Sherwood Road

drove up the road and the gate was closed next to a property with run down fithwheel trailers and junk cars everywhere. not sure if it was really closed or someone just closed the gate?

Willits to Fort Bragg. Going this direction once you get on the dirt its fairly tame just VERY rough dirt and rock road till you get to the halfway point. We went right after a rain and I really regret not listening to previous reports on here. At about the half way mark the clay mud and ruts start to appear around almost every corner. The direction we went there is a very wet off camber uphill left that slid us into the bank on left side and got us stuck for a few minutes till we got traction boards out. Right after that there is a horribly rutted very steep very mushy tight uphill left that gave us some issues. We picked the wrong time in the end. Not recommended when wet. When you see the tweaker trailer and broken dodge the fun is either over or about to begin depending on direction of travel. In the end I feel like I just beat up the truck and did not enjoy much because mud and 1000ft cliffs isn’t very fun lol. Would not go out of my way to do again.

Traveled from Fort Bragg. First 10 miles were the most challenging.

From Willits until about 6 miles from Ft Bragg the trail is easy. Some rough spots here and there. A stock Subi can do it. There was one spot closer to Ft Bragg that had some ruts to be negotiated but if you take it slow you’ll be fine. Saw two abandoned trucks that had been there awhile and one homeless camp but that was it. The trail didn’t feel unsafe at all. Lots of dispersed sites closer to Willits. Only saw one trash pile. You’re in the forest mostly but there are few view spots. I was in 2WD the whole time.