Burns Canyon Road - NF 2N02

Total Miles
19.6

Elevation

2,171.77 ft

Duration

Technical Rating

Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Trail Overview

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 Pine forest to a dense Joshua tree forest to the desert floor as the trail drops over 2,000' over almost 20 miles. There are numerous OHV trails that spur off of Burns Canyon Road to the West. This road is impassable during winter.

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Difficulty

There are a couple of rocky drainage crossings on this road. Other than that, it is a 2-3 rating.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

Went up the trail. Given the very dry winter this year, most of the trail is dusty and rocky. Some areas were sandy, potential for a lot of wheel spin. Absolutely zero snow or ice on the trail. The creeks were all dried up, no sign of water until Baldwin Lake. Perfect weather in my opinion. It wasn’t too cold and with clear skies. It took me about 2.5 hours to complete with some short stops to enjoy the scenery.

Really dusty, pretty easy going. Trail seems to have been repaired a little bit. There was a newish little mogul section that required good articulation. No snow on the trail yet. Could see snow though. Less than 1/4 inch.

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