We've teamed up with our friends at Toyota USA to tackle some of the best off road terrain in Southern California. The Holcomb Valley trail system lies up in the mountains just across from Big Bear Lake and Big Bear mountain ski resort. Most people refer to this off road area as Big Bear, but it's technically Holcomb Valley. This area has a deep history, established during the California Gold Rush era of 1860 and it quickly gave birth to a town of over 1500 people named Belleville. While no gold remains to be found up in Bellevile, you can find some gold out on the trails.
0:00 Holcomb Valley Basics
1:15 Off-Roading Essentials
2:16 Toyotas on Fire Roads
4:06 4Runner & Tacoma Through the Squeeze
8:20 Holcomb Valley Trail Guide
9:39 Little John Bull Trail
17:07 Off-Roading in the Rain
19:22 Big Bear Trails Impressions
Follow our off-road route as we take you through the visitors center, around 3N16, and 2N09, and into some pretty technical trails like Little John Bull. The trails go from fire roads to some light rock crawling, so a locking differential is a must in some places.
The vehicles we're taking out are a stock Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro and two Tacomas, one a TRD Pro and the other a TRD Off Road. All of our trucks featured Nitto Tires and they all did amazingly well, from stock form to a fully built overland spec Tacoma by Eibach North America.
We walk you through everything you need to know to go off roading in the Big Bear mountains through the Holcomb Valley.
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Thank you for joining us in Holcomb Valley, On The Trail.
For Trail Basics, Everything You Need to Know To Go Off-Roading:
https://www.drivingline.com/trail-basics/
Driving Line Trail Guide Articles by Regions:
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Johnson Valley Rock Trails: https://www.drivingline.com/johnson-valley/
Outside So Cal: https://www.drivingline.com/beyond-california/
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