Off-Road Trails in Kentucky

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Learn more about Middle Bays Trail - 4 to A Road
Middle Bays Trail - 4 to A Road

Middle Bays Trail - 4 to A Road

The Middle Bays Trail/4 to A Road, connecting the two middle bays within the OHV park, is a semi-maintained creek gravel and dirt primary road with natural tendencies. It connects point to point from the…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Mill Creek Road - DBBB
Mill Creek Road - DBBB

Mill Creek Road - DBBB

This trail is another in the southern loop of the Daniel Boone Backcountry Byway (DBBB). It is a very easy graveled forest service road that connects Highway 290 back north to McKee, Kentucky. It is…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Mountain Springs Road
Mountain Springs Road

Mountain Springs Road

Mountain Springs Road is a challenging track through a thick forest with lots of mud and ledges. There is a small rock garden towards the southern end of the trail. This route starts at the…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Mud Holler
Mud Holler

Mud Holler

This trail guides you through a maze of deep and nasty mud holes. The trees are marked with spots of pink paint to help mitigate becoming stuck. It is strongly recommended to attempt for the…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
8 Difficult
Best Time
Spring
Learn more about Mullin's Station Rd - DBBB
Mullin's Station Rd - DBBB

Mullin's Station Rd - DBBB

A MUST SEE TRAIL!!! It is a well-traveled gravel road on the Daniel Boone Backcountry Byway, but the beauty is the Abandoned Mine. While this is an obvious local hangout with all the bonfire pits…
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Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Mushroom Trail - 5 to C Shortcut
Mushroom Trail - 5 to C Shortcut

Mushroom Trail - 5 to C Shortcut

The Mushroom Trail, or 5 to C Shortcut, is a semi-maintained, gravel and dirt primary road, connecting road to road from the 6 to 5 Road to the Rock Garden - 6 to C Road…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Myers Fork Road
Myers Fork Road

Myers Fork Road

A very scenic paved back road. This road will take you down and in between many trails in the area. This road is also part of the Daniel Boone Backcountry Byway. A fantastic set of…
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Total Miles
11.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about New Hope Lookout Tower Road - DBBB
New Hope Lookout Tower Road - DBBB

New Hope Lookout Tower Road - DBBB

This is a well-maintained gravel road that travels around the area of the Daniel Boone National Forrest and is a part of the Daniel Boone Backcountry Byway. It has excellent views of the wooded area…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about New Hope Rd - DBBB
New Hope Rd - DBBB

New Hope Rd - DBBB

New Hope Road on the Daniel Boone Backcountry Byway has a steep rocky incline and a narrow ridge crossing with a steep drop on each side. Wider Trucks may need help passing the narrow ridge…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Spring
Learn more about New Virgina Ridge Rd to Hidden Lake
New Virgina Ridge Rd to Hidden Lake

New Virgina Ridge Rd to Hidden Lake

This is a nice trail that takes you to a secluded pond. It is a great spot to camp and fish. There are some low hanging branches to watch out for, and some muddy spots…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Newby Cemetery Road
Newby Cemetery Road

Newby Cemetery Road

Newby Cemetery Road takes you to the Newby Cemetery and Duncan Bay on Lake Kentucky. The trail is a gravel forestry road with some soft sand spots that can turn into mud holes after heavy…
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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Nickell Branch - FS 102
Nickell Branch - FS 102

Nickell Branch - FS 102

Nickell Branch FS 102 is a gravel forestry road through the northwest corner of the Kentucky section, Lake Barkley side, of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The road is graceful and a…
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Total Miles
1.0
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Nolan Pass
Nolan Pass

Nolan Pass

This is an abandoned strip mine access road that is an unmaintained dirt road that connects KY 292 to the former Wolf Creek mine, just south of Warfield. This trail contains sections with uneven ruts.…
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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fall
Learn more about Oil Center WMA Main Via Ringgold Road
Oil Center WMA Main Via Ringgold Road

Oil Center WMA Main Via Ringgold Road

Note that this trail is impassable during high pool seasons of Lake Cumberland, from around March to October. Exercise caution and observe the water level. This route provides access through one of four roads to…
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Total Miles
2.0
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fall
Learn more about Old Fincastle Rd
Old Fincastle Rd

Old Fincastle Rd

This is a short trail with one difficult obstacle at the end. It is a mild trail to a deep creek crossing. Then a little off-camber dirt trail to the main event. Old Fincastle is…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Old Fincastle/Big Andy Ridge
Old Fincastle/Big Andy Ridge

Old Fincastle/Big Andy Ridge

This is an awesome scenic trail. You can skip the Old Fincastle section if you just want an easy drive through the Red River Gorge.
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Total Miles
14.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Old Silver Trail - FS 320
Old Silver Trail - FS 320

Old Silver Trail - FS 320

Old Silver Trail FS 320 is a natural/gravel forestry route through the inland area of the center Kentucky section of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. This trail parallels the east of Woodland…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Pick Your Poison
Pick Your Poison

Pick Your Poison

Pick your poison is a red trail and for good reason. This one hits you from the very beginning with a gatekeeper of sorts. If you cannot make this under your own power, there will…
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Total Miles
0.2
Tech Rating
10 Difficult
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Pine Flat - Laurel Fork Road
Pine Flat - Laurel Fork Road

Pine Flat - Laurel Fork Road

This starts on either side as a gravel-maintained route and then transitions to a more rough and technical area, as parts of the route are unmaintained. Some spots become tight between small trees. There is…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Piney Branch Rd - DBBB
Piney Branch Rd - DBBB

Piney Branch Rd - DBBB

It is a very nice graveled country drive on the Daniel Boone Backcountry Byway. It crosses a small creek that trickles over large rock boulders that lay flat amongst the gravel road. This trail also…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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