Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Appleton City, Missouri

Hangman's Haunt is a non-directional loop trail within the Takanoah's Hill area of the park, maintained by the Flint Hills Jeep Club. Hangman's Haunt is connected to Takanoah's Hill, Danny's Drive, and Bent Tree. This is a nice flat area where your group can congregate and hang out. There is plenty ...
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No Name Green is a trail located between the Buckeye Boonies and Carnage Canyon areas of the park. This trail meets with Buckeye Boonies, Zuk Squeeze, and No Name Blue. There is a small creek off to one side of this trail that is relaxing. Most of the trail is shaded and could offer a great spot to ...
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Ft. Scott Ave. is a non-directional trail located within the Takanoah's Hill area of the park, maintained by the Flint Hills Jeep Club. This trail begins where Unpaved Road ends, which is also right in front of where Creek Pass ends. Ft. Scott Ave. ends where it connects to Buckeye Boonies. Towards ...
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Unpaved Road is a very short non-directional trail located within the Takanoah's Hill area of the park, maintained by the Flint Hills Jeep Club. This trail meets Takanoah's Hill at the bottom and also runs right into Ft. Scott Ave. There are no signs for this trail.
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Over Landrover Sea is a trail between the Buckeye Boonies and Carnage Canyon areas of the park. This is a non-directional trail, so it can be run from either direction. You can consider this trail an off-shoot trail for both Wagon Trail as well as Wagon Trail Connector.
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Meech Homestead is located between the Buckeye Boonies and the Carnage Canyon areas of the park. This is a non-directional trail, so it can be run from either end. This trail crosses over the junction point for Donny V's Notch and Wagon Trail Connector. The end is where it meets with Starky's Bomb.
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Yountroks is located between the Carnage Canyon and Buckeye Boonies area of the park. This is a short dirt trail that will connect you from Starky's Bomb to the Wagon Trail Connector. This trail is an easy one as it winds you through the trees. You can also be connected to a section of Ho Hummer.
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Wagon Trail Connector is located between the Buckeye Boonies and Carnage Canyon areas of the park. This is a non-directional trail, so it can be run from either end. This trail will connect you to Wagon Trail from Donny V's Notch. You can also be connected to Meech Homestead, Yountroks, and Over Lan...
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East Hill is part of the Main Loop trails around the park and is located within the Buck Hill area. This will connect sections A and B of the park. This part of the main loop is connected to Main Loop, West Bottoms, and Buckeye Boonies. Because this is part of the Main Loop trail system, you will be...
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Buckeye Boonies is part of the main loop trail system within the park. Part of this trail is located in the Wildlife Viewing Area and the Buckeye Boonies Area. Buckeye Boonies is a non-directional trail and can be run from either end. You can also be connected to the Takanoah's Hill area of the park...
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Starky's Bomb is located between the Carnage Canyon and Buckeye Boonies areas of the park. This is a non-directional trail that can be run from either end. This trail will connect you to Wagon Trail, Buckeye Boonies, East Hill, and Ho Hummer. There is a split in the trail with two lines that meet ba...
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Wagon Trail is a non-directional trail that makes up part of the overall main loop trail system. This trail is located within the Carnage Canyon Area of the park. Both ends of this trail will connect you to Buckeye Boonies, but one end will also connect you to East Hill.
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Do not get the name of this trail confused with Bikini Bottom from Spongebob--this is West Bottoms! West Bottoms runs along the west boundary line of the park. This main loop trail is connected to Buckeye Boonies at one end and East Hill and Main Loop trail at the other. You will have access to many...
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English John is a loop trail that starts and ends on Jared's Junk. Some curves through the trees are tight for longer-wheelbase and wider vehicles. The middle of the track is overgrown with grass and weeds, so be cautious of heat from the underside of your vehicle potentially starting a fire.
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Sugar Maple is a non-directional trail within the Turkey Hill area of the park. This trail connects to Jeremys Jaunt at one end and Troxel's Trough at the other end. It also runs parallel to Possum Point and Ruff's Ride. Similar to Possum Point, this is more of a scenic drive through the trees with ...
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Possum Point is a non-directional trail within the Turkey Hill area of the park. This trail connects to Jeremy's Jaunt at one end and Troxel's Trough at the other end. The trail Sugar Maple runs parallel to this. The drive on this trail is more of a scenic drive through the trees with a slightly ste...
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Jeremy's Jaunt is a trail within the Timber Hill and the Turkey Hills areas of the park. When coming from East Hill, the trail comes to a split where you can go left or you can go right. Left leads you to more technical and difficult trails. The right side winds through the trees and connects you to...
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As the name implies, this trail is a loop. Fruit Loop is located between where 4x4 Land joins 3 Hour Tour. This is a very short loop that can be tight between the trees. One side of the loop is rocky with some standing water in a few spots, while the other side is more dirt with tree roots sticking ...
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Jake's Cheek is a trail that is located within the outskirts of the Buck Hill Area of the park. This trail is a small off-shoot trail for Only in a Jeep as well as Jakes Crack. There appears to be an old mountain bike bridge on one side of this trail in the trees.
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Copperhead is a very short trail that can be used as a connector trail for Rattlesnake Alley, 4x4 Land, and Deliverance. It can be very muddy where it connects to Rattlesnake Alley and Deliverance. This short trail is mostly made up of dirt. If there weren't signs for this trail, you wouldn't know i...
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Loopback trail provides an easy way to cycle back to the bottom of the West Ridge North hill climb trails for another run. It can also be used as an exit route if you choose to run those same trails in the downhill direction. It is an easy dirt road that'll give you a short break after running the t...
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This 0.8-mile offroad trail runs alongside and through the scenic Little Gravois Creek, heading north until it reaches the property line. At the end, you'll find a wider loop ideal for turning around. Along the way, expect multiple water crossings where the trail zigzags across the creek, adding exc...
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This 0.6-mile offroad trail forms a loop on the western side of Little Gravois Creek, winding through a scenic woodland area. The trail is known for its muddy conditions, especially after rainfall, making it a fun yet low-challenging route. Due to its low elevation, it is also prone to occasional fl...
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The Northern Woodland Trail is a 0.7-mile one-way route (follow posted signage) that winds through a densely wooded northern section of the LOTO Offroad Park. This scenic trail offers a more enclosed, forested experience with tighter tree lines. It features one moderate descent followed by a steady ...
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Hangman's Haunt is a non-directional loop trail within the Takanoah's Hill area of the park, maintained by the Flint Hills Jeep Club. Hangman's Haunt is connected to Takanoah's Hill, Danny's Drive, and Bent Tree. This is a nice flat area where your group can congregate and hang out. There is plenty ...
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No Name Green is a trail located between the Buckeye Boonies and Carnage Canyon areas of the park. This trail meets with Buckeye Boonies, Zuk Squeeze, and No Name Blue. There is a small creek off to one side of this trail that is relaxing. Most of the trail is shaded and could offer a great spot to ...
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Ft. Scott Ave. is a non-directional trail located within the Takanoah's Hill area of the park, maintained by the Flint Hills Jeep Club. This trail begins where Unpaved Road ends, which is also right in front of where Creek Pass ends. Ft. Scott Ave. ends where it connects to Buckeye Boonies. Towards ...
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Unpaved Road is a very short non-directional trail located within the Takanoah's Hill area of the park, maintained by the Flint Hills Jeep Club. This trail meets Takanoah's Hill at the bottom and also runs right into Ft. Scott Ave. There are no signs for this trail.
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