Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Antioch, Ohio

If you are looking for a quiet, scenic drive just outside the city of Marietta, this is it. Peggs Fork Road takes you through the hollow across three small creek crossings to Milltown Hill Road.…
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This is a scenic drive that follows part of Goose Creek in Wirt County, West Virginia. The road is mainly gravel with a few dirt sections and some water crossings but nothing too rough. This…
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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…
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Halstead Hill Road is a gravel road that is fairly easy with a small hill and a few washboards. A few ninety-degree and one hundred and eighty-degree turns. No real hazards other than occasionally down…
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This route starts at Junkyard Town (a town owned by an entire family and appears to be an open-air private junkyard). The path winds through the countryside, crossing multiple steel bridges over Meigs Creek, and…
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This trail is one of my favorites! This track will take you along some of the best sights and open landscapes Ohio has to offer. If you are camping at one of the local dispersed…
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This short trail offers lots of great activities like hunting, HUGE clear lakes for fishing, and a dispersed camping area that is free to stay at throughout the Spring, Fall, and Summer seasons. This trail…
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I started at the Big Musky Bucket in the Miners Memorial AEP Picnic area across the main road to a beautiful ridge line backroad with amazing expansive open views that remind me of traveling to…
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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…
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This trail is short, but VERY scenic and perfect for almost any Subaru-style vehicle. It is an excellent add-on trail in this area and is worth a run-through. Very uncharacteristic for Ohio, this trail has…
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Shaler Road is primarily a graded gravel road with sections of dirt. It is an easy ride in the summer months. However, there is no winter maintenance. The road can become rutted and harder to…
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If you are someone that loves exploring new terrain and experiencing the true country living of Ohio, this is for you. This trail takes you by beautiful wildlife, farm animals, rustic houses, wide-open scenery, and…
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Ramage Road is primarily a graded gravel road with sections of dirt. It is an easy ride in the summer months. However, there is no winter maintenance. The road can become rutted and harder to…
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Buck Run Road is primarily a graded gravel road with sections of dirt. It is an easy ride in the summer months. However, there is no winter maintenance. The road can become rutted and harder…
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Williams Road is primarily a graded gravel road with sections of dirt. It is an easy ride in the summer months; however, there is no winter maintenance. During rain, snow, and ice, the road can…
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Young Road is primarily a graded gravel road with sections of dirt. It is an easy ride in the summer months. However, there is no winter maintenance. The road can become rutted and harder to…
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Expect to go through one of the most scenic roads in Perry County. This trail is all gravel but very slick steep hills with sharp turns. Once you enter the trail you go down into…
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This trail will take you down a valley in Wayne National Forrest. Much of this trail is a gravel road but you will find sections of big rocks, creek water over the road, and even…
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Pelcher Road along Spring Run is very scenic with multiple hills and beautiful vistas with a surprise building at the end. Class 1 roadway may be very slippery during rains and should use caution on…
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This is an easy and well-maintained gravel and dirt road route from the Burgettstown area towards Bavington, where you can link up with the other trails. Expect muddy roads if it's recently rained. The area…
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If you're looking for a nice Sunday drive and don't want roll around town or out a paved road, and don't mind a little mud, then this trail is for you. You will start down…
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Knowlton is a compacted gravel road that is either muddy or dusty. The route passes through Hillman State Park and is a heavily wooded area passing through a reclaimed strip mine. The road accesses some…
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You wouldn't know this road was even here without adventuring down some old gravel roads; it is packed full of history from the past. When you first approach a graveyard sits to your left that…
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The highlight of this trail is the short travel from Pittsburgh that lets you travel on some dirt in a reasonable amount of time. If it's rained in the past several days, expect to see…
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This gravel route takes you through one of the nicest roads in the area. Once you start, you will head up a very steep gravel hill that will take you back to Hunterdon Cemetery. You…
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This will take you out on a township road. It starts off on a narrow gravel road, shortly after you start the trail you will find a small section of muddy ruts to kick up…
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This route follows a maintained gravel road through the Raccoon Creek Hunting Area. The surface is primarily gravel with a firm base and occasional minor puddles, depending on recent weather. The road is generally wide…
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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…
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If you are looking for a quick adventure down a country road, this is one of many in the area. This route will take you out and through the woods, where you will see wildlife…
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This route will take you down into the middle of some old mining area filled with ponds and peace. As you drive down the beginning of the gravel road, you will drive down into the…
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