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Learn more about Burns Canyon Road - NF 2N02
Burns Canyon Road - NF 2N02

Burns Canyon Road - NF 2N02

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…
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Total Miles
19.6
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Burnside Lake Road - 31019
Burnside Lake Road - 31019

Burnside Lake Road - 31019

The 5.5-mile out and back dirt road will take you from HWY 88/89 intersection to Burnside Lake. The dirt road is relatively smooth and wide enough for two vehicles to pass. This is a well-traveled…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Burnt Mill
Burnt Mill

Burnt Mill

Burnt Mill is mainly dirt with potential for rocks and downed trees. This trail is very easy for the most part but expects pinstripes. The first half of the trail is wide and flat. The…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Burt Canyon Ridge Overlook
Burt Canyon Ridge Overlook

Burt Canyon Ridge Overlook

This is a beautiful ridge road off of Forest Service Road 22413 that runs along an overlook into Burt Canyon. It dead ends at the end at a plateau with a gorgeous view of the…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Spring, Fall
Learn more about Butte Lake
Butte Lake

Butte Lake

This trail begins at Highway 44, travels through Lassen National Forest into Lassen Volcanic National Park, and concludes at Butte Lake. The trail is not technical, but can be eroded and present long stretches of…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Buttes Pass Road
Buttes Pass Road

Buttes Pass Road

Buttes Pass Road is a 3.6-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 located within the California Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (ABDSP). Trails within the ABDSP are restricted to street-legal vehicles. Buttes Pass is the primary…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Cady Mountain Loop - Part 1
Cady Mountain Loop - Part 1

Cady Mountain Loop - Part 1

This is the first section of a loop that takes you from the Mojave Trail near Afton Canyon Campground around the Cady Mountains. This is an easy loop that can add another day of riding…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Cady Mountain Loop - Part 2
Cady Mountain Loop - Part 2

Cady Mountain Loop - Part 2

This section of the loop starts where Loop 1 (AC9602) meets trail AC9476. Make a sharp right turn and continue southwest for 7 miles. The terrain remains mostly hard-packed but this section has some small…
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Total Miles
7.0
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Cady Mountain Loop - Part 3
Cady Mountain Loop - Part 3

Cady Mountain Loop - Part 3

Part 3 of the Cady Mountain Loop begins after you make the hard left turn from AC9476 (Loop 2) onto BI9470. It continues for about 11 miles east on a hard-packed trail with some fun…
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Total Miles
10.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Cady Mountain Loop - Part 4
Cady Mountain Loop - Part 4

Cady Mountain Loop - Part 4

This section of the Cady Mountain Loop starts at an old abandoned oil well and continues east, paralleling the Cady Mountains off to the left. It remains mostly hard-packed dirt but has more sections of…
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Total Miles
8.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Cady Mountain Loop - Part 5
Cady Mountain Loop - Part 5

Cady Mountain Loop - Part 5

Part 5 of the Cady Mountain Loop continues in the twisting sand wash that runs through a narrow canyon. After about 3 miles, it widens into a wide soft sand wash. This section will require…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Cady Mountain Loop - Part 6
Cady Mountain Loop - Part 6

Cady Mountain Loop - Part 6

This last section of the Cady Mountain Loop exits the sand wash and takes you across the desert floor northeast until you reach the railroad tracks. It then makes a sharp left turn and follows…
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Total Miles
9.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Calcite Mine Road
Calcite Mine Road

Calcite Mine Road

Calcite Mine Road is a 7.6-mile out-and-back trail rated 3 of 10 located within the California Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (ABDSP). Trails within the ABDSP are restricted to street-legal vehicles. The Calcite Mine Road trailhead…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Summer
Learn more about Camp Wolfeboro
Camp Wolfeboro

Camp Wolfeboro

This is a roughly graded gravel road that is maintained by the Camp Wolfeboro volunteers. It will take you down to a very primitive campground, Sand Flat, along the North Fork of the Stanislaus River…
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Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Campbell Wash
Campbell Wash

Campbell Wash

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
5.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Campground Connector
Campground Connector

Campground Connector

A nice, easy, and wide single track that has a really nice flow to it, this trail connects Troy Meadow Campground with Fish Creek Campground, another super fun single track in the area. There will…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Candy Rock Road
Candy Rock Road

Candy Rock Road

As of May 26, 2023. This road is accessible by vehicles of higher clearance than sedans. This is due to the fire road are not as flat and maintained as Google Maps makes it out…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Candy Rock Road P.2
Candy Rock Road P.2

Candy Rock Road P.2

As of May 26, 2023. This road is accessible by vehicles of higher clearance than sedans. This is because the fire roads are not as flat and maintained as Google Maps makes them out to…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer
Learn more about Canyon Sin Nombre
Canyon Sin Nombre

Canyon Sin Nombre

Street-legal vehicles only on this winding route through Canyon Sin Nombre; a great spot for its unique geologic features. Follow the sandy washes on to the Butterfield Stage Route. Near the end of the route…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Carrizo Canyon
Carrizo Canyon

Carrizo Canyon

Carrizo Canyon is a 13.2-mile out-and-back trail rated 3 of 10 within the California Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Street-legal vehicles are only allowed off-road within the ABDSP. Carrizo Canyon starts at State Road 2 (S2)…
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Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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