Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Hartford City, West Virginia

This trail is Wikesville to Cone/Appalachia Highway Vinton County Tunnel Loop East. This section starts at Wikesville, Ohio, and runs counterclockwise north through Vinton County, stopping at Moonville Tunnel and Kings Hollow Tunnel which was recently added as the Rails to Trails Hiking pathway thro...
Learn more about Vinton County Tunnel Tour Part 3

This is Radcliff to Campbell Tunnel Vinton County Tunnel Loop West. This starts at Lake Hope in this section and runs counterclockwise south through Vinton county passing Campbell Tunnel which was recently closed through the Appalachian Foothills. Gas and food can be found along the way. Good for a ...
Learn more about Vinton County Tunnels Tour Part 2

This trail is from Lake Hope to Zaleski Vinton County Tunnel Loop West. This starts at Lake Hope and runs counterclockwise south through Vinton County, passing Campbell Tunnel which was recently closed through the Appalachian Foothills. Gas and food can be found along the way and the route is good f...
Learn more about Vinton County Tunnels Tour Part 1

If you like driving down back forest roads this is a good one and has a lot to offer from flowing creeks that follow the route to old graveyards and lots of history. You will find yourself traveling down into the forest through curvey gravel hills. A short drive later you will find a couple of littl...
Learn more about Bethel

This gravel route takes you through one of the nicest roads in the area. Once you start, you will head up a very steep gravel hill that will take you back to Hunterdon Cemetery. You will enter the wildlife preserve at the top of the steep hill and head down the windy gravel road that gets narrow at ...
Learn more about Hunterdon Road

This is a scenic drive that follows part of Goose Creek in Wirt County, West Virginia. The road is mainly gravel with a few dirt sections and some water crossings but nothing too rough. This road is an absolutely beautiful drive in the fall when the leaves are turning color. There is one stretch of ...
Learn more about County Route 2 - Wirt County

This will take you out on a township road. It starts off on a narrow gravel road, shortly after you start the trail you will find a small section of muddy ruts to kick up some dirt. Once you get to the bottom of the hill you will come across a rushing creek crossing that has plenty of small side obs...
Learn more about Indian Run

Easy connector trail between Siverly Creek Road and Bray Hollow Road. The route is mostly a rough, unmaintained gravel road suitable for most vehicles. The main feature is a creek crossing that can become deeper after heavy rain. There is active cabin construction along the route, so stay on the est...
Learn more about Township Road 16J

This is the perfect add-on to trails nearby. It's slow but easy-going. It offers some great scenery and is a perfect trail to take your friends that are just getting into off-roading. This trail is a good cool-down option if you are doing the hardcore stuff nearby. Or if you want to hit some backroa...
Learn more about Hart Ridge Road - Addition not Subtraction

This trail will take you down a valley in Wayne National Forrest. Much of this trail is a gravel road but you will find sections of big rocks, creek water over the road, and even a small section of mud holes to get dirty. You first start out by traveling down a curvey gravel road with plenty of rock...
Learn more about Wildcat

If you're looking for a nice Sunday drive and don't want roll around town or out a paved road, and don't mind a little mud, then this trail is for you. You will start down a gravel road that is mixed with plenty of mud and some great views. You will end up going down some curvy narrow gravel road go...
Learn more about Township 269

You wouldn't know this road was even here without adventuring down some old gravel roads; it is packed full of history from the past. When you first approach a graveyard sits to your left that has been there for many, many years. As you start to travel down this narrow gravel road, you are filled w...
Learn more about Township 283

If you're into driving down some old back roads and running the outskirts of Wayne National Forest this trail has a lot to offer you. Even though it's an easy trail you will find yourself driving through gravel roads with all kinds of unique rock formations and some of the most beautiful trees. At s...
Learn more about Salem

This trail is kinda tricky to find and you might miss it if you're not paying attention. You will need to turn off of Salem Hollow on a dirt and gravel road. It's a very narrow road with a lot of curves and turns. As you start on the trail, it will take you deep into Wayne National Forest. There are...
Learn more about Dugen

