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DizzyNick
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No Wimps Area
Hey all,
I am trying to plan a through route from Santa Rosalia to LABay. From what i can tell, the southern part of no wimps is passable but is blocked by
private property around El Barril. Is there another route west of there that connects through? possibly near El Gato?
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JZ
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Just use a rake pick and you can breeze through on the Northern side.
Check out the Lock Picking Lawyer on YouTube shorts or TikTok to get instructions. He has hundreds of videos showing how to open any lock known to
man.
[Edited on 2-22-2023 by JZ]
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advrider
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I think most of that is a private reserve now. You can catch some sand tracks just outside GN to El Arco, then the dirt two track to BOLA. I think no
wimps is gone for good.
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[Edited on 2-22-2023 by JZ]
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There is a trail that goes NW before El Gato and circles around to the west and joins the trail to Guillermo Prieto. This is the bypass road from
Piedra Blanca to Hwy1 north of Vizcaino. I've mapped it on Google Earth but never road/drove it.
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It is possible to drive around the south gate but then you still have the north gate to deal with. The property owner is pretty serious about
trespassing.
Make sure you take the northern track near La Trinidad.
TMW's suggest is with a try if it bypasses the prohibited area. It is hard to identify the western boundary of the subject property.
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DizzyNick
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As tempting as it may be I'm not interested in picking locks, hopping gate, etc.
I have seen that route from El Gato to Guillermo Prieto though, and it looks promising. Hopefully someone out there has done it and can confirm
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What some maps show as a 'road' in this region, may in fact be a trail, like the mission road, El Camino Real. There are three branches of it between
San Ignacio and Santa Gertrudis.
I get a lot of questions about the "road" connecting San Francisco (de la Sierra) with Santa Martha (Marta). This is a 'road' only for mules, goats
and hikers with a permit!
I think the sign near San Francisco, about the trail, is shown on the YouTube Episode 4 of Cameron Steele's Trail of Missions Recon (~minute
3:30-4:00). Some beautiful drone footage over San Pablo Canyon, too: https://youtu.be/eBkpwi_pszU
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Quote: Originally posted by PaulW  | It is possible to drive around the south gate but then you still have the north gate to deal with. The property owner is pretty serious about
trespassing.
Make sure you take the northern track near La Trinidad.
TMW's suggest is with a try if it bypasses the prohibited area. It is hard to identify the western boundary of the subject property.
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What is this northern track near La Trinidad? Are you talking about the road from Mulegé to Carambuche?
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| Quote: Originally posted by DizzyNick | As tempting as it may be I'm not interested in picking locks, hopping gate, etc.
I have seen that route from El Gato to Guillermo Prieto though, and it looks promising. Hopefully someone out there has done it and can confirm
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well, at the moment there is nothing drivable between El Gato and Guillermo Prieto
what you see on Google Earth looks promising, but it is a foot trail only
however, someone is bulldozing a new track exactly through that region
could be prospecting or a new inter ranch road
who knows
check it out: 27.830647°, -113.021253°
Harald Pietschmann
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From El Gato to the coast is drivable. Not so much for the twisty S track.
Are you missing the GPS track for the two?
[Edited on 2-22-2023 by PaulW]
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| Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc | | Quote: Originally posted by DizzyNick | As tempting as it may be I'm not interested in picking locks, hopping gate, etc.
I have seen that route from El Gato to Guillermo Prieto though, and it looks promising. Hopefully someone out there has done it and can confirm
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well, at the moment there is nothing drivable between El Gato and Guillermo Prieto
what you see on Google Earth looks promising, but it is a foot trail only
however, someone is bulldozing a new track exactly through that region
could be prospecting or a new inter ranch road
check it out: 27.830647°, -113.021253°
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That's too bad, because like you mentioned, it looks so promising. We are on big dirt bikes, 690s and 650s. So that may help us out. Or get us in to
more trouble
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| Quote: Originally posted by PaulW | From El Gato to the coast is drivable. Not so much for the twisty S track.
Are you missing the GPS track for the two?
[Edited on 2-22-2023 by PaulW] |
I do have those GPS tracks, but read that there are locked gates further north. We are doing a big down and back trip through baja, and I was hoping
to use no Wimps or part of it as a connection between Santa Rosalia and Las Angeles Bay
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| Quote: Originally posted by David K | What some maps show as a 'road' in this region, may in fact be a trail, like the mission road, El Camino Real. There are three branches of it between
San Ignacio and Santa Gertrudis.
I get a lot of questions about the "road" connecting San Francisco (de la Sierra) with Santa Martha (Marta). This is a 'road' only for mules, goats
and hikers with a permit!
I think the sign near San Francisco, about the trail, is shown on the YouTube Episode 4 of Cameron Steele's Trail of Missions Recon (~minute
3:30-4:00). Some beautiful drone footage over San Pablo Canyon, too: https://youtu.be/eBkpwi_pszU |
Thank you, now I have more great content to watch as I patiently wait for our departure date!
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| Quote: Originally posted by PaulW | It is possible to drive around the south gate but then you still have the north gate to deal with. The property owner is pretty serious about
trespassing.
Make sure you take the northern track near La Trinidad.
TMW's suggest is with a try if it bypasses the prohibited area. It is hard to identify the western boundary of the subject property.
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Paul is the north gate at R. La Illusion outside of El Barril?
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I wonder if the people that have closed off the area with locked gates would be willing to accept a fee to pass. Looks to me like that would be easy
money to make.
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| Quote: Originally posted by TMW | | Quote: Originally posted by PaulW | It is possible to drive around the south gate but then you still have the north gate to deal with. The property owner is pretty serious about
trespassing.
Make sure you take the northern track near La Trinidad.
TMW's suggest is with a try if it bypasses the prohibited area. It is hard to identify the western boundary of the subject property.
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Paul is the north gate at R. La Illusion outside of El Barril? |
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From personal contact with a person who knows the land owner access is not negotiable. Is the owner near by or accessible for such a discussion - I do
not know.
The drive or ride including camping from the south to the south gate is a good trip and is still recommended.
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I hope you find a work around; I would love to do that ride.
[Edited on 2-23-2023 by advrider]
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from what I understand .. Ricardo at rice and beans in san ignacio,
owns a large portion of land at La Trinidad. He would probably have good info. Beto at san francisquito would probably know the info needed at the
north gate. Attempt should be made from north to south.
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