Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Malott, Washington

This is an easy 1.5-lane dirt road that begins at the junction of Cook Mountain Road and South Cook Mountain Road. What shows along the side of where the road starts as a stream is actually a fair-sized pond or small lake, at least at the beginning of summer. The track ends about 2.7 miles later at ...
Learn more about North Cook Mountain Road - South half

This route is a part of the WABDR (Section 5) and is therefore often trafficked by ADV riders. Please use caution. The trail from Highway 20 begins as a gentle and easy dirt road - wide enough for two vehicles to pass one another. Once you reach the Rock Creek Campground, the trail progressively bec...
Learn more about FR 2045 - Loup Loup Canyon Road

This road starts as 1.5 lanes of gravel, but the gravel doesn't last for long. It stays about the same width, but the surface reverts to dirt. It meanders along the ridge, giving a glimpse of Highway 20 below, before ending abruptly at a locked gate where the road crosses onto private property. It i...
Learn more about North Cook Mountain Road North half

This dirt road starts out from Highway 20 as a two-lane road, narrowing to 1.5 and finally a single lane as it climbs north. There is ample room to meet another vehicle in most places. Most of the road has open views. There are some ruts and sections of erosion damage, along with some embedded and l...
Learn more about West Fork Rock Creek Road

This mostly dirt road is 1.5 lanes wide for most of its length. There are some areas of gravel and some larger loose rock on decent inclines. There are 18" water bars, but they're not steep or abrupt. The road goes through an area of mixed forest that has been logged. It connects from Woody Mountain...
Learn more about Chiliwist Creek Road

This 1- to 1.5-lane dirt road connects to Woody Summit Road and Woody Mountain Road via short DNR spurs. It is wide enough to meet another vehicle's safety standards for much of its length. There were some shallow ruts and both loose and embedded rocks less than six inches deep or high. It travels t...
Learn more about E332411C

This single-lane dirt road connects Woody Summit Road to the E332408u and E332418u. It has a fair amount of embedded rocks less than six inches high, with some similar-sized loose rocks as well. It is a little overgrown in places. There are places where two vehicles can meet safely. The road goes th...
Learn more about E332418G

This is a single-lane dirt road connecting from the Woody Summit road to the 332418u and 332418g roads. There are several other side roads to explore as well. The road has some ruts, erosion damage, embedded and loose rock, but nothing over six inches deep or high. There were some water bars, but th...
Learn more about E332408U

This mostly dirt road is 1.5 lanes wide for most of its length. There are some areas of gravel and some larger loose rock on decent inclines. There are 18" water bars, but they're not steep or abrupt. The road goes through an area of mixed forest that has been logged. It connects from Woody Mountain...
Learn more about Lower Thrapp Mountain - E332419e

This easy mostly dirt road begins where the FS 4100-485 meets the state forest boundary and ends at Highway 20. It has a few slightly soft silty sections, some shallow ruts, sporadic embedded rocks less than 6" high, and a few sections of gravel. Overall, it seems to be reasonably well maintained. T...
Learn more about Woody Mountain Road

This easy dirt road connects the main FS 41 road to state forest land and its road system at Woody Mountain Road. It's a single lane, but there's plenty of room for full-size vehicles to meet in most places. There weren't any hazards or obstacles, and the road is in good condition. There are some co...
Learn more about FS 4100-485

This mostly single-lane dirt road connects the FS 41 road to Highway 20 via Finley Canyon Road. It has wide open views due to passing through an old burned area. There are narrow spots, larger loose rock sections, and some loose sandy stretches. It's also a little overgrown in places. It's also an e...
Learn more about Finley Mountain - FS 4100-300

This is an easy dirt road with a little gravel in some places. There were a couple of areas with erosion damage just under a foot deep and a few areas with embedded rocks. It's a single lane, but there are ample places to meet safely. The road connects the FS 4150 to the main FS 41. The 41 is paved,...
Learn more about FS 4150-300

This single-lane dirt road starts out looking pretty grassy and overgrown, but opens up quickly. There are some ruts and embedded rocks, some obvious and some hidden by vegetation, but none are more than 6" high or deep. The road goes through mixed forest and along an opening. There are also some bo...
Learn more about E332407T

