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Kerry Canyon OHV Trail - Los Padres National Forest
Trail Distance 8.22 Miles

Black Diamond. Most difficult. For motorcycles only

This trail must be accessed through Colson Canyon or Sierra Madre. The trail is highly technical and is recommended for advanced motorcycle riders only.

Trail Details

  • Trail #: 30W02
  • Wilderness Area: Non Wilderness Area
  • County: Santa Barbara County
  • Ranger District: Santa Lucia Ranger District
  • Trail-head Latitude: 34.9619955
  • Trail-head Longitude: -120.0874655
  • Trail Condition: Moderate
  • Topo Maps:
  • Activities & Features:
    • Mountain Biking
    • OHV Area



Trail Stats

  • Total Elevation Gain: + 1984 feet.
  • Total Elevation Loss: - 1473 feet.
  • Overall Average Slope Gain: + 6 %.
  • Overall Average Slope Loss: - 7 %.
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Survey Photos:


  • Mike Maki - 05-27-2017

  • Mike Maki - 05-27-2017

  • Mike Maki - 05-27-2017

  • Mike Maki - 05-27-2017

  • Mike Maki - 05-27-2017

  • Anonymous Surveyor - 12-10-2018

  • Anonymous Surveyor - 12-10-2018

Submitted Trail Reports

Kerry Canyon OHV Trail Survey - 12-10-2018 - by Anonymous Surveyor
Link: Kerry Canyon OHV Trail
Date: 12-10-2018
Surveyor Name:Anonymous Surveyor
Trail description:This could be a great trail with some work. Found a small obstacle at about the one mile mark. 
Mode of transport:Hike
Trail condition:Needs some work
Images:


Kerry Canyon OHV Trail Survey - 05-27-2017 - by Mike Maki
Link: Kerry Canyon OHV Trail
Date: 05-27-2017
Surveyor Name:Mike Maki
Trail description:I found the trail, or lack there of, the most difficult of all the canyons I've hiked on the Condor Trail so far from Piru. Others have made the comment that it was not so bad. Maybe I missed something. Anyway, I found it chocked with difficult debris and vegetation and poison oak challenging banks more that others. Easy to follow the trail from Brookshire to Kerry Cyn/Roque Cyn confluence as I missed my turn up canyon and ended up at Lazy Camp. I got so frustrated ascending Kerry Canyon I Climbed the west slope below peak 3254 to get out of the canyon and took the road to Pine Flat. Trail down Pine Canyon seems cattle maintained and was not difficult to follow. I don't see how a bike or motorcycle could ever ascend Kerry Canyon. Pics from this section of Condor Trail
Mode of transport:Hike
Trail condition:Hard to follow
Condition details:Non existent (for me) up Kerry Cyn from confluence with Roque. Easy going down Pine Cyn
Images:

Start of Kerry Cyn at Roque Cyn

Vegetation choked


Bit of an open section outside of creek

Not Kerry Cyn Camp but an ice can stove I found further up and on west side of creek


Looking back down to Kerry Cyn after climbing out up slope
Kerry Canyon OHV Trail Survey - 05-16-2016 - by Los Padres Forest Association
Link: Kerry Canyon OHV Trail
Date: 05-16-2016
Surveyor Name:Los Padres Forest Association
Trail description:Water trickling down the canyon.  Trail is grassy but followable, not as bad as some of the other nearby trails but certainly not a trail where you could fall asleep and be able to follow the trail.

Report from FROG the Condor Trail thru-hiker
Mode of transport:Array
Trail condition:Hard to follow


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Last Updated: Wednesday, March 30, 2016



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