Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Batavia, Arkansas

Old River Road is an enjoyable scenic drive through the Buffalo National River Wildlife Management Area. It features high mountain views, many creek crossings in the wet season, historic homesteads, campgrounds, and Buffalo River access…
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This is an easy gravel road that has many points of interest. There are scenic views of the mountains and a few water crossings to get to connecting roads. If coming from Highway 7, you…
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Starting off near Flat Arkansas, you make your way North towards Mt. Hersey and then follow the main gravel road down to Woolum. Please keep in mind of the water crossings and make sure to…
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This is a beautiful Scenic backcountry driving through the Ozark National Forest. This is a great connection road for the area and it has stunning views. The trail starts off of Highway 123 by "Dick…
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Coming off of Highway 16 onto "Road 1264" you will be met with a very rocky road. This is a newer road however, it is extremely bumpy and rocky driving. The road can get very…
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One of the most popular places to visit is the Ozark National Forest. This route runs north and south along the Big Piney Creek and offers abundant scenery and numerous places to camp along the…
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Falling Water Road is a relaxing dirt road that runs along the eastern border of the Richland Creek Wilderness Area, and also follows Falling Water Creek. The most photographed waterfall in Arkansas, Falling Water Falls,…
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After the entrance, the road opens into a well-maintained gravel drive with plenty of tree coverage and few obstacles in the first half. Beyond the turnoff for WMA Road 9, the terrain becomes slightly more…
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This route has some sharper turns, but it is overall a really fun trail. Great views overlooking a valley. Smaller cars would struggle on some portions of this trail, but a stock 4Runner or similar…
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This is a beautiful scenic drive from Snowball, Arkansas to Tylers Bend Campground at the Buffalo National River. The trail follows along the roads Searcy County 13, Gateway Road, and Peter Cave Road. The beautiful…
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Racetrack Ridge (F.S. 167) is located in the Mark Twain National Forest. Located just a ways south of the Glade Top area. Primarily a rocky route with several water crossings, some mud holes, ledges, and…
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Rail Hollow starts out from Stallion Bluff Road/FSR2185 and descends along The Piney Creek Wilderness on 39-1M/FSR1018. It is a well-maintained gravel road freshly graded and wide enough for two vehicles to pass. Once passing…
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Fairview Church Forest Service Road (FSR) 170 is a short 1-mile-long trail that ends just before you reach private property. The trail has been blocked with large trees in the area to prevent people from…
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Smith Branch Trail starts along the Rail Hollow Trail at FSR 1019. It is a narrower single-lane road with some areas to pass another vehicle. It has been recently graded but is slightly rougher than…
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To eliminate confusion about the trail name, road 58 is a road that is in several areas of the national forest. It changes other names but if you just continue down this route and follow…
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Roadkill Cafe FS 504 (or Lower West Fork) is a natural forestry road branching off the Glade Top National Scenic Byway within Mark Twain National Forest, Ava Unit. It is a mild example of a…
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Hercules Tower FS 154 is a gravel forest road within the Mark Twain National Forest Ava Unit, as part of the larger Glade Top National Scenic Byway area. Aside from being a repeater site and…
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Glade Top Southwest FS 149 is the southwest 5.8-mile section of the maintained gravel forestry road from Fairview, Missouri, to the Wolf Junction intersection. This is the southwest branch of the official Glade Top National…
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West Fork East FS 509 is a natural terrain forestry road branching off the Glade Top National Scenic Byway within the Mark Twain National Forest Ava Unit. The trail traverses through scattered treelines and glade…
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This is a short trail up to Devil's Knob Fire Tower Lookout with a couple of mild obstacles that require a high-clearance vehicle and, depending on the weather, 4x4. Constructed around 1914, it was one…
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Piney Ridge starts out from Stallion Bluff Road at Forest Road 178. It is a wide two-lane gravel road in great condition with fresh gravel in some areas. To the East borders Piney Creek Wilderness…
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Pet Hollow FS 507A is a natural terrain forest service road within the Mark Twain National Forest Ava Unit, branching off the FS 507, as a part of the greater Glade Top National Forest Scenic…
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Round Mountain Road is a gravel route in the Mark Twain National Forest. It is an excellent way to access the forest when coming from, or heading to the Branson area. This route is mostly…
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Wildcat Road is an out-and-back trail that at one point parallels private property. You will be greeted with scenic overlooks along the way from atop a ridge. At the end of this trail is Merriman…
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Skyline Drive FS 150, also named McAdoo on some maps due to proximity to McAdoo Creek, is the 7.3-mile long forestry road (the far west portion being 1 mile paved and the eastern 6.3 miles…
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Coming in from a cute little town called Oark, Arkansas it's a hustling and bustling little town with a burger joint for the Ozark Heritage Trail enthusiasts. It starts as a paved road and then…
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This is a fun, dirt and gravel road with 3 miles of single-vehicle trail. There are several water crossings typically 12" deep, and some shallow mud holes, but it can be much deeper and more…
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This is an easy scenic trail with various terrain types, including gravel, dirt, mud holes, rock ledges, and shallow water crossings. The elevation varies from around 1100' to just over 2400' as it follows along…
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Gary Hollow Forest Service Road (FSR) 510A is an off shoot trail of Short Hollow - FS 510. It offers a variety of terrain and obstacles, ranging from rocky sections, mud holes, and a water…
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A point-to-point trail providing access to ample camping, OHV, and hunting opportunities inside Mark Twain National Forest. Primarily gravel road with multiple optional connections to primitive trails throughout. Rolling and turning hills with one creek…
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