2N27Y - Rouse Meadow / Skyline OHV

Did this from east to west after dark. Very nice trail with beautiful scenery and views. However, definitely not “easy” with some steep deeply rutted rutted v-notch features, off camber, etc. I would rate the trail a 3.5 or maybe 4 right now, with John Bull and Gold Mtn being 5-6 on my scale. The forest service has it marked as a black diamond Jeep trail at the east entrance. I wouldn’t go that far, but calling this an easy trail on this website is not correct.

There is a new forest order overwriting the previous closures. Most trails, including this one, are open again. https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1105593.pdf

Unnecessary temporary closure of pretty much all of San Bernardino National forest. 🙄 Forest Order No. 05-12-00-23-03

We found the gate just beyond Splinter's Cabin trailhead closed when traveling Willow Creek west to east, so turned back and followed this route plus Rouse Ranch to exit. Compared to the main Cleghorn route as a "2", this route was much harder and it is signed as a black diamond entering from the east end. The whole thing is definitely more of a trail than a road, though most of it is not particularly difficult (despite initial appearance to less experienced drivers). Traveling east to west makes the rocky section an uphill climb that presented a small challenge to a 3rd gen 4Runner without lockers, but made it first try. A steep descent near the end of east-to-west travel was a bit more nail-biting, but no issue when navigated well. Overall, this route felt appreciably harder than Willow Creek despite not actually presenting any substantial problems.

The San Bernardino National Forest has reopened.

The current forest-wide emergency closure order has been extended, for San Bernardino National Forest, through midnight on Sept. 22.

The Forest Service has temporary closed all of the National Forests in California. This closure will is from Aug. 31, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. through September 17, 2021 at 11:59 p.m.

Open as of 10/08/2020. https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/sbnf/alerts-notices

All California Forest trails are temporarily closed due to fire or risk of fire.

The pin stripping!!!! All the trails in the area are growing in fast with the main road closed. We ran out there to hit up Dishpan for a day of R&R. Well, the brush was about as wide as a razor in spots. The JL will never be the same.

Fun trail, with some pretty good views. We did Rouse Meadow trail near Lake Arrowhead (aka 2N27Y) a couple days after a big rain (and snow) storm went through the area. Rouse Meadow is an easy/moderate trail, but some spots where the mud was thicker made things interesting (you will see some slipping/sliding in the video). Rouse Meadow is one of the more interesting trails in Lake Arrowhead in terms of difficulty, as most trails in the area are very easy (except for the notorious Dishpan Springs). The GPS Coordinates for the east trailhead: 34.275550, -117.133550

Lots of fun, steep sections on this trail.