Dirt Bike Trails Near Shingle Springs, California

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Trail 1 Georgetown OHV

This starts on Trail 1 off of Darlington Ridge Road and continues to Trail 6 over the bridge and through Slate Mountain. From Slate Mountain, you're presented with more trail options. Lots of single tracks…
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Total Miles
14.8
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Sp

Bottle Hill

Bottle Hill is a good trail to learn how your vehicle feels on dirt, rock, and mud; or to check the off-road capability of your vehicle after making modifications or repairs. It is also a…
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Total Miles
10.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

No Way Out

This is a fun little road if you are in Georgetown, whether in a Jeep or on an OHV. There are a few creeks from spring runoff that make it a pretty road! It's more…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

Volcanoville

Volcanoville is a good beginner trail that can be completed by most stock 4x4 SUVs, as well as many AWD vehicles with AT tires and at least 8 inches of clearance. The trail does get…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su

Brushy

Brushy is a quick detour off Gasparni. The trail includes a steep and technical hill climb with large buried rocks as well as loose rock. The top of the hill has a nice overlook of…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Gasparni

Gasparni takes you through the pine trees and brush connecting the dirt section of Forebay to the pavement leading to Brush Creek Reservoir. Nearly all of the trail is wide enough for a full-width truck,…
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Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Forebay

Forebay Road is a short but fun forest road that snakes through the trees and brush with plenty of opportunity for fun hill climbs off either side. Loosely following the high power lines, Forebay can…
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Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

Ditch Digger

This is an area of BLM land on the North Fork of the Mokelumne River off Highway 26, just outside of Red Corral, California. Parts of the trail are un-maintained dirt roads, sections of which…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Mitchell Mine

Mitchell Mine is a nice, easy in-and-out summer trail for a leisurely stroll through the forest. It's also a good trail for beginners to get used to how their vehicle feels while off-road. The surface…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Webber Mill

Webber Mill is an easy gravel road that follows an 8-mile section of the Pony Express Trail and is also a small part of the Northern California BDR. The trail winds along the side of…
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Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hellhole 4WD

This is an in and out trail approximately 3.8 miles each way. There are some bigger rocks and shelves to climb. 33" tires with at least one axle locked is recommended. You start at the…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
8 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Eagle Rock

This trail takes you to about 6,200 feet to the Eagle Rock! The trail up is steep and rocky and even covered in pine needles, but it is worth it! The view at the top…
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Total Miles
4.9
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Bowman Lake

The first part of the trail is paved. About 2/3rds of the way in, it becomes rocky and dirty. High clearance is recommended. There is one tricky hairpin about 1 mile from camp. Other than…
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Total Miles
16.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

Rubicon, West Side

The Rubicon is our all-time favorite. It's a mix of gorgeous scenery and very challenging terrain. Our group camped overnight at the halfway point below Buck Island Dam. The trail is under constant scrutiny by…
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Total Miles
5.1
Tech Rating
8 Difficult
Best Time
Su

Barrett Lake Jeep Trail - 16E21

This is a highly technical, beautiful in and out trail located in the Eldorado National Forest on the border of the Desolation Wilderness near South Shore Lake Tahoe. The trail starts near Wrights Lake at…
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Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Fa

Wrights Lake Rd - 11N26A

This is a smooth, out-and-back dirt trail that's single lane. The trail has very little change in elevation and can be driven with a 2WD SUV. A wide turn-around circle is located at one mile…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Pardoe Cutoff

This is a fun little cut-off route off the paved road between Bear River Road and Pardoe Road loop within the El Dorado National Forest. It takes you through a beautiful little forest area. Most…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Candy Rock Road

As of May 26, 2023. This road is accessible by vehicles of higher clearance than sedans. This is due to the fire road are not as flat and maintained as Google Maps makes it out…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Tanglefoot Canyon

This trail is located in the El Dorado National Forest in Amador County, FS Road 8N14. It's a nicely graded gravel route for a quarter of the way in. You will cross two bridges across…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hungalelti West

This trail is also know by a few different names: Pardoes 4WD Trail, Squaw Ridge, and Carson Emigrant Trail, but was officially renamed Hungalelti in 2018. It is a very scenic drive with great 360-degree…
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Total Miles
10.5
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Su

Candy Rock Road P.2

As of May 26, 2023. This road is accessible by vehicles of higher clearance than sedans. This is because the fire roads are not as flat and maintained as Google Maps makes them out to…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

Signal Peak

Signal Peak is neither "easy" nor "beginner", despite being deemed so by many locals in comparison to the Fordyce trail - which also begins from the Pierce Meadow Staging Area. It is recommended to have…
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Total Miles
3.8
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Rubicon, East Side

The east side of the Rubicon provides nonstop challenges and extreme fun. Water can play a bigger role where the trail meanders along the volatile Rubicon River. You'll pass through Rubicon Springs Campground at no…
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Total Miles
11.7
Tech Rating
8 Difficult
Best Time
Su

Long Lake Trail/TKS-11

Long Lake Trail also known as TKS-11 is just short of a mile-long spur trail located off the Rubicon Trail just below the cemetery. This trail starts in the trees but soon pops out on…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Stanislaus Forebay

This a very easy trail and is mostly forest roads that zig-zag up the hill to the Forebay. This can be accessed from many ways whether it be from Columbia, Twain Harte, or Camp 9.…
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Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Barker Meadows OHV Trail

This trail is narrow. If you are going in with full-size rig or a long rig you will be doing pull-ups and backups. This trail is an alternative trail to get to the Rubicon Trail.…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Bear Lake Trail

Bear Lake is a great place to camp or fish located near lake Tahoe. The road to get to Bear Lake has many places to pull off with amazing views. You can get to Bear…
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Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Bailey Ridge

A 5-mile stretch of connecting forest service roads. It is a particularly useful trail if you are driving a non street legal vehicle and camping at Black Springs or off of 7N23. The trail features…
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Total Miles
4.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Forebay to American Camp

This trail is a connector between the American Camp Lookout and the Forebay trail. Connect all these 3 trails for a fun weekend or day trip full of adventure and fishing/exploring! There is a creek…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

American Camp Lookout

This is a super pretty drive as it descends into the canyons and back up to the mountaintops. On your way to the lookout, you will drive through the Italian Bar/Lost Dutchman Mining Camp, which…
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Total Miles
8.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa