Rough section of Lippincott road
A small section of the Lippincott Lead mine haul road, 8 miles of danger in Death Valley National Park. The rougher part starts at 4:00. The vehicle is my 2016 4Runner TRD Pro.
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Lippincott haul road end to end
First person view from my 2016 4Runner TRD PRO as it tackles entire Lippincott Lead mine haul road - 8.2 miles of danger in Death Valley National Park.
This video may be of interest if you are thinking about going to Death Valley and you want get familiar with the area or perhaps you are wondering if your vehicle is up to the task.
The 4runner has a modest 3 inch lift, rock sliders, and heavy duty 10-ply M/T tires. The camera is mounted 43 inches off the ground on the grill crossbar.
If the video looks grainy or pixelated you can blame youtube for this. The video was uploaded in 1920x1080 60 fps in Apple's highest format, 4444 XQ.
We start at the west end of Lippencott road and travel east across the southern Saline Valley basin and up the mountains. It is a mostly straight road and not too difficult. You won't miss much by skipping to the 15:00:00 timestamp in the video.
The road quickly degrades and starts getting sketchy. I used Crawl Control to navigate the worst parts. At the time it just seemed easier than manually crawling over the endless rock gardens in the blazing heat.
There is plenty of challenge from the extremely rough road and then finally we reach the top just west of the Racetrack Playa. By this time we have consumed more fuel than expected, and we had no choice but to drive to Stovepipe Wells over 75 miles away to refuel.
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Lippincott Road - Death Valley N.P. 2016
The full length of Lippincott Road to Homestake Camp in Death Valley National Park. Filmed in September of 2016.
Goler Canyon Wash Trail Review and Guide in Near Death Valley California in 4K UHD
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Goler Wash aka as Goler Canyon is the off-road cut through over the Panamint Mountain Range to Death Valley National Park near Trona California. It is more known for being the home of Barker Ranch aka Manson Ranch. Which the FBI raided the ranch in 1969 when they found out the Manson Family was living there. But don't think this is an easy 4x4 pass through. The trail is known to get washed out making it a go-to place for a mild offroad trail to wild overland adventures. Along the route expect beautiful scenery of the canyons that seem to tower above you while the old mines seem to have no way for anyone to ever access them. If the trail is washed out, expect an intermediate waterfall that is slick with running water on them. Today, the park service spends a lot of time maintaining this trail, trying to avoid allowing this one obstacle to show its head.
To spice things up, make this into a weekend overland adventure including off-roading Warm Springs Road, Butte Valley, Mengel Pass, and Goler Wash. This just might be the best 4wd Jeep Tails you have or will ever take and the dispersed camping is top notch.
The trails are Dog Friendly. In the video we had Joshua Noesser driving his 2001 Jeep Wrangler TJ. The other vehicles were a Toyota FJ Cruiser and a Toyota 4Runner with solid front axle.
The video was shot in 4k UHD and Narrated by Joshua Noesser.
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Pleasant Canyon Loop Trail - Death Valley, CA
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The Pleasant Canyon loop trail starts at Ballarat, CA and runs east past Wingate Road along Pleasant Canyon Road. The road travels eastwards through Pleasant Canyon, swings south through Middle Park, and then back west through South Park Canyon. The trail on the westward side is in BLM while the inner reaches are in Death Valley National Park. There are many cabins and mines along the trail as well as amazing views of Butte Valley and Striped Butte from the ridgeline east of Middle Park. Some of the most popular cabins in Death Valley are along this route: Briggs cabin and World Beater Mine cabin. Briggs cabin is near the southern side of the trail in South Park Canyon and World Beater Mine cabin is near the northern side in Pleasant Canyon.
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Butte Valley Trail Review and Off-Road Guide - Death Valley National Park California in 4K UHD
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In the middle of nowhere on the backside of the Panamint Mountain Range lays a secret of the desert. Even though it is extremely remote (60+ miles to the nearest town) this gem of the desert is a popular place for overlanders and off-road enthusiast to visit. Butte Valley, on the southeastern corner of Death Valley, is a unique and exciting place only accessible by 4wd on very old Jeep Trails. While visiting the area be prepared for some amazing views of lands where very few humans have ever been. You will dive into the old mining days of Panamint Mountains as you enter an area that was constructed back in the late 1800's. Becuase of the immense history, offroad enthusiast has been visiting this unique adventure for a long time, both enjoying its beauty and preserving it for future generations. Thus, the next time you are visiting Southern California or looking for something near Las Vegas, plan a trip to Death Valley and check out Butte Valley.
To spice things up, make this into a weekend overland adventure including Warm Springs Road, Butte Valley, Mengel Pass, and Goler Wash. This just might be the best 4wd trip you have or will ever take.
Trail Review done by Joshua Noesser all in 4k UHD. We had a Jeep Wrangler TJ, Toyota FJ Cruiser, and a Toyota 4Runner with Solid Axle in the group. We traveled from Panamint Valley, through Goler Canyon / Wash, by Barker Ranch aka Manson Ranch, to Mengal Pass, and dropped in to Buttle Valley. We ended up camping at Mengel Cabin and dropping out through Warm Springs Road in Death Valley National Park in California. Near Las Vegas, Near Baker, Near Barstow, Near Death Valley, Near Highway 15
The area is part of our Top 5 and Top 10 overland trails in Southern California and West Coast.
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Lippincott Mine Road Death Valley Mountain Climb #1
The last five minutes is where it becomes very interesting! Only experienced drivers should be on this road! I required a drink of water but in Climb #2 (Part 2) it gets even more interesting!
Death Valley: Lippincott Road Descent
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Offroad Camping in Death Valley National Park - Nov 2018
A short montage of my weekend trip from the Bay Area to Death Valley. Two days is definitely not enough to explore all of Death Valley. I hope to spend some more time there in the future. We were able to hit the Racetrack and Eureka Sand Dunes. Hope you enjoy this video. RIP Malcolm.
Lippincott Road 1 - Death Valley
This is raw video (1 of 2) of a portion of the Lippincott Mine Road in Death Valley National Park. It was taken in mid-April of 2013. Photos: Vehicle: Toyota Tacoma 4X4 TRD Off-Road; Camera: GoPro Hero3 Black Edition.
Death Valley's Toughest Road
Our off-road adventure in Death Valley continues! What happens when we head down one of the Valley's toughest roads? I'm a nervous wreck and I hope we'll make it. We'll also visit the Racetrack to check out its mysterious moving stones, travel to the lowest point in the United States in Badwater Basin, and figure out how to change a flat tire!
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Death Valley, CA
The Racetrack
Lippincott Grade Road
Saline Valley Road
Badwater Basin
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Saline Valley: Ubehehe Crater to Racetrack Playa to Lippincott Pass to Warms Springs @ Death Valley
Saline Valley: Ubehehe Crater to Racetrack Playa to Lippincott Pass to Warms Springs @ Death Valley, Jeep club
Chloride Cliff 4wd Road - Death Valley National Park, California
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Situated on the east side of Death Valley National Park, within the Funeral Range Mountains, lies one of the oldest mines in the entire national park as well as the highest point overlooking Badwater Valley. Chloride Cliff 4x4 Road passes through the remains of Chloride City townsite and the grave of James McKay - a man with no history. At the end of this spur trail, a steep and rocky climb offers the traveler a spectacular view of Badwater Basin to the south and Death Valley to the north from over 5000' feet above the valley floor.
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Lippincott Pass timelapse top down Death Valley CA Las Vegas off road
Drove down Lippincott Pass. Trail was very smooth with minimal washouts and ruts, well graded easily passable I stayed in 2wd the entire drive. Easily passable in just about any stock SUV with an experienced driver.
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Death Valley NP March 2017: Saline Valley to Lippincott Pass to Racetrack Playa
Off Road Session with the the bay area folks. Good times!
Lippincott Pass OHV Jeep Trail Death Valley, California
This is the Lippincott OHV Jeep trail in Death Valley that runs from the Saline Valley to the Race Track. Some folks fondly refer to it as a goat trail. You hear many stories of off camber narrow self roads with clff side wash outs. Road conditions are always changing. As of March 2010 the road was in excellent shape. For best views start at the Race track and run down hill into Saline Valley.
