3S04 - North Main Divide Road (Santiago Peak) - Cleveland National Forest

[@rochbake8381]

This was a FUN trip! Great video

[@oc-wk236]

Thanks mom

[@lockdot2]

Do you think I can take my 2 wheel drive hatchback up that road? It has 14 inch tires, and 6 inches of ground clearance. It's a Mitsubishi Mirage.

[@oc-wk236]

I would highly not recommend it. You could probably make it to the top, but you are going to be scraping all the way up. The road conditions change a lot as rocks wash out onto the trail and ruts form. With a small car like that, you're just asking for trouble, in my opinion.

[@lockdot2]

Okay, that sounds good! Thanks! I don't want to mess up my new car. It's a 2024 Mitsubishi Mirage ES. If it was a normal dirt road I would do it, but if it is any type of hard to do, then I won't. So I won't. (: @@oc-wk236

[@Miguel_Angel718]

Yooooo! Cool video 😎 Can i make this run using a 2wd 4runner?

[@Andrewprez777]

Is it ok for a Raptor or to narrow? Also should air down? What's the recommendation?

[@oc-wk236]

You will be totally fine with a Raptor. Airing down would just be for comfort at that point. F250s go up all the time to work on the towers.

[@Andrewprez777]

@@oc-wk236 thanks. Do you recommend any other trails for beginners? Especially when we get some rain and mud.

[@oc-wk236]

Most of Cleveland National Forest will close at the slightest hint of rain. The Rangers do this to protect the trails from getting rutted out. If you want mud, try Azuza Canyon.

[@Andrewprez777]

@@oc-wk236 ok thanks

[@TheBroadcastEngineer]

FYI, at 25:10, if you had gone left then right, there used to be a house for the fire lookout who lived up there. You can still see the foot print of the two buildings they had. The lookout used to be ON the peak itself then was moved to where the big AT&T building is now, then when that was built was placed on top of the AT&T building. If you look at the structure you can tell where it was.

[@oc-wk236]

I'll have to remember that next time I go up. I completely replaced the entire suspension on the Jeep, so I should make a super smooth ride.

[@kalocals3212]

Love that road. Nice video.

[@oc-wk236]

Thanks! I'm heading out to Joshua Tree this weekend to film some of the trails out there. The videos should be up next week if your interested.

[@kalocals3212]

@@oc-wk236 Heck ya! We went and drove around Geology Tour rd.

[@oc-wk236]

@@kalocals3212 Nice, I have done Geology Tour and Berdoo Canyon in the past too, but during this trip, they were closed due to the snow. I have to say, Brooklyn Mine Jeep Trail was much harder, and more fun, than Geology and Berdoo. The last 2 miles was all boulders and shelves. The mines out there are amazing as well. Next time I go out there I do plan on filming all the dirt roads in the central part of the park. Winter is not the best month out there.

[@KeithNelson-hu2ic]

I used to go up there all the time in the ‘80’s.

[@edp9517]

Can I take my Yamaha wr450f up there ?

[@oc-wk236]

I believe the National Forest Service requires all vehicles to be street legal and registered in this area. All vehicles must also stay on the marked road.

[@boyharianja8870]

did you air down or not when goin on the trail

[@oc-wk236]

No. I was probably around 35-40 PSI. Airing down would have made the trip less bumpy, but there are no areas where airing down is necessary. Unless you are there during a storm, this is a pretty easy trail for must SUVs and Truck. For Jeeps and 4×4's, this is a walk in the park.

[@ehz4641]

What sucks is that all these developers are purchasing the lands by the 15 and cutting all the access roads to get to the main road

[@oc-wk236]

Ya. Luckily they can only go so far before they hit the National Forest boundaries. The county owns a lot of those lands you are talking about. I bet that is how developers are able to buy them. I live on the OC side of the mountain, so I haven't see what you are talking about too much.