The Best Dual-sport Motorcycle Trails in California (United States)

Kingston Mountain Trail

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Nick Nickerson

Distance

57.17mi

Elevation +

5233f

TrailRank

68

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The Kingston Mountain Trail takes you from Jean, Nevada (approximately 25 miles Southwest of Las Vegas on Highway 15 to Old Spanish Trail located approximately 50 miles West of Las Vegas. There are no gas stations any...

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Artist Palette Trail

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Nick Nickerson

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Distance

9.13mi

Elevation +

1450f

TrailRank

66

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Artist's Palette Trail is approximately 8.5 miles South of the intersection of Highway 190 and Badwater Road in Death Valley. It is a paved one-way road and is approximately 8 miles long. It is suitable for any type of v...

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Dante's View Trail

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Nick Nickerson

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Distance

14.48mi

Elevation +

3442f

TrailRank

65| 5.0

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Dante's View Trail is located off of Highway 190 just inside the Death Valley National Park. The road is a well maintained paved road with no sign of flash flood intrusion. The road is approximately 13 miles long and is ...

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Aiken Mine Road

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Nick Nickerson

Distance

47.69mi

Elevation +

3960f

TrailRank

59

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This is a wonderful closeup trip of involving many large cinder cones and very fresh lava flows. The first 15 miles from Baker are well paved roads. There is a small side trip prior to reaching Aiken Mine road that shows...

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Mule Team Trail

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Nick Nickerson

Distance

2.70mi

Elevation +

394f

TrailRank

54

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Mule Team Trail is a trail just off Highway 190 approximately 5 miles from the Intersection of Badwater Road. It is a very well maintained one-way dirt road approximately 3 miles long that winds through yellow hills made...

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Pisgah Crater Trail

Dual-sport Motorcycle

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Nick Nickerson

Distance

2.77mi

Elevation +

39f

TrailRank

53

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From WIkipedia: "Pisgah Crater, or Pisgah Volcano, is a young volcanic cinder cone rising above a lava plain in the Mojave Desert, between Barstow and Needles, California in San Bernardino County, California. The volcan...

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Tour of Nevada County Day 2 Packer Saddle to Cal Ida

Dual-sport Motorcycle

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juanbrowne

Distance

59.13mi

Elevation +

10771f

TrailRank

33

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Packer Saddle to Cal Ida via some of the worlds finest singletrack trails. New PCT extension to Pawley Creek, Third Divide(Butler) to Second Divide to Empire Creek, and Chimney Rock trail to Saddleback lookout to Cal Id...

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California SW Coast Highway

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Nick Nickerson

Distance

150.03mi

Elevation +

10062f

TrailRank

29

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This trail starts at Morro Bay and pretty much hugs the coast all the way to Carmel. There is a section of the coast highway that experiences significant rock falls that are loosely associated with rainy weather. Make su...

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Tour of Nevada County Day 1

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juanbrowne

Distance

86.98mi

Elevation +

10814f

TrailRank

29

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Nevada City to Packer Saddle via the Burlington Ridge Singletrack Deer Creek trail and Excelsior Trail Then USFS Rd 18 to 12 to 54. More trails to be added...

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Death Valley West Side Road

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Nick Nickerson

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Distance

35.75mi

Elevation +

262f

TrailRank

28

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This is a non-traveled road in Death Valley. Do not go by yourself. A great chance to walk on the salt, Get up close the the Devil's golf course. Also some gravestone markers of two lifelong friends that were buried next...

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Husky Monument Dual Sport Loop

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Ryan Dee

Distance

72.45mi

Elevation +

6325f

TrailRank

26

Fun dual sport/dirt bike loop, with a stop at the Husky Monument. This can be done on green sticker bikes, if you ride the road alongside the final stretch of highway at the end. There are a few gnarly rocky hill climbs ...

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Goffs - Cima Trail

Dual-sport Motorcycle

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Nick Nickerson

Distance

37.29mi

Elevation +

1526f

TrailRank

25

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Wide smooth trail at an altitude that makes is comfortable even in the heat of the summer. Mostly smooth dirt with minor washboards in the first 10 miles. The last few miles are on a badly paved road. Difficult to get lo...

