Dirt Bike Trails Near Yosemite Valley, California

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Trumbull Peak

This is a beautiful drive between the Groveland and Yosemite areas leading up to the (45-foot-tall) Trumbull Peak fire tower built in 1934-35. On your way to the tower, you will get some pretty breathtaking…
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Total Miles
17.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Copper Mountain

Climb along the side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains above Mono Lake on this beautiful SUV route. Check out views of the valley as well as Lundy Lake, and make time to visit an abandoned…
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Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su

Obsidian Dome to Grant Lake

The trail is a good day ride with great views and nice lookout points overlooking June Lake and Grant Lake. Most of the trail up to the Junction is trails through pine forest, 2nd half…
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Total Miles
16.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

The Rut

This is a lightly traveled trail with a dirt floor. Uneven, rutted dirt trail with erosion. Potential water crossings up to a foot deep, in the winter, and in some spots the rut is 3ft…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

Clavey Crossing to Bourland Meadow

This route has creek crossings as well as river crossings! This is a very pretty and scenic area with plenty of areas to camp along the water. The trail has some larger rocks and ruts…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Deadman Pass

Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su

Crater Mountain Loop

This is a nice easy trail. The first 7 miles are smooth and 2 cars wide, with some small washouts. In a SXS, you can dive comfortably at about 30 MPH or faster. The next…
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Total Miles
21.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi / Su

Trout Creek

This is a mostly dirt road into Trout Creek. This is a great trail to pair with other surrounding trails to make a nice trip or weekend out of it. There is a bridge crossing…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hulls Meadow

This is a fun but narrow trail that is somewhat technical. As you begin, you pass some cabins as well as an old Boy Scout camp, so be courteous and drive slowly. The trail meanders…
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Total Miles
7.3
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Dodge Ridge

This is a scenic trail with views looking back towards Highway 108. The trail follows along the ridge and has smaller rock obstacles that shouldn't be much of an issue for most 4x4 vehicles. This…
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Total Miles
8.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Eagle Peak 4x4 Trail

This loop is very scenic and is a great weekend trip. This trail is adopted by Outcast Jeepers and is an easy-to-moderate trail but is loaded with views! There are lots of camping spots with…
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Total Miles
12.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Eagle Meadows

This is an awesome out and back trail with amazing cliff views, creek crossings, beautiful trees and several great camping spots. Plenty of shorter trails splinter off the main roads, offering endless adventure. This route…
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Total Miles
11.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

Pinecrest Peak

This trail is short but a nice addition to the Pinecrest Lookout Trail as well as the Eagle Peak 4x4 trail loop. The trail overlooks Pinecrest Lake as well as Dodge Ridge Ski Resort and…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Pinecrest Lookout

This trail is very scenic. The first half is mostly gravel roads that are easy. Once you turn onto 5N31, you can find some smaller rocks and ruts but nothing too serious. The trail eventually…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Mammoth Lakes Overlook

This is an incredibly scenic trail that takes you high above the town of Mammoth Lakes. The trail starts near the New Shady Rest campground and soon climbs in elevation. The trail starts off as…
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Total Miles
9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp

Paper Cabin Ridge Trail

Looking for a nice day trip? Paper Cabin is a decently long drive and can get pretty rough at times. This trail switchbacks up the canyon and to the top of the ridge where it…
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Total Miles
14.9
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Su

Wrights Crossing

This is a beautiful trail, especially in fall! The trail is overgrown, so be ready for some pinstripes as well as be ready for possible trees down in the trail. The trail has some narrow…
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Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Niagara Rim

Very popular hard-core trail with many marked obstacles. Harder choices on some obstacles can be extreme. Stock vehicles can access obstacles from network of interior roads starting at Niagara ORV Campground. Large area of Moab-style…
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Total Miles
8.4
Tech Rating
6 Difficult
Best Time
Su

Hot Creek Geological Site

From Big Springs Campground, this is a fast and run route to an amazing natural hot creek! Complete with sizzling hot springs (careful, too hot to touch) that are a beautiful aqua color. Two-track roads…
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Total Miles
20
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Dobie Canyon Run

This is comprised of primarily fire roads with plenty of 2 trackside trails and even single-track if you are on two wheels. Fast-paced, easy-riding with GREAT views and a cool old "ghost" ranch house. Elevation…
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Total Miles
35
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

North Fork Crossing

This trail starts off as forest roads meandering down the canyon. As you get near the bottom and second half the trail ruts get deeper and the trail gets slightly overgrown. At the bottom is…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Soda Creek Logging Camp

From the Highway 4 side, this all-day adventure is on ungraded logging roads. They still log here on these roads, so please drive slowly and be aware of logging trucks possibly coming at you. You…
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Total Miles
17.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Rowdy Cow

This is a lightly traveled dirt road with some ruts, loose rock, slight inclines, and narrow passages due to brush. Other challenges include snow in the winter snow and water crossings up to a foot…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Dry Creek Gulch (28E210)

Dry Creek Gulch is a short connector trail for dirt bikes only and allows for a scenic ride along Dry Creek. This trail follows a wide wash on the western side, that then becomes a…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Dusy/Ershim Trail

Total Miles
28.5
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Su / Fa

Gilbert Ridge (28E213)

Gilbert Ridge (28E213) is a singletrack dirt bike trail that is suitable for all riders in the Inyo National Forest. Fast and flowy, it twists and turns under Gilbert Peak and leads to Dry Creek.…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

The Road to Nowhere

Out and back trail. Steep, rocky terrain that winds tightly through the trees. There are two steep climbs that have soft dirt and rocks requiring the driver to maneuver around two very large trees. This…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Laurel Lakes

Climb to secluded, crystalclear mountain lakes at 10,000 ft. on the edge of John Muir Wilderness. Incredible views as you climb and look down from the top. Camp and fish at the lakes and along…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su

Bodie Ghost Town

This is an alternative, fun, backroad route to Bodie State Historic Park that starts north of Bridgeport. History buffs will enjoy remains of the Chemung Mine and the site of Masonic, as well as great…
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Total Miles
22.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su

Holy Climber

This is a busy trail, with beautiful fall colors and great vistas. There are sections of loose, rocky terrain and sections with softer dirt that may be whooped out. Most are shallow and smooth, so…
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Total Miles
28.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa