armandov99

Wow what an awesome thread. 1talljker, thanks for the google map. We did one of these on a mountain biking forum and it worked out great, it's so nice to see one with trails!

33 williys 77

SAFETY TIPS THINGS YOU SHOULD DO !

CONTACT THE CLOSESS RANGER STATION TO YOUR TRAIL AND GET ALL INFO FOR THAT TRAIL AND TRAIL MAPS INCLUDING THAT RANGER STATIONS PHONE NUMBER.

Carry a cell phone.
With a full battery charge

File a Flight Plan.
Determine where you are going and when you plan to return. Be as specific as possible. Inform the ranger station and friends or relative and call them when you return.

Travel with another vehicle.
Your chances of getting stuck in the back-country are immensely reduced with two vehicles. If one vehicle breaks down, you have a back-up.

Know location of closest medical help and hospital.
Before you leave on any trip, check the location of the closest hospital or emergency facility in the area.

Carry extra maps.
The Automobile Club of Southern California has great maps with good backroad detail.

Carry extra food, water and clothing
Because of changing conditions california's backcountry is fragile and under constant assault by forces of nature and man.

Pack it In and Pack it Out
Clean up your mess as well as other's. I know we're not the (other's) mother, but if we want to keep the trails open and help the Ranger's have a good outlook on 4X4 peeps, it's a step we all have to take.

Not all GPS's are created equal.
Get a crossover or a good one that you can save map's too with different Datum.



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CLARKS SUMMIT
Location: South of Big Bear Lake, north of Highway 38. Difficulty: Moderate.Don't drive this trail if you are squeamish about heights
-----------Degrees/Minutes/Seconds---------------GOOGLE EARTH
01- 0-----34 10 14.7N 116 49 31.7W--34.17075 -116.826100-FRONT LINE RD 1N04 TO RADFORD TRUCK TRAIL 2N06
02- 6.2--34 11 40.5N 116 54 42.0W--34.194583 -116.91191-RADFORD TRUCK TRAIL 2N06 TO 2N10 SKYLINE DRIVE
03- 12.0-34 13 02.6N 116 52 43.7W-34.21738 -116.878806-2N10 SKYLINE DRIVE TO 1N54 CLARKS GRADE
04- 17.1-34 12 34.1N 116 56 37.5W-34.209472 -116.94375-1N54 TO 1N54 CLARKS SUMMIT 7800FT
Descent from Clarks Summit. A couple of spots are so narrow there is barely enough room to get out of your vehicle.
Full-size vehicles may get brush marks.
05- 5.8--34 11 00.2N 116 58 12.4W---------34.183389 -116.97111-1N54 TO 1N54 CLARKS GRADE
06- 7.8--34 10 22.6N 116 56 57.0W---------34.173300 -116.94916-1N54 TO 7 OAKS RD TO GLASS RD
07- 2.8--34 11 2.4 N 116 54 26.7W---------34.183999 -116.90741-GLASS RD
08- 13.0-34 10 08.4N 116 53 32.2W---------34.169 -116.892978-GLASS RD AND END HWY 38
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SKYLINE DRIVE Difficulty:EASY
-----------Degrees/Minutes/Seconds---------------GOOGLE EARTH
01 0 34 13 38.3N 116 51 59.0W-----34.227306 -116.866989 Start 2N10 to Grand View loop 2N08
02 1.2 34 12 54.4N 116 55 18.0W-----34.21554229 -116.92472508 2N10 at Grand View loop Trail 2N08
03 6.4 34 12 34.3N 116 56 37.6W-----34.209528 -116.944500 2N10 at Clarks Summit stay on 2N10 Bluff Lake Rd
04 2.4 34 13 22.4N 116 57 43.02W---34.22291359 -116.96194969 Bluff Lake Rd 2N10 at Mill Creek Rd 2N10
05 11.8 34 13 43.7N 116 55 58.7W-----34.229206 -116.933972 Mill Creek Rd 2N10 at Cedar Lake Rd
06 13.0 34 14 18.7N 116 55 19.9W-----34.23851927 -116.92302801 Mill Creek Rd 2N10 to Hwy 18 END
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HEARTBREAK RIDGE Difficultyifficult
01 0 34 12 26.7N 116 44 13.3W-----34.20706858 -116.73736153 2N01 Start
02 6.3 34 14 37.1N 116 42 21.7W-----34.243639 -116.706028 2N01 to 2N89Y to 2N61Y
03 8.3 34 13 26.0N 116 41 40.0W-----34.223889 -116.694444 2N61Y to Pontiac and the Squeeze
04 9.2 34 12 56.7N 116 42 05.2W-----34.21575 -116.701444 Loop around Heartbreak ridge
05 13.3 34 13 38.2N 116 40 15.1W-----34.227278 -116.670861 2N61Y to 2N02 Burns Canyon Rd
06 15.1 34 14 09.6N 116 41 14.0W-----34.236 -116.687222 2N02 Burns Canyon Rd towards Rose Mine
07 16.4 34 14 46.7N 116 42 07.4W-----34.246306 -116.702056 2N02 Burns Canyon Rd towards Baldwin Lake END

