Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Jacksboro, Tennessee

The route starts on pavement and then transitions to gravel. While generally straightforward, washouts leaving Jacksboro have become more pronounced and can make travel more challenging, especially during or after rain. There are several mud holes near Flatwoods Road. Most are manageable in a stock ...
Learn more about Old Kentucky Road

This is a well-maintained gravel road accessible by any stock vehicle. It starts just off of I-75 and is a nice gravel road with a few potholes and puddles. Any stock truck or SUV can do this section at least as far as the shooting range. After that, it is a little rougher with a few steep rocky hil...
Learn more about Flatwoods Road - Trail 1

Thirteen Hollow Trail is a short connector trail between Ollie’s Creek Trail 2 and Flatwoods Road Trail 1. The trail is mostly a mix of clay and dirt with loose rocks and shallow ruts that can get very slick when wet, as it rides through a dense forested hollow that holds a lot of moisture in the di...
Learn more about Thirteen Hollow Trail 3

Cross Mountain Trail is one of the main routes through the Royal Blue Riding Area, stretching across the mountain and serving as a major connector for much of the trail system. Rated a 3/10, it is one of the longer trails in the area and can be completed by smaller 4x4 SUVs with good ground clearanc...
Learn more about Cross Mountain Road

RBS19 is a two-way, mostly dirt trail that connects Cross Mountain Road to CR 63. The trail follows the power line for much of the route before branching off toward the main road. This is a narrow trail with limited areas to pass or pull over, so drivers should watch for oncoming traffic and plan be...
Learn more about RBS19

This is a road along the top of a ridge that has recently been cleared for logging. The road is wide and flat and easily accessible by most stock 4x4s. It gets a little bit rougher as it gets closer to Trail 6 with some humps and dips that may challenge low approach or departure angles. The use of t...
Learn more about Trail 4 - Short Mountain Road

Cell Tower Road is nearly a mile long access road into the Sundquist Unit of the North Cumberland OHV Riding Area. It starts on the Howard Baker Highway at the Shell gas station, on the east side of Interstate 75. The wide shelf road climbs up for .8 miles, gaining about 500 feet elevation, followin...
Learn more about Cell Tower Road - 12

Meadow Ridge Road is a narrow 4x4 trail within the North Cumberland Off-Highway Vehicle Riding Area, in the Sundquist Unit. It’s an easy and wide gravel trail with frequent ruts running vertically along the side of the trail. The trail is dry and sun-exposed, so it is not as muddy or rutted out as s...
Learn more about Meadow Ridge Road 5

Pine Bald Trail is a demanding backcountry OHV route intended for experienced riders who are comfortable navigating steep, unmaintained terrain in the Royal Blue Unit of the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area in Tennessee. Beginning near Wheeler Gap in Campbell County, the trail winds south a...
Learn more about Pine Bald Trail

A permit is required for this easy gravel road that takes you to several other parts of the North Cumberland Off-Highway Vehicle Riding Area. This is mostly a single gravel road with plenty of pull-offs and room to pass others. This road is maintained with minimal mud holes or real challenges. Don't...
Learn more about Connector Trail 50

The trail is a maintained two-way gravel road that follows alongside Titus Creek and parallels active railroad tracks for much of the route. The surface is generally smooth and graded, making it accessible for most vehicles, but drivers should stay alert for occasional blind curves and loose gravel ...
Learn more about Titus Hollow Road

Grave Gap Trail is a mostly maintained gravel road within the Royal Blue Riding Area, offering an easy two-way route with plenty of room for vehicles to pass without difficulty. While most of the trail is gravel, a few sections shift to a mix of dirt and gravel, adding a little variety without makin...
Learn more about Grave Gap Trail

This is an easy two lane gravel road to the the trail system at the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area. There is plenty of room to pass and has a 685 foot elevation gain in a short period. This road is just one of the ways to get to the Elk viewing tower. A North Cumberland Off-Highway Vehicl...
Learn more about Ivydell Road

The trail is a two-way route with a mix of dirt, loose rock, and natural terrain features. Drivers can expect steep grades up to 20%, along with sections of loose rock that can make climbs more technical, especially in wet conditions. Water crossings are a key feature, typically reaching up to 12 in...
Learn more about Turley Road

Lost Ridge Trail within the Sundquist Unit of the North Cumberland OHV Riding Area, is a 1.7 mile long easy OHV trail. It’s mostly a narrow trail on a muddy clay-dirt surface, with a mix of loose rock, and a few bigger flat rocks in the trail that are easy to ride over, but can be slick when wet. Th...
Learn more about Lost Ridge Trail 14

The School House Trail within the Sundquist Unit of the North Cumberland Off- Highway Vehicle Riding Area is open to high-clearance 4x4 vehicles and Off- Highway Vehicles. The short trail, at 1.2 miles long, is mostly wide and gradual, with minimal elevation change. It meanders on a hilltop in a lus...
Learn more about School House Trail 16

This trail is a maintained gravel road that connects several other popular trails. At one end it connects to Trail 19, and at the other end, it connects to Trail 25. Trail 37 is also accessible from this trail and is a popular waterfall destination. There is also a cemetery called McCormick Cemetery...
Learn more about McCormick Cemetery Road - Trail 24

The Wilson Loop Trail is a .8 mile long Off- Highway Vehicle trail within the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area, in the Sundquist Unit north of LaFollette, Tennessee, that makes a loop off of McCormick Cemetery Road. There is a mucky mud hole right at the entrance after the sign on the west ...
Learn more about Wilson Loop Trail 38

G58 - Cambria Hollow is a mud-hole-ridden trail with hard bottoms. There is no fear of sinking a vehicle in these puddles, but they can give you a good splash. This trail can lead you outside of the park as well as in so be aware of property boundary signs. During the springtime, the brush overgrowt...
Learn more about G58 - Cambria Hollow

Pond Trail, within the Sundquist Unit of the North Cumberland Off Highway Vehicle Riding Area, near LaFollette, Tennessee, is 2 miles long, meandering up and over small rolling hills on a muddy quad track. The east entrance to the trail is off of Fred’s Way Trail and has a narrow entrance between ta...
Learn more about Pond Trail 29

This is a well-maintained gravel road accessible by any stock vehicle. It starts just off of I-75 and is a nice gravel road with a few potholes and puddles. Any stock truck or SUV can do this section at least as far as the shooting range. After that, it is a little rougher with a few steep rocky hil...
Learn more about Flatwoods Road - Trail 1

Thirteen Hollow Trail is a short connector trail between Ollie’s Creek Trail 2 and Flatwoods Road Trail 1. The trail is mostly a mix of clay and dirt with loose rocks and shallow ruts that can get very slick when wet, as it rides through a dense forested hollow that holds a lot of moisture in the di...
Learn more about Thirteen Hollow Trail 3

Cross Mountain Trail is one of the main routes through the Royal Blue Riding Area, stretching across the mountain and serving as a major connector for much of the trail system. Rated a 3/10, it is one of the longer trails in the area and can be completed by smaller 4x4 SUVs with good ground clearanc...
Learn more about Cross Mountain Road

RBS19 is a two-way, mostly dirt trail that connects Cross Mountain Road to CR 63. The trail follows the power line for much of the route before branching off toward the main road. This is a narrow trail with limited areas to pass or pull over, so drivers should watch for oncoming traffic and plan be...
Learn more about RBS19

This is a well-maintained gravel road accessible by any stock vehicle. It starts just off of I-75 and is a nice gravel road with a few potholes and puddles. Any stock truck or SUV can do this section at least as far as the shooting range. After that, it is a little rougher with a few steep rocky hil...
Learn more about Flatwoods Road - Trail 1

Thirteen Hollow Trail is a short connector trail between Ollie’s Creek Trail 2 and Flatwoods Road Trail 1. The trail is mostly a mix of clay and dirt with loose rocks and shallow ruts that can get very slick when wet, as it rides through a dense forested hollow that holds a lot of moisture in the di...
Learn more about Thirteen Hollow Trail 3

Cross Mountain Trail is one of the main routes through the Royal Blue Riding Area, stretching across the mountain and serving as a major connector for much of the trail system. Rated a 3/10, it is one of the longer trails in the area and can be completed by smaller 4x4 SUVs with good ground clearanc...
Learn more about Cross Mountain Road

RBS19 is a two-way, mostly dirt trail that connects Cross Mountain Road to CR 63. The trail follows the power line for much of the route before branching off toward the main road. This is a narrow trail with limited areas to pass or pull over, so drivers should watch for oncoming traffic and plan be...
Learn more about RBS19