Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Clarksburg, Tennessee

Melton Trail is an easy mixed-surface route featuring gravel and dirt with a solid, well-maintained base. Recent grading has introduced sections of larger gravel and fresh dirt, providing consistent traction under normal conditions. The trail experiences moderate elevation changes, gaining approxima...
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Shiloh Trail is an easy mixed-surface route located within Natchez Trace State Park, offering a quiet drive through wooded terrain with gentle elevation changes. The surface consists of dirt, gravel, and occasional sandy stretches, creating a varied but approachable experience for most drivers. Larg...
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Tucked within the serene expanse of Natchez State Forest, this off-road trail offers a peaceful drive ideal for beginners and those looking for a more relaxed adventure. The road is well-graded with dirt and gravel, making for smooth travel without technical obstacles. Towering mature trees line the...
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Thorn Trail is a mixed gravel and dirt route that offers a scenic and slightly more engaging drive for those exploring the area. The surface varies between compacted gravel and dirt, with sections that can become soft depending on recent weather. A large open expanse along the trail provides an exce...
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Woods Trail is a narrow gravel route characterized by large, chunky rocks that create a noticeably loose driving surface. Traction can vary throughout the trail due to the size and depth of the gravel, requiring steady throttle control and attention to steering input. The road narrows to a single la...
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Forest Service Road 403 intersects with FSR 230 in the southwestern section of Land Between the Lakes and is a part of the Forest Service Road System at LBL. The trailhead is marked with a small numbered sign. The trail takes a southwesterly route and ends at the shoreline of Kentucky Lake in Lost B...
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Forest Service Road 236, nestled in the southwestern corner of the Land Between the Lakes, offers a scenic and engaging experience for off-road enthusiasts. With its starting point at the crossroads of FSR 230 and 236, the trail meanders southeast towards Highway 79, presenting a mix of gravel, dirt...
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Forest Service Road 401 is a very short but fairly technical descent toward the shoreline of Kentucky Lake. The trailhead is marked, intersects with FSR 230 or Fort Henry Road, and descends to the west and south. A beautifully wooded landscape shows a bit of use on this trail. The trail consists of ...
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Fun trail, lots of puddling, and ways to get your vehicle dirty. Few washouts and slippery areas. There is a tricky spot roughly halfway through where your left side will be much lower than the right side. It does just end at an opening and does not continue past. Good spot to turn around and do it ...
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Access to Eagle Creek Wildlife Management Area requires a valid Tennessee hunting or fishing license and is limited to one-half hour before sunrise through one-half hour after sunset. Street-legal vehicles may use WMA roads with this license, while UTVs and other off-highway vehicles require a High ...
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This is another short but fun route for the beginner. This trail is great for learning your vehicle, picking lines, and developing a better understanding of how your vehicle handles obstacles. The trailhead is marked and is at the intersection of FSR 206 and heads west, descending to the shoreline o...
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Starts off easy going, small washouts and puddle crossings. The bottoms of the crossings are not muddy and pretty solid. About halfway through, you encounter a 30-degree downward incline. Massive washouts and slippery, loose rock. Spotter advised. Nice little trail through the woods that ends at a p...
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Gatlin Point South FSR 227 is a gravel forestry road through the southeast corner of the southern Tennessee section, Lake Barkley side, of the Land Between the Lake National Recreation Area. This road features small rolling hills and beautiful treelines, with minimal water collection spots on the ro...
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Bear Creek Road FSR 229 is a gravel forestry road through the southeast corner of the southern Tennessee section, Lake Barkley side, of the Land Between the Lake National Recreation Area. This road is made up of small hills leading to the generally flat bottoms near Bards Lake and crosses over the B...
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Morgan Cemetery Road FSR 222 is a rough gravel forestry road through the southern Tennessee section, center area of the peninsula, within the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. It features a gravel road that takes a beating from the weather and paired with the lack of maintenance, has ...
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Gatlin Point North FSR 228 is a gravel forestry road through the southeast corner of the southern Tennessee section, Lake Barkley side, of the Land Between the Lake National Recreation Area. This road features small rolling hills cutting through the treelines leading down mild rutted grades into the...
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Tharpe Road FSR 221 is a gravel forestry road through southern Tennessee, the center section of the peninsula, within the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. It features a gently and well maintained gravel road going over rolling hills, from the Woodland Trace on the east side to the FS...
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The Tharpe Hollow / Whitford Cemetery Road FS 384, is a gravel and natural dirt forest service road through the southern Tennessee section, Lake Barkley side of Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The road leads east off the Woodland Trace, at first giving the feeling it is a basic grav...
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George Watson Road takes you to to a primitive Boat Ramp on Lake Barkley. The trail is a gravel forestry road with some soft sand spots that can turn into mud holes after heavy rain. This trail is ususally a very easy road. The Land between the Lakes is an 170,000-acre inland peninsula. Approximatel...
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The Fox Hollow Bottoms FSR 219 is a gravel forestry road through the southern Tennessee section, Lake Barkley side, of Land Between the Lake National Recreation Area. To differ from the other half of Fox Hollow, the Bottoms traverses alongside the feeder creeks that lead to the Fox Hollow bay area o...
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Melton Trail is an easy mixed-surface route featuring gravel and dirt with a solid, well-maintained base. Recent grading has introduced sections of larger gravel and fresh dirt, providing consistent traction under normal conditions. The trail experiences moderate elevation changes, gaining approxima...
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Shiloh Trail is an easy mixed-surface route located within Natchez Trace State Park, offering a quiet drive through wooded terrain with gentle elevation changes. The surface consists of dirt, gravel, and occasional sandy stretches, creating a varied but approachable experience for most drivers. Larg...
Learn more about Shiloh Trail

Tucked within the serene expanse of Natchez State Forest, this off-road trail offers a peaceful drive ideal for beginners and those looking for a more relaxed adventure. The road is well-graded with dirt and gravel, making for smooth travel without technical obstacles. Towering mature trees line the...
Learn more about Cub Lake Trail

Thorn Trail is a mixed gravel and dirt route that offers a scenic and slightly more engaging drive for those exploring the area. The surface varies between compacted gravel and dirt, with sections that can become soft depending on recent weather. A large open expanse along the trail provides an exce...
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Melton Trail is an easy mixed-surface route featuring gravel and dirt with a solid, well-maintained base. Recent grading has introduced sections of larger gravel and fresh dirt, providing consistent traction under normal conditions. The trail experiences moderate elevation changes, gaining approxima...
Learn more about Melton

Shiloh Trail is an easy mixed-surface route located within Natchez Trace State Park, offering a quiet drive through wooded terrain with gentle elevation changes. The surface consists of dirt, gravel, and occasional sandy stretches, creating a varied but approachable experience for most drivers. Larg...
Learn more about Shiloh Trail

Tucked within the serene expanse of Natchez State Forest, this off-road trail offers a peaceful drive ideal for beginners and those looking for a more relaxed adventure. The road is well-graded with dirt and gravel, making for smooth travel without technical obstacles. Towering mature trees line the...
Learn more about Cub Lake Trail

Thorn Trail is a mixed gravel and dirt route that offers a scenic and slightly more engaging drive for those exploring the area. The surface varies between compacted gravel and dirt, with sections that can become soft depending on recent weather. A large open expanse along the trail provides an exce...
Learn more about Thorn