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Titus Canyon

Dual-sport Motorcycle

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Nick Nickerson

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Distance

59.37mi

Elevation +

8855f

TrailRank

25

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Titus Canyon is a MUST-DO trail. The entrance to Titus canyon is approximately five miles southwest of Beatty, Nevada. It is a one-way road going westerly into Death Valley. The first five miles of the trail is basically...

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Racetrack Road

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Nick Nickerson

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Distance

27.71mi

Elevation +

2589f

TrailRank

24

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Fast road with a few bad corners. Make sure you bring a teakettle to hang at teakettle junction. Be careful, it's blazing hot in summer and super cold in winter with high winds. The turnoff to the Racetrack is marked ...

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Mesquite Valley Trail

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Nick Nickerson

Distance

20.68mi

Elevation +

1355f

TrailRank

23

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A truly wonderful and beautiful visual treat with great riding for 4x4 or motorcycle. The trail actually starts out smooth and gets progressively rougher. At the very beginning of the trail is a road that goes to a date ...

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Vegas to Pahrump

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Distance

94.15mi

Elevation +

6266f

TrailRank

21

Trail head is 6.3 miles from Blue Diamond Travel Center. First trail Cottonwood Valley is the only difficult section. The rest after Goodsprings is great for adventure bikes though 53 can be a washboard at times. On Exce...

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Glamis Rides, October 2010

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notbob

Distance

34.30mi

Elevation +

2448f

TrailRank

21

Two trails at Glamis - One track from Camping spot at Wash 13 to Oldsmobile Hill and back to Wash 13, and one track from Wash 13 through the dunes, up Oldsmobile Hill and to the sand drags at Gecko Road, then back to was...

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Piute Mountains Dual Sport

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Ryan Dee

Distance

38.61mi

Elevation +

7083f

TrailRank

19

Dual sport route, plated bikes since you will be on the road for part of this loop. Up into the mountain the trail becomes narrow, twisty technical single track. Some of the more epic single track i have ever ridden, it ...

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The M Casino through Sandy Valley and back LOOP

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arx7racer

Distance

125.21mi

Elevation +

7625f

TrailRank

19

Searching for a route around the hills on the eastside. Really large "whoops" on the east side made this "moderate" for me, otherwise it's easy at a slow pace and a definite moderate to difficult depending on speed. Fi...

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Dove Springs to Ridgecrest

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Ryan Dee

Distance

83.60mi

Elevation +

8219f

TrailRank

19

84 mile roundtrip from Hwy 14 crossing at Dove Springs, through the El Paso Mountains, to Ridgecrest for gas, and back. Mostly dirt roads, sandy washes and two-track, very fun fast-moving trail riding.

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Kennedy Meadows trail riding

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Ryan Dee

Distance

43.23mi

Elevation +

5397f

TrailRank

19

This is a single track rocky mountain route for dirt bikes, not ATVs. Lots of challenging climb sections and also beautiful meadows and forest riding.

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Mammoth-Bodie Dual Sport loop

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Ryan Dee

Distance

158.05mi

Elevation +

11660f

TrailRank

19

Mammoth-Bodie Dual Sport loop - must be street legal. This is not a suitable track for ATVs or Jeeps. Some very technical ROCKY trails heading north up into Bodie - the rest is mostly fire roads.

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Racetrack South Road

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Nick Nickerson

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Distance

33.98mi

Elevation +

3625f

TrailRank

12

Never take this trip alone. Make sure your bike is in tip top shape. Very serious trail! Experienced riders only. Make sure to check the weather. The majority of the trip is uneventful with beautiful sights along the ...

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Whitney Portal Road

Dual-sport Motorcycle

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Nick Nickerson

Distance

12.03mi

Elevation +

4738f

TrailRank

12

Whitney Portal is the gateway to the top of Mt Whitney. Assuming that you are starting from Lone Pine, just a few miles to the west is a beautiful granite field where many of the old western movies were made. Take a mome...

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Horseshoe Meadows Road

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Nick Nickerson

Distance

22.45mi

Elevation +

6713f

TrailRank

12

This road goes from Lone Pine to Horseshoe meadows at 10,000 feet plus. The road is narrow and steep. Carbureted bikes may not make it. Rock falls very common.

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