Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Fredericktown, Missouri

Flip Flop FS 2128 is a gravel road transforming into a natural-improved forestry route within the Mark Twain National Forest Fredericktown Unit. Flip Flop is an easy little trail on the east side of US Route 67, featuring minimal elevation changes but a decent spread of changes in terrain throughout...
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The Burns Mountain FS 2136 is a gravel forestry route within the Mark Twain National Forest Fredericktown Unit. The road is graceful and full of foliage, terrain-wise only featuring a few mild hills joined together by generally well-maintained gravel. The purpose of this trail is evident in the many...
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Twelvemile Creek FSR 2130 is a gravel-leaning natural improved forestry route through the Fredericktown sector of Mark Twain National Forest. It features a creek crossing at Twelvemile Creek right out of the gate, but then slowly tracks up a rutted hill, to a flattened-out area, where an overland ca...
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Derecho FS 2138 is a natural dirt terrain forest service road, within the Mark Twain National Forest Fredericktown Unit. The road shines through its use in the hunting season, as signs show that is its biggest use, but it comes with its mild thrills of small mudholes and water collection spots, semi...
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Matthews Mountain FSR 2137 is a forestry road that goes through the bottoms and hills near Central, MO, in the Fredericktown sector of Mark Twain National Forest. The road is classified as a gravel forestry road, but it definitely leans towards a natural surface road the deeper traveled into it. The...
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Madison County Road 249 is a gravel-based road that travels through the northeastern hills of Madison County. It features scenic views of Spring Valley Creek and then leads up a moderate grade to weave in and out of the power-line cut out. The trail crosses two cattle guards along the way, be easy o...
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Cedar Bottom FSR 2159, also referred to as Copper Mountain, is a gravel forestry road that is within the Fredericktown Sector of Mark Twain National Forest. It is a mild ride with a slow grade up and a slow grade back down ending at a turnaround spot at the end. The most this road has to challenge i...
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The Castor River Shut-ins Road, also known as Madison County Road 253, is a simple gravel road leading to the Missouri Department of Conservation Area of the same name. The road features smooth riding with well-maintained gravel, at the halfway point is the entrance to the parking lot for the Shut-i...
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Knob Lick Tower Road leads to a Missouri Department of Conservation area that holds the publicly accessible Knob Lick Tower overlooking the St Francois Mountains. The road's primary surface is gravel, and despite being well-packed, and maintained, it features mounding, washboarding, and mild ruts. T...
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The Madison County Road 406 is a gravel county road within the Fredericktown sector of Mark Twain National Forest. The road is useful to know within the network of hitting all the trails or shortcutting between the Matthews Mountain FSR 2127 and Central School FSR 2100 area to Bill Smith Hollow FSR ...
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This trail starts as an unmaintained trail, light gravel/dirt, and turns into an all-dirt road. Along this road, you will not only have a beautiful drive through the woods but will also be welcomed with much wildlife. Towards the end of this trail, you will come to multiple water/mud holes of unknow...
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This road is the start and continuation of Central Pond FSR 2144. This road starts with a small creek crossing and continues uphill with a shallow rutted road. At the top of the hill, it opens up and it is a beautiful drive on top of the hills. There are a couple of small cutouts that would make goo...
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The Central Pond FSR 2144 is a mild-weight gravel forestry road that leads through the St Francis Mountains within Mark Twain National Forest. The road features gravel at its foundation, but in spots, the trail fades to dirt or mud. On the hills and grades, it has a tendency to form ruts and washes,...
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The Faro Tower Road FSR 2124, also referenced to as Little Grass Mountain or Rockpile Mountain Wilderness, is an old fire tower access road within the Fredericktown sector of Mark Twain National Forest. The road is moderate grade climb up a generally well maintained gravel road, it slowly curls arou...
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Mount Gilead Church FSR 2148, is a gravel forestry road that travels a small area of the Fredericktown sector of Mark Twain National Forest, within the northern hills of Madison County, Missouri. It features course gravel that was recently hauled in for logging purposes, there are a few mild hills a...
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The Grounds Creek FSR 2068 is a gravel forestry route leading to the hilltop north of Grounds Creek, which is located north of the Pine Union area in the Fredericktown Sector of Mark Twain National Forest. The main use of the road is for apparent hunting purposes in the area, though it does have a f...
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Madison County Road 247 is a smooth-sailing gravel road over rolling hills amongst the pines. At its entrance point with MO-72, you can see for miles. The road follows this with a scenic route going through Mark Twain National Forest, giving a quick taste of the wild and adventure surrounding it, bu...
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This trail starts as a light gravel/dirt two-track. About 100 feet in is an uphill section with shallow washouts. As you get to the top of the hill, it becomes a little soft. Some of this road will be slightly overgrown as well. There is a little cut-out that would make a good campsite. As you conti...
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Arnett Mountain FSR 2191 is a gravel-leaning natural forest road through the Fredericktown Sector of Mark Twain National Forest. The road starts at Pig Pen Gap fully gravel-covered and with trimmed tree lines, but shortly after the entrance, erosion ruts start to form and show that this trail is mor...
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The Pine Union 2137 Spur B is a natural forestry road in the Fredericktown Sector of the Mark Twain National Forest. It traverses the natural landscape of the Madison County hills, featuring a dirt road at the base with course rock, mild water collections, mild rutting, some natural rock and tree ro...
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This trail starts as an unmaintained trail, light gravel/dirt, and turns into an all-dirt road. Along this road, you will not only have a beautiful drive through the woods but will also be welcomed with much wildlife. Towards the end of this trail, you will come to multiple water/mud holes of unknow...
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This road is the start and continuation of Central Pond FSR 2144. This road starts with a small creek crossing and continues uphill with a shallow rutted road. At the top of the hill, it opens up and it is a beautiful drive on top of the hills. There are a couple of small cutouts that would make goo...
Learn more about Central School FSR 2100

This trail starts as a light gravel/dirt two-track. About 100 feet in is an uphill section with shallow washouts. As you get to the top of the hill, it becomes a little soft. Some of this road will be slightly overgrown as well. There is a little cut-out that would make a good campsite. As you conti...
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This is a scenic route from Highway 49 to Crane Lake Recreation Area. Enjoy the ride; it'll be moderate (weather may affect some areas, so watch for downed trees or potential water on the road). When you arrive at Crane Lake, make sure you check out the boat dock-an awesome spot to have a lunch brea...
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Matthews Mountain FSR 2137 is a forestry road that goes through the bottoms and hills near Central, MO, in the Fredericktown sector of Mark Twain National Forest. The road is classified as a gravel forestry road, but it definitely leans towards a natural surface road the deeper traveled into it. The...
Learn more about Matthews Mountain FSR 2127

Cedar Bottom FSR 2159, also referred to as Copper Mountain, is a gravel forestry road that is within the Fredericktown Sector of Mark Twain National Forest. It is a mild ride with a slow grade up and a slow grade back down ending at a turnaround spot at the end. The most this road has to challenge i...
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The Madison County Road 406 is a gravel county road within the Fredericktown sector of Mark Twain National Forest. The road is useful to know within the network of hitting all the trails or shortcutting between the Matthews Mountain FSR 2127 and Central School FSR 2100 area to Bill Smith Hollow FSR ...
Learn more about Mad-Co Road 406

This trail starts as an unmaintained trail, light gravel/dirt, and turns into an all-dirt road. Along this road, you will not only have a beautiful drive through the woods but will also be welcomed with much wildlife. Towards the end of this trail, you will come to multiple water/mud holes of unknow...
Learn more about Miller Chapel FSR 2501