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ModerateDoyle to Antelope Lake — Plumas National Forest Diamond Mountains High Road
Great Basin floor to Sierra glacial lake — zero crowds.
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Overlanding Trails in California
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ModerateRowher Flats to Upper Big Tujunga — Angeles National Forest Desert Ridge Run
San Gabriel ridge above the desert edge.
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EasyBolinas Ridge Road — Fairfax to Olema via the Marin Headlands Ridgeline
Pacific on one side. Bay on the other.
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DifficultCoyote Flat to Birch Creek — White Mountain High Desert Bench
10,000 feet of lonely volcanic desert.
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ModerateJawbone Canyon to Dove Springs — El Paso Mountains Desert Spine
Mojave grit. El Paso ridgelines. Zero crowds.
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ModerateCoyote Mountains Wilderness Road — Painted Gorge to Ocotillo via Imperial Desert Crossing
Forgotten desert canyon off I-8.
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DifficultKellys Grade to Borrego Springs — Pinyon Ridge Desert Divide
3,000 feet of desert gravity on loose dirt.
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ModerateSurprise Valley Road — Cedarville to Eagleville via the Warner Range Fault Escarpment
California's loneliest valley. Hot springs included.
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DifficultCoyote Flat to Poleta Canyon — White Mountain Desert Transition Bench
High bench, limestone canyon, zero crowds.
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ModeratePiute Pass Road to Volcanic Tablelands — Fish Slough to Casa Diablo via Bishop Creek Backdoor
Owens Valley's forgotten lava plateau run.