traffic. A few tall stones and obstacles under 6" can be easily avoided. The road is rutted and elevation changes are steep with no ledges.

Technical Rating

Simon Morris

May 09, 2026

Open

Not a difficult trail but enough rocks to make you slow down and think about your line in places. Trail is completely blocked at east end by a large dirt pile that has been bulldozed in to place, maybe get a bike over/thru but nothing more. Road to south appeared to be private property when we drove past later on, mine or quarry? After some backtracking there is a trail that cuts off north east to join juniper valley ranch but it is very steep and hard to see where you are going, we did not have the intestinal fortitude to attempt it and just returned back down the trail. Some nice views back to valley and sierras.

Hayden Salem

Nov 09, 2024

Open