Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Burns, Tennessee

Old Mill Creek Road is great for someone just getting into off-roading. Most, if not all, of this route is safe and easy enough for high-clearance 2WD. However, there are one to two muddy/rocky areas that could benefit from 4WD depending on the amount of rain the area has received and how muddy it i...
Learn more about Old Mill Creek Road

This is a public access dirt road that makes up a portion of the famed, Tennessee Dirt Devil. While not particularly challenging, trail riders will enjoy beautiful views of sprawling farmland and wildlife. One water crossing has a paved bridge which is eroding heavily at a corner and can be treacher...
Learn more about South Lick Creek Road

This is a public access dirt road that has a few simple water crossings. It's 2WD-friendly and easy to complete. The surrounding property off the road is private property, so be sure to stay on the road and do not drive up the creek to adhere to Tread Lightly standards as well as local laws.
Learn more about Porter Branch Road

This is a public access dirt road that makes up a portion of the famed, Tennessee Dirt Devil. While not particularly challenging, trail riders will enjoy beautiful views graced with an abandoned church and old cemetery, multiple elevation changes with some washed-out areas, puddles to splash through...
Learn more about Tyler Ridge Road

This is a public access dirt road that makes up a portion of the famed, Tennessee Dirt Devil. While not particularly challenging, trail riders will enjoy beautiful views graced with rockwork and a very nice waterfall. The surrounding property off the roadway is private property so be sure to stay on...
Learn more about Dutch Potts Hollow Road

This is a public access dirt road that makes up a portion of the famed, Tennessee Dirt Devil. While not particularly challenging, trail riders will enjoy several elevation changes along a winding trail through a mixed forest. Several single-lane wooden bridges are along the route so be aware of the ...
Learn more about Web Hollow Road

This is a public access dirt road that makes up a portion of the famed, Tennessee Dirt Devil. While not particularly challenging, trail riders will enjoy a gorgeous winding trail through a lush forest and little to no traffic leading to a peaceful drive. Several elevation changes occur which can res...
Learn more about Old Highway 50

Part of the Duck River Complex State Natural Area and Yanahli Wildlife Management Area trail system. No fee is required to drive Cheek’s Bend Road. Access is open year-round. Visitors hiking in the area may optionally contribute via an online donation system available by QR code at the hiking trailh...
Learn more about Cheek's Bend Road

Gatlin Point South FSR 227 is a gravel forestry road through the southeast corner of the southern Tennessee section, Lake Barkley side, of the Land Between the Lake National Recreation Area. This road features small rolling hills and beautiful treelines, with minimal water collection spots on the ro...
Learn more about Gatlin Point South FSR 227

Bear Creek Road FSR 229 is a gravel forestry road through the southeast corner of the southern Tennessee section, Lake Barkley side, of the Land Between the Lake National Recreation Area. This road is made up of small hills leading to the generally flat bottoms near Bards Lake and crosses over the B...
Learn more about Bear Creek Road FSR 229

Gatlin Point North FSR 228 is a gravel forestry road through the southeast corner of the southern Tennessee section, Lake Barkley side, of the Land Between the Lake National Recreation Area. This road features small rolling hills cutting through the treelines leading down mild rutted grades into the...
Learn more about Gatlin Point North FSR 228

Starts off easy going, small washouts and puddle crossings. The bottoms of the crossings are not muddy and pretty solid. About halfway through, you encounter a 30-degree downward incline. Massive washouts and slippery, loose rock. Spotter advised. Nice little trail through the woods that ends at a p...
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Laurel Hill Road is a scenic east–west traverse across the northern end of the Laurel Hill Wildlife Management Area, connecting Natchez Trace Parkway on the west to CC Road on the east. While both termini begin on pavement, the route quickly transitions to well-maintained gravel once inside the WMA,...
Learn more about Laurel Hill Road

