Off-Road Trails in California

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Learn more about Mojave Road, West

Mojave Road, West

The first part of the drive is uneventful as you head west from Kelbaker Road. Crossing Soda Lake is fairly routine, too, when the lake is dry. Concerns peak, however, if it has rained recently.…
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Total Miles

31.3

Tech Rating

4 Moderate

Best Time

Fall, Winter, Spring

Learn more about Monache Meadows

Monache Meadows

Beautiful scenic valley surrounded by wilderness areas. Road follows and crosses South Fork of Kern River. Great camp spots along route and at the end. Explore, camp, fish and relax along river. Remote, secluded area.…
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Total Miles

9.0

Tech Rating

3 Easy

Best Time

Summer

Learn more about Mono Mills Loop

Mono Mills Loop

The trail starts just off the 120. It is a sandy trail lined with pine trees, enjoying scenic views of Mono Lake and the surrounding mountains. The trail from the West entrance on 120 starts…
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Total Miles

3.6

Tech Rating

2 Easy

Best Time

Summer, Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Monument Peak

Monument Peak

This trail circles one side of the needle so you can see it from the back. Spoiler: It is more impressive from a distance. This trail is heavily used by quads and side-by-sides. They have…
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Total Miles

22.9

Tech Rating

5 Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

Learn more about Mortero Wash

Mortero Wash

This trail leads from the main paved highway of Sweeney pass road into the network of trails in the area. It begins as rough washboard and crushed rock and quickly becomes really packed sand as…
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Total Miles

4.1

Tech Rating

3 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Mottino Wash

Mottino Wash

Nestled secretly within the Rattlesnake Canyon Trail is Mottino Wash, a 1.8 mile rock crawling trail that will test both you and your rig! 80% of the trail are rock gardens that jump between the…
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Total Miles

1.8

Tech Rating

9 Difficult

Best Time

Fall, Spring

Learn more about Mouse Trap

Mouse Trap

This is a fairly difficult trail that will take you through a 4.5-mile wash with many different obstacles. Each obstacle has different ways to surmount it at different levels of difficulty. There are several small…
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Total Miles

2.1

Tech Rating

7 Difficult

Best Time

Fall, Spring

Learn more about Movie Road, Alabama Hills

Movie Road, Alabama Hills

This scenic loop takes you down the center of Movie Flat, then part way up Mount Whitney to a beautiful picnic area and water falls. We recommend you take a self-guided auto tour on a…
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Total Miles

21.0

Tech Rating

2 Easy

Best Time

Summer

Learn more about Murano Trail Part 1

Murano Trail Part 1

This is the Western section of the Murano trail as it enters the Spangler Hills OHV area and leads in from BLM land that borders the town of Ridgecrest. It continues past this part 1…
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Total Miles

2.1

Tech Rating

3 Easy

Best Time

Winter, Fall, Spring

Learn more about Nadeau-Magnolia Mine

Nadeau-Magnolia Mine

This is a fun ride up the canyon from Indian Wells Brewery that takes you to the Nadeau-Magnolia Mine. This is one of the few abandoned mine sites that still maintains its historical charm. The…
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Total Miles

7.3

Tech Rating

3 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Nate Harrison Grade

Nate Harrison Grade

Nate Harrison Grade is a dirt backroad into Palomar Mountain State Park. This trail leads from typical Southern California scrubland scenery up to lush forests and mountain views. You'll encounter loose rocky areas and several…
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Total Miles

8.2

Tech Rating

2 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about New Dixie Mine Road - BLM C2330

New Dixie Mine Road - BLM C2330

New Dixie Mine Road runs West from Hwy 247 at Flamingo Heights into an unnamed valley that splits two separate sections of the Bighorn Mountain Wilderness. This 8.5-mile road is generally an easy drive with…
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Total Miles

8.5

Tech Rating

3 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about NF 2NO1 Broom Flats

NF 2NO1 Broom Flats

This is mostly a graded forest road with sections of varying degrees of obstacles such as ruts, shale, and washes. You will come across pine trees to cacti. There is potential snow in the winter…
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Total Miles

6.1

Tech Rating

3 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Niagara Rim

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

8.8

Tech Rating

6 Difficult

Best Time

Summer

Learn more about Nightmare

Nightmare

Short fun trail to keep the adventure going after coming up Clawhammer or to go back down after you have done Thor's. There are some good size rocks on this trail making it competitive with…
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Total Miles

0.3

Tech Rating

8 Difficult

Best Time

Winter, Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about No Way Out

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

3.7

Tech Rating

1 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer

Learn more about Noonchester Mine

Noonchester Mine

You will cross a short bridge as you leave the pavement behind. As you head up the trail there are a few rocks less than a foot tall other than that it's a fairly smooth…
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Total Miles

2.6

Tech Rating

3 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about North Alabama Hills Vista Trail

North Alabama Hills Vista Trail

This trail is a technical out-and-back side route off Moffat Ranch Road near the main attraction, Movie Road Drive in North Alabama Hills. The trail starts with an immediate climb up the side of several…
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Total Miles

5.2

Tech Rating

3 Easy

Best Time

Fall, Spring, Summer

Learn more about North Barstow to The Husky Memorial

North Barstow to The Husky Memorial

This trail starts in Barstow, California, navigating through the northern Barstow hills and then into the northwest end of the Mojave Desert. It travels through single-track hill climbs and scenic passes, exploring lava flows and…
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Total Miles

58.9

Tech Rating

7 Difficult

Best Time

Spring

Learn more about North Fork Arroyo Salado

North Fork Arroyo Salado

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

7.5

Tech Rating

3 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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