Death Valley Vacation Vlog
Some quick video clips from a few days we spent in Death Valley, California.
In the video: Father Crawley Point aka Star Wars Canyon, The Lost Burro Mine, Teakettle Junction, Racetrack Playa aka The Racetrack of Death Valley, Lippincott Road / Lipponcot Pass, the Wildrose Charcoal Kilns, Eureka Mine, Aguereberry Camp, Skidoo and the Skidoo Mill / Skidoo Mine, Reward Mine (not actually in Death Valley, but worth the drive over to Owens Valley), and Swansea Road / The Swansea Tram Road.
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Number 1: Titus Canyon
From The Death Valley Road there Titus Canyon road crosses the Amargosa valley and ascends to Red Pass. The road is one-way into the park here so you don’t have to worry about oncoming traffic on this steep shelf road.
Once you get over Red Pass the road descends into the ghost town of Leadfield where you’ll find some ruins of the mine and townsite. This is a good place to stop for lunch and a walk among the derelict structures.
As you continue on the road heads into the wash and enters Titus Canyon. It’s slow going as the road meanders through the steep rock walls. There are places to stop off the road and enjoy climbing on the walls of the box canyon. Just when you think it’ll pinch off entirely, it opens up to the wide valley of Mesquite Flat.
On this side of the canyon there is a parking area where park visitors can hike up the road into Titus Canyon. But you can’t drive into the canyon without going back around to the other end.
Number 2: Ubehebe Crater
Ubehebe crater is one of the northern most attractions at Death Valley National Park and lies at the end of the paved road. There’s plenty of parking, but no services. Ubehebe crater is a Maar volcano that is 600 feet deep, a half mile across and is surrounded by miles of red and black cinders. You can hike into the crater, as well as around the perimeter to see views of the surrounding mountains and several other smaller craters. I recommend planning to spend several hours here hiking around if you can. When we were there we had a napping baby and high winds that got us moving along far too soon.
Number 3: Racetrack Playa
The road into racetrack valley is spectacular and once you leave the Ubehebe Crater area, you are heading of into the some of the most remote and rugged areas of the park. There are no services and from here on you’ll be seeing fewer and fewer other travelers. As you travel south from Ubehebe Crater you head up and over a pass and then descend down into Racetrack Valley. The first thing you come to of interest is Teakettle Junctio. In the distant past a teakettle was hung from the sign to indicate the presence of a water source nearby.
Number 4: Lippencott Mine Road
After a gentle rise out of Racetrack Valley, Lippencott Mine Road descends 2000 feet down to Saline Valley. The road is steep, rocky and loose with tight switchbacks and steep drop-offs.
Lippencott Mine road is a serious road that shouldn’t be taken lightly. While it’s not a technical challenge for most vehicles, taking it slow, in low range and 4 wheel drive is a good idea. You don’t want to be going too fast, or riding your brakes with consequences like these.
There are rough rocky sections, tight switchbacks, and narrow sections with treacherous washouts that demand your careful attention.
Number 5: Dedeckera Canyon
Of all the roads described in this video, this one is the most technical and remote. On one end, Saline Valley is remote and hard to get to, and on the other end, Eureka Dune is remote, and hard to get to. Two of the least visited areas of the park, and this is the hardest way to get from one to the other. So take care and be prepared.
From Salaine Valley, Steele Pass Road heads up the wash and is only sometimes a defined road, and other times is just a river bed. Nothing here is particularly challenging, but there are plenty of bumps and reasons to be in 4 wheel drive.
Once you crest Steele Pass the road backs off a bit before heading into Dedeckera Canyon, where things get tight again. The main challenge here is this tight rock canyon with two waterfalls and some rocky sections. Our stock 4Runners made it no problem, but smaller, and larger vehicles may encounter difficulties with the rock steps and narrow canyon walls.
This road can be run from either direction. Here’s a stock 4Runner driving it from the other end. Heading from Eureka to Saline is definitely more adventurous, but it you aren’t sure about you can make it, give it a look from this end first. If you can make it past Dedeckera, then it’s smooth sailing all the way to Saline.
Lippincott Pass Death Valley, CA
Two short videos we shot in Lippincott Pass. This is near Homestake Dry Camp.