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ModerateCrowley Lake to Benton Crossing — Owens Valley Volcanic Tableland Desert Loop via Long Valley Caldera
Hot springs and obsidian in the volcanic east Sierra.
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Overlanding Trails in California
Trails curated for overlanders in California.
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DifficultMojave Road — Barstow to Needles via Government Holes, Piute Spring, and Fort Piute
140 miles of frontier desert — earned, not given.
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ModerateMojave Road — Piute Gorge to Fenner Valley via Fort Piute and Lanfair Plateau
Civil War ruins and Mojave gorge crossings.
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ModerateMojave Road — Barstow to Needles Full Historic Crossing
140 miles of Mojave history. No pavement. No excuses.
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ModerateMojave Road — Barstow to Needles via Government Holes and Piute Gorge (Full Historic Crossing)
138 miles of Old West history across the Mojave.
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ModerateMojave Road — Fort Piute to Needles via Lanfair Valley and the Piute Gorge Wash
Fort Piute to Needles — the Mojave Road's eastern run.
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ModerateMojave Road — Rock Springs Lake to Afton Canyon via Soda Dry Lake and Government Holes (West Segment)
America's oldest desert wagon road.
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ModerateMojave Road — Rock Springs Lake to Piute Spring via Mid Hills and Hole-in-the-Wall (Central Segment)
The Mojave's historic desert spine — junipers, volcanics, and silence.
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ModerateMojave Road — Piute Spring to Fort Piute via Lanfair Valley and Fenner Hills
Wagon ruts, stone ruins, Mojave silence.
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ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Rock Springs via Soda Lake and Government Holes
138 miles of wagon-track desert. Bring water. Lots of it.