Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Bandon, Oregon

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Oregon Coast Trail To Sea Lion Caves

This trail runs through the Siuslaw National Forest. It is an easy gravel road with a very dense forest with lots of old-growth trees. There are multiple side trails to run for further exploration including…
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Total Miles
21
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

5800

Road 5800 runs through the Siuslaw National Forest, it is an easy gravel road with pretty trees, and only a few small potholes. There are a few small spots off the side of the road…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Route 5506 - Siuslaw Natl Forest

This is a short, dirt forest road South of Yachats, Oregon that leads to six dispersed camping sites. The first five sites are reachable using most any type of vehicle, but the finale is a…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su

Boundary

Boundary Road is an easy gravel road that runs through the Siuslaw National Forest. It is a busy road for logging, so be careful around corners. You will find a few small spots off the…
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Total Miles
10.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Gasquet Mountain Road - FSR 17N49

Gasquet Mountain Road (GMR) is just one of many routes available to access the beautiful Six Rivers National Forest. GMR is a single-lane gravel road that will reveal stunning views of the surrounding mountains. The…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Howland Hill Road

Howland Hill Road is an old stagecoach road nestled in the old-growth redwoods. Few places still exist where you can drive alongside trees as tall as 300'. The main section of Howland Hill Road is…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Elderberry Dead End

Lots of little hubs that branch off of this gravel road. There is no connection to candy spur hub as depicted on the GPS, so you can't loop around as it's a dead end. It's…
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Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Sp / Fa

Missouri Tie

Missouri Tie is an easy yet very overgrown tight gravel and natural surface mixed road, if you don't want to get pinstripes I would stay away from this route. There are a couple of small…
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Total Miles
4.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Moon Watch

Bumpy uneasy gravel roads with a lot connections to explore. Logging is active in the area, so be aware of logging trucks. When wet expect plenty of mud and a good chance of getting stuck.…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp / Su

Page Mountain

The Page Mountain Trail is an out and back at Siskiyou National Forest in Oregon. It is a very easy ride with one tight spot that could potentially cause pinstripes if not passed with care.…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Peel to Wolf Creek Job Corps Bypass Route

This route allows local residents and employees of Job corps to go around any fire or road hazards that may arise. Dome 4 in minus base rock exposed but mostly small tire friendly. Caution during…
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Total Miles
10
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Prairie Peak

Prairie Peak is located on BLM land outside of Triangle Lake, Oregon. The area is a system of trails and dirt roads that wind their way up to a broadcast tower at the peak that…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Backroads to Swiftwater to Peel Oregon

Great viewing points of the N. Umpqua River and the area of Thunder Mountain. There are lots of opportunities for mudding and enjoying a nice day on the mountain. It is a great trail for…
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Total Miles
17.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Blind Corners

Blind Corners is a gravel road that is typically unmaintained. There are many blind corners with hard visibility, so taking a slow speed would be recommended, hence the name. A few times on the drive…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

1000 Line

1000 Line Road runs through a mix of Siuslaw National Forst, Weyerhaeuser, and private property and the road does connect with other roads. This is an easy gravel road that is typically unmaintained, it tends…
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Total Miles
9.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Gopher Creek

Gopher Creek Road runs through Siuslaw National Forest and is a mix of gravel and natural surface single-lane road, with a small creek access and access to a hiking and biking trail called the C2C…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Bull Run

Bull Run is a loose gravel road that runs through the Siuslaw National Forest, most of the road is surrounded by thick trees. At the very top, the road becomes steep where logging is done.…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Lookout Mountain

Lookout Mountain road runs through the Umpqua National Forest, it is an easy gravel road with sections that can be gradually steep and curvy. There are some sections of this road that have really cool…
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Total Miles
14
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Lower Emily

Lower Emily road is an easy gravel road that leads you to access Grotto Falls Trailhead. There is a pit toilet at the trailhead right after the bridge. The road after that gets tight and…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Sugar Loaf

When entering Sugar Loaf Road there is an overgrown bridge, that looks pretty old. The road runs through the Siuslaw National Forest as well as Weyerhaeuser private property. The road is an easy yet gradually…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Spur Road

This is a spur road following Palmer creek. There are lots of active mining claims along this stretch of creek. Also lots of side roads that just dead-end. Up by Baily Gulch, there are remains…
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Total Miles
7.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Panther Ridge

Panther Ridge road is an easy yet overgrown natural surface road that looks like it once was gravel, but it has long been overrun by the forest around it. If you don't like pin strips…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Lookout

Lookout road is a very tight natural surface overgrown road that has sections where you will get deep pinstripes, but the camp spot at the top has a large firepit with a pretty nice view…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Panther Creek

Panther Creek road runs through the Umpqua National Forest, it is an easy single-car width gravel road with some spots to pull off. There are a couple of sections in the trees that clear out…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Timber Creek

Timber Creek is an easy gravel and natural surface road that runs through the Umpqua National Forest. There is access to Mott Trailhead at the beginning/ending of the road, depending on where you started your…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Siskiyou Pass

This is segment one of the SW Oregon Overland Adventure Loop. This segment is an easy gravel road between the Mount Ashland Ski Resort and the historic McKee Covered Bridge. It passes by two fire…
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Total Miles
31.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Wagner & Siskiyou

This is a great run from Wagner Creek through parts of Siskiyou Pass to Maple Dell Gap. From Maple Dell Gap you can continue on to Squaw Lake or head north and reconnect with Siskiyou…
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Total Miles
37
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Anderson Butte Road

Anderson Butte Road is exceptionally scenic and can be run in most seasons. There are not many obstacles, though there are a couple of off-shoots that are fun (including Picnic Trail which is a nice…
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Total Miles
9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

June Mountain

June Mountain road runs through Umpqua National Forest, it is a mix of gravel and natural surfaces. There is a potential for multiple downed trees, some of which hang over the road, making it not…
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Total Miles
13.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Long Way to Little Applegate River

This is a connection road between the back side of Talent, OR and the Rogue River/Siskiyou National Forests. The road leaves an area of homes and farms and climbs to about 4,200 feet before descending…
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Total Miles
10.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi