Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Cabool, Missouri

Big Gulch (FS 497) is a semi-maintained gravel, transitioning to natural coarse gravel and dirt, forest service road within Mark Twain National Forest, Willow Springs Unit. The road begins at the Douglas County Road 160, heading north into a large logging area along the hilltop, where views are plen...
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Section 8 (FS 705) is a fading gravel dirt forest service road within the Willow Springs Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. Section 8 logistically connects between the Middle Ridge FS 424 on the east, and the Howell County Road 5830 on the west. The road features a thinning gravel, and natural dirt...
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Upper Greasy Creek (FS 129) is a gravel Forest Service road within the Mark Twain National Forest Willow Springs Unit. Upper Greasy Creek begins by turning northwest off Missouri Route 181, first turning hard north on clean gravel, to quickly realign hard west, to climb the main grade of the track, ...
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Greasy Creek (FS 427) is a gravel Forest Service road within the Mark Twain National Forest Willow Springs Unit. Greasy Creek begins by turning west off Missouri Route 181, quickly dropping grade down and back up into a small valley, with a rainwater runoff channel featuring exposed small cobbles an...
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Middle Ridge (FS 424) is a semi-maintained gravel forest service road within the Willow Springs Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. The road begins at Missouri Route AM, heading north along the elevated ridge. When at the half-mile mark from the entry of the track, there is a small peak of a ridge s...
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Indian Narrows (FS 426) is a semi-maintained gravel Forest Service road within the Willow Springs Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. Indian Narrows begins at the Missouri Route AM along the ridge top, heading south, slowly losing elevation at first, then gradually getting steeper in grade to the po...
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Tick Hollow (FS 423A), also known as Perkins Ridge Spur, is a semi-maintained gravel forest service road within the Willow Springs Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. The Tick Hollow road begins as the northern offshoot from the Perkins Ridge FS 423, turning northward, going down a short hill, up to...
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Bull Knot (FS 139) is a gravel Forest Service road within the Mark Twain National Forest Willow Springs Unit. Bull Knot heads southeast off Missouri Route 181, riding along the ridge, having scenic views of the surrounding knobs and tree lines, with a few small valleys, featuring mild grades, with f...
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Perkins Ridge (FS 423) is a semi-maintained gravel forest service road within the Willow Springs Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. The Perkins Ridge begins at Missouri Route AM, heading west along the raised ridge top spines, first dropping downhill as it overlooks deep valleys on both sides of th...
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Chug-A-Lug (FS 446) is a Forest Service Road, with a gravel base transforming to a natural base path within the Mark Twain National Forest Willow Springs Unit. Chug-A-Lug heads east off Missouri Route 181, seeming at first to be a maintained gravel road, but shortly upon going down the first hill, i...
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Robin Hood (FS 714) is a semi-maintained gravel Forest Service road within the Willow Springs Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. Robin Hood begins at the Howell County Road 5710 heading south into the forest, first descending a curvy hill overlooking a small water collection area to the southwest, ...
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Twin Mountain (FS 418) is a semi-maintained gravel Forest Service road within the Willow Springs Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. It logistically leaves the Missouri South Route 181/Blue Buck Knob scenic byway, heading south into the forest, first crossing a small valley with a water runoff washe...
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Duffy's Hollow Spur A (FS 419A) is a natural terrain Forest Service Road within the Willow Springs Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. The Duffy's Hollow Spur A starts at a small rock fire ring opening along the Duffy's Hollow (FS 419) heading west-southwest along the raised ridge, quickly proving i...
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Blue Buck Tower (FS 121) is a maintained gravel Forest Service road within the Willow Springs Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. The road to Blue Buck Tower is located west of South Missouri Route 181, between Missouri Route 76 to the north and the Route 181 junction with the AP Highway to the sout...
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Blue Buck Tower Spur A (FS 121A) is a maintained gravel Forest Service road within the Willow Springs Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. Blue Buck Tower Spur A is the first offshoot of the FS 121, turning to the south, leading up a short, mildly eroded steep hill, before cresting the hill, to short...
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Overlook (FS 122) is a semi-maintained gravel Forest Service road within the Willow Springs Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. Overlook is the second offshoot of the FS 121, turning to the north, tracking down mildly eroded hill, passing the power line tract with a great view to the north of the va...
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Duffy's Hollow (FS 419) is a semi-maintained gravel Forest Service road within the Willow Springs Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. Duffy's Hollow starts on the ridge top, going north of Missouri Route South 181, also known as the Blue Buck Scenic Byway, heading northwest towards the Indian Creek,...
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Peas Hollow (FS 421) is a semi-maintained gravel Forest Service road within the Willow Springs Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. Peas Hollow logistically begins at South Route 181, heading westward into the forest featuring mild elevation changes, using the spines of the ridge tops as stepping sto...
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Clifty Creek is easy to spot when travelling down County Road W-269. It's an easy trail at the beginning, but soon the road develops a six-inch rut along the passenger side of the vehicle. The trail gradually descends and comes out on a point where you can see Clifty Creek on either side. You might ...
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Stockman (FS 498), or Carroll Cemetery Road, is a gravel forest service road within the Noblett Day Use Area, part of the greater Willow Springs Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. The road begins heading south off the paved Noblett Lake Rec Area FS 857 that is used as the main road through Noblett ...
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Big Gulch (FS 497) is a semi-maintained gravel, transitioning to natural coarse gravel and dirt, forest service road within Mark Twain National Forest, Willow Springs Unit. The road begins at the Douglas County Road 160, heading north into a large logging area along the hilltop, where views are plen...
Learn more about Big Gulch - FS 497

