Off-Road Trails in Ohio

A very nice ride out to McKee Cemetery, this trail is very easy, and any 4WD vehicle should be able to handle the route. The trail will allow you to enjoy the beautiful Appalachian Plateau of southern Ohio. This is a township road, so you will need a licensed vehicle. ...
Learn more about Abner Run Road

Very Steep entry/exit on both ends. The creeks are always flowing and constantly changing the appearance of the roadway. Three sizeable concrete slab bridges span the waterways that wind in and out of the valley as you descend before going right back up again. The western valley ridgeline is very na...
Learn more about AEP Onion Creek - Allen Run 3 Creek Slab Bridges

This is a backroad connector route from Campground C to the Equine day-use area. It's a great little route through the woods and along a beautiful clear creek. You will pass by many wonderful ponds that can be fished and even a Civil War cemetery. There are several offshoots for the more adventurous...
Learn more about AEP SandHollow Camp C to Equine Day use F no gates

This trail takes you right into the heart of the forest. You will begin right at a nice creek. Once you get to the creek you will drive down into it for a short part of the trail. Make sure you don't cross the bridge as that is private property. Once through the small part of the creek, you will con...
Learn more about Albright

These are some great winding country back roads going through Amish Country seeing several Amish lumber mills and roadside markets to purchase Amish produce and craft. With beautiful changes in elevation, some of these roads can get narrow and technical. Many places to pull over and have other traff...
Learn more about Amish Lumber Mills

This is an easy gravel road near Germantown, Ohio. This route takes you along a beautiful creek with an old and pretty cool bridge crossing. It's easily accessible for any vehicle that is licensed to be on public roadways. Stop at one of the pull-offs and enjoy the sounds of a running creek. Please ...
Learn more about Anthony Road

This is the eastern loop of Batnest Road back to Main Road 715. The nice twisty well-graded gravel road gets fairly steep in places. Hunting and fishing in the area with proper licensing, known for foraging of ginseng and mushrooms. Part of the Batnest and Stone Quarry Loop near Walhonding, Ohio, an...
Learn more about Batnest Loop

Bats Nest Road is a non-maintained road with several large mud holes and rutted sections. This route can be used as a connector to Stone Quarry Road. There are bypasses around the two largest mud holes. One bypass is a really tight fit through several trees. Make sure you have a winch and recovery g...
Learn more about Bats Nest to Sone Quarry

The trail is a nice mix of dirt and gravel with a couple of creek crossings. It is easily doable in a 4x4 vehicle, although some AWD vehicles may have issues with the two water crossings along the route. If you enjoy getting out, taking in your surroundings, and listening to a running creek, then th...
Learn more about Beech Fork Road

If you like driving down back forest roads this is a good one and has a lot to offer from flowing creeks that follow the route to old graveyards and lots of history. You will find yourself traveling down into the forest through curvey gravel hills. A short drive later you will find a couple of littl...
Learn more about Bethel

This is an easy scenic trail that can be done with a 4WD vehicle. You can expect some ruts and a couple of steep grades. The trail meanders through the Appalachian plateau. It is very lush and green in the spring and summer. In the fall, you can take in all of the beautiful fall colors of southern O...
Learn more about Blacks Run Road

This trail is a little more challenging than some of the more stock-friendly trails in what has become known as the Tar Hollow Trails of Vinton and Hocking County. This road is not maintained with some rutted, muddy, and off-camber areas. It makes for a great beginner trail if you're looking for som...
Learn more about Blue Creek Road - Tar Hollow Trails

As you enter Brady Road, veer right to stay straight heading towards Burton Hill Road. As you turn right on Burton Hill Road, you will come up on a small creek crossing along with some mud holes. Once you see the oil well, turn left to head up the very steep muddy hill that's a little overgrown and ...
Learn more about Brady Road

This is a narrow, graded winding gravel dirt mix that runs along the Kokosing River. Just after the roadside Springs, it changes Elevation to go up through a small patch of woods, and it drops down into a sweeping farmland Vista with sandstone ruins travels down a single track dead-end road to Hunte...
Learn more about Bridge of Dreams to Hunter Steel Bridge

Fantastic rolling gravel along Kokosing River. There are multiple springs for filling water along the southern edge of the route. Some sections to this can be very high speed if graded well. New canoe access and Campground are adjacent to the Bridge of Dreams Park which is a 300+ foot-long pedestria...
Learn more about Bridge of Dreams to Mohican River

This trail follows a creek bed for the majority of the route. With running water, and some great places to get your flex on. This trail is centered towards the off-roader that likes more technical and difficult trails. But is still completely doable solo. There is very limited cell service here, so ...
Learn more about Camel Road - Splash but Don't Crash

Head back in time as you travel through the abandoned town of San Toy. You will start by driving down a gravel road that will take you past old foundations to buildings that once stood there during coal mining times. After traveling down the gravel road, you will come across a covered bridge. You'll...
Learn more about Cedar Run

The trail starts off by taking you down a muddy, slippery, and rutted road up to a mud-hole playground for loads of fun. If you continue to drive you will come into a cemetery in the middle of the woods with a view from a cliff overlooking the forest. Just keep going down the mud-covered roads to tr...
Learn more about Dawley Cemetery

This trail is every off-roader's dream. It has a small piece of every obstacle in the book. For example, flexing, water, medium-sized mud holes, optional hill climbs, and just enough ravines and washouts to get your friend with smaller tires in some trouble. There is no service in this area, and it'...
Learn more about Dry Branch Road - "Where Mall Crawlers Die"

This is a very scenic, offroad trail that takes you by some amazing sights. There are off-shutes that offer some fun Ohio mud, large lakes for fishing, as well as some very wide-open hunting opportunities. This trail crosses another great trail named "The Ridge Run" and is mild at the beginning, but...
Learn more about Dye Cemetary Road