Los Padres National Forest · California · Trail 16E09

Pine Mountain OHV

Pine Mountain OHV Trail is a 6.8 miles trail in Los Padres National Forest, California. The Forest Service rates it trail class 3, developed. It is open to hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking and e-bikes.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Los Padres National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end35.3367, -120.2266 · Directions ↗
Other end35.3473, -120.2956 · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.

The trail

Length6.8 miles
Trail class3, developed
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical grade12-20 percent
Motor vehiclesClosed to all motorized use year-round
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbers16E09
ForestLos Padres National Forest (unit 0507)
StatesCalifornia
Detail publishedmanagement level, with uses

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Allowed uses

HikingAllowed year-round
Horse and pack stockAllowed
Mountain bikingAllowed year-round
E-bikesAllowed 05/01 to 11/01 (month/day)

A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.

Trailheads

The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.

Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.

Camping nearby

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Pine Mountain OHV Trail?

6.8 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Los Padres National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Pine Mountain OHV Trail?

hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking and e-bikes. The trail is closed to motor vehicles year-round. Some uses are seasonal. The allowed uses section lists the dates.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Where does the Pine Mountain OHV Trail start?

The line begins at 35.3367, -120.2266 and ends at 35.3473, -120.2956. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Pine Mountain OHV Trail in a wilderness area?

No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Where can I camp near the Pine Mountain OHV Trail?

La Panza Campground (1.3 mi), Navajo Flats Campground (1.8 mi) and Navajo Flat OHV Staging Area and campsites (2.3 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the Pine Mountain OHV Trail?

Trail class 3, which the Forest Service describes as developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

How steep and how wide is the Pine Mountain OHV Trail?

The typical grade is 12-20 percent.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Pine Mountain OHV Trail?

Los Padres National Forest, Forest Service unit 0507. The trail is in California.

Source: Los Padres National Forest official page

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named PINE MOUNTAIN OHV in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0507. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.