Dirt Bike Trails Near Big Bear Lake, California

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White Mountain

This is a great scenic trail in the Big Bear area. When run east to west, high clearance is recommended. If headed west to east, lockers would be required. Tall ledges and loose, rocky boulders…
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Total Miles
24.2
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Su

3N07A - The Squeeze Trail

The Squeeze Trail (3N07A) is a 1.4-mile trail that winds its way in between 3N32 Union Flat and 3N07 Van Dusen Creek. It is comprised of many tight turns around large rocks and trees, rocky…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

3N69 Gold Mountain

A great Jeep trail filled with rock obstacles that vary in size from small to large. A technically challenging trail that's perfect for all rigs with 4x4 and high clearance. Any stock 4x4 can complete…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

1N09 City Creek Trail

A long overland trail with plenty of recreational activities such as site-specific shooting areas, yellow post campsites and creek crossings. This is a well-maintained dirt road with some minor ruts, rocks and shallow creek crossings.…
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Total Miles
21.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Burns Canyon Road - NF 2N02

Burns Canyon Road is a rugged Forest Service road that connects the East side of Big Bear down through the San Bernardino National Forest to the desert community of Rim Rock. The environment changes from…
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Total Miles
18.7
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Smart Spring - 3N07Y

Smart Spring trail is an alternate access to the Cactus Flat OHV Staging Area. It is a short, little used, and maintained trail that drops down from Hwy 18 that has some short rocky sections…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Smarts Ranch 3N03

This is a less often traveled trail close to Burns Canyon and 18. Although there are not any vistas, there are a few points to stop and enjoy the solitude. The section closest to Burns…
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Total Miles
7.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Horsethief Flats - 3n03A

Coming off of Highway 18 between Big Bear and Lucerne Valley it is about 1 mile along 3n03 to reach the offshoot of the Horsethief Flats Trail. This is rated as a Black Diamond, which…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Lower Larga Flats 2N06X

This is a fairly technical trail, but an easier option than the Holcomb Creek (3N93) rock garden that would follow when running from east to west. There are plenty of off-camber areas with large rocks…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp / Wi

Heart Bar Peak 1N38

Heart Bar Peak, or 1N38, is a fun out and back trail off Highway 38 in the San Bernardino Mountains. This trail makes for a great addition to a Big Bear trip or for those…
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Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

NF 2NO1 Broom Flats

This is mostly a graded forest road with sections of varying degrees of obstacles such as ruts, shale, and washes. You will come across pine trees to cacti. There is potential snow in the winter…
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Total Miles
5.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

ST 2W16 MOTO

This Single Track Moto trail is an enjoyable, easy route. It is also an excellent Moto-only cutover trail for the White Mountain 4x4 route. There are plenty of Joshua Trees to see and stunning lumpy…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

Dishpan Springs

Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Su / Fa

Coxey Road

Nice, easy going, wide sandy trail connecting other great OHV roads. The trail runs from Grapevine Canyon Road to Bowen Ranch Road. Look for the sign for 3N14 off Grapevine Canyon Road to start the…
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Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Lil Bit of Everything ST

Wow, what a stunning intermediate trail. It really does have a bit little bit of everything. The views keep coming with every turn and crest of a hill. There are Joshua trees scattered around in…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

RC3331 Rattlesnake Canyon

A beautiful trail that winds its way from the deserts near Johnson Valley into a lush joshua tree forest. It is approximately 16 miles in length, and can be done in any high-clearance 4x4 vehicle.…
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Total Miles
15.1
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

ST 3221 Moto

This route is an enjoyable intermediate single-track trail. It begins with sandy gravel and progresses into large whoops and deep washouts. There are several lengthy steep hill climbs and plunging descents with loose rocks and…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Wi / Sp

Alder Creek Road - FSR 1n16

Starting in Highland, 1n16 is a fairly easy dirt road with some parts rutted out, but any 4x4 can make it through the trail easily. Many parts of the trail are single-vehicle wide, but there…
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Total Miles
10.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Luna Mountain Crossover

This challenging section of trail has outstanding views. There are steep bouldery shelves that are incredibly rutted out, hill climbs and descents, access to hiking trails, and single-track routes and challenges. This trail will test…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Willow Creek Road

A fun, easy route for just about any 4x4 SUV. Road is open to green-sticker vehicles with many legal side roads to explore. Green-sticker vehicles usually start at Pinnacles Staging Area where we end our…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Sp / Su / Fa

Bull Frog

Bull Frog Loop Trail is a difficult trail located in the heart of Cougar Buttes. Composed of several different obstacles ranging from hard to extreme that will test the driver and the rig. You will…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

BLM C2340

BLM C2340 is a rock and sand road that continues on from New Dixie Mine Road - BLM C2330 at a junction of numerous BLM roads in a small unnamed valley surrounded by the Bighorn…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Oak Springs

This trail takes the adventurer from the turnoff for Psyco Ranch; beware, it's private. From here, the trail drops down the hill to Oak Springs. The hill down is a bit loose and off-camber, and…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

Psycho Ranch Turnout

This trail tears off from the main route of Coxey into the hills. There are a few singletrack turnoffs for those looking for some adventure. There were no natural camping spots noticed on this route.…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

Round Mountain

This fun rip takes you up and around Round Mountain. There are killer views and an abundance of sweet rock formations. It seems more like a connector trail than the main trail, but it's still…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Sp / Su

Bowen Ranch

This wide washboard trail heads up into the hills passing private property and open BLM land. It ends at the Bowens Ranch and hot springs (more info below). There are a few dispersed camping spots…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

Juniper Flats Southern Access

This generally easy trail leads from the Bowens Ranch gate past the hot springs trailhead parking area and into the vast area of Juniper Flats. This large flat area up in the mountains is full…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

New Dixie Mine Road - BLM C2330

New Dixie Mine Road runs West from Hwy 247 at Flamingo Heights into an unnamed valley that splits two separate sections of the Bighorn Mountain Wilderness. This 8.5-mile road is generally an easy drive with…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Japatul Road

This trail heads up toward Juniper flats and splits to either Flagpole trail or continues to the flats. The valley views below are pretty great once you ascend to the ridgeline. Once you pass the…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp / Wi

The "Shooting Range" Quarry

This out and back trail ends at a small turnaround loop with a great view. A short side trail heads up to the old abandoned mine, which features a few flat dispersed camping spots and…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp