Trails Status

Trail status

What the club knows about the routes it runs and helps maintain. Each one is only as current as the last officer to check it, so the date matters as much as the word.

• Barrett Lake Trail 8/10 Difficult4WD route · 5.5 mi · 6834–7707 ft · 16E21 Trailhead: Gate Entrance (south)

  East from the end of Wrights Lake Road. USFS trail 16E21, 5.5 miles.

  Open
• Bear Valley Trail 3/10 Easy4WD route · 15.7 mi · 5810–6635 ft · 16E65 Trailhead: Trailhead (north)

  USFS trail 16E65, 15.7 miles.

  Open
• Deer Valley Trail 5/10 Moderate4WD route · 1.7 mi · 7075–8098 ft · 19E01 Trailhead: CA 88 (north) · CA 4 (south)

  USFS trail 19E01.

  Open
• Dusy - Ershim Trail 7/10 Difficult4WD route · 29.1 mi · 8106–10000 ft · 07S032 Trailhead: Kaiser Pass (north) · Courtright Reservoir (south)

  Forest Service designates this for 4WD vehicles · 29.1 mapped miles · typical grade 8-10% · native surface

  Open
• Fordyce Creek Trail 8/10 Difficult4WD route · 11.8 mi · 5368–7379 ft · 13E10 Trailhead: Eagle Lakes (I 80) (south) · Meadow Lake (CA 89) (north)

  USFS trail 13E10, 11.8 miles, 30–40% grade — the steepest the club runs.

  Open
• Hell Hole Trail 7/10 Difficult3.7 mi · 4650–5524 ft · 14E03 Trailhead: Trailhead (west)

  USFS trail 14E03, 3.7 miles.

  Open
• Long Canyon Trail 4/10 Moderate4WD route · 3.9 mi · 5400–7000 ft · 16E27 Trailhead: Silver Fork (south) · Packsaddle Pass (north)

  USFS trail 16E27, 3.9 miles, 12-20% grade.

  Open
• Mormon Emigrant Trail 1/10 Easy22.5 mi · 3515–7408 ft · 10N50 Trailhead: Sly Park (west) · CA 88 (east)

  Also known as Iron Mountain Road, or just the MET.

  Open
• Packsaddle Pass Road 1/10 Easy0.4 mi · 5407–7000 ft · 11N23D Trailhead: US 50 (north) · Silver Fork (south)

  Open
• Rubicon Trail 8/10 Difficult4WD route · 5.1 mi · 5400–7100 ft · 16E75 Trailhead: Loon Lake (south) · Wentworth Springs (west) · Tahoma (east)

  USFS trail 16E75. Ellis Creek is on it.

  Open
• Signal Peak Trail 4/10 Moderate4WD route · 4.0 mi · 5469–7833 ft · 13E58 Trailhead: Eagle Lakes (west) · Cisco Grove (east)

  Stages with Fordyce. USFS trail 13E58, 30–40% grade.

  Open
• Slick Rock Trail 5/10 Moderate0.7 mi · 6123–7416 ft · 18EV315 Trailhead: Utica Reservoir (CA 4) (west) · Lake Alpine (CA 4) (east)

  Stanislaus National Forest. USFS trail 18EV315.

  Open
• Strawberry Pass Trail 4/10 Moderate4WD route · 6.7 mi · 6344–8615 ft · 17E73 Trailhead: 42 Mile (US 50) (north) · CalTrans (CA 88) (south)

  Over Strawberry Pass. USFS trail 17E73, 6.7 miles, 12–20% grade.

  Open
• Wentworth Springs Road 1/10 Easy0.1 mi · 2700–7000 ft · 14N34A Trailhead: Stumpy Meadows (west)

  Open

Conditions change fast up there. Always check with the ranger district before you tow out.