Middle Control Road - Big Bear - California Offroad Trail

Official Crew

106150

Temporary Closure

Visited: 03/18/2023

The forest service has deemed the San Bernardino Forest unsafe for public off-roaders to use until June 30th. For more information on this: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1095216.pdf If you disagree with the complete forest closure, please call (909) 382-2682 and ask to speak to the head ranger. You can also contact the head office in Washington,DC, and voice your concern there. (202) 912-7055 Another person you could contact your senator and express your feeling - (949) 598-5850 (Alex Padilla) or (202) 224-3121 (DC switch board) If you are unhappy with this at all, please make sure you sign up for the local off-road collations (Cal4wheel, and Corva). Feel free to reach out to them and ask what you can do. Cal4Wheel - (916) 381-8300 CORVA - 916-710-1950

Ty Atwood

500

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 01/21/2023

Difficulty Accuracy: Harder

The falls (waypoint 4) has now flooded the trail, making a small river spitting the path in half. Also immovable rocks have fallen down making it even harder. Impassable as of now…at least in a stock Jeep. Good luck!

Deadhead Dave

8900

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 07/08/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Easier

I have been going up and down this road for the last ten years, usually on two wheels or in my uncles truck. They live in Angelus Oaks. Now I have a Jeep and this road was as smooth as I have ever seen it. A group of 6 or 7 Jeep’s came with and we all congregated with our feet in the cool waters of the Santa Ana River. Beautiful escape from the heat below.

Josh Noesser

Official Crew

106150

Open

Visited: 05/09/2022

The trail should be open now.

Josh Noesser

Official Crew

106150

Temporary Closure

Rated 5/5

Visited: 04/04/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

multiple reports of the trail being temp closed.

David Renton

800

Temporary Closure

Visited: 04/03/2022

Still closed.

David Renton

800

Temporary Closure

Visited: 04/03/2022

Closed

Frank The Tank

3100

Temporary Closure

Rated 3/5

Visited: 02/17/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Harder

Went today and it looks like it’s closed? I’m not sure as it’s not fully blocked. It was the same above at Angelus Oaks it has a sign saying road closed but no string or chain blocking the entry. I took it down for half a mile from angelus oaks and turned around as I started seeing more and more signs of rockslides and ofcourse ice conditions. Maybe a local can chime in if it’s just stating closed due to ice and to deter the crowds?

Taylor Kempkes

Official Crew

14200

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 11/07/2020

What is normally an easy graded road was a lot of fun this weekend thanks to snow. We drove this from the end of 1N09 City Creek to get back to the highway and had a blast doing it thanks to the slippery conditions.

Robert

Official Crew

34450

Open

Rated 3/5

Visited: 08/25/2020

Middle Control Rd is a connector from Hwy 38 to get to other trails at its end like Clarks Grade or Seven Pines and a paved Seven Pines to the east. A very well maintained flat wide road well trafficked. If coming from Hwy 38 be sure to look behind you for the falls at way point 4.

Justin B.

2000

Open

Rated 3/5

Visited: 07/05/2020

Easy connector. Be careful as it is a commonly used road. Watch for oncoming traffic.

Alan

700

Open

Visited: 06/28/2020

A very easy trail that could be done by most 2WD vehicles. Looks like it was recently graded. Lots of soft sand makes for dusty driving. Perhaps the most dangerous thing is encountering other vehicles going way too fast because it's such a mellow ride. As of June 28 Cold Creek waterfall is a slight trickle so don't come here expecting raging rapids. It is pretty though.

Anthony J

2700

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 06/22/2020

Nice short well maintained trail. A good trail to jump on from the 1N09 to get to the 38.

Erick Sauer

900

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 04/26/2020

Took this trail to connect from City Creek to 38. Mellow trail. Lots of dirt bikes out on the trail yesterday.

Robert

Official Crew

34450

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 09/30/2019

Trail was open. It is usually cluttered with rocks fallen from the steep adjacent cliffs, but It appeared to have been recently graded. We used this road to access City Creek Trail

Robert

Official Crew

34450

Temporary Closure

Rated 5/5

Visited: 10/19/2018

Closed. Posted on both ends. On the South end there was a manned vehicle with flashing lights parked along with cones across the entrance.

Taylor Kempkes

Official Crew

14200

Open

Rated 3/5

Visited: 10/13/2018

Trail was open but quite slippery after rain, 2wd might have been possible but certainly risky. We took this trail after driving 1N09 City Creek west to east more out of necessity/accident to head back down the mountain. It was more interesting than expected with some cool rock walls, but I wouldn't go out of my way to drive it.

Dennis Clark

Official Crew

19300

Permanently Closed

Visited: 01/16/2018

We use this road to access the trails off the Santa Ana River down below. The sign on the right looks temporary, can't say the same for the sign on the left. There are identical signs at the bottom due to minor washouts and football sized rocks on the trail

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