Off-Road Trails in California

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Learn more about Spanish Route
Spanish Route

Spanish Route

Total Miles
5.0
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Spooners Canyon
Spooners Canyon

Spooners Canyon

As with all the trails in Johnson Valley, the rocks keep on moving. There are plenty of obstacles on this trail to keep you busy for a while. There are plenty of optional lines in…
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Total Miles
1.0
Tech Rating
8 Difficult
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Spur - BLM C2315
Spur - BLM C2315

Spur - BLM C2315

This short half-mile spur legally enters the Bighorn Mountain Wilderness to reach a spring. The road surface is dirt and sand. The land on both sides of the road is wilderness. Stay on the established…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Spur - BLM C2317
Spur - BLM C2317

Spur - BLM C2317

This short dead-end spur accesses an overlook that provides territorial views into the valley below and the Bighorn Mountains Wilderness on both sides of the New Dixie Mine Road. It starts out as an easy…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Spur Meadow
Spur Meadow

Spur Meadow

Spur Meadow is an out-and-back single-track trail. It features hard-packed dirt with rocks and a few tight switchback turns. Be mindful that this trail travels in both directions. There are a few rocky sections with…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Spur Roads - BLM C2319 - C2352
Spur Roads - BLM C2319 - C2352

Spur Roads - BLM C2319 - C2352

This short, sandy 1-mile spur road is broken into two separate numbered segments - BLM C2319 AND BLM C2352. It accesses a small parking area at the Bighorn Mountain Wilderness boundary and a single remote…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about SR2013 Red Canyon Jeep Trail
SR2013 Red Canyon Jeep Trail

SR2013 Red Canyon Jeep Trail

Right off the 10 Freeway just South of Joshua Tree National Park is the Red Canyon Jeep Trail. A 13-mile trail that winds its way through the mountains into the Bradshaw Trail. The trail is…
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Total Miles
13.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about ST 2W16 MOTO
ST 2W16 MOTO

ST 2W16 MOTO

This Single Track Moto trail is an enjoyable, easy route. It is also an excellent Moto-only cutover trail for the White Mountain 4x4 route. There are plenty of Joshua Trees to see and stunning lumpy…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Spring
Learn more about ST 3221 Moto
ST 3221 Moto

ST 3221 Moto

This route is an enjoyable intermediate single-track trail. It begins with sandy gravel and progresses into large whoops and deep washouts. There are several lengthy steep hill climbs and plunging descents with loose rocks and…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Winter, Spring
Learn more about Stanislaus Forebay
Stanislaus Forebay

Stanislaus Forebay

This a very easy trail and is mostly forest roads that zig-zag up the hill to the Forebay. This can be accessed from many ways whether it be from Columbia, Twain Harte, or Camp 9.…
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Total Miles
7.0
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Steele Pass
Steele Pass

Steele Pass

This is a 36-mile long Death Valley classic. You'll traverse silt beds, canyons and ever changing washes. This route is doable in a variety of vehicles, but requires skill with larger vehicles as some of…
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Total Miles
35.9
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Winter
Learn more about Stevens Mine Loop
Stevens Mine Loop

Stevens Mine Loop

This is a scenic sandy trail that passes by Stevens Mine in the Spangler Hills OHV area. The trail can be run in either direction and right in the eastern section; there is an exploration…
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Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Stoddard Mountain Road
Stoddard Mountain Road

Stoddard Mountain Road

This is the main graded trail into the OHV area. It is mostly well-graded with plenty of washboard bumps and mild transitions to make life easier for those towing trailers. There is a pit toilet…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Straight Shot to the White Fluffy Stuff
Straight Shot to the White Fluffy Stuff

Straight Shot to the White Fluffy Stuff

This is a mostly straight trail with some sandy sections and deep washouts. The trail ends at the military border in the lakebed. The lakebed may be impassable when wet. There seems to be some…
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Total Miles
7.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Sugarloaf 4WD & West (12N70G & 12NY21)
Sugarloaf 4WD & West (12N70G & 12NY21)

Sugarloaf 4WD & West (12N70G & 12NY21)

Sugarloaf 4WD and Sugarloaf West combine to make a loop that starts and ends on Rock Creek Road. It's a fun trail with a few good obstacles. The trail is rough and sparsely maintained. Evidence…
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Total Miles
3.0
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Sugarloaf Train Tracks Loop
Sugarloaf Train Tracks Loop

Sugarloaf Train Tracks Loop

This trail is a fun loop around the abandoned train track side of sugarloaf hill. There are many left-behind and falling-apart things to look at along the way. Old concrete pads, trash piles, abandoned bicycles,…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Sugarpine - NF22N55
Sugarpine - NF22N55

Sugarpine - NF22N55

Dirt Forest Service road accessing a network of roads climbing Beckwourth Mountain just outside of Portola, California. This looks to be the primary route accessing the summit from town. The road is wider and looks…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Sugarpine Spur A - NF22N55A
Sugarpine Spur A - NF22N55A

Sugarpine Spur A - NF22N55A

Dirt Forest Service road accessing a network of roads climbing Beckwourth Mountain just outside of Portola, California. This spur accesses the communications tower equipment on private property at the summit of Beckwourth Peak. There is…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Sulfur Mine Summit Crossing
Sulfur Mine Summit Crossing

Sulfur Mine Summit Crossing

This trail is part of the Death Valley/Big Pine Road. It is the summit crossing between the west side where Eureka Dunes is located and the east side at Crankshaft Crossing. The west side starts…
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Total Miles
12.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Summit Lake
Summit Lake

Summit Lake

Summit Lake Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back trail located near Truckee, California. The start of the trail is relatively smooth as it winds through Johnson Canyon, with a great view of Donner Lake when you…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Spring

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