Section 8 (FS 705) is a fading gravel dirt forest service road within the Willow Springs Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. Section 8 logistically connects between the Middle Ridge FS 424 on the east, and the Howell County Road 5830 on the west. The road features a thinning gravel, and natural dirt...
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Upper Greasy Creek (FS 129) is a gravel Forest Service road within the Mark Twain National Forest Willow Springs Unit. Upper Greasy Creek begins by turning northwest off Missouri Route 181, first turning hard north on clean gravel, to quickly realign hard west, to climb the main grade of the track, ...
Learn more about Upper Greasy Creek - FS 129

Greasy Creek (FS 427) is a gravel Forest Service road within the Mark Twain National Forest Willow Springs Unit. Greasy Creek begins by turning west off Missouri Route 181, quickly dropping grade down and back up into a small valley, with a rainwater runoff channel featuring exposed small cobbles an...
Learn more about Greasy Creek - FS 427

Big Gulch (FS 497) is a semi-maintained gravel, transitioning to natural coarse gravel and dirt, forest service road within Mark Twain National Forest, Willow Springs Unit. The road begins at the Douglas County Road 160, heading north into a large logging area along the hilltop, where views are plen...
Learn more about Big Gulch - FS 497

Section 8 (FS 705) is a fading gravel dirt forest service road within the Willow Springs Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. Section 8 logistically connects between the Middle Ridge FS 424 on the east, and the Howell County Road 5830 on the west. The road features a thinning gravel, and natural dirt...
Learn more about Section 8 - FS 705

Upper Greasy Creek (FS 129) is a gravel Forest Service road within the Mark Twain National Forest Willow Springs Unit. Upper Greasy Creek begins by turning northwest off Missouri Route 181, first turning hard north on clean gravel, to quickly realign hard west, to climb the main grade of the track, ...
Learn more about Upper Greasy Creek - FS 129

Greasy Creek (FS 427) is a gravel Forest Service road within the Mark Twain National Forest Willow Springs Unit. Greasy Creek begins by turning west off Missouri Route 181, quickly dropping grade down and back up into a small valley, with a rainwater runoff channel featuring exposed small cobbles an...
Learn more about Greasy Creek - FS 427