Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Elizabethtown, Illinois

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Eagle Mountain Fire Road

The Eagle Mountain Fire Road is a gravel service road through the Eagle Mountain area in the most northern section of the Hidden Springs sector of Shawnee National Forest. The road acts as a main…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Wamble Mountain Spur Road - FS 707A

Wamble Mountain Spur Road FS 707A is a natural-improved trail in Shawnee National Forest near the Eagle Mountain area, within the Hidden Springs Sector. The FS 707A is best described as your uncle's secret hunting…
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Total Miles
0.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Stone Face Lane - FS 1453

Stone Face Lane/Recreation Area FS 1453 is a gravel access road to the hiking trail and scenic bluff rock overlook of the same name. It is a part of the Eagle Mountain area within the…
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Total Miles
0.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Kuttawa Landing FSR 127

Kuttawa Landing FSR 127 is a gravel forestry road that travels to the northernmost point of the Land Between The Lakes Recreation Area. It features mild rutting, gravel turning to mud in places, small water…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Davenport Bay FSR 127B

The Davenport Bay FSR 127B is a degrading old back top road that leads to the water's edge in Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area. The road at one point must have been a…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Lady Cemetery FSR 128

Lady Cemetery FSR 128 is a simple gravel forestry road that is in the Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area. It traverses over rolling hills, minor washboarding, natural rocks poking through the surface, and…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Ginger Ridge

Take this beautiful ride through Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The main road is paved, but you'll take a dirt road down to the camping area. This is a really fun and easy…
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Total Miles
32.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Rimshot FSR 124

The Rimshot FSR 124 is a forestry gravel road through Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area. The road is partially well maintained on the southern end with the northern half showing decent wear and…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Nickell Branch - FS 102

Nickell Branch FS 102 is a gravel forestry road through the northwest corner of the Kentucky section, Lake Barkley side, of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The road is graceful and a…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Benberry Cemetery Road - FS 301

Benberry Cemetery Road FS 301 is a gravel Forest Service road through the northwest corner of the Kentucky section, Lake Barkley side, of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The Benberry Cemetery Road…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Tornado Valley FSR 112

The Tornado Valley FSR 112 is a gravel road that parallels a mile inland from the north shoreline of Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area. It consists of a few 9-10% grade hills, a…
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Total Miles
5.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Smith Cemetery Spur Road FS 120A/120B

Smith Cemetery Spur Road FS 120A/120B is a gravel spur Forest Service road at the end of the FS 120. It is located in the north Kentucky section, Lake Barkley side, of the Land Between…
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Total Miles
0.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Smith Cemetery Road - FS 120

Smith Cemetery Road FS 120 is a gravel forestry road through the northern Kentucky section, Lake Barkley side, of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The Smith Cemetery is a gravel road coming…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Twin Lakes South - FS 105

Twin Lakes South FS 105 is a gravel forest service road in the northwest corner of the Kentucky section, Kentucky Lake side, of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. It features a track…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

105/106 Connector - FS 106A

105/106 Connector - FS 106A is a gravel forest service road in the northwest corner of the Kentucky section, Kentucky Lake side, of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. This is one of…
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Total Miles
0.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Stephens Chapel Road - FSR 415

Stephens Chapel Road--415 is an extremely historic route that navigates directly to one of the last original standing structures within Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The Road is a mix of dirt and…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FSR 119

Forest Service Road 119 is a semi-maintained dirt and gravel road that connects FSR 112 and FSR 117 within the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. It is on the northern portion of the…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Wi / Sp

Roger's Road - FS 113

Roger's Road - FS 113 is a gravel forest service road through the inland center-north Kentucky section of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. This road features small rolling hills and beautiful tree…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Wi / Sp

Pisgah Point Spur - FS 111A

Pisgah Point Spur FS 111A is a gravel forestry route through the northwest corner of the northern Kentucky section, Kentucky Lake side, of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The road consists of…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Open Ponds Trail

The Open Ponds trail can be accessed through the Blue Bird Trail or the east side of the Long Wall Access Trail. This trail traverses along ridges between a number of ponds, and through the…
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Total Miles
0.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Old Highway 13

At Little Egypt Off Road, there's a 1.5-mile portion of the former Illinois Highway 13. This is one of the main access routes throughout the property, as it stretches the entire width of the park.…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

