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Learn more about The Highest Peak of the Sierra Pelona

The Highest Peak of the Sierra Pelona

Take a quick, but pretty drive up to Burnt Peak. At 5,791' above sea level, this is the highest peak of the Sierra Pelona, which is one of the lower elevation ranges within California's Transverse…
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Total Miles

5.9

Tech Rating

2 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Summer

Learn more about The Main North to South Access Wash

The Main North to South Access Wash

A sandy run from the central valley to the northern open section. The wash is wide and allows for oncoming traffic to pass. The sand is generally more on the coarse side, lending to an…
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Total Miles

2.3

Tech Rating

3 Easy

Best Time

Fall, Winter, Spring

Learn more about The Mojave Road Temporary Re-Route

The Mojave Road Temporary Re-Route

The Mojave Road experienced a large washout on Piute Pass, roughly 12 feet deep and 30 feet wide. The trail is currently closed along this portion of the track, and this is the recommended alternate…
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Total Miles

5.9

Tech Rating

3 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about The Narrows

The Narrows

This is a challenging, but fun trail through the El Paso Mountains, known for the abandoned mines and cabins of years past, and amazing camping. The highlight of the trail is a narrow, rocky section…
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Total Miles

9.6

Tech Rating

4 Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about The Outs

The Outs

A very scenic ride that leaves the Spangler OHV Area through an impressive garden of large boulders. There is one very technical section near the west end that can be bypassed by taking the trail…
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Total Miles

2.7

Tech Rating

4 Moderate

Best Time

Winter, Fall, Spring

Learn more about The Reward Mine

The Reward Mine

This is a moderate trail that starts on a broken road just off the 395 Freeway on Manzanar Reward Road. You will climb up and over the hillside where you will be welcomed with an…
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Total Miles

0.7

Tech Rating

4 Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Summer

Learn more about The Road Not to the Top of Sugarloaf

The Road Not to the Top of Sugarloaf

Have you always wanted to see what is at the top of Sugarloaf Mountain? Me too; however, right as you arrive at the base of the mountain, there is a very heavy-duty gate with many…
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Total Miles

1.3

Tech Rating

2 Easy

Best Time

Winter, Fall, Spring

Learn more about The Road to Nowhere

The Road to Nowhere

Out and back trail. Steep, rocky terrain that winds tightly through the trees. There are two steep climbs that have soft dirt and rocks requiring the driver to maneuver around two very large trees. This…
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Total Miles

2.0

Tech Rating

5 Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about The Rocky Narrows

The Rocky Narrows

A beautiful alternate route in the Inyo Mountains that can be run as a loop with Papoose Flat Road, or as a connecter to the nearby Mazourka Canyon portion of the CABDR trail. The trail…
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Total Miles

14.7

Tech Rating

4 Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about The Rut

The Rut

This is a lightly traveled trail with a dirt floor. Uneven, rutted dirt trail with erosion. Potential water crossings up to a foot deep, in the winter, and in some spots the rut is 3ft…
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Total Miles

3.0

Tech Rating

3 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer

Learn more about The Stairway

The Stairway

This trail is a challenging off-road adventure known for its steep inclines, deep ruts, and rugged terrain. The path climbs sharply from the base, demanding both driver skill and a well-equipped 4x4 vehicle. Traction becomes…
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Total Miles

2.8

Tech Rating

3 Easy

Best Time

Summer

Learn more about The Trek to McIver's Cabin

The Trek to McIver's Cabin

The trail begins at the Dove Springs OHV Area/Robbers Roost Ranch just off California State Route 14, approximately two miles south of the junction with California State Route 178. The first several miles of the…
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Total Miles

20.5

Tech Rating

4 Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about The Uncivilized Trona Road

The Uncivilized Trona Road

If you love big, deep whoops, then this is the road for you. There are some off-camber sections and sandy washes that await any thrill seeker. This trail takes you from the hardball of Trona…
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Total Miles

1.6

Tech Rating

4 Moderate

Best Time

Winter, Fall, Spring

Learn more about Thimble Trail

Thimble Trail

Thimble Trail is a 2.1-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 within the California Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The trail is restricted to street-legal vehicles. Thimble Trail provides the shortest off-road route to the Borrego…
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Total Miles

2.1

Tech Rating

3 Easy

Best Time

Summer, Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Thomas Hunting Grounds

Thomas Hunting Grounds

The Thomas Hunting Grounds Trail (1N12), often also referred to as the Morton Peak Trail, is an easy dirt road that takes you from the chaparral and shrubs of Mill Creek to the oaks and…
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Total Miles

11.7

Tech Rating

2 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Thomas Mountain West Approach

Thomas Mountain West Approach

This trail connects the Rouse Ridge via Cottonwood trail to the Thomas Mountain Campground via the western end of Thomas Mountain Road. During dry months, the trail is an easily passable dirt road, requiring only…
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Total Miles

2.7

Tech Rating

2 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Thor's Hammer

Thor's Hammer

Since this trail started a bypass has been created to get around some of the fun stuff. Running the gut of this trail is super fun with big boulders everywhere. The steep tough part is…
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Total Miles

0.6

Tech Rating

9 Difficult

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Tierra del Sol

Tierra del Sol

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

7.7

Tech Rating

3 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Titus Canyon

Titus Canyon

Titus Canyon is a scenic one way dirt road from East to West, doable in any stock SUV. In just 26 easy miles you will drive through mountains, a ghost town, along petroglyphs and through…
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Total Miles

26.4

Tech Rating

2 Easy

Best Time

Fall, Winter, Spring

Learn more about To the Edge and Back

To the Edge and Back

This is a heavily trafficked and challenging trail from the boundary of the OHV area at Randsburg Wash Road to the main Wagon Wheel Camping area off Trona Road. The main camping area has pit…
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Total Miles

3.5

Tech Rating

4 Moderate

Best Time

Winter, Fall, Spring

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