San Sevaine Road

Trail is still closed.

I called the Ranger Station today and they confirmed this trail is currently CLOSED as of 9/21/23. They could not confirm when it will be re-opening. :)

The gate has been closed for almost a month

I noticed they closed the gate a couple weeks ago just after the heavy rainfall. I assume there was a mudslide/landslide somewhere along the trail. Hopefully it reopens soon before March 1 so we can enjoy it before the seasonal closure begins.

The normal scheduled close is March 1st, you can check at the Ranger Station just up the road

Not sure if the trail is open, I’ve come twice and the gate at the entrance is locked! 😞

Really good views. The trail is 2wd with traction tire doable for sure. Icy once you get to waypoint 9. We turned around since there was a 100' stretch that was a sheet of ice.

Great little drive up the mountain with some awesome views. Once you get towards the end of the trail expect some major pin stripping. Seen some deer running around and a fox, bear and lion tracks when i was up hiking around. Just fun to get away from the city for a bit and not have to travel very far.

I ran this trail on the 7th of December. The entire mountain was shrouded in clouds so visibility and views were minimal. The trail is relatively easy but you will scratch your paint if you decide to continue on to the end of the trail.

This trail has nice view, It's narrow not for full size rigs The cons is seriously pinstriping, I don't mind has some scratches but this trail is serious. I give up at point 9

Super easy trail but horrible pin stripping past point 7. Before that its a very nice little drive

Fun trail, fairly easy, but SERIOUS pinstriping. I would not bring a vehicle with a paint job you care about.

I went today and it was closed, even though this website stated as open

Great trail, easy and good for new offroaders. Very scenic views and some open turn-offs for views or lunch. Easily accessed off of the I15. Some small water crossings and tight turns. I aired down for comfort and really just wanted to try since I am a noob.

The trail was open today.

The 2 previous trail reviewers were disappointed because the trail was closed. The info page after the map clearly states the trail is under a seasonal closure. This trail is only open from 9/1 to 3/1 due to a deer breeding and fawn program. The Highlight paragraph goes into greater detail.

Just went today to take my 1 year old boy on his first trail! It was closed!! I noticed last comment that trail was closed in March. Being that things are opening back up almost June now, I figured it should be open now. Hiking trails have opened up so...

My wife and I decided to hit a local trail and catch the sunset, but it turns out the gate is closed at the trail head. 🙄

Easy!

Somewhere between waypoint 6 and 7 the trail became impassable for my Jeep Wrangler YJ because of the heavy snowfall from December 26th. There was still about a foot of thick, icy snow on the trail and without using my winch, I wasn’t able to make it past the off camber uphill corner where the other tracks stopped and it was apparent no one else had made it further either.

Fun trail even though I couldn't see any of the views in the fog. The rain made this trail a little more challenging, but definitely still doable up to the point where it's entirely snow covered about halfway between checkpoints 8 and 9. There's also guaranteed pin striping from some pretty hefty thorny branches once you get past about checkpoint 7, including one spot where it's completely grown in. I had a lot of fun solo, but if you plan on going any further than checkpoint 8 while there's still snow up there, definitely go with at least one other rig. I'm looking forward to going back when I can see further than 100ft in the fog and enjoy the views. :) The video below shows the worst of the pin striping (kinda feel like pin striping doesn't quite convey how bad it is, lol). The camera was mounted on my roof, so it's covered in rain, but it really shows you how bad of a beating your paint is going to take.

Easy fun trail. No technical sessions. I believe I engaged 4wd for one section only. After the first 8 miles its pinstripe city (really bad).

The trail if fairly easy, airing down is an option of comfort. The trial offers great views of both the city and the mountain range. While the first about 8 miles of the trail is fairly wide, the last about 4 miles is very grown over by thorny shrubs and will guarantee pinstripes.

Description of the trail is pretty accurate. Mostly packed in dirt and rocks. However a section between waypoint 8 and 9 is loose rock at a good incline. It would be kind of tricky for a 2wd to cross that part. There is a landslided section between waypoint 11 and 12 that's crossable. Past waypoint 6 you are guaranteed to get pinstripes. Past the radio tower and it gets much more overgrown. The view towards North Lytle Creek is really nice as well as the view of Socal. Joe Elliot Campground is very overgrown and hard to traverse through because of the trees and brushes.

Went Sunday afternoon and the gate was closed.

I went up to lytle creek firing lane noticed they had closed the gate possibly due to the heavy rains causing rock slides.

Easy trail lots of trench’s due to the downstream from the rain but easy to do did it with my 3 inch lifted 2wd Nissan Frontier higher you go the ruts get intense if you don’t have 4wd but it can be done

Great trail, would not be tough at all for any 4wd vehicle. ALTHOUGH, as of today, the last two miles of the trail are still covered in icy snow. It was a bit unnerving in a few sections due to the huge cliffs off to the side but in the end the snow didn't cause any issues. The views are by far the best part of the trail.

Fun day trip; took about 2 hours from the bottom to the campground. Not sure why we turned around there, but we did. If you're heading up that far be aware that there is serious overgrowth around the 11-mile mark that will scratch up your rig; drags both sides. Also be sure that you're not wary of heights, the drop-off around checkpoint 9 is pretty crazy. Right now there are some fun mud puddles along the middle section of the trail due to the recent rains.

Speaking with the local Ranger he told us this trail is closed to vehicles much of the summer to provide a deer breeding area. It opens on or about Sept 1 each year. On prior trips past the trail-head we have seen the gate open (its right off Lytle Rd) but again a discussion with a Ranger at that time revealed the road was closed and someone cut the chain. An easy trail whose first 1/2 is somewhat barren but as one climbs in altitude become surrounded with trees and vegetation but always with nice views of the distant populated east or the mountains to the west. My Garmin map called this road Big Tree Cucamonga showing it continuing west for about 20 miles to the paved Mt Baldy Rd. . While the road was once there it is now an out and back trip with a closure gate at way-point 12. From the gate one can see the road continues to wind west through the mountains but on close inspection you can see the road has been taken over by nature and is impassible for vehicles even if it was open. California Trails maps correctly shows the road closure and a walking trail from the gate west. If you decide to travel to the campground at way-point 11, be aware the trail is highly overgrown and while passable your vehicle will get scrubbed by the shrubs. We passed mountain bikers and a few other vehicles on this trip.