The Switchback

"The Switchback" (aka "Wooded Racetrack") is a 0.7-mile loop. You can access it from a few different trails, but the easiest is off of Old Highway 13. Once you see signs showing you where to…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su

Woodson Chapel Road - FS 129

Woodson Chapel Road FS 129 is a gravel forest service road through the ridge tops of the center-east Kentucky section, Lake Barkley side, of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. This road features…
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Total Miles
5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Yale Road - FS 115

Yale Road - FS 115, or Birmingham Ferry Road, is a half-paved and half-gravel forest service road through the center-west Kentucky section, Kentucky Lake side, of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. Its…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Pallet Trail

The Pallet Trail is one of the main routes through the south portion of the forest, and gives riders access to many secondary and tertiary routes. At the north side, this trail is accessed from…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
Best Time
Fa

East Field Access Trail

The East Field access trail is the main route leading to the Haul Road. A few side trails are also accessible through this road, such as the Olive Trail, along with some short hill-climb crossover…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su

Smith Bay Road - FS 116

Smith Bay Road - FS 116, is a gravel forest service road through the center-west Kentucky section, Kentucky Lake side, of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The road geographically features a valley-to-valley…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Hematite Tower Road - FS 310

Hematite Tower Road FS 310 is a natural-improved forestry route through the center inland Kentucky section of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. This trail parallels the east of Woodland Trace, coming near…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su / Wi

Little Egypt Off-Road OHV Park Entrance

Welcome to Little Egypt Off-Road OHV Park! Our hours of operation are 8 AM to 5 PM on Saturdays and Sundays, including most holidays. We offer over 50 miles of trails, from beginner access roads…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

Collie Cemetery - FS 307

Collie Cemetery FS 307 is a gravel forest service road through the center-west Kentucky section, Kentucky Lake side, of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The road provides access to the Rueben Collie…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

ATV Trails Near Elizabethtown, Illinois

Stephens Chapel Road - FSR 415

Stephens Chapel Road--415 is an extremely historic route that navigates directly to one of the last original standing structures within Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The Road is a mix of dirt and…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FSR 119

Forest Service Road 119 is a semi-maintained dirt and gravel road that connects FSR 112 and FSR 117 within the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. It is on the northern portion of the…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Wi / Sp

Open Ponds Trail

The Open Ponds trail can be accessed through the Blue Bird Trail or the east side of the Long Wall Access Trail. This trail traverses along ridges between a number of ponds, and through the…
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Total Miles
0.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Old Highway 13

At Little Egypt Off Road, there's a 1.5-mile portion of the former Illinois Highway 13. This is one of the main access routes throughout the property, as it stretches the entire width of the park.…
Learn more about Old Highway 13
Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

The Switchback

"The Switchback" (aka "Wooded Racetrack") is a 0.7-mile loop. You can access it from a few different trails, but the easiest is off of Old Highway 13. Once you see signs showing you where to…
Learn more about The Switchback
Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su

Pallet Trail

The Pallet Trail is one of the main routes through the south portion of the forest, and gives riders access to many secondary and tertiary routes. At the north side, this trail is accessed from…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
Best Time
Fa

UTV/Side-by-Side Near Elizabethtown, Illinois

Stephens Chapel Road - FSR 415

Stephens Chapel Road--415 is an extremely historic route that navigates directly to one of the last original standing structures within Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The Road is a mix of dirt and…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FSR 119

Forest Service Road 119 is a semi-maintained dirt and gravel road that connects FSR 112 and FSR 117 within the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. It is on the northern portion of the…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Wi / Sp

Open Ponds Trail

The Open Ponds trail can be accessed through the Blue Bird Trail or the east side of the Long Wall Access Trail. This trail traverses along ridges between a number of ponds, and through the…
Learn more about Open Ponds Trail
Total Miles
0.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Old Highway 13

At Little Egypt Off Road, there's a 1.5-mile portion of the former Illinois Highway 13. This is one of the main access routes throughout the property, as it stretches the entire width of the park.…
Learn more about Old Highway 13
Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

The Switchback

"The Switchback" (aka "Wooded Racetrack") is a 0.7-mile loop. You can access it from a few different trails, but the easiest is off of Old Highway 13. Once you see signs showing you where to…
Learn more about The Switchback
Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su

Pallet Trail

The Pallet Trail is one of the main routes through the south portion of the forest, and gives riders access to many secondary and tertiary routes. At the north side, this trail is accessed from…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
Best Time
Fa