Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Ballard, Utah

This road is graded and suitable for all types of vehicles. The width of the road is adequate for passing. Campers and trailers can traverse this road. This area is dry desert sagebrush terrain (no…
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This is an easy, well-traveled dirt road. It takes you to a lookout where you can turn around and come back. You can walk up to the lookout and if you are daring enough, you…
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Red Cloud Loop (FS 10018) is a laidback forest road route perfect for beginners or anyone looking for an easy 4x4 trail near Vernal. Winding through the southeastern section of Ashley National Forest, this loop…
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Red Mountain West Access is a 1-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 located in Uintah County, Utah. This trail provides access from the pavement on the west side of Red Mountain up to the…
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Taylor Mountain Road is a scenic Forest Service road rated 1/10 in the Ashley National Forest. It connects Vernal to the south and FS 10018 at its northern terminus. It is passable by most any…
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East Park is a moderately maintained Forest Service road rated 2/10 in the Ashley National Forest. Generally smooth and easily traversed in 2WD without high clearance required. Much of the trail is at 9,000ft elevation,…
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This is a very well-maintained and frequently traveled road that brings you to the beautiful and majestic Spirit Lake. Even though the road begins as a wide, 2-lane road, it begins to narrow and become…
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Trail 551 starts off of FS 10019 at a trail marker and starts traversing across a hillside covered in sagebrush. The trail is rutted in spots, with 1-2 foot deep ruts often running on one…
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Deep Creek Road is an easy, yet excellent way to explore Utah's Ashley National Forest off of the pavement. This road is well maintained, and well suited to nearly any type of vehicle in the…
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Trail 10 makes a short 1.5 mile loop off of Trail 17, and is mostly just a wide and gradual dirt trail that winds through the lodgepole pines. The trail has a light layer of…
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This is a short section of ATV trail through a forest of pines and sagebrush, riding across a low hilltop. The two-track is mostly dirt, with small embedded rocks, shallow ruts and dips, and gradual…
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This beautiful trail takes you deep into the trees to a yurt that can be rented for camping. The yurt offers amazing views of the valley and rolling mountainsides. The trail starts off Highway 191…
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The Lake Park ATV trail starts on the west end next to the East Park Reservoir, and parallels the lake for the first bit. It's a wide forested trail with several shallow ruts, with occasional…
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Burnt Cabin Gorge Overlook is a 1/10 two track out and back trail that takes you to the top of a plateau overlooking Burnt Cabin Gorge and further into the Uinta Valley near Red Fleet…
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Range Study Loop is a 2/10 rated single width out and back looped dirt trail in the Ashley National Forest. Surface consistency is generally smooth dirt, with a rocky cobble descent at its southern end.…
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Powerline Road - FS 10574 is a point-to-point trail rated 2/10 in the Ashley National Forest. It follows a functional power line across the terrain and is subject to all its terrain vagaries as a…
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Trail 212 is a 2-mile-long easy ATV trail through the Ashley National Forest. The north end is a continuation of the road section of FS 212. It turns into ATV designation at the intersection with…
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Basset Creek - FS 10579 is a 2/10 rated point to point trail in the Ashley National Forest. It is dirt two-track from start to finish and is exceptionally narrow in places for a larger…
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East McKee is an unmaintained point-to-point dirt trail rated 2/10 in the Ashley National Forest. It is a single-lane dirt trail that runs generally parallel to and to the east of US 191. It is…
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Trail 15 is a short powerline trail that connects the staging area on the east side of US Highway 191 to the rest of the trail system. The trail crosses the highway directly across from…
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This trail is an easy cruise through the Wilderness Management Area. There are several oil pumpers along this trail as well. The trail passes by Lake Canyon Lake which offers some good fishing. Past the…
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Diamond Mountain Road, also known as FS 10048, is a point-to-point route that winds along the east side of Ashley National Forest, stretching in an east-west direction. It is rated 1/10 given normal circumstances, but…
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This is a 1-mile section of ATV trail that accesses the trail system on both the east and west sides of US Highway 191, crossing the highway in the middle of the route. It helps…
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This is a primitive section of powerline trail that is accessible from the Red Spring Campground. It doesn't connect to the rest of the trail system except via US Highway 191, for which you must…
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A good mix of valley vistas and alpine mountain travels, this road arcs along the Northern perimeter of Poison Mountain.The most unique characteristic of this road is the incredible diversity of scenery depending on what…
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Bruin Point trail is a 5.5-mile point-to-point trail that climbs almost 3000 feet starting in Water Canyon to the top of Book Cliffs. This is a maintained road that has mud holes under 12 inches…
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If you find yourself near Flaming Gorge looking for a good spot to camp, Pipeline East Road is an excellent spot to set up shop and explore a bit. For the most part, the road…
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This trail is not well-traveled, and it shows. The trail is only one vehicle wide but not particularly difficult. There is one section where the trail has slightly washed away, but it is crossable. The…
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Scenic, relaxing route connecting Hwy 6 (near Soldier Summit) to Hwy 40 (near Duchesne). Trail follows the Right Fork of the White River early on, and the Strawberry River toward the end.Scenery includes dramatic rocky…
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Typically, a graded dirt road leads to the access point for the Range Creek historical site. It is a scenic route that takes you high over the Book Cliffs. It is an easy route, but…
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