Well this should be a thread for hardpackers who like the tough trails...

A buddy and I tried to get from Ocotillo Wells to Agua Caliente. I will post the KMZ file if you guys really want to see it, but its plate riding only. So no red/green stickers. Anyways we were unsuccessful and came pretty close to spending the night out there. This ride also consisted of a cross country ride of death with cacti stuck on every part of our bodies. The closest we got was about 4 miles as the crow flies away and we could even see agua caliente but couldnt get there. Has anybody else gotten there from oco?

Some other hard/more experienced rides ive been on...

Mikes Sky Ranch
Oco to superstition to Plaster City Gas Station and back
Oco to the bombing range to the secret flowing rivers
Painted Gorge - silt

Basically make this a thread of cool stuff, not the average I went to devils slide, sand dam, and olds hill.

I will also trade secrets over PM for other cool secrets if you dont want the whole world knowing about them. (geocaches, landmarks, trails, canyons,etc) I now have some of this on google earth thanks to my buddies trick gps that logged all our stuff.

love that place a few years ago we went
somewhere south of the 78 and there was
a lot of cool stuff. i been wanting to do the
oco to plaster city for awhile...

Thanks for the heads up. I am going to the wells for thanksgiving this year. First time away from the sand for 5 years gonna leave the buggy at home and take the good old xr 400 and rhino. The inlaws are camping at Agua Calliente and I was wondering if we could make it there the bike is plated. not to pumped on riding all the main trails to the usual spots (pole line-comp-shell reef-pumpkin patch) Some cool technical stuff away from the norm would be great. Thanks again

Try the left side and middle two hill climbs at Devil's slide. That will test your manhood.

My buddy and I would usually take the bikes and ride the south side of the 78 so all our rides are like that.In fact we havent even bothered with shell ,devil rides because weve had so much fun there.Id love some info if your willing to part with it on your oco,sup,plaster gas ride.Were going this weekend!!

Well if you make it, let us know how you did it, if I would have had some replies I wouldve posted the file to show how close we got, straight up rock crawling trails some of them, my 450x overheated once... Anyway, I didnt bring my comp, (on another one) when I get home ill post the kmz file.



Thats cake compared to the face of shell reef...

Heres a pic that i took when we took that fish creek ride.

I have done both and disagree. I think I havent explained what exact hillclimb I am talking about at Devil's Slide.

DTA,
where is fish creek?

I have done all the hill climbs at devils slide and know what you are talking about. But Shell reef 2-3 years ago, the straight up route up shell reef was much gnarlier than devils slide, especially with the (2) one foot tall steps at the very top.

Fish Creek is on the south side of the 78, at the end of split mountain towards the mine, but its License plat riding only, no green or red sticker.

That is easy.

No...I just make it "look" easy...

Me and a friend do that route all the time. Just go through the Squeeze down into Harper Flats and out Split Mountain We usally start at Ocotillo and go to Ocotillo Wells to Borrego across to 78 on the dirt and up Shelter Vallery on the road.

Could you map it out on Google Earth, so I could see the route you guys take, I dont know what harper flats is.

Thanks.