Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Barrett, Minnesota

Navillus Forest Road is an easy-to-navigate forestry road that goes through the Smokey Hills State Forest. The trail has some sandy sections and tight corners along with rolling hills through the forest. Mostly a wide, relatively flat forest road, it does have some overgrowth in certain spots that m...
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Smokey Hills Road offers a scenic ride through the rolling wooded terrain in the Smokey Hills State Forest. The trail winds through the South section of the Smokey Hills State Forest, serving as one of the main trails. The trail is wide enough for two vehicles to pass each other the majority of the ...
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Hannah Ore Trail winds through the Smokey Hills State Forest, offering a pleasant mix of rolling terrain, wooded views, and sandy corners. The trail is easy to follow, making it a good choice for a relaxing ride. After wet weather, some areas can become soft, muddy, or uneven. The Trail is wide enou...
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Smokey Hills Trail winds through the scenic Smokey Hills State Forest. The Trail is an easy-going, mostly wide Forestry Road with some overgrowth making some narrow sections. This Trail serves as the main route through this North Section of the Smokey Hills State Forest. The Trail winds through some...
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This trail is a really pretty route through multiple wooded region types. There are a few large logging sections and a brief section of wider forest road, in addition to some occasional rocks, but otherwise there's little debris beyond some roots or sticks. Some sections are quite narrow but overall...
Learn more about Huntersville Western Single Track Loop

This trail parallels a pretty lake toward the western section of the Huntersville trail system. The trail has some small hills and whoops, as well as some sharper, windy sections that appear to be rutted/wet on occasion. Those sections might have just been cleaned up from downed trees. Overall, it's...
Learn more about Finn Lake Loop

This trail is a nice connection route between the western parking area and the western dirt bike only loop. There is also a small gravel pit space near the junction in the middle. The trail is overall smooth with very little debris and a few whoop sections. Compared to nearby singletrack Paul Bunyan...
Learn more about Huntersville Western Loop Parking Lot Jaunt

This single-track route is a borderline direct cut-through from many western/central forest roads to the primary Huntersville forest road. The trail winds through some pretty dense evergreen sections with lots of roots. There is also a wooden bridge that assists in passing a wet marsh section given ...
Learn more about Central Huntersville Cut Through

This trail is a Huntersville sampler. There are super dense forest sections where you have to slow down to thread trees, sections of many whoops, somewhat washed-out trails that are sandy, and some trail sections hit by the forestry service with roots, sticks, and stumps. Compared to nearby singletr...
Learn more about Huntersville Southwestern Trail

Mary Yellowhead Trail is a scenic, easy-to-follow path through the woods near Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge, offering stunning fall views. The trail is mostly gravel with a few sandy spots and a few shallow mud holes. The Trail ends near other nearby trails, making a great fall color loop access ...
Learn more about Mary Yellowhead Trail

This is a nice, flowy, wooded section of trail with sections of heavy whoops but wide enough trees to keep some speed. It's a good option if you want to hit many central trails from the trailhead parking area. Compared to nearby singletrack Paul Bunyan and Spider Lake Trails, this trail system is ge...
Learn more about Huntersville Western Trailhead - East Leg

North Smokey Hills Forest Road is an easy going trial that takes you through a great scenic area of the Smokey Hills State Forest. The trail is mostly a wide, easy-to-travel forest road with winding corners and small hill climbs. This Trail serves as one of the main routes through this area, with mu...
Learn more about North Smokey Hills Forest Road

Navillus Forest Road is an easy-to-navigate forestry road that goes through the Smokey Hills State Forest. The trail has some sandy sections and tight corners along with rolling hills through the forest. Mostly a wide, relatively flat forest road, it does have some overgrowth in certain spots that m...
Learn more about Navillus Forest Road

Smokey Hills Road offers a scenic ride through the rolling wooded terrain in the Smokey Hills State Forest. The trail winds through the South section of the Smokey Hills State Forest, serving as one of the main trails. The trail is wide enough for two vehicles to pass each other the majority of the ...
Learn more about Smokey Hills Road

Hannah Ore Trail winds through the Smokey Hills State Forest, offering a pleasant mix of rolling terrain, wooded views, and sandy corners. The trail is easy to follow, making it a good choice for a relaxing ride. After wet weather, some areas can become soft, muddy, or uneven. The Trail is wide enou...
Learn more about Hannah Ore Forest Road

Smokey Hills Trail winds through the scenic Smokey Hills State Forest. The Trail is an easy-going, mostly wide Forestry Road with some overgrowth making some narrow sections. This Trail serves as the main route through this North Section of the Smokey Hills State Forest. The Trail winds through some...
Learn more about Smokey Hills Trail

Navillus Forest Road is an easy-to-navigate forestry road that goes through the Smokey Hills State Forest. The trail has some sandy sections and tight corners along with rolling hills through the forest. Mostly a wide, relatively flat forest road, it does have some overgrowth in certain spots that m...
Learn more about Navillus Forest Road

Smokey Hills Road offers a scenic ride through the rolling wooded terrain in the Smokey Hills State Forest. The trail winds through the South section of the Smokey Hills State Forest, serving as one of the main trails. The trail is wide enough for two vehicles to pass each other the majority of the ...
Learn more about Smokey Hills Road

Hannah Ore Trail winds through the Smokey Hills State Forest, offering a pleasant mix of rolling terrain, wooded views, and sandy corners. The trail is easy to follow, making it a good choice for a relaxing ride. After wet weather, some areas can become soft, muddy, or uneven. The Trail is wide enou...
Learn more about Hannah Ore Forest Road

Smokey Hills Trail winds through the scenic Smokey Hills State Forest. The Trail is an easy-going, mostly wide Forestry Road with some overgrowth making some narrow sections. This Trail serves as the main route through this North Section of the Smokey Hills State Forest. The Trail winds through some...
Learn more about Smokey Hills Trail