Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Louann, Arkansas

The Arkansas Overland Route - Section 8 - To Spoon Bend Camping Area

This is Section 8 of The Arkansas Overland Route that starts off HWY 82 (Falcon Bottoms Back Roads) trail. This section has pavement, dirt, and gravel. This section will lead you to Spoon Bend Access…
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Total Miles
12.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - Section 9 - Norphlet Trek

Section 9 of The Arkansas Overland Route contains a mix of pavement, gravel, and dirt. Great views with a mix of Arkansas backroads. This section can have slick and muddy areas. Some areas can flood…
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Total Miles
13.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - Section 7 - Treck Along Ouachita Road

This trail is Section 7 of the Arkansas Overland Route that starts off HWY 82 (Falcon Bottoms Back Roads) trail. This section contains great views. This is a mix of pavement, dirt, and gravel. Some…
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Total Miles
7.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - Section 10 - Old Calion Lock and Dam

Section 10 of The Arkansas Overlanding Route. A mix of pavement, gravel, and dirt that can be muddy and slick in areas when wet. This leads to many dispersed camping areas and Old Calion Lock…
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Total Miles
21.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - Section 6 - Highway 278 to Highway 79

This trail is Section 6 of The Arkansas Overlanding Route that starts off HWY 82 (Falcon Bottoms Back Roads) trail. This section contains creeks and awesome views. Parts of this trail can be very messy…
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Total Miles
10.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - Section 5 - Highway 76 to Highway 278

This trail is a mix of dirt, gravel, and asphalt. This area has some beautiful views and creeks. This is the 5th section of the Arkansas Overlanding Route that starts off HWY 82 (FALCON Bottoms…
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Total Miles
6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - Section 4 - Poison Springs WMA and Purifoy Cemetery

This trail is gravel and dirt that can be sloppy during or after rains. There is a small section is pavement before turning to go to Purifoy Cemetery. Some areas you might want to avoid…
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Total Miles
12
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - Section 11 - County Road 30 and 32

This is Section 11 of The Arkansas Overland Route. This section is gravel and dirt roads and ends at a deer camp. The road continues on, but after rain, it is all mud and a…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - Section 2 - Highway 371 to Road 113

This trail starts off on Highway 371, going east. It is a continuation of the Falcon Bottoms Back Roads Trail and Section 2 of the Arkansas Overland Route. This trail is almost all gravel and…
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Total Miles
16
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - Section 12 - Dead End but Fresh Beginning

This is Section 12 of The Arkansas Overland Route. Deep graveled roads with potholes and water crossing after rain. Ending at HWY 160, a right turn will take you towards Moro State Park. There are…
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Total Miles
9.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - Section 3 - Road 113 to Highway 76

This trail starts at Road 113 and ends at Highway 76. This is the third section of Falcon Bottoms Back Roads Route that leads to Poison Springs WMA. This trail has a lot of cool…
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Total Miles
11.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Country route to White Oak Lake Group Campsite

This is a gravel and dirt road that leads to an awesome group campsite on White Oak Lake. A permit can be found online to camp in this free Poison Springs Forest. There are several…
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Total Miles
28.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Primitive Camp and Shooting Range in Poison Springs WMA

White Oak State Park is a great place to stay while you explore the Poison Springs WMA. If you want full hookups and restrooms while you camp. While at White Oak State Park, ask the…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Poison Springs WMA - Campsite C-10 to C-29 and C-54

This dirt and gravel road takes you to dispersed campsites within the Poison Springs WMA area. Camping permits are required and are free at Poison Springs WMA website. Roads can be slick, and water crossing…
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Total Miles
5.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - TrailHawk Loop - Section 14 - The Beginning

These are gravel roads that are dusty when dry and can be nasty when wet. They seem well maintained, and there is awesome scenery. Watch for farm equipment on the roads and cattle. This is…
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Total Miles
16.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - TrailHawk Loop - Section 27

This trail contains pavement, dirt, and gravel. It leaves the Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge Lock and Dam access area and ends at Moro State Park. This is the final section of the TrailHawk Loop. This…
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Total Miles
26.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - Section 13 - Moro State Park

Gravel road that can be nasty when wet. This section has some pavement that takes you into Moro State Park. This is the beginning of The Trailhawk Loop. The Trail Hawk Loop is part of…
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Total Miles
10.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - Section 1 - Falcon Bottoms Back Roads

This route will start from off Highway 82, East of Texarkana, Arkansas. You will head north along Falcon Bottoms Natural Area and end up going east towards Poison Springs WMA. This is the beginning of…
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Total Miles
17
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Highway 24 to Campsite C-10 Poison Springs WMA

Dirt and gravel road south off Highway 24. This road goes into the Poison Spring WMA. A camping permit is required and is free at Poison Springs WMA website. This road can be slippery when…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - TrailHawk Loop - Section 15

Gravel and dirt roads that can be muddy and slick with possible ruts when wet. This is Section 15 of the Arkansas Overland Route. This section makes up the Hawks' beak when looking at this…
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Total Miles
10.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - TrailHawk Loop - Section 16

Gravel and pavement roads that go to Eagle Landing Lake and boat ramp. Portions of roads can be muddy and slick when wet. These roads are well maintained but can be a bit rough in…
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Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - TrailHawk Loop - Section 17

Gravel roads that can be muddy and slick when wet. Roads can become flooded and not passable during and after rains. This goes to a lake and camping area. There is a section known to…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - TrailHawk Loop - Section 18

Gravel and dirt roads that can be dusty when dry. Some pavement is in this section. These roads can be muddy and slick with possible ruts when wet. Some areas can be flooded. This section…
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Total Miles
33.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - TrailHawk Loop - Section 26

This is a mix of Pavement, dirt, and gravel. Some areas can be nasty when wet. Some areas can become flooded. Some areas have ruts. This trail ends at Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge Lock and…
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Total Miles
22.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - TrailHawk Loop - Section 19

This is a mix of gravel and pavement. The gravel can be messy when wet. This goes to Crosset Harbor RV Park. There is camping, a boat ramp, and restrooms. This section ends at the…
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Total Miles
13.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

The Arkansas Overland Route - TrailHawk Loop - Section 20

Gravel and dirt roads that can be muddy and have ruts when wet. This goes to the Pine Island Boat Ramp and recreation area. Some areas of the road could flood, travel with caution. Some…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - TrailHawk Loop - Section 21 - Haus SP

This is a mix of pavement and gravel. Some sections can be messy when wet. This route takes you to Haus State Park. There are full hookup sites, tent sites, and cabin rentals. This is…
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Total Miles
33.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

829 Road, Kisatchie NF

This is a basic fire road within Kisatchie National Forest. It involves rolling hills through the Louisiana landscape. Hidden around the area are lookout towers for fire detection, a relic from past land management in…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

815 Road, Kisatchie NF

This is a basic fire road within Kisatchie National Forest. It involves rolling hills through the Louisiana landscape. Hidden around the area are lookout towers for fire detection, a relic from past land management in…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Kisatchie NF Spur Trail

This is a very short off-shoot road to a timber logging area. The end of the road is secluded, away from the main road and the perfect stop for lunch or a hideaway campsite away…
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Total Miles
0.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi