Dirt Bike Trails Near Hillsboro, Missouri

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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

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

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

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

Palmer Mine - FSR 2382

Palmer Mine Trail begins as a well-maintained forest service road winding through the scenic Mark Twain National Forest, gradually descending into the valley towards Hazel Creek. At 1 mile into the trail, adventurers reach a…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

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

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

Huzzah Creek Train Tunnel

As you travel along, you weave in and out of the Mark Twain Forest. You'll start near one of the areas for camping and floating outfitters (Eagle Hurst Ranch), popular during the summer. The Huzzah…
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Total Miles
12
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

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
2 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

CR 404 Crane

This is a scenic route from Highway 49 to Crane Lake Recreation Area. Enjoy the ride; it'll be moderate (weather may affect some areas, so watch for downed trees or potential water on the road).…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp

Central School FSR 2100

This road is the start and continuation of Central Pond FSR 2144. This road starts with a small creek crossing and continues uphill with a shallow rutted road. At the top of the hill, it…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Miller Chapel FSR 2501

This trail starts as an unmaintained trail, light gravel/dirt, and turns into an all-dirt road. Along this road, you will not only have a beautiful drive through the woods but will also be welcomed with…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

South Windy FSR 3304

This trail starts as a light gravel/dirt two-track. About 100 feet in is an uphill section with shallow washouts. As you get to the top of the hill, it becomes a little soft. Some of…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

CR 907 Trail of Tears

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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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Funk Branch Road

Funk Branch Road, or the combination road of Reynolds County Road 456 and Iron County Road 149, is a coarse gravel county road along the Funk Branch Creek, providing access to the north side of…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

K-Bridge West

This road starts as an asphalt road (.08 miles) at the K Bridge West entrance. There is a campground to your right and a "day use" area at your left that leads down to the…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

Long Ridge Road

Long Ridge Road (Reynolds County Road 462 and Iron County Road 151) is a coarse gravel county road providing access to the northeast portion of the Black River Bottoms area within the Clearwater Lake U.S.…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Mann Cemetery Road

Mann Cemetery Road, or Reynolds County Road 456, is a coarse gravel road transforming to a natural dirt road in the northern portion of the Black River Bottoms area within the Clearwater Lake U.S. Army…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su / Wi

Hackworth Hollow Trail

Hackworth Hollow Trail, also known locally as part of Funk Branch Road or Reynolds County Road 446A, is a coarse gravel road transforming to a creek bottom road and back to a coarse gravel road…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Funk Branch Delta

Funk Branch Delta Trail, or Funk Shore Access, is a coarse creek gravel and dirt/mud trail through the northern portion of the Black River Bottoms area within the Clearwater Lake U.S. Army Corps of Engineer…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Spool Ridge Trail

Spool Ridge Trail, or simply The Spool Trail, is a natural dirt/coarse gravel and small rock trail through the north center portion of the Black River Bottoms area within the Clearwater Lake U.S. Army Corps…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Stacked Log Trail

Stacked Log Trail, also known as the Spool Bypass or Reynolds County Road 458, is a half coarse gravel road, half natural dirt/small rock trail through the north central portion of the Black River Bottoms…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Wi / Fa

Whizenhunt Bottoms

Whizenhunt Bottoms, also known as Whizenhunt Hollow Trail or simply The Bottoms, is a natural creek/river rock, sand, and dirt, with wooded trails leading to roughly 115 acres of open area along the Riverside Depths…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Dafron Branch Trail

Dafron Branch Trail (Reynolds County Road 462) is a dirt mixed with natural rock trail that transforms into a coarse gravel creek bottom trail, tracking through the center portion of the Black River Bottoms area…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Central Bluffs Trail

Central Bluffs Trail, or Black River Bottoms Central Hub, consists of parts of the Reynolds County Roads 462 and 464 and is a dirt/sand mix and natural creek-bottom rock trail through the center portion of…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

North Riverside

North Riverside Trail is a natural dirt, mud, sand, and small rock trail through the center portion of the Black River Bottoms area within the Clearwater Lake U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Land. The name…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Central Riverside Connector

Central Riverside Connector is a coarse gravel and natural dirt/mud trail through the center portion of the Black River Bottoms area within the Clearwater Lake U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Land. The Central Riverside Connector…
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Total Miles
0.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Dafron Hollow Trail

Dafron Hollow Trail, or Reynolds County Road 462, is a coarse gravel road transforming to a natural dirt/mud and small rock trail through the southern portion of the Black River Bottoms area within the Clearwater…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Well Hollow

Well Hollow Trail is a coarse gravel and natural dirt/mud/clay trail through the southern portion of the Black River Bottoms area within the Clearwater Lake U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Land. This is the southern…
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Total Miles
0.4
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Murphy Cemetery Road

Murphy Cemetery Road, including part of the Reynolds County Road 466, is a coarse gravel road with natural tendencies. It tracks through the southern portion of the Black River Bottoms area within the Clearwater Lake…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi