Mojave Road 2016-2017 Washout Bypass
Needles, California (San Bernardino County)
Last Updated:
07/07/2018
Information
Nearby Trails
| Status: | Open |
| Typically Open: | Year Round |
| Length: | 13 miles |
| Highest Elevation: | 1070 feet |
| Duration: | About 2 hours |
| Shape of Trail: | Connector |
| Best Direction to Travel: | West |
| Nearest Town: | Needles |
| Nearest Town w/ Services: | Needles |
| Official Road Name: | |
| Management Agency: | Mojave National Preserve |
| District: |
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Highlights
This bypass road is a viable alternative should the nearby section of Mojave Road be closed due to erosion. The bypass here is an adventurous four-wheel drive route that takes you deep into seldom seen areas within the Mojave National Preserve. There are portions of this route that are highly vegetated while meandering through a wash with plenty of Creosote, Yucca, and Cholla plants to make for an ever-changing foreground as you make way back to the Lanfair Valley and the main Mojave Road.
Route Information
Waypoints
1. Start Detour South (0 mi)
Continue south onto Walter Road (also known as Powerline Road or Metropolitan Water Service District Road). The detour begins at this point where the Mojave Road was closed; the usual route (when open) turns west on the Old Underground Telephone Road.
Directions to Trailhead
Trailhead Coordinates:
35.091201,
-114.955029
The bypass starts at the west side of the Mojave Road at the intersection of The Old Undergound Telephone Road that runs west over the Piute Range.
Camping
Dispersed
For individual use only, not to be shared.