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ExtremeRubicon Trail — Georgetown to Tahoe City via the Sierra Nevada Granite Spine
The trail that built the 4x4 hobby.
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Overlanding Trails in California
Trails curated for overlanders in California.
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DifficultCoyote Flat to Bishop Pass Backdoor — White Mountain High Desert Approach via Coyote Ridge
Sierra's volcanic backdoor above 10,000 feet.
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ModerateNacimiento-Ferguson Road — Coast Range Divide to Highway 1 via Santa Lucia Wilderness Edge
Desert range to Big Sur coast in 24 miles.
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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.
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EasyCrowley Lake Road to Benton Crossing — Long Valley Caldera Desert Basin Traverse
Volcanic basin drive most Mammoth visitors never find.
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ModerateMojave Road — Baker to Afton Canyon via Soda Mountains and Rasor Road
The Mojave's oldest crossing, river and all.
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ModerateNacimiento Road to San Antonio Mission — Los Padres Backcountry to Mission San Antonio via Jolon
The back door to California's loneliest mission.
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ModerateAmargosa River Road — Death Valley’s Hidden Desert Sink via Shoshone to Saratoga Spring
Desert sink, pupfish, and forgotten silence.
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ModerateMojave Road South — Afton Canyon to Ludlow via Broadwell Dry Lake and Lavic Lake Playa
Playa crossings and lava fields in the open Mojave.