Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Hobson City, Alabama

USFSR #643 Hopeful Stephens St is the main trail into the Kentuck OHV Trail System (See USFSR #643C). It is a seasonally maintained road but will quickly degrade with heavy traffic and trailers. There are quite a few blind turns and the trail crosses over the ATV trails in many places. Maintain slow...
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USFSR #643C Kentuck OHV Trailhead is the actual trail entrance to the trail system. It is open to ATV, Dirt Bike or Mountain Bike. There is a 5$ fee per operator and the trails are open from 04/01-12/31. The system has easy to moderate trails with 4 loops totaling 23 miles. Around the trail head an...
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USFSR #644 Kentuck Mtwy begins on the East side starting at Kentuck Road and ends at Salt Creek road. This is a very easy ride and maintained frequently. It rides along the ridges of Kentuck Mountain and has many points where the Kentuck OHV trail system intersects. Be aware that other riders on sma...
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USFSR #642K Old Wade Mtwy is a heavily traveled gravel route through a pine thicket of dense vegetation. It begins at Salt Creek Rd in Talladega County and ends in a large clearing before you enter into Cleburne County. The local traffic has consistently made additional paths to connect 642K to 642,...
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USFSR #642 Wade Mtwy begins on the Easternmost side at USFSR #651 Duck Nest. The entirety of this trail that follows the USFS Motor Vehicle Use Map is an easy trail. It gives beautiful views of Cheaha State Park- Alabama's highest point of elevation. It crosses over the power lines to continue on to...
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USFSR #518 Crane Motorway is a popular trail for hunters as offers lots of hardwoods and pine thickets throughout. The first half of the trail is fairly open, but due to high traffic it has potential for deeper mud holes. There are shorter trails that spur off this trail but only one is actually ope...
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Good mix of gravel and dirt. There are several beautiful creeks to pass over with one-lane bridges along the route. A few mud holes are possible if it is wet. Some washboarding on the road towards the north side of the road. The dispersed camping labeled on OnX is not a great campsite, but it could ...
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Looking for a place to cool off but still be close to civilization? This one's for you. USFSR #519A Interstate is exactly what is says. It is a good spot for a quick picnic in the intense Alabama summers. It runs parallel to I20, and close to the AL HWY 281 Overpass. The traffic hums as it flows by,...
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USFSR #512 Ivory Mountain is a small summit inside the Talladega National Forest and now hosts the spring walk in the Turkey hunt. This area features gradual rolling hills with many trails cut throughout it. It begins on USFSR #591 at a large "Y" shaped opening. This trail is an easy trail that stro...
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Foothill's Cutover is a side trail that spurs off of USFSR #512A. It is not accessible from the opposite end, as it dead-ends at private property. It is a dense section of the Talladega National Forest that isn't traveled enough to receive a dedicated trail name on the Motor Vehicle Use Map but is c...
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This route is most common to the local communities as a back way into the management area of the Talladega National Forest. It is not maintained often. It's common to see up to 6" ruts in the trail, along with an abundance of leaf litter covering the trail and brush growing into the trailway. It beg...
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USFSR #512A is a seasonally open trail that gives the right of way to private hunting land in the first section. USFSR #51A begins off USFSR #512 and rides along North Shinbone Ridge, just outside the small community of Shinbone Valley. This trail is part of a seasonal payment unit that is often cle...
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USFSR #645C Three Mile Branch is more of a side spur trail that starts at USFSR #645 Tree Farm. While a shorter trail it does take a little longer to complete due to the overgrowth and how tight the trail is. There are a few off camber spots where water run off has created a rut that most full size ...
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USFSR #522 is an entry/exit road to the Choccolocco Wildlife Management Area within the Talladega National Forest. It begins at AL HWY-9 and ends at USFSR #531. Its maintained nearly all year long, but is an uneven gravel road with many pot holes and a few wash outs. High clearance 2WD vehicles wo...
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USFSR #600-3 Old Skyway is where everything is tied together. This short trail, while flat and easy, is riddled with potholes. This trail could see any type of vehicle from mountain bikes to class A campers, so be on the lookout for other people. It is seasonally maintained so more gravel is brought...
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USFSR #500 is considered the "primary" road that runs from the southern end; starting at Skyline Drive/AL HWY 281/US HWY 78 and ends at the Northern part in the city of Piedmont in Calhoun County. This primarily gravel road will take you to any other road in the Choccolocco Wildlife Management Area ...
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USFSR #591 Goldmine begins on Cleburne County Road 11 near Beth El Baptist Church. This trail is easily missed as the entrance has a single mailbox at the beginning of the trail, which is very fitting as the trail is a right of way to private property on both sides of the entrance. This beginning ha...
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USFSR #5645 Tree Farm is a seasonal route of varying degrees. It changes from a standard gravel road to a silt-like swamp, back to a gravel road, then back to mountainous terrain. This beautiful trail offers views of a diverse Alabama forest. There are a few mud holes with soft bottoms, which can be...
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Rally Run at Morris Mountain ORV park is a smooth cruise around the outer edge of the park. This grassy trail connects Beer Store to Turner Over and the connector trail Taxi cab. The trail is wide and almost like pavement, it's so hard-packed. Rally Run would be a great trail to let the throttle ope...
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Trail 535 - Campbell is a seasonally open trail (10/01-04/01) mostly known to local hunters and hikers for the gentle rolling hills and open clear cuts that allow wildlife to come out into more open areas. These clear-cut areas also open up well-maintained trails for the avid off-road enthusiast to ...
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USFSR #643C Kentuck OHV Trailhead is the actual trail entrance to the trail system. It is open to ATV, Dirt Bike or Mountain Bike. There is a 5$ fee per operator and the trails are open from 04/01-12/31. The system has easy to moderate trails with 4 loops totaling 23 miles. Around the trail head an...
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USFSR #644 Kentuck Mtwy begins on the East side starting at Kentuck Road and ends at Salt Creek road. This is a very easy ride and maintained frequently. It rides along the ridges of Kentuck Mountain and has many points where the Kentuck OHV trail system intersects. Be aware that other riders on sma...
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This route will take you from the very front of the park, all the way to the back edge of the park. This is mostly gravel road with several rental bunkers along the route. At the end of this route, you can turn left to take you to the start of trail 30, which is one of the most popular trails here, ...
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Trail 28 is a very peaceful and easy trail to take you back to the grid. Pretty flat in most areas with a handful of mudholes, but nothing major. This is mostly a dirt trail that would be good in any season and for any vehicle. It does cut across Trail 42 at around the halfway point.
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Rally Run at Morris Mountain ORV park is a smooth cruise around the outer edge of the park. This grassy trail connects Beer Store to Turner Over and the connector trail Taxi cab. The trail is wide and almost like pavement, it's so hard-packed. Rally Run would be a great trail to let the throttle ope...
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Taxi Cab is a fitting name for this trail as it provides a fast route to the more impressive trails Morris Mountain ORV Park offers. This easy trail does not pose much of a challenge other than watching out for others rolling off the nearby trails! Taxi Cab begins at the intersection of Turner Over ...
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Tiny Nipples is another easy track to linger around and enjoy nature for those who do not want to risk breaking something or are early in their vehicle build. This trail only features one obstacle, which is a small hard-bottomed mud hole. The rest of the trail is hard-packed dirt with long runways.
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Hornets Nest Bypass is one trail up from Hornets Nest. This trail starts on Taxi Cab and ends on a simpler section of Turner Over. Turner Over does give access to Flat Access at the top of the hill if you choose to skip Hornets Nest but still want to sit back and watch the fun from the top of the tr...
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