Bedford Road (aka Bedford Motorway)

4.9/5 (26 reviews)
Corona, California (Riverside County)
Last Updated: 01/05/2023

Trail Information

Highlights

Bedford Road is a non-technical trail that takes you from Corona to the Main Divide Road on top of the Santa Ana Mountains. Locals from adjacent housing tracks below have used Bedford Road for years as a gateway to the hills. As you climb up, the road offer lots of flourishing plant life and great views of the valley below.

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Trail Reviews

4.9/5 (26)
Permanently Closed
Rated 5/5
Visited: 05/30/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Hello everyone, Bedford Motorway is a wonderful trail that leads from Riverside into the Cleveland National Forest. The trail was closed in 2021 by a disgruntled property owner who was tired of all the traffic going trough his property as Bedford was the last trail leading into CNF, on the Riverside portion, due to other trail closures. There is little to no action being done to open this trail, and according to CNF is closed indefinitely. We need the locals and the 4x4 community to help fight these closures of our forest. Email Joe Rosen at joseph_a_rosen@yahoo.com to join the Cleveland Caretakers if you're a local. if not reach out to CORVA to show them there is an interest in keeping Cleveland open. Finally email Ranger Vance at darrell.vance@usda.gov to show the CNF that we will no longer stand this closure. Thank you!
Official Crew
121550
Temporary Closure
Rated 5/5
Visited: 01/05/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Sounds like they are making progress on getting this reopened. But still closed.
Temporary Closure
Rated 5/5
Visited: 09/18/2022

Still closed
Temporary Closure
Visited: 07/02/2022
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Definitely still closed. I got my hopes up for a minute when I hit dirt, but just past the fancy house on the left hand side, the gate is closed up tight. I think it sucks that I was only 10 miles away from Silverado canyon at that point but had to drive 29 miles out of the way to get around to the other way up the mountain. I hope this gets resolved somehow soon.
Temporary Closure
Visited: 08/01/2021

My good friend drove from the main divide road, and found the road closed. Same spot as the prior post. He had not read up on the road status from this site, or USFS. As a reminder, “know before you go”. Make sure to get as much information on the trails you ride.

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