Dirt Bike Trails Near Hartville, Missouri

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FSR510 Short Hollow

This is a nice scenic trail in the Glade Top Area. The trail is fairly rock and narrow in the wooded areas and not many pull-offs to let people pass in the wooded areas. There…
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Total Miles
10
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FSR606 Brushy Ridge

This is a short trail, but it will give you beautiful views of the Mark Twain National Forest. The trail runs through a mixture of woods and open areas along the ridge top, with a…
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Total Miles
3.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Lookout Road

This trail has a little bit of everything; gravel, rocks, mud, hills, and a river crossing. It is accessible from either end, but I prefer to wash my truck in the river on the way…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Blue Ridge Road

Blue Ridge Road is a spur offering additional access to Mark Twain National Forest. This route eventually dissolves into no discernible trail and should be considered an out-and-back. The route is characterized by heavy foliage…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Sp

Loto Outer Loop

This is the outer trail loop for the Lake of the Ozarks off-road park. The park is sitting right off the Lake of the Ozarks, with the Gravois Creek running right down the middle. You…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Williams Branch

Williams Branch Forest Road 1157 is a narrow-overgrown trail that varies in elevation between pine forests on the ridges to thick hardwoods in the lower areas. Passing by the marked campsite the trail becomes narrower…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

FR 1182

This trail will take you from 76 to Farm Road 2185. The first half starts easy with little to no obstacles. Various parts have brush and bendy branches coming onto the trail, so some scratches…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su / Wi

Moss Gap Staircase

This is a great shorter trail that branches off the main trail on Mary Cole Ridge. This trail is about a mile and a half long of various rocky roads, with occasional bypasses to get…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

FR 1180 (Left Fork)

This is the perfect trail if you are looking to get out and enjoy the Mark Twain National Forest. This trail is very straightforward and can be easily completed solo. 4WD is not needed as…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Turkey Knob 3145

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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Total Miles
22.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Current River Conservation Area

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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Total Miles
9.9
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Buick Truck Trail 2231

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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Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Mark Twain National Forest Scenic Drive

This is a Mark Twain National Forest Scenic Byway Drive between Highway 112 and 86 in South West Missouri near Roaring River State Park and Eagle Rock, Missouri. Following NF Road 197 or FR 2275,…
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Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

Gooseneck 3412

Gooseneck 3412 is a beautiful scenic drive along an easy gravel road that is well-maintained through the Mark Twain National Forest. This route is situated just southwest of Grandin, Missouri on the Current River in…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Bass River Scenic Route

This is a beautiful ride through Mark Twain National Forest on the northern portion of the Potosi district. There are lots of opportunities for photos and enjoying the scenery. You are likely to see deer…
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Total Miles
14
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Peter Cave Hollow 2363

It's always exciting when you drive for miles looking for that perfect camping spot with a view and then you finally, after hundreds of miles, find that spot. Peter Cave Hollow 2363 will take you…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Bay Nothing Recreation Area 3140

Forest Road 3140 starts at an elevation of 748 feet and then drops to an elevation of 381 feet at the river. This route is an easy gravel road that curves through the Mark Twain…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Parole Dam Trail

This is a forest trail that takes you the fun way to Parole Dam. There's a good downhill rocky section (tougher going back up)-there is a bypass, but the extra credit lines require good ground…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Su

Compton 3144

Compton 3144 is nestled in the beautiful and scenic Mark Twain National Forest located just west of Doniphan, Missouri. Compton 3144 is not advised for low clearance vehicles due to a water crossing right near…
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Total Miles
5
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Ripley Lake 3240

Ripley Lake 3240 is a short easy well maintained gravel road to Ripley Lake which is a 20 acre 12 foot deep lake. There you can find picnic areas with barbeque pits and boat docks…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Palmer Lake Loop

The first puddle at the start of the trail is normally passable for any vehicle. There is potential water on the road and loose gravel back in the dam area of the loop. Otherwise, the…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su

Shepard Cutoff - 2228

Shepard Cutoff 2228 is the gateway to Bell Mountain Wilderness which is a 9,143 acre wilderness located right outside of Caledonia, Missouri. This road is well-maintained with gravel and curves through the Mark Twain National…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

Allen Branch FS 4004

Very easy up to the power line. It's a road. Easy access to a place to hike, camp, or hunt. Particularly to hike or hunt the power-line cut. After the power lines, it's a trail…
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Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi