Beginner Off-Road Trails Near La Grange, Texas

Hog Alley

This trail is an easy crossover between one of the main park roads and other, more difficult trails. It ends at International Highway which is rated a 5 due to the drop-in but has a…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Rocky

This is an easy dirt/rock trail with no real obstacles that any vehicle can do (unless it is wet--then you would need 4-wheel drive). The trail meanders through the cedar trees in the middle of…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

North Peak

At just 0.3 miles in length this trail is more of an obstacle in itself. Most of the trail has a large erosion down the middle of it with will test the limits of just…
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Total Miles
0.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp

Texas Traverse (Leg 2)

As you depart the National Forest systems of Texas, you start coming into Texas farmland. You will cross the Trinity River a couple of times while paralleling it for miles. Coal mining is still prevalent…
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Total Miles
289.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Chisholm Trail Byway

In the late 19th century, cattle were driven from Texas ranches to railheads in Kansas via the historical Chisholm Trail. On this route you will pass the Chisholm Trail Museum, cross the Brazos River within…
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Total Miles
203
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Texas Traverse (Leg 1)

Total Miles
360.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Phelps Road

This trail is 7.62 miles and travels into the 163,045 acre Sam Houston National Forest, which is surrounded by tall majestic pines and has multiple long gravel roads. These gravel roads are easy to traverse…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Big Woods

Big Woods is an easy to traverse gravel/dirt road. It runs for about 8.5 miles in the Sam Houston National Forest. About halfway down, there's a nice hunters' camp that's part of the Sam Houston…
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Total Miles
8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Texas Hill Country Tour

Texas is known for many things, but mountainous terrain isn't one of them. Endless miles of plains and prairies seem to stretch in all directions, yet tucked away in the heart of state is an…
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Total Miles
133
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa