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3N06B Paiute Spur

5/5 (9 reviews)
Lytle Creek, California (San Bernardino County)
Last Updated: 01/26/2021

Trail Information

Highlights

3N06B Paiute Spur is a beautiful trail in the north fork of Lytle Creek which is in the San Bernardino National Forest. This trail, along with others nearby, is a camper's paradise with three designated Yellow Post sites, besides the unlimited dispersed camping sites available. You may see Deer, Big Horn Sheep, Mountain Lion, and the rest of the forest creatures that call these canyons home, so respect them. Come to Lytle Creek for a day run and picnic, or include your camping gear for a week or two.

Trail Difficulty and Assessment

Trail Navigation

Trail Reviews

5/5 (9 reviews)
Open
Rated 5/5
Visited: 02/23/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Easier

Easy up to third till last marker. Included photo of hardest spot which is pretty close to metal pole where wilderness starts so not really worth going over. Slow beautiful drive.
Official Crew
14200
Open
Rated 5/5
Visited: 12/14/2021
Difficulty Accuracy: Easier

Ran this trail with a friend last night after the snow. I would assume with a rating of 5, this trail would be really tough when you throw 6-inches of snow into the mix, but it ended up being pretty easy. There were only a couple of dug-out sections that just took a decent line to get through (even for my friend in a 4th gen 4Runner with no lockers). I'd probably rate it closer to a 3 or maybe 3-4. All in all its a fun trail that was even more beautiful in the snow.
400
Open
Rated 5/5
Visited: 07/14/2021
Difficulty Accuracy: Easier

I’d give it a 4. I was able to do it with a 2” lifted Trailblazer in 4hi (in the summer). Very isolated trail, if you breakdown it’s a looong walk. Plan accordingly.
Official Crew
34450
Open
Visited: 01/25/2021

A storm a few days prior left about 2 ft of snow in places. From the Paiute trailhead it appears, the trail was broke only for a short distance. Its a rugged trail as described by Dennis in his review and from my own summer experience driving it, I did not want to take the risk of going off-trail and encountering an unseen obstacle.
2000
Open
Rated 5/5
Visited: 06/25/2020

Lots of people on this trail. It’s beautiful up there. Stock with a little lift made this super easy. You will definitely want to air down though. Perfect camping spots on this and Coldwater.

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