Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Summersville, Missouri

The Scenic Riverways drive is a combination of gravel county roads and forest service roads within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. It's an easy-going drive starting out of Eminence and heading North/East along the Jacks…
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Wild Horses, or Shannon County Road 211, is a gravel road within the Ozark National Scenic Riverway, the Pioneer Forest, and Shannon County land. The road is a mild example of a Shannon County road…
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Shawnee Creek, or Shannon County Road 211D is a gravel county road leading to an Ozark National Scenic Riverways campsite and Jacks Fork River access point for water floating of the area. The simple and…
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This is an easy scenic trail meandering through the forest trails and back roads of Mark Twain National Forest. The roads are a mix of dirt/gravel forestry and county roads. In the general area, there…
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Coot Tower or Shannon County Road 216 is a simple gravel-based road to the Missouri Department of Conservation Fire Tower and land on Coot Mountain. The road is simple and graceful, with well-maintained gravel from…
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Rocky Falls or Shannon County Road 526 is a gravel and natural creek road within the Ozark National Scenic Riverway, Rocky Creek Missouri Department of Conservation Area, and Shannon County land. The road traverses through…
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Stegall Tower, Carter County Road 159, or simply Stegall Mountain Road, is a simple gravel-based road to the Missouri Department of Conservation Fire Tower and land on Stegall Mountain. The road is simple and graceful,…
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After passing through the McCormack Lake Picnic Area, continue onto Forest Service Road 3155B. This trail winds through the forest until it reaches the Eleven Point River. Starting as a well-maintained forest service road, it…
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Rollercoaster, possibly partially known as Cabin Holler, is a gravel and natural rock/dirt mix road through north-eastern Peck Ranch Conservation Area, leading into the Rocky Creek Conservation Area (former Roger's Creek Natural Area) at Mud…
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The Current River Conservation was created by combining Deer Run, Carrs Creek, Cardareva and Paint Rock State Forests combining 28,000 acres. The trail starts as #1 on the map which is provided at the beginning…
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Turkey Knob 3145 is an easy gravel road that takes you off-road from highway 60 south to highway 160 and is 23.8 miles long. When you first turn off of highway 60, you will find…
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Mid Ridge Road is a natural coarse gravel and dirt-based road within the Roger's Creek Natural Area, Missouri Department of Conservation Land. The road begins at the bottom of the Current River Valley, just northwest…
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Collins Cemetery Road or Beal Road is a gravel and natural-terrain road within Rocky Creek, Missouri Department of Conservation Area, and Ozark National Scenic Riverways Land. The track leaves the Beal Ridge road going downhill…
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Hay Hollow FS 759 offers complex terrain, amazing views, historic sites, and fantastic camping. If running this trail from east to west, the trail starts with a large circle parking area (picnic table and fire…
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This is part 4 of 5 on a trip around Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. It's a nice little section through the forest, with some farmland travel along some streams that feed the Big Piney River.…
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This is part 3 of 5 on a trip around Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Here, you get into more of the Mark Twain National Forest. There will be several low-water crossings (they will all be…
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Waymeyer Landing or National Park Service Road 215 is a sand and natural gravel road to the boat launch area of the same name, located along the Current River within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways.…
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Clifty Creek is easy to spot when travelling down County Road W-269. It's an easy trail at the beginning, but soon the road develops a six-inch rut along the passenger side of the vehicle. The…
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This is part 2 of a five-part trip around Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. You'll have to follow some pavement to reach this section, a romp through Pump Station Road. At the end of the road…
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Crooked Tower Road, is a maintained gravel road composed of ownership under two agencies, one is the most of northern/east section owned by Crawford County, and the southern section going to the Dent County line…
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This is a short gravel road. It is not maintained like it used to be, due to the obstruction now located at the end of the track. While the map shows you can travel through…
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Old Mill FS 2381, is a semi-maintained gravel forest road within the Salem Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. The road features a ridge-top ride on the hill separating James Branch Creek/Chandler Hollow to the…
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James Ridge FS 2754, is a semi-maintained gravel forest road within the Salem Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. The road features a ridge-top ride on the hill with James Branch Creek to the south…
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Buick Truck Trail 2231 is located centrally in the Mark Twain National Forest which encompasses roughly 1.5 million acres in Missouri. It starts out paved until after you reach a rock quarry where it turns…
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This is an absolutely beautiful trail featuring loose rocks and some mild obstacles. Although it's a bit longer of a trail it's truly an enjoyable relaxing experience taking you deep into the trees and surrounding…
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This loop is very fun for the kids to run laps on. The trail is easy and mellow with a few little "challenges" along the way. Located centrally in the park gives you a chance…
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This trail is your main road for accessing different areas within the park. Please follow the signs designating areas where you can camp and also speed limits while some areas may have young riders terrain…
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Jog It is a quick and relatively easy trail for most rigs that have high clearance and all-terrain/mud-terrain tires. This trail has loose terrain and a climb that will require just a bit of offroading…
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This trail is exactly what it's named a cut thru still a fun scenic trail but it gives you quick access without having to go all the way around! With just a few of these…
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James Branch FS 2741 is a gravel forest road, leaning natural-improved in spots, within the Salem Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. James Branch shows its popularity right from where it comes off the Crooked…
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