Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Irvine, Kentucky

This is a beautiful gravel road that leads to a walking trail for the old cottage furnace. It is an easy gravel road with beautiful trees and wildlife. There are a few other side roads…
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The Fitchburg Furnace is a historic iron furnace located in the Daniel Boone National Forest in Estill County, KY. The furnace is the world's largest charcoal iron furnace and the last to be built in…
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This trail is within the boundaries of the Daniel Boone National Forest and travels out of the area of Wind Cave to the Lake Branch area. The trail is somewhat maintained with the branches and…
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This trail is within the boundaries of the Daniel Boone National Forest and travels out of the area of Turkey Foot Campground and Wind Cave. The trail is somewhat maintained with the branches and trees…
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This trail is within the boundaries of the Daniel Boone National Forest and travels out of the area of Reese Ridge to the Wood Cutting Branch area. The trail is somewhat maintained with the branches…
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Trail 29 is a short gravel road trail that will allow the connection of Trail 15, 31, and Billey Fork Road. Additionally, Red Hollow Road is off of this trail as well, which will lead…
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Billey Fork road is on the west side of the park and runs with Red's Hollow and is between trails 15 and 16. This is a maintained gravel road and will have other trails that…
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Trail 16 is a fairly new trail that is maintained gravel and dirt road. This trail goes into the park at Trail 29 and 31, and wraps into the park and comes back down. This…
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Trail 15 is a fairly new trail that is maintained gravel and dirt road. This trail goes into the park at Billey Fork and wraps into the park and comes back down to a dead-end…
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The trail less traveled. This is an old road that leads to the Smyth Cemetery. Its a nice easy trail with a lot of low hanging branches.
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New Virginia Ridge Road is part of the Daniel Boone Backcountry Byway. This trail is rated easy to moderate, with nothing on the trail providing much of a challenge for a stock Jeep or equivalent…
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Trail 12 is a lengthy trail that runs through the west side of the park, which has many trails coming off of it. This could be considered one of the main thoroughfares through this side…
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Trail 11 is a lengthy trail that runs through the west side of the park that has many trails coming off of it. This could be considered one of the main thoroughfares through this side…
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This is a very well-maintained gravel road with no major obstacles. This turns off the paved road and continues along the Kentucky Adventure Trail. It follows along the Sheltowee Trace and winds along Sturgeon Creek.…
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Trail 8 is somewhat of a connector from the east side of the park to the west side of the park. This is an overall easy trail that allows easy passing of vehicles and is…
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This is a very nice forest road with mature trees, and it has a gorgeous campground just off the main road that is a common destination for backpackers along the Sheltowee Trail. It also has…
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Trail 10 is a short two-part trail that will connect the west side of the park with several trails. This will be more of a bypass trail from Barkers Branch Road that will lead down…
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Lairson Road is a two-lane dirt road that winds through the county side following Big Sinking Creek. We then ended up on Fixer Road making for a nice scenic ride. The trail/road is not difficult…
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This is a great trail for beginners, and has a little bit of everything. Mostly gravel roads with a couple creek crossings, creek bed and a steep gravel hill. There are old oil buildings and…
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This is a well-traveled gravel road with a tunnel that passes under a train bridge. This trail is fairly uncomplicated and is part of the Kentucky Adventure Trail. It has some minor puddles and washouts,…
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A beautiful trail with plenty of scenery and a few shallow creek crossings. There are plenty of spots to pull over and enjoy the outdoors, and the creeks are cold and clear. This trail is…
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This is the start of the Hard 2 Section of the Kentucky Adventure Trail. This section is pitted with many mud puddles and is roughly maintained. It leads to a split to continue the Kentucky…
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This trail runs from Barker Branch Road to Trail 1 in the park. This trail circles around the view of the lake and the dam area. The trail travels downward away from a paved road…
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Trail 5A is an easy connector trail for trails 3, 4, 7, 8, and 46. You will find plenty of room to pass other vehicles. This is an easy-maintained trail that will lead to other…
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Trail 3 is an overall easy trail that runs between Trails 4 and 5. This trail is a quick run to the northeast side of the park to access several more difficult trails. Enjoy this…
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Trail 7 is a nice and easy scenic trail that starts out at Trail 5A and crosses over Trail 3. It travels along a ridge line and goes out to an area called Picinic Point.…
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This is the main trailhead that leads into the park from the General Store, the Main Parking Lot, and other Camping and Parking Lots. The trail starts on gravel and is mostly dirt and gravel.…
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This trail is a short loop off of Trail 4. This trail travels around and beside an old oil pump. The trail then goes down and beside Sand Lick Fork. The creek that flows through…
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Fixer Road is another section of the Daniel Boone Backwood Byway. This trail has a creek crossing, a creek bed section and some mud. It is very scenic and ties in with a few other…
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There are lots to see on this trail. It is a fairly well-maintained gravel road. It does have 2 water crossings, one that is fairly shallow and one that can be over a foot deep.…
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