Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania

Lake Atsion to Lake Oswego

A good introduction to Wharton State Forest and the Pine Barrens. Typically this is an easy route. Wet weather creates large "puddles" in depressions in the trail that require some attention. It makes for a…
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Total Miles
19.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Two Towers Loop

Entering from reed road you will be taken to the trailhead, you will see wild animals from the adjacent safari park. Once you turn onto the trails you will be on soft Pine Barrens sugar…
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Total Miles
5.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Montage Road

Long Winding Forestry Road with steep climbs on the Montage Tract of the Pinchot State Forest. The road will not be plowed in winter. Steep hill sections will be slippery, and the lower section of…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

Balish Road

This is a long, winding, non maintained dirt road with occasional muddy areas. The route provides access to the Montage Tract and joining trails. The road will not be plowed in winter. Downed trees and…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Ore Mine Road

This is a narrow, rocky, and muddy trail on the Montage Tract of Pinchot State Forest. The bottom section of the trail follows along a stream and passes through the tornado scar from the 2017…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Greentown Sale Road

Easy, seasonal forest road on the Delaware State Forest. It starts off in a small dirt lot off Old Greentown Road. The trail opens just before the state archery season in the fall and closes…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Michaux Ridge Road

Ridge Road is located in Michaux State Forest, Southeast of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. This is a pleasant and peaceful road that tours the northern half of the forest and includes views of the South and Pinnacle…
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Total Miles
9.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Hunter Road

Hunter Road is a pretty well-maintained gravel road through Bald Eagle State Forest. There are plenty of places to pull off and enjoy the scenery. All along the trail, there are hunting cabins so it…
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Total Miles
11.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa