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Learn more about Jojoba Wash
Jojoba Wash

Jojoba Wash

Jojoba Wash is a one-way trail for street legal vehicles in the southern portion of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and is best travelled in conjunction with the Mortero Wash Trail in order to create a…
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Total Miles
7.9
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Juan Diego Flat
Juan Diego Flat

Juan Diego Flat

This is the descending trail from Red Mountain Trail to Reed Vally Road. The beginning of the trail has some washed-out sections and tight switchbacks and becomes smoother as you descend the mountain. Sweeping vistas,…
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Total Miles
6.0
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Juniper Flats Southern Access
Juniper Flats Southern Access

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
3.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Kayla's Mountain Trail
Kayla's Mountain Trail

Kayla's Mountain Trail

Kayla's Mountain Trail is an easy-moderate trail found easily off Borrego Salton Sea Way as you enter Anza Borrego from the Salton Sea side. It starts off in a nice easy sandy wash where you…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Winter, Fall, Summer
Learn more about Keltz Mine
Keltz Mine

Keltz Mine

This trail is steep, overgrown, and narrow. Typically home to lots of poison oak and fallen trees but the reward at the end is totally worth it! Keltz Mine road takes you down to the…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Kernan
Kernan

Kernan

This mostly single-track trail is hard-packed with some rock gardens and bigger boulders that you can ride around. Starting at the top from the eastern side off of Long Valley Road, the trail begins with…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Kings Veto
Kings Veto

Kings Veto

Kings Veto is a short nasty trail. The boulders are large and like to hang up even the most capable of rigs. As with any trail in Johnson Valley, the rocks move around making the…
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Total Miles
0.2
Tech Rating
9 Difficult
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
Learn more about Kiss The Boundary
Kiss The Boundary

Kiss The Boundary

This trail is a fun blast through the hills with bermed corners, some washes, and occasional deep whoops. This trail just kisses the boundary between the Spangler OHV Area and BLM land. The trail is…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Kramer Arch
Kramer Arch

Kramer Arch

An awesome quick side trail in the Calico Mountains off Phillips Canyon West Trail. Loop around the mountain where you will be welcomed with a short, rocky climb before you drive down (or up, depending…
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Total Miles
0.3
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about Kramer Arch Side Trail
Kramer Arch Side Trail

Kramer Arch Side Trail

This side trail starts about an eighth of a mile up Odessa Canyon. It is a narrow trail with steep canyon walls on both sides. It is suitable for a 68-inch or narrower 2-seater SxS…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about LA Aqueduct Road to Alphie Springs Road
LA Aqueduct Road to Alphie Springs Road

LA Aqueduct Road to Alphie Springs Road

This trail allows you to bypass the steep hill climbs leaving the main Dove Springs OHV staging area and climbing up above the valley floor. The trail is a hard pack road with some minor…
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Total Miles
5.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about La Colorado Mine
La Colorado Mine

La Colorado Mine

This trail is generally easy. As with most of the trails in this area, it goes in and out of washes, and there are some loose rocky off-camber climbs. The trail has a plethora of…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about La Gloria Road
La Gloria Road

La Gloria Road

La Gloria Road is a graded, well-maintained dirt road that connects the Salinas Valley and US-101 with SR-25 in San Benito County. It is the closest connecting road between Eastern and Western Pinnacles (there is…
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Total Miles
11.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Lake Hughes Truck Trail
Lake Hughes Truck Trail

Lake Hughes Truck Trail

This easy route begins just east of Lake Hughes in remote northern Los Angeles County, California, and connects the area to the Tule Divide trail. The drive is a mostly uneventful climb with pretty views…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
Learn more about Lake Hughes/Grass Mountain Connector Trail
Lake Hughes/Grass Mountain Connector Trail

Lake Hughes/Grass Mountain Connector Trail

This short trail connects the Lake Hughes Truck Trail with Grass Mountain, FS 6N04. It is a mostly uneventful and short trail that, unlike others in the area, has quite a bit of shade thanks…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall
Learn more about Lakeshore Trail
Lakeshore Trail

Lakeshore Trail

Welcome to the Ocotillo Wells State Vehicle Recreational Area, the largest SVRA in California with more than 85,000 acres. OWSVRA is over 130 square miles with hundreds of miles of desert track open to all…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Winter
Learn more about Landing Strip of Washouts
Landing Strip of Washouts

Landing Strip of Washouts

If you love long straightaways with tons of washouts, then this is the trail for you. Any chance of picking up speed on this trail is taken by very frequent washouts as you cross the…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Last Chance Canyon
Last Chance Canyon

Last Chance Canyon

This alternate way to Bickel Camp and Burro Schmidt Tunnel offers a bit more challenge than Bonanza Gulch, Trail #55. Towering red buttes surround the canyon as you pass through Cudahy Camp and continue north.…
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Total Miles
16.9
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Last Chance to Lloyd Meadow
Last Chance to Lloyd Meadow

Last Chance to Lloyd Meadow

This is a half paved, half gravel pass that cuts a shorter route through from Johnsondale towards Nobe Young Falls. This relaxed path passes by a smaller waterfall and is accessible by nearly all vehicles.…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Laurel Lakes
Laurel Lakes

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
5.0
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Summer
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