Silverwulf
Adventurer
Well, its official. I will not be able to join the group. I hope everyone has a great time and take lots of pics! Have fun, be safe and have a happy new year!
Planning a 4x4 trip to do the Cleghorn trail in S. Cal over New Years weekend.
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Torquey
Adventurer
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Point A is the Junction of Interstate 15 & State Route 138.
Point B is the start of the trail (eastern end of it)
Point C is the end of the trail(western end of it)
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Hmm, we are running it East to West. That means a lot of downhill off camber stuff. I've only gone W to E before, this will be like a new adventure! We might hit a lot of traffic coming the other way.
Point A is the Junction of Interstate 15 & State Route 138.
Point B is the start of the trail (eastern end of it)
Point C is the end of the trail(western end of it)
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Hmm, we are running it East to West. That means a lot of downhill off camber stuff. I've only gone W to E before, this will be like a new adventure! We might hit a lot of traffic coming the other way.
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m3at333hp
Adventurer
I noticed that we were starting in silverwood too. This is my first real 4x4 trip. I am kinda nervous :Wow1: lol
off-roader
Expedition Leader
Dont worry, based on everything I've read and been told it will be easy unless you take the bypasses.
off-roader
Expedition Leader
That's too bad. Was looking forward to meeting a local mitsu owner.
m3at333hp
Adventurer
Sounds good, either way, I will be doing a lot of listening. I ahven't bought a CB yet, and will not have time to before then; big deal?
off-roader
Expedition Leader
Do you have an FRS or GMRS radio? Need something. A big part of the trip is the chat that happens while driving the trail.:ylsmoke:
m3at333hp
Adventurer
I will look for one. That is pretty much just a 2 way?
I have one you can use for the trip
m3at333hp
Adventurer
Sweet. Thanks! I just went to Best Buy and bought 2 for $100 but I am going to return them because the CB I want is only $90
yubert
Explorer
I'm with CA-RJ on this. I hope you guys driving down from NorCal are not disappointed with Cleghorn. It's a fun trail and the side trips can be fun but it's not really a long trail. If I may make some suggestions. Instead of going east to west, go the other way and from Silverwood Lake, take Pilot Rock Truck Trail (2N33), stay off 2N17X, it's black diamond. Continue east to Willow Creek. Willow Creek may have some deep ruts but nothing that's off-camber. Willow Creek is scenic and a nice ending at Deep Creek. From there you can backtrack and exit to the backside of Lake Arrowhead. Just don't continue up 3N34 because it leads to Dishpan Springs, it's also black diamond. If this sounds interesting, I can send GPX files and pics.
However, if you still want to start at Silverwood Lake and go west, I'd suggest adding Sugarpine Mtn trail to the trip. It's pretty much all fire road and there is a historic marker to De Anza at one of the peaks. I'm not sure what trail your "D" option is referencing but if it's Lytle Creek, you might want to check if it's open. It was still closed this summer due to storm damage.
off-roader
Expedition Leader
I'm okay with doing the Cleghorn.
The optional trail I'm mentioning starts around Lost Lake (sits on the San Andreas) at 34°16'6.66"N 117°27'45.30"W and runs along the fault.
Here is the area on google maps http://maps.google.com/maps?q=34%C2%B016%276.66%22N+117%C2%B027%2745.30%22W&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sll=34.260054,-117.469254&sspn=0.3615,0.837021&vpsrc=0&t=p&z=15
rxinhed suggested it as an interesting trail. figured I'd go and explore it a bit. He did mention its been a while since he's been there (almost 20 years) so he's not 100% on what it's like these days. If that trail has been shut down we could do Pilot Rock Road trail (moderate difficulty) which would mean doing the Cleghorn West to East then doing Pilot Rock Road on the east side of Silverwood Lake (starts at 34° 14' 16.2"N 117° 17' 22.0"W)
Here's a map of Pilot Rock Road trail... (click on image to go to webshots the click on the Full Size link on the upper right of the image).
The optional trail I'm mentioning starts around Lost Lake (sits on the San Andreas) at 34°16'6.66"N 117°27'45.30"W and runs along the fault.
Here is the area on google maps http://maps.google.com/maps?q=34%C2%B016%276.66%22N+117%C2%B027%2745.30%22W&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sll=34.260054,-117.469254&sspn=0.3615,0.837021&vpsrc=0&t=p&z=15
rxinhed suggested it as an interesting trail. figured I'd go and explore it a bit. He did mention its been a while since he's been there (almost 20 years) so he's not 100% on what it's like these days. If that trail has been shut down we could do Pilot Rock Road trail (moderate difficulty) which would mean doing the Cleghorn West to East then doing Pilot Rock Road on the east side of Silverwood Lake (starts at 34° 14' 16.2"N 117° 17' 22.0"W)
Here's a map of Pilot Rock Road trail... (click on image to go to webshots the click on the Full Size link on the upper right of the image).
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