CC Road is a short but important connector route within the Laurel Hill Wildlife Management Area, serving as one of the primary eastern access points into the WMA. The road links Laurel Hill Road on the east with Artemis Lane to the west, transitioning from pavement at the entrance to gravel once in...
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Forest Service Road 236, nestled in the southwestern corner of the Land Between the Lakes, offers a scenic and engaging experience for off-road enthusiasts. With its starting point at the crossroads of FSR 230 and 236, the trail meanders southeast towards Highway 79, presenting a mix of gravel, dirt...
Learn more about Forest Service Road 236

Part of the Laurel Hill Wildlife Management Area trail system. A permit is not required to access this lake trail, only to fish. Access is open year-round and restricted to daylight hours only (closed dusk to dawn). The VFW Lake Track is a short gravel access route that follows the shoreline of VFW...
Learn more about VFW Road

Finnie Road is a gravel access route within Laurel Hill Wildlife Management Area, providing vehicle access through mixed hardwood forest and connecting interior management roads. Drivers must possess a valid annual Hunt/Fish license, available at GoOutdoorsTennessee.com. Tennessee resident licenses ...
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Forest Service Road 403 intersects with FSR 230 in the southwestern section of Land Between the Lakes and is a part of the Forest Service Road System at LBL. The trailhead is marked with a small numbered sign. The trail takes a southwesterly route and ends at the shoreline of Kentucky Lake in Lost B...
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Part of the Laurel Hill Wildlife Management Area Trail System. Drivers must possess a valid annual Hunt/Fish license, available online. Access is open year-round and restricted to daylight hours only (closed dusk to dawn). Burns Bottoms Road is a maintained gravel and dirt route winding through mixe...
Learn more about Burns Bottoms Road

Fun trail, lots of puddling, and ways to get your vehicle dirty. Few washouts and slippery areas. There is a tricky spot roughly halfway through where your left side will be much lower than the right side. It does just end at an opening and does not continue past. Good spot to turn around and do it ...
Learn more about FS 402

Old Mill Creek Road is great for someone just getting into off-roading. Most, if not all, of this route is safe and easy enough for high-clearance 2WD. However, there are one to two muddy/rocky areas that could benefit from 4WD depending on the amount of rain the area has received and how muddy it i...
Learn more about Old Mill Creek Road

This is a public access dirt road that makes up a portion of the famed, Tennessee Dirt Devil. While not particularly challenging, trail riders will enjoy beautiful views of sprawling farmland and wildlife. One water crossing has a paved bridge which is eroding heavily at a corner and can be treacher...
Learn more about South Lick Creek Road

This is a public access dirt road that has a few simple water crossings. It's 2WD-friendly and easy to complete. The surrounding property off the road is private property, so be sure to stay on the road and do not drive up the creek to adhere to Tread Lightly standards as well as local laws.
Learn more about Porter Branch Road

This is a public access dirt road that makes up a portion of the famed, Tennessee Dirt Devil. While not particularly challenging, trail riders will enjoy beautiful views graced with an abandoned church and old cemetery, multiple elevation changes with some washed-out areas, puddles to splash through...
Learn more about Tyler Ridge Road

Old Mill Creek Road is great for someone just getting into off-roading. Most, if not all, of this route is safe and easy enough for high-clearance 2WD. However, there are one to two muddy/rocky areas that could benefit from 4WD depending on the amount of rain the area has received and how muddy it i...
Learn more about Old Mill Creek Road

This is a public access dirt road that makes up a portion of the famed, Tennessee Dirt Devil. While not particularly challenging, trail riders will enjoy beautiful views of sprawling farmland and wildlife. One water crossing has a paved bridge which is eroding heavily at a corner and can be treacher...
Learn more about South Lick Creek Road

This is a public access dirt road that has a few simple water crossings. It's 2WD-friendly and easy to complete. The surrounding property off the road is private property, so be sure to stay on the road and do not drive up the creek to adhere to Tread Lightly standards as well as local laws.
Learn more about Porter Branch Road

This is a public access dirt road that makes up a portion of the famed, Tennessee Dirt Devil. While not particularly challenging, trail riders will enjoy beautiful views graced with an abandoned church and old cemetery, multiple elevation changes with some washed-out areas, puddles to splash through...
Learn more about Tyler Ridge Road