Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Marietta, Georgia

Pine Log Mountain Wildlife Management Area Forest Service Road

This collection of roads through The Pine Log Wildlife Management Area gives access to some beautiful creeks brimming with fish, deer, wild hog and turkey. The dirt road starts out very easy, but as you…
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Total Miles
6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Winding Stair Mountain Trail

This route through the Chattahoochee National Forest takes you deep into the rolling Appalachian Mountains up the Winding Stair Mountain Trail. The iconic Winding Stair portion of the trail takes you up the mountainside overlooking…
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Total Miles
19.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

631- Tatum Lead

Tatum Lead Road begins in the Northern end of the Chattahoochee National Forest. The access road is given right of way through private property. It starts out on Georgia's scenic byway on Highway 52. There…
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Total Miles
7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

3 - Peeples Lake

Peeple's Lake begins in the heart of the city of Chatsworth. It is a dirt trail from beginning to the end, starting inside of a small residential area, and ending in the parking area of…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Georgia Traverse

Anyone who's heard a country song can probably picture Georgia. It's a land of green hillsides, charming southern towns dotted with white picket fences, and sunny fields tied together by red dirt roads. It's tough…
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Total Miles
372
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Old CCC Camp Road

This route has many wonderful views and is accessible by most vehicles. Connecting to the Georgia Traverse, it provides many options to continue your travels through the mountains and camping along the way. Depending on…
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Total Miles
9.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Bush Head Gap Road

Relatively easy trail with no serious obstacles, but the route is very overgrown and only one vehicle wide. If you drive a full-size vehicle, prepare for scratches on the vehicle. If you look at a…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Cohutta Wilderness

Cohutta Wilderness is a recreation area in the Chattahoochie-Occonee national forest. This trail is part gravel and part dirt. It has many challenging spurs to the main route. The main path is maintained by forest…
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Total Miles
7.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Charlie Elliott

Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center is a Georgia DNR. facility to promote wildlife education. The run classes for wildlife enthusiasts, hunters and fisherman. It adjoins the Clybel WMA and the Marben PFA, which provide several opportunities…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
2 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

USFSR# 549

USFSR #549 is an east to west trail that begins on the eastern side of the Talladega National Forest at USFSR #555, and ends at the western side at USFSR #500; just North of Coleman…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

USFSR #500

USFSR #500 is considered the "primary" road that runs from the southern end; starting at Skyline Drive/AL HWY 281/US HWY 78 and ends at the Northern part in the city of Piedmont in Calhoun County.…
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Total Miles
19.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

USFSR #500 pt 2

This northern portion is NOT in the Choccolocco wildlife management area, but still is in the Talladega National Forest. USFSR #500 is considered the "primary" road that runs from the southern end; starting at Skyline…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

USFSR #500K

USFSR #500K is the last trail that spurs off the primary road going in and out of the Shoal Creek Ranger District portion of the Talladega National Forest. This Northernmost trail is outside the Choccolocco…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Wi

USFSR #548A

USFSR #548A Is a seasonally open unimproved road that begins at the northern half of USFSR #548 and ends back at USFSR #553. It is only open during hunting season. The trail does show signs…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Wi

USFSR #548 (South)

USFSR #548 is one of the longer trails in the Chocolocco Wildlife Management area. It is part of the Talladega Nagio AL Forest; Shoal Creek District. It has been broken up into two parts due…
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Total Miles
7.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

USFSR #540

USFSR #540 begins at USFSR #532 and ends at County Rd 55 in the small community of Rabbittown. It is riddled with shallow mud holes throughout the entire trail, with gravel and dirt as the…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Big Frog - FS 62

This trail is less maintained than the other trails in the area. There are some places with deep ruts and one place that is off-camber that we marked with 18 degrees of roll. I would…
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Total Miles
11
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Ladd Springs Road (221)

This short road is an easy drive that is primarily dirt with some paved areas. The road is passable by most vehicles with minimal obstacles to encounter. The end of the road connects with the…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Pope Loop

Pope Loop is an easy meandering drive through southern pine forests with harvested areas creating ideal hunting locations. This loop is topped off with a designated dispersed hunt camp called Gladesville. Pope Loop is a…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

USFSR #532

USFSR #532 begins in the small community of Rabbittown on Brown Bridge Road. It starts off as pavement by giving right of way to private property, and ends on pavement at USFR #500. This is…
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Total Miles
4.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

USFSR #537A

USFSR #537A is a seasonal trail usually only open during hunting season or during times of controlled burns. It is accessible from Cleburne County RD 66 by private land right-of-way, but very seldom is that…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Wi

USFSR #500M Sweetwater Lake

USFSR #500M is a trail that is much like a rollercoaster. It has many steep, short down grades to an immediate steep, short uphill; usually with mud holes in between. The trail is very hard…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Ocmulgee Camp Loop

Ocmulgee Camp Loop is a great short trail of well-maintained gravel road with large size gravel chunks. It is complete with a nice dispersed camping area at the Ocmulgee multi use trailhead of hiking, equestrian…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

USFSR #531

USFSR #531 is a dirt and gravel mixed trail that starts at USFSR #500 and ends at USFSR #548 of the southern half. It intersects USFSR #500 again in the middle of the trail. It…
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Total Miles
7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

537 - Flag Mountain

Trail 537 - Flag Mountain is a rolling hills descent into the Talladega National Forest that shows just how well Alabama's National Forest is managed within the management area that is the Shoals Creek District.…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Wi

Scenic Juliette

Scenic Juliette stands true to its name, passing through highland forests of southern pines before slowly descending down to hardwood forest with revealing views of the Ocmulgee River. This fun drive is best started from…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

USFSR #530

USFSR #530 is a beautiful scenic ride from USFSR #500 and dead ends at private land, with no exit. Some maps may show two small trails, but there is no entrance to those small trails…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Oconee Starr

Oconee Starr is a fun and easy drive showcasing vibrant red dirt roads, southern pine forests, hardwood forests, and natural streams. This trail is split between Oconee National Forest and Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge spanning…
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Total Miles
7.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Falls Branch Road - FS 374

This forest service road is gravel and easy to navigate, there are a few rough places along the trail but nothing difficult. It is located in the Big Frog mountain wilderness which is part of…
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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Peavine Sheeds - CR 221

This is a nice easy to navigate trail in the Big Frog Mountain Wilderness which is part of the Cherokee National Forest. The trail is fairly well-maintained so it should be accessible to almost any…
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Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi