Jawbone Canyon to Piute Mountain Road

Me and a buddy went out today we got all the way to the sequoia forest sign after that there is a down tree that fell over the road it was cut to fit a jeep or tacoma full size rigs will get pinstripe. Then afterwards the snow is still present and road is washed out and heavly rutted not passable. A guy was stuck on the road as well. The switchbacks are heavily rutted

Awesome Trail. But hit some snow at Mile 25 that was not passable.

I didn’t make it all the way up cause of thick snow. Like 30 sxs going up hauling ass be carful.

Quick TrailRun. Full size rigs with no problem. Definitely will go back

Great easy trail with spots for dispersed camping either down at Jawbone Canyon OHV area or Sequoia National forest. Did this trail all in 2WD on my Tacoma and also with a 2WD 4Runner all in low gear and some momentum. Might’ve been possible because of the dry weather, definitely not possible in 2WD with wet weather.

Just did this trail with the wife and we ended up at Landers camp for the night. Some of the trail is covered in snow after you enter the Sequoia National forrest. When we were going up we ran into a caravan of 8 vehicles Jeeps/Toyotas and 1 Nissan. The drive in the snow was awesome had fun sliding a bit. The views once you get to higher elevation are amazing.

Easy trail! LR3 lifted on 33" KO2 made it through no problem

Needed to go check out a real estate opportunity in Bakersfield so I took the Exploder, and when finished headed out the 58 east to the 14. I managed to get on the trail before 1:00PM. A nice, mellow trip. I found the route easy other than some sandy spots and incredibly scenic. Great vistas and things to check out from bottom to top.

Took the trip out on this trail tonight... I had a lot of fun taking my Ranger out for the first time. Good trail for something you’re not getting too crazy in. But once I passed S Kelso Valley Rd. I started seeing no motor vehicle signs a bit back off the trail. I assumed they were stating not to leave the trail in your vehicle until I reached a Piute Nature Reserve sign that said no off-road trespassing and I didn’t wish to push my luck with the possibility of getting hit with a trespassing charge, being new to the area and military. So I backed myself down about 3/4 mile til I had enough room to turn around. So if anyone knows whether or not you stil have thoroughfare On this trail please let me know! I’d love to finish this one!

I did this trail looking for my next camping adventure with family and our teardrop trailer. I like to scout trails before I bring the trailer. The trail has plenty of room to pass throughout, there are only a couple sections of single track, never more than 1-2 minutes. The switchback hill climb would be tough with a heavy trailer as the trail is loose sand and dirt. I have a FJ Cruiser and my trailer is roughly 1600lbs, I would not be concerned about towing it up this trail. I'm sure a stronger truck could handle a heavier trailer. Once at the top you can make a right, then a left to go to Landers Campground (35.45531, -118.32113). The campground is very large and has 2 pit toilets. There are no noteworthy land marks or 'things to do' outside of the chip burner at waypoint 9. If you are happy to camp in a beautiful setting without the option to fish, swim etc its a good option. There are not many opportunities to explore in this area. A large portion of the trail is paralleled with fence. Though the majority of the land on either side is federal, it feels like the majority is private.

This was my 1st Overlanding trip and I couldn't of picked a better trail to start out on. I've been hooked ever since! Now going from jawbone canyon in the Mojave desert to the mountains and forest of Sequoia National Forest makes this trip worth it alone. Over 5000ft in elevation and amazing changes to the scenery. I found this trail to be very easy that any stock SUV with descent tires could do. There's a lot of opportunity to explore various spur roads and some are slightly more difficult. Regardless I highly recommend making the trip if you can make it!

Easy trail very nice to start around 1ish during the Fall/winter to make it back to Jawbone for the beautiful sunset. Ran into a little snow on the trail and made it worth the trip

Led a Trailsoffroad trip to Piute Mountain and it was a crisp day. A little windy and foggy up top but nice and warm in Red Rock Canyon. We ventured up along the LA River piping too and found some mines near the end of the trail.