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Off-Road Adventure - The Mojave Road

MRG ODO Latitude Longitude Notes and Landmarks
  0.0 35 0.9004 11438.6030 Casino lot.
  2.7 35 3.1532 114 38.2292 Right on dirt road to reach mile 0.0
0.0 3.5/0.0 35 2.7302 114 37.6318 Fort Mojave was across the river. Reset trip meter.
  0.8/0.0 35 3.1532 114 38.2292 Left on pavement.
  0.5 35 3.4720 114 38.8728 Right on major dirt road.
  1.2/0.0 35 3.0509 114 38.9966 Left fork on major dirt.
  1.4/0.0 35 3.1214 114 40.5560 Cross Needles Highway. Note cairns.
4.5 1.5 35 3.5714 114 42.1393 Right following high wires.
4.8 1.8 35 3.7910 114 42.2890 Right fork away from wires.
5.0 2.0 35 3.9610 114 42.3731 Right fork. Note sign for Mojave Road.
6.0 3.0 35 4.6121 114 42.9033 Left fork. Note sign.
  3.1 35 4.5355 114 43.0368 Left. Note cairn on right.
6.3 3.4 35 4.3759 114 43.1392 Right in wash.
8.2 5.2 35 5.5522 114 44.2746 Right out of wash.
8.6 5.6 35 5.8192 114 44.5196 Straight. Do not follow power line road.
9.6 6.5 35 6.2412 114 45.3767 Right fork. Note sign for Mojave Road.
10.9 7.8 35 6.8979 114 46.4515 Left fork.
14.1 11.0 35 6.7671 114 49.7467 Cross highway.
21.3 18.1 35 6.7271 114 57.2550 Straight past high wire line. Come back here after visiting fort.
23.2 20.0 35 6.8885 114 59.0532 Fort Piute. Go back to high wire line road.
25.3 0.0 35 6.7271 114 57.2550 Back at high wire line road. Turn right.
26.7 1.3/0.0 35 5.4682 114 57.3075 Right. Note cairn.
30.2 3.5 35 5.5693 115 0.7376 Summit.
30.6 3.9 35 5.6846 115 1.1704 Right.
31.1 4.4/0.0 35 5.9978 115 0.8358 Intersects back to Mojave Road. Left is road. Right to corral.
  2.3 35 6.4440 115 3.1874 Left fork. Keep cairn on your right.
35.8 4.6 35 6.8760 115 5.6358 Intersect with cable road. Cross and stay left on other side.
38 6.7 35 7.3472 115 7.7586 Right along fence line.
38.2 7.0 35 7.5859 115 7.7638 Left along fence line.
39.2 8.0 35 7.6037 115 8.8060 Right.
39.9 8.6 35 7.7793 115 94412 Right at angle.
40.4 9.1 35 7.8939 115 9.9036 Straight across Indian Hill Road.
41.7 10.4 35 8.3210 115 11.2217 Straight across Ivanpah-Goffs Road.
43.5 12.3 35 8.3732 115 13.2409 Straight across El Dorado Canyon Road.
45.7 14.3 35 8.4006 115 15.3435 Straight across Carruthers Canyon Road.
47.8 16.4 35 8.6074 115 17.5056 Camped at abandoned homestead.
48.8 17.3 35 8.7379 115 18.5256 Right on Cedar Canyon Road.
49.2 17.7 35 8.8468 115 18.8955 Left at cairn.
50.0 18.6 35 9.1767 115 19.6552 Rock Spring. Cover shot. Fort. Take left fork past historic signs.
50.3 18.9 35 9.3699 115 19.7934 Left on Cedar Canyon Road.
50.6 19.2 35 9.3934 115 20.0998 Left.
50.7 19.3/0.0 35 9.3260 115 20.2002 Left goes to stone house rest area with BLM outhouse.
50.7 0.0 35 9.2950 115 20.2500 Right fork comes quickly.
51.8 1.1 35 8.9511 115 21.2877 Left fork, then straight at intersection.
  1.4 35 8.8352 115 21.5601 Right toward windmill and corral. This is Government Holes.
  1.5 35 8.9003 115 21.5228 Water trough built by ranchers.
52.3 1.6 35 9.0099 115 21.4548 Left.
52.6 2.0 35 9.1764 115 21.7301 Left on Cedar Canyon Road.
62.1 11.3/0.0 35 10.5617 115 30.5570 Cross Kelso-Cima Road. Historic marker on west side.
67.3 5.2 35 11.3273 115 36.0132 Left fork. Note cairn.
70.4 8.1/0.0 35 10.2081 115 38.8146 Left to lower spring. Marl Springs. Come back to this intersection to continue.
73.8 3.2 35 11.1171 115 41.5754 Mailbox.
78.8 8.1 35 10.3852 115 46.6557 Straight across Aiken Cinder Mine Road.
81.5 10.9 35 10.1348 115 49.2938 Straight across road.
85.2 14.5 35 11.9437 115 52.3406 Cross Kelbaker Road.
89.1 18.4 35 12.4726 115 55.2311 Cross Paymaster Road.
91.5 20.8 35 11.2045 115 57.2403 Cross Jackass Canyon Road.
95.5 24.6/0.0 35 9.69.45 116 0.7804 Baker Road goes right. We went in for gas and ice.
100.7 5.1 35 7.8491 116 5.7128 Traveler's Rock/Government Rock.
104.1 8.5 35 6.5252 116 8.5821 Cross Razor Road. I-15 is right with gas.
  10.9 35 5.4901 116 10.8781 Left fork.
109.1 13.5 35 4.4663 116 12.2333 Left fork.
  14.7 35 4.6845 116 13.4189 Right fork.
114.6 18.4 35 3.2799 116 16.6817 Open-area boundary sign post. Sign gone.
  18.9 35 3.1274 116 17.1663 Cross Basin Road. I-15 is right 5 miles if you have had enough of the Mojave Road.
114.8 19.1 35 3.0930 116 17.3901 Left in River Basin.
116.2 20.5/0.0 35 2.5579 116 18.5782 Under railroad bridge. Go into the riverbed and hug the left side.
  2.2 35 1.5115 116 20.2970 Road climbs out to the left with great campsites.
119.7 3.6 35 1.5337 116 21.6091 Barricade. Use railroad service road.
121.4 5.3/0.0 35 2.2964 116 23.0512 Afton Canyon Campground. The main road goes to I-15 if you have had enough of the Mojave Rd.
122.1 0.6 35 2.4827 116 23.6341 Left onto trail that goes under the bridge.
128.0 6.6 35 0.2584 116 28.2599 Straight. Road going right goes to I-15.
128.8 8.1/0.0 34 59.1490 116 28.8861 Right at post for Triangle parking. Follow the road toward the mesa to a loop parking area. Hike up the wash on the right to the barrier at the top.
  7.8 34 58.8994 116 35.6694 Right across tracks. Either direction will connect to I-15 access.


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