Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Chippewa Park, Ohio

This is an easy gravel road near Germantown, Ohio. This route takes you along a beautiful creek with an old and pretty cool bridge crossing. It's easily accessible for any vehicle that is licensed to…
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Turkey Run Road is a leisurely gravel road that provides beautiful views of Pee Pee Creek and the Hawe Fork of Pee Pee Creek. (Yes, that is the actual name of the creek.) The road…
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Scioto Trail State Park North Ridge Road is a single-lane gravel road that takes the high north ridge through the park. There are several sidings and pull-offs to let other traffic by. This road offers…
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Lots of scenic wooded gravel roads. Quite a bit of up and down on the side loops as you come in and out of the valley. We were rewarded at the end of this trip…
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This is one of the easier trails to run in what has become known as the Tar Hollow Trails of Vinton & Hocking County. This trail is not maintained and is rutted with a few…
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This trail guides you through some awesome scenery while flowing up and down vertical sections. This is SO much fun to drive and is perfect for introducing new people to the off-roading and exploring the…
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In Scioto Trail State Park, South Ridge Road snakes its way along the high south ridge of the park. The road is gravel and generally single-lane. There are multiple sidings and turnouts to let vehicles…
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ODNR #4 Road is a high ridge road that goes through the southernmost portion of Scioto Trail State Forest. The road provides exceptional views of the surrounding hills. There are some road is gravel and…
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This route is for anyone that wants to rip a rally-like road, and experience the great scenery and wildlife Ohio can offer! This gravel route is very loose and has a few washouts. It also…
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With many roads packed with tourists in the Hocking Hills, there still remain a few quiet back roads. This one may be short, but it's worth the trip. This gravel road doesn't get much traffic…
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These are some great winding country back roads going through Amish Country seeing several Amish lumber mills and roadside markets to purchase Amish produce and craft. With beautiful changes in elevation, some of these roads…
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This is a narrow, graded winding gravel dirt mix that runs along the Kokosing River. Just after the roadside Springs, it changes Elevation to go up through a small patch of woods, and it drops…
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Fantastic rolling gravel along Kokosing River. There are multiple springs for filling water along the southern edge of the route. Some sections to this can be very high speed if graded well. New canoe access…
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If you're looking for a nice back road to see the sunset, this little stretch of gravel road takes you from Ohio State Route 312 to Ohio State Route 668. Once you hit the gravel,…
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Number 8 Hollow will take you down another remote back road in this trail system. Once you enter the heavily wooded area, which is very scenic and winds through a loose gravel road through old…
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This is a quiet rural back road that winds through the rolling hills and hardwood forest. It's full of coal mining history that once took place deep into the woods of Perry County. It is…
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Tucked deep into the hardwood forest is one of the lesser-known back roads of this trail system. You start at a fork in the road that will lead you down a very quiet gravel road…
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Township Highway NR3 is a rugged backcountry access road. Once you enter the road, it's like time changes, and you see a piece of history that many don't. This trail takes you through some of…
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This back road is one you don't want to miss. Once you turn onto the gravel road, it's like you're heading into the mountains out west. You will start to climb a very steep, narrow…
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