Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Cedar Key, Florida

The Gate 10 road gives you access to several hiking trails in the southern part of the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand, and some deep holes that can turn into 2-foot deep mud holes after rainy days. The road is not always wide eno...
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The Nature Drive is a 9-mile dirt road through the southern part of the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. The trail gives you access to several hiking trails, ponds, and primitive boat ramps. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand, and some deep holes that can turn into ...
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The Salt Creek Road gives you access to several hiking trails and the Salt Creek in the northern part of the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand, and some deep holes that can turn into 2-foot deep mud holes after rainy days. The road ...
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The Fishbone Creek Road gives you access to the Boat Ramp at Fishbone Creek in the northern part of the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand, and some deep holes that can turn into 2-foot deep mud holes after rainy days. The road is no...
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The Dixie Mainline Road is an 8-mile dirt road through the northern part of the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. The trail gives you access to several hiking trails, ponds, and primitive boat ramps and connects County Road 349 and County Road 357. The road conditions are a mixture of packed ...
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The Homus Pond Road is a 6-mile dirt road through the northern part of the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge and the Big Bend WMA. The trail gives you access to several hiking trails and connects County Road 351 and County Road 357. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand,...
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The Pump Mainline Road gives you access to several trails in the Jena Unit of the Big Bend Wildlife Management Area. Be aware that the majority of trails in this part of the WMA are usually flooded all year round. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand, and some deep holes that...
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This is road 15 in the Big Bend Wildlife Management area. It is a sandy track running from the main trail into the marsh along the coastline. It ends at a sandy flat area with views back to the town of Horseshoe Beach and across the coastal marsh. There is good cell signal in the area. There is no d...
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Goethe Circle is a beautiful ride through some open land combined with some heavily wooded areas. It is surrounded by some amazing views and many different types of wildlife. The terrain will vary from sand to mud. It is a nice drive for a variety of vehicles
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Trail 2 is a tight trail so be careful for pinstriping from tree limbs, and down trees after a storm. The terrain is mainly dirt and sand patches. This trail is not highly maintained due to it leading to closed trails. The phone signal on this trail was okay enough to send texts & make phone calls.
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Trail 4 takes you from Trail 11a at the east end to Trail 19 at the west end of the trail in the north part of the Citrus Wildlife Management Area. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand, and some deep holes that can turn into 2-foot deep mud holes after rainy days. The road is...
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Trail 10 takes you from Trail 9 at the east end to Trail 17 at the west end of the trail in the central part of the Citrus WMA. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand, and some deep holes that can turn into 2-foot deep mud holes after rainy days. The road is not always wide eno...
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The Storm Mainline Road is a dirt road through the southern part (Rise Tract) of the Steinhatchee Springs in the Suwannee River Water Management District (WMD). The trail connects US Highway 19 on the north end and County Road 358 on the south end of the trail and gives you access to several hiking ...
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Thunder's Crossing is one of the few dirt roads in the Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area. The trail connects North Road and Rattlesnake Camp Road. The trail is a sand forestry road with some soft sand spots that can turn into mud holes after heavy rain. The road is not always wide enough for t...
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Trail 6 takes you from East Haven Street at the east end to Trail 19 at the west end of the trail in the north part of the Citrus Wildlife Management Area. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand, and some deep holes that can turn into 2-foot deep mud holes after rainy days. The...
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The North Road is one of the few dirt roads in the Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area. The trail starts in the Scrub Island district and gives you access to several hiking trails, a picnic area at the trailhead, and a boardwalk that leads to one of the two caves for scuba divers. The trail is a...
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Trail 10a takes you from Trail 9 at the east end to Trail 19 at the west end of the trail in the central part of the Citrus Wildlife Management Area. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand, and some deep holes that can turn into 2-foot deep mud holes after rainy days. The road ...
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On this trail, you will be riding through a pine forest. You will encounter things such as mud holes, sandy patches, and built-up clay walls. There are water holes but they have bypasses if you need to go around them, especially in raining season. The cell phone service is good enough to make phone ...
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Trail 18a takes you from Trail 16 at the east end to Trail 15 at the west end of the trail in the southern part of the Citrus Wildlife Management Area. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand, and some deep holes that can turn into 2-foot deep mud holes after rainy days. The roa...
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The South Road is one of the few dirt roads in the Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area. The trail starts at Rattlesnake Camp Road and gives you access to several hiking trails, a picnic area at the end of the trail, and a boardwalk that leads to one of the two caves for scuba divers. The trail i...
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Trail 6 takes you from East Haven Street at the east end to Trail 19 at the west end of the trail in the north part of the Citrus Wildlife Management Area. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand, and some deep holes that can turn into 2-foot deep mud holes after rainy days. The...
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This trail is one of many in the vast network of trails located within the Mallory Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Public access is open year-round from 1 1/2 hours before sunrise until 1 1/2 hours after sunset on all trails that are not signed as closed/restricted or private property. ATV...
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This trail is one of many in the vast network of trails located within the Mallory Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Public access is open year-round from 1 1/2 hours before sunrise until 1 1/2 hours after sunset on all trails that are not signed as closed/restricted or private property. ATVs,...
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This trail is located within the Mallory Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Public access is open year-round from 1 1/2 hours before sunrise until 1 1/2 hours after sunset. ATVs, SxS, or unlicensed or unregistered motorcycles are permitted following the close of Spring Turkey season until the be...
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The Gate 10 road gives you access to several hiking trails in the southern part of the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand, and some deep holes that can turn into 2-foot deep mud holes after rainy days. The road is not always wide eno...
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The Nature Drive is a 9-mile dirt road through the southern part of the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. The trail gives you access to several hiking trails, ponds, and primitive boat ramps. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand, and some deep holes that can turn into ...
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The Salt Creek Road gives you access to several hiking trails and the Salt Creek in the northern part of the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand, and some deep holes that can turn into 2-foot deep mud holes after rainy days. The road ...
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The Fishbone Creek Road gives you access to the Boat Ramp at Fishbone Creek in the northern part of the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand, and some deep holes that can turn into 2-foot deep mud holes after rainy days. The road is no...
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