Pleasant Ridge Road - The Tar Hollow Trails

Total Miles
1.6

Elevation

345.44 ft

Duration

0.5 Hours

Technical Rating

3

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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Pleasant Ridge Road - The Tar Hollow Trails
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Trail Overview

This is one of the easier trails to run in what has become known as the Tar Hollow Trails of Vinton & Hocking County. This trail is not maintained and is rutted with a few mud holes. It is a good connector to take if you wish to minimize the amount of main road/pavement when running other trails in the area. This is one of a few trails in the area that a stock 4WD can take if careful.

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Pleasant Ridge Road - The Tar Hollow Trails
Pleasant Ridge Road - The Tar Hollow Trails

Difficulty

A minimum of 33-inch tires, a 2-inch lift, and a winch is recommended, but a stock 4WD can run this trail with careful wheel placement. It is a mainly rutted dirt road with a few mud holes. Depending on the season, some mud holes can be 12+ inches deep.

Technical Rating

3

Status Reports

Jake Olson
Nov 10, 2024
4x4
Open
Muddy/Wet
Rough/Deteriorated
Dan Baumgardner
Oct 23, 2024
2000 Jeep Wrangler
Open
Normal
It’s very dry here lately. This could be done in 2WD as long as you have good clearance. The bottoms of all the mud holes are solid.
J W
Oct 18, 2024
2024 Chevrolet Colorado
Open
Muddy/Wet
There is a big rut hole near the west end of the trail. I was solo and didn’t have proper equipments so had to give up and turn around. There is some room on the side that might big enough for a jeep or something smaller to get around the rut hole but definitely not for a truck.
Jon Brown
Oct 05, 2024
2015 Jeep Wrangler
Open
Muddy/Wet
Most of the trail is passable for stock jeeps but there is one rut at the north side that is very deep. After that it’s good to pass.

Access Description

Access from the west end is off SR 327 before Tar Hollow State Park if coming from the north on SR 327. Access from the east end is off Deihl Road. Both ends of Pleasant Ridge Road start out with a short stretch of chip and tar road until you reach the unmaintained section.

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