Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Billings, Missouri

Located in the Ozarks, Farm Road 2025 is not far from the city of Monett, with plenty of opportunity for fuel, food, and lodging. The path is also a shortcut to Farm Road 2022. The road has a spooky feeling no matter what time of day or year you go on it. The trees on both sides of the route meet ea...
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Chadwick Trail 129 is mostly a gradual climb from north to south, gaining about 260 feet in elevation over .8 miles. It’s a very narrow trail traversing up a hillside, with lots of chunky loose rock and slabs of rock. There are roots sticking out and tree gaps that would likely be quite narrow for a...
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Chadwick Trail 130 makes a 1.2-mile loop off of Lookout Road in the Chadwick Motorized Trail System. Going clockwise, it starts off as a narrow ATV trail weaving through a tight forest above a ravine. It enters the ravine, riding on packed-down small loose rocks. This will likely be very tight for A...
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Chadwick Trail 132a is a 1.1-mile-long ATV trail that connects Trail 130 to the intersection with Trails 131 and 132. It mostly weaves through a tight forest on a narrow dirt path with minor loose rock and roots. There are cinder blocks reinforcing the path at times to prevent erosion, and the trail...
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Smith Branch Trail is an ideal route for high-clearance four-wheel-drive vehicles and SxSs looking for a short, scenic drive through the Mark Twain National Forest to a waterfront destination. Spanning approximately 2.8 miles, this trail starts along the Rail Hollow Trail at FSR 1019 and descends fr...
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Piney Ridge is an easy-going, scenic gravel route perfect for beginners, families, and those looking for a relaxed drive through the Mark Twain National Forest. Stretching just over five miles, this wide, well-maintained two-lane road is highly accessible, requiring only a standard two-wheel-drive v...
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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 the Smith Branch turn off FSR1019 the road becomes much steeper and loose ...
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This is an easy gravel access road that leads down to the shoreline of Table Rock Lake. The trail is well-maintained and suitable for stock 4x4s, AWD vehicles, and most high-clearance 2WD trucks or SUVs in dry conditions. The road gradually descends toward the lake with mild washboarding and small l...
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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 gravel along a ridge through a very dense section of forest. Great views to the south occur in early spring, win...
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This is a short trail that branches off the Devreaux Ridge Road trail. It starts pretty smooth, but soon approaches a few drops (approximately 10 inches). It will then lead to a small cave that sits on a hill. Make sure you stop to check it out. After that, you will go through some tight turns, and ...
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This trail will take you from 76 to Farm Road 2185. The first half starts easy with little to no obstacles. Various parts have brush and bendy branches coming onto the trail, so some scratches on your rig can be expected. This trail is heavily wooded with no camping spots along it. Towards the middl...
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This is the perfect trail if you are looking to get out and enjoy the Mark Twain National Forest. This trail is very straightforward and can be easily completed solo. 4WD is not needed as this does not have any obstacles and the trail is very well maintained. There are some spots where it is a littl...
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If entering from 76, this trail will be on the right side of the fork and starts off easy, but if entering from Scroggins, the trail starts off difficult. This trail offers some gorgeous views of the Mark Twain National Forest. There are no spots to camp along this trail nor are there any clearings ...
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Scroggins Ridge to Rock Creek is an ideal route for stock four-wheel-drive vehicles and SxSs looking for a scenic and moderately challenging adventure through the Mark Twain National Forest. Spanning approximately 6.3 miles, this gravel forest road begins its descent south from Highway 76, weaving t...
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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 bed crossing approximately halfway. Can be tra...
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Mary Cole Ridge, also known as Forest Road 1011, offers offroad enthusiasts an easy and scenic ridgeline drive through the dense hardwoods of Mark Twain National Forest. Suitable for stock four-wheel-drive vehicles, SxSs, and dirt bikes, this 3.3-mile trail is particularly stunning during the fall a...
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Surrott School FS 591, featuring part of Prairie Dog Road, is a natural-terrain forest service road within the Mark Twain National Forest Ava Unit, which is part of the greater Glade Top area. The road leans into the identity of being a long-lost hunting track, featuring narrow widths amongst tight ...
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This is the main road into Soggy Bottoms MX Park and provides access to the main check-in barn, MX track parking lot, SxS flat track, camping area, and park trailhead. This road is primarily used for entering and exiting the MX and camping areas. A smaller rock trail runs alongside this road and is ...
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This trail features a steep climb with loose rocks and small rock ledges, along with tight, off-camber turns and deep ruts. The trail is heavily overgrown in several areas, making the route difficult to follow at times. A 74-inch-wide machine can make it through, but some sections are very tight and...
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Fort Bald FS 612 is a gravel forest service road within the Mark Twain National Forest Ava Unit, as part of the greater Glade Top area. The road is meager in offroad prowess, with the track following up and down the ridge line, featuring mild coarse gravel terrain over mild-moderate graded hills, on...
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Chadwick Trail 129 is mostly a gradual climb from north to south, gaining about 260 feet in elevation over .8 miles. It’s a very narrow trail traversing up a hillside, with lots of chunky loose rock and slabs of rock. There are roots sticking out and tree gaps that would likely be quite narrow for a...
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Chadwick Trail 130 makes a 1.2-mile loop off of Lookout Road in the Chadwick Motorized Trail System. Going clockwise, it starts off as a narrow ATV trail weaving through a tight forest above a ravine. It enters the ravine, riding on packed-down small loose rocks. This will likely be very tight for A...
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Chadwick Trail 132a is a 1.1-mile-long ATV trail that connects Trail 130 to the intersection with Trails 131 and 132. It mostly weaves through a tight forest on a narrow dirt path with minor loose rock and roots. There are cinder blocks reinforcing the path at times to prevent erosion, and the trail...
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This is an easy gravel access road that leads down to the shoreline of Table Rock Lake. The trail is well-maintained and suitable for stock 4x4s, AWD vehicles, and most high-clearance 2WD trucks or SUVs in dry conditions. The road gradually descends toward the lake with mild washboarding and small l...
Learn more about CarrLow Gap

This is an easy gravel access road that leads down to the shoreline of Table Rock Lake. The trail is well-maintained and suitable for stock 4x4s, AWD vehicles, and most high-clearance 2WD trucks or SUVs in dry conditions. The road gradually descends toward the lake with mild washboarding and small l...
Learn more about CarrLow Gap

This is a short trail that branches off the Devreaux Ridge Road trail. It starts pretty smooth, but soon approaches a few drops (approximately 10 inches). It will then lead to a small cave that sits on a hill. Make sure you stop to check it out. After that, you will go through some tight turns, and ...
Learn more about Devreaux Ridge Road Cave

This trail will take you from 76 to Farm Road 2185. The first half starts easy with little to no obstacles. Various parts have brush and bendy branches coming onto the trail, so some scratches on your rig can be expected. This trail is heavily wooded with no camping spots along it. Towards the middl...
Learn more about FR 1182

This is the perfect trail if you are looking to get out and enjoy the Mark Twain National Forest. This trail is very straightforward and can be easily completed solo. 4WD is not needed as this does not have any obstacles and the trail is very well maintained. There are some spots where it is a littl...
Learn more about FR 1180 (Left Fork)