Mineral Basin Trail 295 begins approx 3.0 miles up the Mineral Basin road. The ATV trail starts right off with a little challenging rock outcrop just to get your day of ATVing off to a great start.
As soon as you get past that first outcropping of rock on your ATV, the trail levels out, and you start riding through the groves of Aspens. After about a quarter of a mile up the ATV trail you will come to a sign that marks Grave Yard Flat and you will also encounter a fork in the road on the ATV trail at this point and you can take your ATV trail up the mountain or take the other fork that takes you down a steep rocky trail back to the Mineral Basin main road. If you choose to take your ATV up the trail that leads to the mountain, you're in for a great ATV ride.
You will quickly come to several fairly steep and rocky switch backs, which will take you out along a beautiful slope. The entire ATV trail is only 3 to 4 miles. The terrain is of a fairly good grade with a lot of lose rocks on the trail. Further up the ATV trail, you will be heading into the thick large pines. When you look up to the skyline, and think you are almost to the top of the mountain, the trail ends suddenly. At the end of the trail you can see a fork. One fork goes up and the trail ends in the trees. The lower fork drops down a severe slop and ends - unless you have heavy experience navigating your ATV on steep grades, don't attempt this. However,there is a fairly level place and the end of the trail where you can stop a have lunch or a snack.
The upper part of this ATV trail should be attempted by experienced ATVers only - however the lower part of the ATV trail can be enjoyed by ATVers of all skill levels.
