Very popular with Jeep clubs. Some high clearance obstacles you cannot go around. For true 4x4 vehicles only. Do not venture with the Suburban or Explorer. There is a well marked off road entrance to this trail about few hundred yards off Highway 4 on Hwy 207 or Mount Reba Road. This trail goes on for at least 3 miles to get Mt. Reba. The first time I took this trail on Nov 2005, I was not sure I got to the end of the trail, as the 4x4 trail seemed to go on from what I saw on the map as the end of this trail.
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On Highway 4 going East from Bear Valley, take a left at the ski area road (think it's 207), go about two hundred yards, and look for this on the right side. Only street licensed vehicles. No green stickers apparently. |
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view of Utica lake looking southward from the trail, about 1.5 miles in |
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view of Dardanelles |
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plenty of November snow as you climb to 8000 feet on this trail. |
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temp in Nov was about 45 deg, and a winter storm was brewing on the horizon |
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the mountain range looking to the north, towards Hwy 88 and Kirkwood |
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about 3 miles in, there is a fork in the trail. This is at the end of the right fork. A chained off road entrance is visible at bottom right. This road seemed to descend into a nearby valley. |
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another random view |
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view of Bear Valley ski area on the way back |
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on tne right, the last piece of the trail's climb to the top of Mt Reba |
