Dirt Bike Trails Near Fort Lewis, Washington

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Rock Candy Mountain

This is an easy trail with plenty of scenic areas to pull off. This is the north side of Capitol State Forest. Logging is active during the week, and weekends will allow for through travel…
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Total Miles
8.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Lake Overlook Camp Out Road

This magnificent land bridge places this one-car wide lane delicately at the top of a very steep tall cliffside. The road is mostly clear of landslide debris but large rocks are not far off the…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

The Great Overlook Adventure Path

This incredible trail is an adventure to a steep cliffside off-road climb. On it, you will find large boulders to drive around, medium-sized obstacles, and lots of nature. Enjoy all the deep the woods has…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Trail to Roll Cage Landslide Canyon

This long beautiful forested trail opens up to gorgeous mountain views. Rough unkept roads make good suspension worthwhile as the rocky road seems to become quite unpredictable. Sudden drops and obvious recent landslides make this…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Quarry Lake Viewpoint Road

This path is the furthest from the quarry fork. It leads to a beautiful land bridge overlooking both lakes. Dense forest trails are unmaintained causing the scraping of wider vehicles. The ground is sturdy and…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Deep Forest Trail

Thick overgrowth takes you through Gifford's Forest at a decent. Deep overgrowth makes for poor camping, but the intersection for roads at the Sothern end of the trail makes for a great quick campground. Enjoy…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

South Tahuya Loop

This 3-mile loop is part of the Tahuya State Forest 4X4 trail system. This trail has lots of off-camber sections and areas that stock vehicles will have difficulty passing. There are many short side trails…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

East Waddell Basin

Easternmost trail that runs between Middle Waddell, the Southernmost staging area, and Rock Candy, the Northernmost staging area. The trail runs through fast flowy wooded sections, along with up and down switchbacks in the trees…
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Total Miles
10.7
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

East Creek Overlook

An easy out-and-back trail offering scenic views for any skill level, this path starts on FR74 and winds its way through aspen groves and moss-draped rainforest on an open and well-graded gravel road, before turning…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Tahuya Loop

Tahuya Loop is mostly gravel terrain but has numerous deep water crossings in fall, winter, and spring, as well as many off-camber areas. There are also multiple rock gardens to crawl through with by-passes around.…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Narnia

A gentle gravel trail leads off East Creek Overlook. This long winding path is gentle and there is always a place to avoid potholes. Drive through the green forest with lots of small animals. This…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

West Waddell Basin Trail

This is a great beginners' trail and still fun for novices. It follows a little bit of the creek and has a nice little spot to have a quick snack while sitting next to the…
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Total Miles
8.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Tahuya Boat Ramp

This short trail is a challenging 4X4 obstacle. The first section is cement slabs creating a small shelf and short, steep grade. The middle section is a group of large boulders approximately 2 feet in…
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Total Miles
0.2
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

River Road

This beautiful forested road rides alongside the North Fork of Tilton River. Leading deeper into the forest. Gentle roads become rougher and more pitted the deeper you travel. Pull off on one of the many…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

9 Road

This 4.5-mile point-to-point trail gives access to most of the 4WD trails (Mainline, Sunrise, Alder Loop, and Swamp trail) within the Elbe Hills ORV Area. It also gives access to the campground and dispersed camping…
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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Wooded Forked Path

Gentle gravel trail. This long path is gentle but narrows in quite a few places. Drive through the green forest with lots of small animals. This road will take you deep into the Gifford Pinchot…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Weasel Spring Lane

Beautiful lush forest interrupted by logging fields. Lots of wildlife scamper around as you drive this easy-going un-kept logging road. Large open skies, deer, elk, and weasels make this area a joy to explore. Spring…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Capitol Forest Tour

This is an easy trail if you stay on the main tracks. Mostly gravel roads, with some parts asphalt mixed into odd places. There are plenty of places to venture off the main track and…
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Total Miles
26.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Bridge Brook Drive

This long beautiful stretch is surrounded by a beautiful pasture that has consumed once logging land. Beautiful open skies and gently sloping hills are interrupted by a fairy tail-like tree cover housing a bridge that…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

NF 7720000

This is a forest road leading from Wilkeson up into the mountains. The trail starts off nice and wide (approx 3 car widths) and continues up varying paths that wiggle down to a single lane.…
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Total Miles
11.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Mainline Extension

This short off-road trail connects the Alder Loop Trail to the Gotcha Trail. This trail winds through the trees with several tight sections, which can be difficult for longer-wheelbase vehicles. Stumps, logs, and rocks along…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Road 99

This short 1-mile point-to-point trail gives access to several different trails in the Elbe Hills Trail System. This is a forest service road generally used by vehicles for the maintenance of the Elbe Hills off-road…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Alder Loop Trail

This short off-road trail is part of the Elbe Hills Trail System. This trail has several different paths to follow. This one takes you up the hill to a large mud hole which can be…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Mainline

A tough trail that will test your rig's capability. We did it in a 4Runner on 35s had to winch throughout and blew a tire off the bead. Lots of water crossings, big rocks, and…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Sunrise Trail

This short point-to-point off-road trail is part of the Elbe Hills Trail System. The first section is a hill climb with several sharp turns with tight squeezes through trees and stumps and a section of…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Last Regrets Lane

This is the gentlest trail you will find at Elbe ORV Park. Long and flat it's a great access point for tow trucks. Elbe park is a destroyer of rigs. You will find lots of…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

8 Road

This 2.7-mile point-to-point trail leads up to the Elbe Hills ORV park area. The Elbe Hills ORV park area has a campground and dispersed camping areas and requires the Washington State Discovery Pass. This is…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hamma Hamma Trail with View of The Brothers

This is a non-technical drive through the forest up to a viewpoint overlooking the valley and The Brothers. Viewpoint has space for about 5 rigs to pull over and take a lunch break. There a…
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Total Miles
13.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su

Summit Lake Trailhead

This 26-mile out-and-back trail takes you from the Carbon River Valley up to the Summit Lake Trailhead. There will be a left turn onto an expansive paved bridge that will take you across the Carbon…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hamma Hamma lookout #1 (251000)

This is a section of the 2510000 trail to the first big lookout/camp area. The primary trail is gravel and dirt based. There are some occasional potholes but primarily just dirt and loose gravel. Once…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su