Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Claxton, Georgia

FS 9 is a quiet forest road that winds through Fort Stewart’s longleaf pine ecosystem, offering a peaceful drive beneath towering pines and through open forest habitat. The route is primarily composed of sandy roads with gentle curves and occasional puddles after rainfall. Wildlife sightings are com...
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FS 4 is a scenic forest road that winds through the longleaf pine ecosystem of Fort Stewart. The route features wide sandy roads, gentle curves, and peaceful stretches beneath towering pines, making it ideal for a relaxing drive through one of Georgia’s largest public recreation areas. Along the rou...
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FS 20 is an 11-mile forest road located within Fort Stewart that winds through beautiful pine forests with long stretches of sugar sand, seasonal puddles, and occasional rutted sections. The route offers a peaceful drive and provides access to other forest roads, wildlife viewing opportunities, and ...
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FS 129 is a scenic sand road that winds through the longleaf pine forests of Fort Stewart, offering miles of easy overland travel with several creek crossings and forest bridges. The route features wide sandy roads, occasional mud holes after rain, military landmarks, and expansive pine stands that ...
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Griffin Ridge Wildlife Management Area (WMA) offers a scenic drive through longleaf pine forests, oak hammocks, and palmetto flats on sandy forest roads. The route is generally suitable for stock 4WD vehicles in dry conditions, but recent rain can create standing water, muddy sections, and soft sand...
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Island Road trail is an out-and-back trail due to a closed gate on the northern end. It also provides access to the Logging Road trail and a number of other unmarked spurs in the area. The trail surface is packed dirt with crushed rock as a stabilizer. There are several wet spots and mudholes along ...
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Logging Road is an out-and-back trail and is the primary access trail for a large private southern pine harvest operation on the north end of Townsend WMA, so it gets a fair amount of traffic from logging equipment and worker transport vehicles. The southern portions are primarily packed dirt augmen...
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Central Georgia woods in country farm land trail that is very scenic with vegetation and animals. This trail follows along the Altamaha River that the World Famous Survivor Man Show couldn't complete. Watch to see Deer, Small Game, Turtles, and Alligators. This trail also crosses the Georgia Overlan...
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Hunting Road trail parallels the middle section of Fishing Road trail for just over two miles and is much more primitive and less traveled than Fishing Road trail. The trail is barely one vehicle wide, with few places for two vehicles to pass. Trail pinstripes are guaranteed as the scrub and tree br...
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Middleton Lake Road is a through trail that travels just over five miles into the middle section of the Townsend WMA. On the north section, the trail is wide and well-maintained by graders. About two and a half miles from the northern trailhead at Old Barrington Road, there is a large primitive cam...
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Doe Road parallels Middleton Lake Road but extends southbound to access more trails in the southern section of the Townsend WMA. It is just one lane wide but has places to pass as it runs through stands of southern pine and oak scrub. The surface is packed sand that can soften considerably in dry we...
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Explore a blackwater oasis along the Savannah River in Hampton County. The major property is the Webb Wildlife Center with the Palachucola and Hamilton Ridge areas on either side. Many of the trails through the property cross between these three areas; note that the gates can close with no upfront n...
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Ole Hell Road is an out-and-back trail that runs across the northern edge of the Penholoway WMA, starting along Paradise Park Road before dropping into a shallow ravine and coming to an end. Along the way, the trail winds through areas of smaller oaks and scrub that make a canopy over the trail, giv...
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Cement Bridge Road, which gets its name from the short cement bridge on the eastern end of the trail, provides a convenient way to get from Post Road to Paradise Park Road, crossing New Road along the way. The trail winds through several southern pine stands, but most of the trail runs through scrub...
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Explore a blackwater oasis along the Savannah River in Hampton County. The major property is the Webb Wildlife Center with the Palachucola and Hamilton Ridge areas on either side. Many of the trails through the property cross between these three areas; note that the gates can close with no upfront n...
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Post Road is the main access point into the Penholoway Swamp WMA, and the WMA support and maintenance area is a short distance from the highway along the trail. The roadbed is an all-weather crushed gravel surface that appears fairly new, as the old natural surface trail can be seen alongside the ne...
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Explore a blackwater oasis along the Savannah River in Hampton County. The major property is the Webb Wildlife Center with the Palachucola and Hamilton Ridge areas on either side. Many of the trails through the property cross between these three areas; it is to be noted that gates can close with no ...
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Explore a blackwater oasis along the Savannah River in Hampton County. The major property is the Webb Wildlife Center with the Palachucola and Hamilton Ridge areas on either side. Many of the trails through the property cross between these three areas; it is to be noted that gates can close with no ...
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Cogden Lake Road is an out-and-back trail leading to the Cogden Lake boat ramp and Cogden Lake. The trail is accessed from the north end of Hinson Road. It's a mainly straight trail with a slight jog midway and is made up of a packed dirt base with several sections reinforced with crushed gravel. Th...
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Explore a blackwater oasis along the Savannah River in Hampton County. The major property is the Webb Wildlife Center with the Palachucola and Hamilton Ridge areas on either side. Many of the trails through the property cross between these three areas; it is to be noted that gates can close with no ...
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Explore a blackwater oasis along the Savannah River in Hampton County. The major property is the Webb Wildlife Center with the Palachucola and Hamilton Ridge areas on either side. Many of the trails through the property cross between these three areas; note that the gates can close with no upfront n...
Learn more about Jordan Lake Access

Explore a blackwater oasis along the Savannah River in Hampton County. The major property is the Webb Wildlife Center with the Palachucola and Hamilton Ridge areas on either side. Many of the trails through the property cross between these three areas; note that the gates can close with no upfront n...
Learn more about Inner Gregory Field Loop

Explore a blackwater oasis along the Savannah River in Hampton County. The major property is the Webb Wildlife Center with the Palachucola and Hamilton Ridge areas on either side. Many of the trails through the property cross between these three areas; it is to be noted that gates can close with no ...
Learn more about Arrowhead Road

Explore a blackwater oasis along the Savannah River in Hampton County. The major property is the Webb Wildlife Center with the Palachucola and Hamilton Ridge areas on either side. Many of the trails through the property cross between these three areas; it is to be noted that gates can close with no ...
Learn more about Loggy Lake Road

Central Georgia woods in country farm land trail that is very scenic with vegetation and animals. This trail follows along the Altamaha River that the World Famous Survivor Man Show couldn't complete. Watch to see Deer, Small Game, Turtles, and Alligators. This trail also crosses the Georgia Overlan...
Learn more about Bullard Altamaha River Loop

Explore a blackwater oasis along the Savannah River in Hampton County. The major property is the Webb Wildlife Center with the Palachucola and Hamilton Ridge areas on either side. Many of the trails through the property cross between these three areas; note that the gates can close with no upfront n...
Learn more about Jordan Lake Access

Explore a blackwater oasis along the Savannah River in Hampton County. The major property is the Webb Wildlife Center with the Palachucola and Hamilton Ridge areas on either side. Many of the trails through the property cross between these three areas; note that the gates can close with no upfront n...
Learn more about Inner Gregory Field Loop

Explore a blackwater oasis along the Savannah River in Hampton County. The major property is the Webb Wildlife Center with the Palachucola and Hamilton Ridge areas on either side. Many of the trails through the property cross between these three areas; it is to be noted that gates can close with no ...
Learn more about Arrowhead Road