Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Cherokee Pass, Missouri

Flip Flop FS 2128 is a gravel road transforming into a natural-improved forestry route within the Mark Twain National Forest Fredericktown Unit. Flip Flop is an easy little trail on the east side of US…
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Twelvemile Creek FSR 2130 is a gravel-leaning natural improved forestry route through the Fredericktown sector of Mark Twain National Forest. It features a creek crossing at Twelvemile Creek right out of the gate, but then…
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The Burns Mountain FS 2136 is a gravel forestry route within the Mark Twain National Forest Fredericktown Unit. The road is graceful and full of foliage, terrain-wise only featuring a few mild hills joined together…
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The Central Pond FSR 2144 is a mild-weight gravel forestry road that leads through the St Francis Mountains within Mark Twain National Forest. The road features gravel at its foundation, but in spots, the trail…
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This trail starts as an unmaintained trail, light gravel/dirt, and turns into an all-dirt road. Along this road, you will not only have a beautiful drive through the woods but will also be welcomed with…
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Matthews Mountain FSR 2137 is a forestry road that goes through the bottoms and hills near Central, MO, in the Fredericktown sector of Mark Twain National Forest. The road is classified as a gravel forestry…
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This trail starts as a light gravel/dirt two-track. About 100 feet in is an uphill section with shallow washouts. As you get to the top of the hill, it becomes a little soft. Some of…
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This road is the start and continuation of Central Pond FSR 2144. This road starts with a small creek crossing and continues uphill with a shallow rutted road. At the top of the hill, it…
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The Madison County Road 406 is a gravel county road within the Fredericktown sector of Mark Twain National Forest. The road is useful to know within the network of hitting all the trails or shortcutting…
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Cedar Bottom FSR 2159, also referred to as Copper Mountain, is a gravel forestry road that is within the Fredericktown Sector of Mark Twain National Forest. It is a mild ride with a slow grade…
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Derecho FS 2138 is a natural dirt terrain forest service road, within the Mark Twain National Forest Fredericktown Unit. The road shines through its use in the hunting season, as signs show that is its…
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The Faro Tower Road FSR 2124, also referenced to as Little Grass Mountain or Rockpile Mountain Wilderness, is an old fire tower access road within the Fredericktown sector of Mark Twain National Forest. The road…
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Madison County Road 249 is a gravel-based road that travels through the northeastern hills of Madison County. It features scenic views of Spring Valley Creek and then leads up a moderate grade to weave in…
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The Pine Union Hilltop FSR 2137, is a gravel forestry service road located on the eastern Fredericktown sector of Mark Twain National Forest. The Pine Union Hilltop is the section that comes after the fork…
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Arnett Mountain FSR 2191 is a gravel-leaning natural forest road through the Fredericktown Sector of Mark Twain National Forest. The road starts at Pig Pen Gap fully gravel-covered and with trimmed tree lines, but shortly…
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The Pine Union 2137 Spur B is a natural forestry road in the Fredericktown Sector of the Mark Twain National Forest. It traverses the natural landscape of the Madison County hills, featuring a dirt road…
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The Grounds Creek FSR 2068 is a gravel forestry route leading to the hilltop north of Grounds Creek, which is located north of the Pine Union area in the Fredericktown Sector of Mark Twain National…
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Wash Creek Road is comprised of Madison County Road 328 on the far west portion and Bollinger County Road 846 for the middle and far east portion. The road features riding parallel along the Wash…
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Madison County Road 247 is a smooth-sailing gravel road over rolling hills amongst the pines. At its entrance point with MO-72, you can see for miles. The road follows this with a scenic route going…
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The Pine Union Spur A FSR 2137A in Mark Twain National Forest gives a sense of thrill and scenery all in one. It begins at a fork with the main FSR 2137, hanging left, you…
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The Castor River Shut-ins Road, also known as Madison County Road 253, is a simple gravel road leading to the Missouri Department of Conservation Area of the same name. The road features smooth riding with…
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Wash Creek FSR 2177 is a mild single-lane forestry road through Mark Twain National Forest. The road is mostly scenic and features trees all around. The road has a few small water collection spots, but…
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The Dogtrot Hollow FSR 2134 is a fun little forest road that traverses through Mark Twain National Forest. The road starts with fresh Gravel but slowly changes to a natural improved state, with the tough…
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Grisham Road, part of Bollinger County Road 840 and Madison County Road 324, is a creek bottom road of the Crooked Creek valley, ultimately traversing the ridge tops on either side of said creek. The…
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Mount Gilead Church FSR 2148, is a gravel forestry road that travels a small area of the Fredericktown sector of Mark Twain National Forest, within the northern hills of Madison County, Missouri. It features course…
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Knob Lick Tower Road leads to a Missouri Department of Conservation area that holds the publicly accessible Knob Lick Tower overlooking the St Francois Mountains. The road's primary surface is gravel, and despite being well-packed,…
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Nine Mile, also known as Marsh Creek FSR 2120, is a gravel forestry route through the Fredericktown sector of Mark Twain National Forest. The road features generally easy riding through the part of the St…
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Wayne County Road 207 is a gravel road that traverses the Wayne County Land, and the Coldwater Conservation Area, managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation. The Wayne County portion of the 207's southern track…
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Rock Creek Road, or Madison County 518, is a gravel county road that traverses half private and half Mark Twain National Forest land through its track. The road is very scenic, showing off beautiful short-leaf…
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Bidwell FSR 2199, is a gravel forestry road that travels through Mark Twain National Forest. Bidwell is one of the longest forestry routes on the eastern side of the forest clocking in at 8.6 forestries…
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