Wells NoCal

Guide to Northern California Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails
by Charles A. Wells
Only $24.95

Guaranteed to become a classic, this book covers 75 of the best 4-wheel-drive trails in northern California. Cruise along the cool Pacific coast and high into the majestic Sierra Nevada Mountains. A mix of great SUV trails and difficult hardcore trails, including the Dusy/Ershim, Fordyce Creek and the famous Rubicon. Nine areas include trails near Mt. Shasta, Redding, the Lost Coast, Santa Rosa, Red Bluff, Grass Valley, Downieville, Gold Lake, Auburn, Lake Tahoe, Bear Valley, Sonora, Bridgeport, Lee Vining, Mammoth Lakes, Bishop, Big Pine, Lone Pine, San Jose, Coalinga, San Luis Obispo, Fresno, Shaver Lake, Bakersfield, Lake Isabella, Ridgecrest and Mojave.

75 Trails • 85 maps • over 400 photos • 6"x9" • 286 pages

Written by Charles A. Wells. 2004. $24.95

Each trail contains a map, directions, difficulty rating, trail features, time & distance, trail description, nearby services and other available maps.

Trails Listed by Area

AREA 1
Mt. Shasta, Redding, Eureka, Santa Rosa
1. Mt. Shasta Loop (E)
2. Bowerman Ridge (E)*
3. Shasta Bally Peak (E)*
4. Lost Coast, Redwoods (E)*
5. Cow Mountain OHV Area (D)

AREA 2
Red Bluff, Grass Valley, Downieville, Gold Lake
6. Peligreen Jeepway (M)
7. High Lakes (D)
8. Stag Point (M)
9. Cleghorn Bar (D)
10. Poker Flat (M)*
11. Gold Valley (M)
12. Snake Lake (D)*
13. Deer Lake (M)
14. Sierra Buttes (E)
15. Tyler-Foote Crossing (E)

AREA 3
Auburn, Lake Tahoe
16. Bear Valley Loop (M)
17. Fordyce Creek (D)
18. Signal Peak (D)
19. Shirttail Canyon (E)
20. Mt. Watson (E)
21. Blackwood Cyn., Ellis Pk.(M)
22. Hell Hole (D)
23. Rubicon (D)
24. Barrett Lake (D)

AREA 4
South Lake Tahoe, Arnold, Bear Valley, Sonora
25. Strawberry Pass (D)
26. Deer Valley (D)
27. Corral Hollow (M)
28. Slickrock Trail (D)*
29. Niagara Rim (D)
30. Eagle Peak (M)
31. Dodge Ridge (E)

AREA 5
Bridgeport, Lee Vining, Mammoth Lakes, Bishop
32. Bodie Ghost Town (E)
33. Kavanaugh Ridge (M)
34. Copper Mountain (E)
35. Horse Meadows (E)
36. Deadman Pass (E)*
37. Backway to Inyo Craters (E)
38. Laurel Lakes (M)
39. Sand Canyon (M)
40. Wheeler Ridge (D)
41. Buttermilk Country (E)
42. Coyote Flat (M)
43. Silver/Wyman Canyons (E)

AREA 6
Big Pine, Lone Pine
44. Mazourka Canyon (M)
45. Armstrong Canyon (M)
46. Movie Rd./Alabama Hills (E)*
47. Swansea-Cerro Gordo Rd. (M)
48. Racetrack via Hunter Mtn. (M)*

AREA 7
San Jose, Coalinga, San Luis Obispo
49. Hollister Hills SVRA (D)
50. Old Coast Road (E)*
51. Prewitt Ridge (E)
52. South Coast Ridge (E)
53. Pichacho Peak (D)
54. Oceano Dunes SVRA (M)
55. Pine Mountain (D)
56. Garcia Ridge (M)
57. Twin Rocks (M)

AREA 8
Fresno, Shaver Lake
58. White Bark Vista (E)
59. Mirror/Strawberry Lakes (D)
60. Coyote Lake (D)
61. Brewer Lake (M)
62. Bald Mountain (D)
63. Swamp Lake (D)
64. Voyager Rock (E)
65. Dusy/Ershim Trail (D)
66. Spanish Route (D)

AREA 9
Bakersfield, Lake Isabella, Ridgecrest, Mojave
67. Monache Meadows (E)
68. Sherman Pass 4x4 Trail (D)
69. Rancheria Road (E)
70. Freeway Ridge (D)
71. Jawbone to Lake Isabella (E)
72. Jawbone OHV Area (M)
73. Bonanza Gulch/EP15 (M)
74. Opal Cyn./Last Chance Cyn. (M)
75. Rand Mountain (M)

.*Green-sticker vehicles NOT allowed or NOT recommended for these trails.

(E) = Easy
(M)=Moderate
(D)=Difficult