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The Rubicon Trail: Loon Lake to Tahoma

The trail that gave the Wrangler Rubicon its name, and the one every offroader wants in the logbook. This is the full crossing from Loon Lake to Tahoma across some of the most famous granite in the country, past the Little Sluice, the Big Sluice, and Rubicon Springs, then up Cadillac Hill to Observation Point, with an overnight on the trail. A Jeep Badge of Honor trail and a genuine rite of passage. Bring lockers, a spotter, and a rig you trust. You earn this one.

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Rubicon Trail

ยท 18.9 mi
1
Loon Lake (Rubicon Trail Start) Route start

39.0042, -120.3097

2
Granite Bowl Point of interest

39.0095, -120.3092

3
Walker Hill Point of interest

39.0209, -120.2881

4
Big Sluice Point of interest

39.0040, -120.2442

5
Buck Island Lake (Trail Camp) Overnight

39.0041, -120.2513

6
Little Sluice Point of interest

39.0204, -120.2747

7
Rubicon Springs Point of interest

39.0186, -120.2456

8
Bridge over Rubicon River Point of interest

39.0126, -120.2448

9
Cadillac Hill Point of interest

39.0277, -120.2524

10
Observation Point Point of interest

39.0377, -120.2501

11
Tahoma, CA (Rubicon Exit) Route end

39.0456, -120.1728

Lines Road Off-road Hub to activity (click an activity pin to focus its day) Approximate (not calculated) Pins Route start Pit stop Fuel Stop Point of interest Overnight Route end Basecamp (home base) Activity

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