Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Ellington, Missouri

The Current River Conservation was created by combining Deer Run, Carrs Creek, Cardareva and Paint Rock State Forests combining 28,000 acres. The trail starts as #1 on the map which is provided at the beginning of the trail. Current River Conservation trail leads you down an easy gravel road however...
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Whizenhunt Bottoms, also known as Whizenhunt Hollow Trail or simply The Bottoms, is a natural creek/river rock, sand, and dirt, with wooded trails leading to roughly 115 acres of open area along the Riverside Depths route of the Black River Bottoms area within the Clearwater Lake U.S. Army Corps of ...
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Collins Cemetery Road or Beal Road is a gravel and natural-terrain road within Rocky Creek, Missouri Department of Conservation Area, and Ozark National Scenic Riverways Land. The track leaves the Beal Ridge road going downhill to the lowland adjacent to the Current River, where the Collins Cemetery...
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Central Bluffs Trail, or Black River Bottoms Central Hub, consists of parts of the Reynolds County Roads 462 and 464 and is a dirt/sand mix and natural creek-bottom rock trail through the center portion of the Black River Bottoms area within the Clearwater Lake U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Land. The ...
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Central Riverside Connector is a coarse gravel and natural dirt/mud trail through the center portion of the Black River Bottoms area within the Clearwater Lake U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Land. The Central Riverside Connector is so named because it connects the midway points of the North Riverside T...
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Stacked Log Trail, also known as the Spool Bypass or Reynolds County Road 458, is a half coarse gravel road, half natural dirt/small rock trail through the north central portion of the Black River Bottoms area within the Clearwater Lake U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Land. Stacked Log starts at the Cen...
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Rollercoaster, possibly partially known as Cabin Holler, is a gravel and natural rock/dirt mix road through north-eastern Peck Ranch Conservation Area, leading into the Rocky Creek Conservation Area (former Roger's Creek Natural Area) at Mud Spring Hollow, and ending in the far eastern section of Ro...
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Murphy Cemetery Road, including part of the Reynolds County Road 466, is a coarse gravel road with natural tendencies. It tracks through the southern portion of the Black River Bottoms area within the Clearwater Lake U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Reynolds County, and "Riverside" Missouri Department ...
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The Charlton Bluff/Seematter Hollow Road is a US Army Corps of Engineers Road that leads down into the eastern shore bottoms of the Black River, where Charlton Bluff sticks out towards the river on the west side shoreline. The road first begins by passing the Seematter Cemetery, right after you turn...
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Funk Branch Delta Trail, or Funk Shore Access, is a coarse creek gravel and dirt/mud trail through the northern portion of the Black River Bottoms area within the Clearwater Lake U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Land. The trail is an in/out track that features an entry point off the creek bottom section ...
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Mann Cemetery Road, or Reynolds County Road 456, is a coarse gravel road transforming to a natural dirt road in the northern portion of the Black River Bottoms area within the Clearwater Lake U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Land. This road features views of the valley surrounded by the rolling hills of ...
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Hackworth Hollow Trail, also known locally as part of Funk Branch Road or Reynolds County Road 446A, is a coarse gravel road transforming to a creek bottom road and back to a coarse gravel road through the northern portion of the Black River Bottoms area within the Clearwater Lake U.S. Army Corps of...
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Long Ridge Road (Reynolds County Road 462 and Iron County Road 151) is a coarse gravel county road providing access to the northeast portion of the Black River Bottoms area within the Clearwater Lake U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Land. The road starts from Missouri Route-BB, 0.1 miles east of the Funk...
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This road starts as an asphalt road (.08 miles) at the K Bridge West entrance. There is a campground to your right and a "day use" area at your left that leads down to the river. This road follows CR 452 until your turn at CR 442. As you come off the asphalt, you will find yourself on a well-maintai...
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The Reynolds County Road 468, what could be known as the Lower or South Black River Bottoms Access Road, is a gravel-based county road that makes its way through the US Army Corps of Engineers Land on the east side of Black River. It features scenic views of the hilly river landscape of the area it ...
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Mid Ridge Road is a natural coarse gravel and dirt-based road within the Roger's Creek Natural Area, Missouri Department of Conservation Land. The road begins at the bottom of the Current River Valley, just northwest of Van Buren, MO. It quickly elevates from the entry off Carter County Road 151, cl...
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The Clearwater Lake Dam Road is a gravel-to-dirt road that traverses the low-laying bottoms along the Clearwater Lake side of the dam. This is a part of the Piedmont Park Campground Area managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The road is short and sweet, offering only a quick taste of what this ...
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Waymeyer Landing or National Park Service Road 215 is a sand and natural gravel road to the boat launch area of the same name, located along the Current River within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. The logistical relevance of this road is undeniable, whether running kayaks, tubes, or rigs from/...
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Garwood Tower or Reynolds County Road 570 is a gravel road leading to the Missouri Department of Conservation-owned Garwood Fire Tower. It features a unique track with a county road leading up to, and then through, an active logging sawmill, which has a public easement to pass through to connect to ...
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Funk Tower Road is a gravel access road on the Missouri Department of Conservation's Riverside Conservation Area land and is near the neighboring Funk Memorial State Forest and Wildlife Area land, the two plots total 530+ acres of land. The general purpose of the road is to provide access up to the ...
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The Current River Conservation was created by combining Deer Run, Carrs Creek, Cardareva and Paint Rock State Forests combining 28,000 acres. The trail starts as #1 on the map which is provided at the beginning of the trail. Current River Conservation trail leads you down an easy gravel road however...
Learn more about Current River Conservation Area

Whizenhunt Bottoms, also known as Whizenhunt Hollow Trail or simply The Bottoms, is a natural creek/river rock, sand, and dirt, with wooded trails leading to roughly 115 acres of open area along the Riverside Depths route of the Black River Bottoms area within the Clearwater Lake U.S. Army Corps of ...
Learn more about Whizenhunt Bottoms

Central Bluffs Trail, or Black River Bottoms Central Hub, consists of parts of the Reynolds County Roads 462 and 464 and is a dirt/sand mix and natural creek-bottom rock trail through the center portion of the Black River Bottoms area within the Clearwater Lake U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Land. The ...
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Central Riverside Connector is a coarse gravel and natural dirt/mud trail through the center portion of the Black River Bottoms area within the Clearwater Lake U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Land. The Central Riverside Connector is so named because it connects the midway points of the North Riverside T...
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The Current River Conservation was created by combining Deer Run, Carrs Creek, Cardareva and Paint Rock State Forests combining 28,000 acres. The trail starts as #1 on the map which is provided at the beginning of the trail. Current River Conservation trail leads you down an easy gravel road however...
Learn more about Current River Conservation Area

Whizenhunt Bottoms, also known as Whizenhunt Hollow Trail or simply The Bottoms, is a natural creek/river rock, sand, and dirt, with wooded trails leading to roughly 115 acres of open area along the Riverside Depths route of the Black River Bottoms area within the Clearwater Lake U.S. Army Corps of ...
Learn more about Whizenhunt Bottoms

Central Bluffs Trail, or Black River Bottoms Central Hub, consists of parts of the Reynolds County Roads 462 and 464 and is a dirt/sand mix and natural creek-bottom rock trail through the center portion of the Black River Bottoms area within the Clearwater Lake U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Land. The ...
Learn more about Central Bluffs Trail

Central Riverside Connector is a coarse gravel and natural dirt/mud trail through the center portion of the Black River Bottoms area within the Clearwater Lake U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Land. The Central Riverside Connector is so named because it connects the midway points of the North Riverside T...
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