Turkey Trot SFR 627/643

Trail Overview

The Turkey Trot (FSR 627) and FSR 643 are two trails that seamlessly connect to form one 2-mile trail inside the Opossum Trot Road trail system inside Shawnee National Forest. These trails together range from mild to hard. It starts with narrow rutted ridges with small mud pits and off-camber eroded slopes. It transitions to etched-in trail tunnels with roots for walls. Finally, it becomes a steep downward grade eroded with deep ruts, with signs of past 4WDs struggling to traverse it. This leads to the bottoms where a creek snakes back and forth into the trail's pathway, yielding some washes and steep rocky inclines to climb and potential water crossings. The difficulty of this trail will increase with wet conditions and a rainy season.

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Difficulty

These two trails together form a trail that tests courage and ability. After rain and a wet season, mixed with a bed of leaves, it is incredibly low traction and slick. Dirt is the main surface, but it also features creek beds and small sections of old gravel road, all being eroded by the rainwater. There are plenty of off-camber areas, sudden drops or inclines, rutted-out areas, and steep grades.

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