California
DifficultCoyote Hills to Trap Spring — Owens Peak Wilderness Desert Bench via Indian Wells Canyon
Sierra desert canyon — no pavement, no mercy.
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Overlanding Trails in California
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ModerateLonesome Highway — Tioga Pass to Mono Lake via Saddlebag Lake Road and Lee Vining Canyon
Sierra crest to ancient sea in 75 miles.
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ModerateBunny Flat to Sand Flat — Mount Shasta Volcanic Backcountry via Everitt Memorial Highway
Volcanic pumice and 14k views above Shasta.
California
ModerateNacimiento-Ferguson Road — Coast Range Divide to Plaskett Creek via Santa Lucia Crest
Big Sur's sharpest ridgeline — no rails, no mercy.
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ModerateNacimiento Road to Pozo Summit — Los Padres Central Coast Range High Divide
Coast Range grit, cold beer at the end.
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ExtremeRubicon Trail — Georgetown to Tahoe City via the Sierra Nevada Granite Spine
The trail that built the 4x4 hobby.
California
DifficultCoyote Flat to Bishop Pass Backdoor — White Mountain High Desert Approach via Coyote Ridge
Sierra's volcanic backdoor above 10,000 feet.
California
ModerateNacimiento-Ferguson Road — Coast Range Divide to Highway 1 via Santa Lucia Wilderness Edge
Desert range to Big Sur coast in 24 miles.
California
ModerateLonesome Highway — Owens Peak Wilderness Desert Spine to Ridgecrest via Nine Mile Canyon Road
Granite ramps and desert floor — no crowds, no pavement.
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ModerateMojave Road — Needles to Fenner via Piute Valley and Lanfair Road
60 miles of Mojave history with nobody watching.