RATTLESNAKE CANYON Difficulty:Moderate
01 0 34 22 12.0N 116 38 59.6W-----34.37 -116.649889 Start off Old Woman Springs Rd 247
02 3.8 34 20 38.4N 116 41 52.1W-----34.344 -116.697806
03 34.33501139 -116.70538208 RATTLESNAKE CANYON
04 34.30958284 -116.65789062 RATTLESNAKE CANYON
05 34.29551790 -116.65178000 RATTLESNAKE CANYON
06 34.28406333 -116.65477151 RATTLESNAKE CANYON
07 34.26228581 -116.65885532 RATTLESNAKE CANYON
08 16.1 34 14 00.7N 116 38 36.8W-----34.233528 -116.643556 Burns Canyon Rd
09 8.7 34 10 53.8N 116 32 06.3W-----34.181611 -116.535083 Pipes Canyon Rd
1016.2 34 07 11.1N 116 26 42.5W-----34.11975 -116.445139 62 29 Palms Hwy END


I will add to this with different trails as time allows

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JKMARINE

Does anyone use MGRS (Military Grid Refrence System) besides me? Not a big fan of the Lat/Long.

gryph0n

Umm... I do for all intensive purposes, but when posting something up here I change it to lat/long since it is the "standard"...

paul1k2k

This post is a goldmine, thanks everyone!

pollockk

i have a gpx file of about 25 trails in the Indio / Joshua tree area to share on this forum. however, it is 760 KB and the max allowed attachement on this forum is 48K.

any suggestions?

Kim P

thrshr01

Now if I can only add this info in Mygig's nav

RustyShovel

A small shortcut on the Los Pinos Road.

Begin at the bottom, located at 32.747476, -116.575423.

My old TJ would've had articulation, traction, and clearance problems. My new Rubicon, with both lockers engaged and the the swaybar disconnected, tractored right up. (I did get a small amount of desert pin-striping--nothing serious.)

I really shouldn't have attempted this shortcut alone...and I probably wouldn't have if the Los Pinos Lookout ranger station wasn't so close by.

I'm surprised, frankly, that my rubi made such short work of the hill. It's going to take some nerve to find the rubi's outer limits.

JeepItm8

Here are some points of interest courtesy of 33 Willys 77.


33.21284054, -116.42292099, Look Out Point
33.13807770, -116.37516814, Tamarisk Gruve Campground
32.87816207, -116.20937615, Carrizo Creek
32.99106740, -116.11250042, Wind Caves
33.13211505, -116.31125431, Pinyon Wash
33.05190454, -116.38524509, Pinyon Mtn Vall
32.92017137, -116.18273262, Mud Caves
32.95005991, -116.30287187, Agua Caliente Regional Park
32.99320686, -116.21710963, Vallecito Mount
32.98771825, -116.22007503, Olla Wash
32.91901375, -116.20952938, Arroyo Hueso
32.88472474, -116.21760536, Well 8 Echoes
32.90852640, -116.15911758, Arroyo Seco Del
32.95506682, -116.18792432, Diablo Dropoff
32.82981654, -116.17005982, Canyon Sin Nomb
32.89506354, -116.17867660, Arroyo Tapiado
33.02298757, -116.10975134, Fish Creek Camp
32.82599169, -116.13590815, Dolomite Mine
32.97952250, -116.21400903, Sandstone Canyo
33.04385075, -116.27384881, Split Rock
33.03924934, -116.09675405, Fish Creek Wash
32.98261490, -116.15727886, Loop Wash
33.13289248, -116.33367958, Mine Wash
32.95550548, -116.20755545, Cross Over
32.93684544, -116.25969782, June Wash
33.03457212, -116.25134242, Hapaha Flat Rd
32.92763121, -116.23132372, Wiew Of Badland
33.02440833, -116.39599805, Blair Valley
32.97668708, -116.37172503, S2 Hwy
32.91550297, -116.24030104, Vallecito Creek
32.74691296, -116.19013260, Train Derail
32.72920989, -116.18348974, Goat Canyon railroad trestle

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JeepItm8

Hwy2 turnoff: 33 03 24.6 - 116 25 14.6


Wpt. 1 trail head: 33 03 03.3 - 116 18 10.3

Wpt. 2 the squeez: 33 03 15.4 - 116 17 12.2

Wpt. 3 pinyon dropoff: 32 58 46.9 - 116 12 49.7

Wpt. 4 turn off to sandstone cyn: 32 57 38.0 - 116 10 40.0

Wpt. 5 turn off to Diablo dropoff and mud caves: 32 58 12.8 - 116 10 18.0

Wpt. 6 loop/fish creek wash: 32 59 35.1 - 116 07 03.5

Wpt. 7 split Mtn. /wind caves: 32 02 22.9 - 116 05 45.9