Rock Run is a shortcut gravel road that will take you off the pavement and down some old back road that will take you longer to get where you are going, but worth the views you will see. When you turn on Rock Run, you'll continue straight into a section of Wayne National Forest with a piece of hist...
Learn more about Rock Run

This trail is a short loop with a spur that connects the Wolcott Trailhead with the rest of the main trail system. Coming from the trailhead, the north side offers a steep rocky ascent, and the south leg takes you across the bottoms to the Walcott Trail Connector, which in turn takes you to the Bear...
Learn more about Wolcott Loop

Welcome to the Wayne National Forest Superior OHV Trail System. Wayne National Forest OHV trails require a trail pass that can be purchased from Forest headquarters or local vendors. All trails are limited to a width of 50 inches or less. All trails are two-way. As the name suggests, the trail conne...
Learn more about Superior Connector

Very Steep entry/exit on both ends. The creeks are always flowing and constantly changing the appearance of the roadway. Three sizeable concrete slab bridges span the waterways that wind in and out of the valley as you descend before going right back up again. The western valley ridgeline is very na...
Learn more about AEP Onion Creek - Allen Run 3 Creek Slab Bridges

I started at the Big Musky Bucket in the Miners Memorial AEP Picnic area across the main road to a beautiful ridge line backroad with amazing expansive open views that remind me of traveling to the significant plains areas. The road is high-speed gravel and very wide and passes a civil war cemetery ...
Learn more about Miners Memorial (Big Muskie Bucket) across Dakota Plains - Junkyardtown

If you're looking for a nice back road to see the sunset, this little stretch of gravel road takes you from Ohio State Route 312 to Ohio State Route 668. Once you hit the gravel, it will take you into what life used to be like, with a few older farms and fields with views of open skies. You will enc...
Learn more about Town 235

This is a scenic drive that follows part of Goose Creek in Wirt County, West Virginia. The road is mainly gravel with a few dirt sections and some water crossings but nothing too rough. This road is an absolutely beautiful drive in the fall when the leaves are turning color. There is one stretch of ...
Learn more about County Route 2 - Wirt County

If you're into driving down some old back roads and running the outskirts of Wayne National Forest this trail has a lot to offer you. Even though it's an easy trail you will find yourself driving through gravel roads with all kinds of unique rock formations and some of the most beautiful trees. At s...
Learn more about Salem

Rock Run is a shortcut gravel road that will take you off the pavement and down some old back road that will take you longer to get where you are going, but worth the views you will see. When you turn on Rock Run, you'll continue straight into a section of Wayne National Forest with a piece of hist...
Learn more about Rock Run

This trail is a short loop with a spur that connects the Wolcott Trailhead with the rest of the main trail system. Coming from the trailhead, the north side offers a steep rocky ascent, and the south leg takes you across the bottoms to the Walcott Trail Connector, which in turn takes you to the Bear...
Learn more about Wolcott Loop

This is a scenic drive that follows part of Goose Creek in Wirt County, West Virginia. The road is mainly gravel with a few dirt sections and some water crossings but nothing too rough. This road is an absolutely beautiful drive in the fall when the leaves are turning color. There is one stretch of ...
Learn more about County Route 2 - Wirt County

This will take you out on a township road. It starts off on a narrow gravel road, shortly after you start the trail you will find a small section of muddy ruts to kick up some dirt. Once you get to the bottom of the hill you will come across a rushing creek crossing that has plenty of small side obs...
Learn more about Indian Run

This trail will take you down a valley in Wayne National Forrest. Much of this trail is a gravel road but you will find sections of big rocks, creek water over the road, and even a small section of mud holes to get dirty. You first start out by traveling down a curvey gravel road with plenty of rock...
Learn more about Wildcat

If you're into driving down some old back roads and running the outskirts of Wayne National Forest this trail has a lot to offer you. Even though it's an easy trail you will find yourself driving through gravel roads with all kinds of unique rock formations and some of the most beautiful trees. At s...
Learn more about Salem