Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Hancock, New York

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T-743/T-727

The trail starts off in Poyntelle as Township-727 and in Winterdale as T-743. This section of the O and W Trail is a recognized Township route open to street-licensed 4x4s. The trail follows the former…
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Total Miles
12.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Old Union Road

This is a non-maintained road made of mostly loose gravel. It is mostly wide enough for two vehicles, but there are some pull-over spots where it is only wide enough for one vehicle. There is…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Readburn Road

This is a seasonal road that is all loose gravel. There was nothing technical on this. It is mostly wide enough for two vehicles to pass by. There is a section that gets too narrow…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

River Road

This narrow woodland path turns into a narrow rocky shelf road along the Upper Delaware River. The trail is in a non-maintenance Township and does pass through private property. STAY ON THE TRAIL! You will…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

Big Valley Road

Big Valley Road is a long, winding, and rocky Forest Road through State Game Lands. Trail will not be plowed in winter. Downed trees can be encountered and the trail has a few muddy sections.…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Slocum Hill Road

This is a somewhat maintained dirt/rock road near Pennsylvania State Game Lands with a good mix of gravel base, rocks, and some mud. There are small areas of mud and washes. Evidence of downed trees…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Carpenter Hill Road

Carpenter Hill Road from the Southern end to the town line is very well maintained and graded, once you cross into the Northern Section it becomes very much less maintained and nearly abandoned, with evidence…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hoolihan Brook Rd

This started as a single-lane loose-gravel trail following a stream through the woods. You do cross over a man-made bridge to cross the stream. There are limited pullouts for most of the road to let…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Blum Road

This is a non-maintained road, mostly made up of loose gravel. Most of the road is wide enough for two vehicles, and where it isn't, you have enough room to move over. There is nothing…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Carcass Brook Road

This is a seasonal road that is all loose gravel. There was nothing technical on this road. It is wide enough for two vehicles to pass by. This follows the Carcass Brook, which is a…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Cooley Creek Road

This is a loose gravel road. There is nothing technical on this road; it follows Cooley Creek. The road is wide enough for two vehicles, and it can still fit two cars where it narrows…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Johnston Road

This is a loose gravel, non-maintained road. This goes up the mountain and connects Basket Cr Road and Route 28. Nothing technical, loose stone for the most part, either way you enter, it's a climb…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

River Road

This is a non-maintained road, mostly loose gravel. There is nothing too technical on this road. Some sections are wide enough for two vehicles, but others are only wide enough for one with limited pullover…
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Total Miles
6.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Wi / Fa

Behrmann Hill Road

This is a seasonal, limited-use road, and it was all loose gravel. There was nothing technical on this route. For the most part, two vehicles can get through only a few sections that are only…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

West Trout Brook Road

This is a loose gravel road, starts wide enough for two vehicles, but some spots are only one lane with plenty of pull-over spots to let vehicles go. It runs with the West Trout Brook,…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Egypt Road Western Section to Tanner Falls

Non-maintained Western section of Egypt Road SR 4017. The trail is mainly gravel with the occasional rock or washout. downed trees and branches can be expected. The trail is one vehicle wide, and backing up…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp / Wi

Bedbug Road to Million Dollar Highway South

Just a short way outside of Halstead, Pennsylvania, this series of roads goes around State Game Land #35 to the southern end of Million Dollar Highway. It appears to be a gravel base that can…
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Total Miles
9.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Sp

Mush Paw Road

This long, winding township road receives minimal maintenance and passes through private woodland. Stock four-wheel-drive vehicles can travel it without issue, though the area is very remote. Downed trees and limbs may be encountered, and…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su / Fa / Wi / Sp

Million Dollar Highway

This is a route through Pennsylvania State Game Lands #35 just outside of Great Bend/Hallstead, Pennsylvania. The route takes you through the game lands in its entirety with several sections that can become muddy. It…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

West Murphy Hill Road

This started as a loose gravel road as you started climbing the hill. It then turned to a mix of gravel and mud, which changed to full mud as you were finishing the climb. The…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Skunk Hollow Road

This is a loose gravel, non-maintained road. There is nothing too technical; there are some sections that are single track, but there are pullovers to let vehicles go by. The beginning of the road had…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Wi / Fa

Mary Smith Hill Road

This is loose gravel and dirt. Nothing technical on this road. There are some sections that are just wide enough for one vehicle, with some spots to pull over. Along the way beautiful views of…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Shin Creek Road

This is a loose gravel back road. There is nothing technical on this road. It follows a river and there is a small bridge crossing with a small waterfall. For the most part, it is…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Howard Hill Road

Howard Hill Road connects Lower Rhiney Creek Road to Camp Road. This road is mainly 1.5 cars wide and is a gravel road with minimal washouts or potholes. This road goes up a steep grade…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su

Camp Road

Brinton Road connects Tripp Lake Road to Howard Hill Road. This is an all-dirt road that is mainly 2 cars wide but does thin down to one car width at higher elevations. The surface is…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

Cross Road

This route connects Lower Rhiney Creek Road to Upper Rhiney Creek Road. This is an all-dirt road that is mainly one car wide but is two cars wide at entrances and exits. This road has…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

Tripp Lake Road

Tripp Lake Road connects to Brinton Road and Mill Road. This trail is mainly 2 cars wide but does get narrower to about 1.5 cars wide in spots. It is a great road for cruising…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Brinton Road to Lyons Road

Brinton Road connects Brackney, Pennsylvania, to eastern Susquehanna County. This is an all-dirt road that is mainly 2 cars wide but does thin down to one car width at higher elevations. A ride can be…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

Cross Mountain Road

This is mostly a loose gravel, non-maintained road. There is nothing technical on this road. Some sections follow the river, which is nice. Mostly a one-lane road, but plenty of sections to pull over or…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Mill Road

Mill Road is a gravel road that has some great ups and downs and a bridge about halfway down. There is a gas pad at the northern end, as you head south the trail gets…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

ATV Trails Near Hancock, New York

T-743/T-727

The trail starts off in Poyntelle as Township-727 and in Winterdale as T-743. This section of the O and W Trail is a recognized Township route open to street-licensed 4x4s. The trail follows the former…
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Total Miles
12.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

UTV/Side-by-Side Near Hancock, New York

T-743/T-727

The trail starts off in Poyntelle as Township-727 and in Winterdale as T-743. This section of the O and W Trail is a recognized Township route open to street-licensed 4x4s. The trail follows the former…
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Total Miles
12.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp