Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Arbyrd, Missouri

I-155 Tunnel Crossing

The I-155 Tunnel Crossing is based off of the Pemiscot County Road 362 and 534. Together the two roads form a gravel loop to connect with Missouri Route Y and Missouri Route 84. The gravel…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Ernest Rice Road

The Ernest Rice Road is a gravel access road to the Wildlife Management Area of the same name. It features an easy to traverse gravel road on the northern side of the area, expect course…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Island Forty Road

The Island Forty Road, is a dirt based road that traverses into the Shelby Wildlife Management Area which is part of the greater Meeman-Shelby State Park. The road is mostly dirt with a few patches…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Wolf Creek FSR 3107

Wolf Creek FSR 3107 is a well-maintained scenic gravel forestry road that tracks through the Poplar Bluff sector of Mark Twain National Forest. It features a very scenic route with access to hiking trails throughout.…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Oak Tower FSR 3104

Oak Tower FSR 3104 is a mild scenic gravel road through the Poplar Bluff sector of Mark Twain National Forest. The main focus of the Oak Tower is the Tower it provides access to, the…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Smoot Hollow FSR 3846

Smoot Hollow FSR 3846 is a gravel Forestry road inside Mark Twain National Forest that parallels the main road of US-67. It creates a loop making its way back to US-67 from either direction. The…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Bee Ridge FSR 3844/3844C

Bee Ridge FSR 3844 & 3844C are two forestry roads that seamlessly connect to form a fun little trek through Mark Twain National Forest. The 3844 part of the trail is a well wore in…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Gooseneck Trail

The Gooseneck Trail runs East to West through Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri. This trail offers 2 designated primitive campsites with a fire ring. One is located at the intersection of FR4799, and the…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Cave Spoon

The Cave Spoon runs North to South through Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri. This trail offers dispersed campsites if chosen with creativity. There are plenty of pull-off locations in case of traffic. Fallen trees…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Holmes Chapel FSR 3613

Holmes Chapel is a beautiful scenic route inside Mark Twain National Forest. Want a consistent relaxing drive with whispering pines and wildlife scurrying around? This is your place. The gravel road traverses minimal elevation changes…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Holmes School FSR 3614

The Holmes School FSR 3614 is a gravel road inside Mark Twain National Forest amongst the whispering pines. The road features slight rutting, dirt mounds, water collection spots, and some mild grade inclines, one spot…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Overgrowth Spur

The Overgrowth Spur runs North to South through Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri. This trail offers dispersed campsites if chosen with creativity. There are plenty of pull-off locations in case of traffic. Fallen trees…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

General Watkins Park Road

General Watkins Park Road is a mile-long gravel road leading into the General Watkins Missouri Conservation Area. This road takes you off US-61 straight into some gorgeous wilderness and hiking areas, with a great area…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Mark Twain NF Trail

An easy scenic trail meandering through the forest trails and back roads of Mark Twain National Forest. Roads are a mix of dirt/gravel forestry and county roads. There are several hiking, biking, and NF recreation…
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Total Miles
47.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Tywappity Fire Tower Road

Just a simple proving grounds trail, like the one you learn to ride 4 wheeler or dirt bike on, the trail offers thrill if you seek it but has its ease about it. You can…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Wash Creek FSR 2177

The Wash Creek FSR 2177 is a mild single lane forestry road through Mark Twain National Forest. The road is mostly scenic and features trees all around. The road has a few small water collection…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Kathy's Bridge Road

Kathy's Bridge Road, also known as Bollinger County Road 334, is a branch off the Bo-Co Road 342 and continues following the last stretch of James Creek while heading Southwest off the 342 to connect…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Dogtrot Hollow FSR 2134

The Dogtrot Hollow FSR 2134 is a fun little forest road that traverses through Mark Twain National Forest. The road starts with fresh Gravel but slowly changes to a natural improved state, with the tough…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

James Creek Road

The James Creek Road, also known as Bollinger County Road 342 is a gravel county road rolling through the Missouri Countryside along James Creek. The road has a course gravel base with sweeping turns and…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su / Wi

Pine Union Spur A FSR 2137A

The Pine Union Spur A FSR 2137A in Mark Twain National Forest gives a sense of thrill and scenery all in one. It begins at a fork with the main FSR 2137, hanging left, you…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Hartle Ford Road

Hartle Ford Road consists of Cape County Road 352 and Bollinger County Road 368. It is a gravel road that features rolling hills leading into two separate creek bottoms with really impressive low-water bridges. The…
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Total Miles
4.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Clear Creek Levee Road

The Clear Creek Levee Road parallels IL Route 3 North and South connecting the dots with a lot of routes that lead to Shawnee National Forest and other trails. It's a simple gravel road with…
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Total Miles
7.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Madison Co Road 247

Madison County Road 247 is a smooth-sailing gravel road over rolling hills amongst the pines. At its entrance point with MO-72, you can see for miles. The road follows this with a scenic route going…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su / Wi

Wolf Creek Road

Wolf Creek Road is a gravel road running through a section of the Shawnee National Forest. It clocks in at 3.8 miles, leading slowly downhill from the hills of the Mississippi Bluffs into the low-laying…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Old Plantation Access Road

Old Plantation Access Road, also named Cape Girardeau County Road 485, is a gravel road in Millersville, Missouri that also doubles as a Missouri Department of Conservation land access road. The road features beautiful rolling…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Old Goat SFR 625 & 625A

Old Goat SFR 625 and 625A is a State Forest Road in Shawnee National Forest. The road is short at only 1.1 miles long, but packs a punch, starting off dipping through a creek bottom,…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Slick Ridge SFR 262G

The Slick Ridge SFR 262G is a mildly challenging natural fire road that has a reward of a great view of Shawnee National Forest. It features an off-camber eroded section that will test your articulation…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

McCraven SFR 220

McCraven SFR 220 is a very scenic nature-viewing gravel road in Shawnee National Forest. It is a very easy trail with a minimal challenge, but there are a few muddy crossings and water collection spots…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Delta Road/Moad Hollow Road

Delta Road and Moad Hollow Road are the precursors to the Opossum Trot Trail System within Shawnee National Forest. This gravel road features an easy cruise leading you through the Illinois countryside showing off its…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su / Wi

Opossum Trot Road SFR 628

Opossum Trot Road SFR 628 is a scenic well maintained gravel road through Shawnee National Forest. The trail features great views and ease of driving, but if you are looking for the thrill it has…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su