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advrider - 2-8-2025 at 12:29 PM

Anyone know if this is a drivable track, two well-built jeeps. Trying to go from the hot springs to Hwy-3. Google maps doesn't show any roads, but OSM app does.





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PaulW - 2-8-2025 at 05:11 PM

From the n the road is good to Cohabuzo
Then get into A Enmedio and find Mano Jct
Search for it. It will be up the tall bank. Roads are missing.
From Mano Jct skip the road and use the new wash then head up the Mano hill
At the washout go left thru an abandoned ranch
Don't use the road to Loa Pinos - use the bypass up the hill and around
Then you will miss both gates
After that use the main road to Hwy 3
Coordinates
Cohabuzo 31 55.74599', -115 36.26857'
Mano J 31 49.73375', -115 33.82955'
Washout 31 48.58125', -115 40.59661'
Turn for the bypass 31 49.2927, -115 45.2133


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advrider - 2-8-2025 at 05:52 PM

WOW, thanks for the info. So, would you say passable with jeeps pulling offroad trailers? We do have winches and recovery gear as well.

[Edited on 2-9-2025 by advrider]

David K - 2-8-2025 at 07:28 PM

Drove it easily in my '01 Tacoma, in 2003. A long downhill grade in Mano Canyon from Los Pinos then north to Guadalupe Canyon.
Here is the trip report with GPS: https://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=2130#pid1314...

[Edited on 2-9-2025 by David K]

advrider - 2-9-2025 at 09:27 AM

Thanks again David for all of the knowledge that you share.

I couldn't get any of the links to work. Maybe something on my end?

[Edited on 2-9-2025 by advrider]

PaulW - 2-9-2025 at 10:35 AM

I am doing that trip in March
Any jeep even with a small trailer will do OK. After all it was done by a Tacoma.
Not hard core. Lots of 2wd possible.
Please post a report

advrider - 2-9-2025 at 04:25 PM

Will do on posting. I'm going to try to post every day as we go along on the trip. Our friends have the mobile starlink. We are starting at the hot springs on day one from Mexicali, then heading out a day or two later on this track to Valley-t, across the dirt highway to HWY 1, then South.

Probably catch part of the Baja divide around Nueva Odisea to Catavina, then South down the coast to Santa Rosalita, across to the mission. From there we will stay a night or two in BOLA, then South to Puerto SF for a night or two. We will continue South from there working our way towards Cabo over the next couple of weeks with no real set plans other then hit as much dirt as we can.

Feel free to throw some ideas at me, I'm open to finding some new place to camp.

David K - 2-9-2025 at 07:28 PM

Quote: Originally posted by PaulW  
I am doing that trip in March
Any jeep even with a small trailer will do OK. After all it was done by a Tacoma.
Not hard core. Lots of 2wd possible.
Please post a report


Funny... a TRD Off Road Tacoma 4x4 with an 'experienced' Baja driver!
In fact, that trip, my son and I first watched the Baja 500 then drove down to Guadalupe Canyon to camp with Ken Cooke where he was leading his Jeep group.
He asked if I would take them back up Mano Canyon the next morning. Tacoma leading a bunch of Jeeps, nothing new. The funny part was when we came to a boulder in the lower end of Mano that the Jeep drivers each wanted to drive one tire up on then take photos!
They were so thrilled to just do that, we never went up to the forest, as originally planned.