This single-lane dirt road loops around and connects from the main FS 41 road back to the 750 near the adjacent state forest trail system. It has some ruts and embedded rocks, but nothing more than 6" deep or high. It goes through mixed forest and through the middle of a meadow with a bunch of bould...
Learn more about FS 4100-705

This starts as a wide dirt road, but narrows after the intersection with the 600 road. From here, it is seasonally closed from October 1st to March 31st. The road becomes a single lane and is a little overgrown in places, with a few sandy patches. It ends at a washout, a little over 5 miles in. Ther...
Learn more about FS 4100-500

This wide dirt and gravel road connects from the 500 road north to Highway 20. It mostly stays in mature mixed forest, with a few openings for good mountain views for photo opportunities. It is a smooth, easy 1.5-lane road. There are several side roads to explore along the way.
Learn more about FS 4100-600

This is a single-lane dirt road picking up where the West Fork Rock Creek Road ends at an intersection with an unnamed road. It has some embedded and loose rock a little over six inches high, and one or two water bars that are a bit steep. The road is overgrown in places. It travels through both for...
Learn more about De Pue Creek Road

This is an easy out-and-back dirt road through mixed, mostly open forest. There's a bit of loose rock, but only significant to those on 2 wheels. Some base maps show it connecting through, but it does not. The one faint old road that could have been a connector at some time long past is tank-trapped...
Learn more about FS 4100-150

This rocky single-lane dirt road connects from the main FS 41 road to the state forest road system at the E332418a road, and from there, a whole network of trails is nearby. The road does have ruts, erosion damage, and up to 6" high embedded rocks. Most of these can be pretty easily avoided. The roa...
Learn more about FS 4100-750

This is an easy 1.5-lane dirt road that begins at the junction of Cook Mountain Road and South Cook Mountain Road. What shows along the side of where the road starts as a stream is actually a fair-sized pond or small lake, at least at the beginning of summer. The track ends about 2.7 miles later at ...
Learn more about North Cook Mountain Road - South half

This route is a part of the WABDR (Section 5) and is therefore often trafficked by ADV riders. Please use caution. The trail from Highway 20 begins as a gentle and easy dirt road - wide enough for two vehicles to pass one another. Once you reach the Rock Creek Campground, the trail progressively bec...
Learn more about FR 2045 - Loup Loup Canyon Road

This road starts as 1.5 lanes of gravel, but the gravel doesn't last for long. It stays about the same width, but the surface reverts to dirt. It meanders along the ridge, giving a glimpse of Highway 20 below, before ending abruptly at a locked gate where the road crosses onto private property. It i...
Learn more about North Cook Mountain Road North half

This dirt road starts out from Highway 20 as a two-lane road, narrowing to 1.5 and finally a single lane as it climbs north. There is ample room to meet another vehicle in most places. Most of the road has open views. There are some ruts and sections of erosion damage, along with some embedded and l...
Learn more about West Fork Rock Creek Road

This is an easy 1.5-lane dirt road that begins at the junction of Cook Mountain Road and South Cook Mountain Road. What shows along the side of where the road starts as a stream is actually a fair-sized pond or small lake, at least at the beginning of summer. The track ends about 2.7 miles later at ...
Learn more about North Cook Mountain Road - South half

This route is a part of the WABDR (Section 5) and is therefore often trafficked by ADV riders. Please use caution. The trail from Highway 20 begins as a gentle and easy dirt road - wide enough for two vehicles to pass one another. Once you reach the Rock Creek Campground, the trail progressively bec...
Learn more about FR 2045 - Loup Loup Canyon Road

This road starts as 1.5 lanes of gravel, but the gravel doesn't last for long. It stays about the same width, but the surface reverts to dirt. It meanders along the ridge, giving a glimpse of Highway 20 below, before ending abruptly at a locked gate where the road crosses onto private property. It i...
Learn more about North Cook Mountain Road North half

This dirt road starts out from Highway 20 as a two-lane road, narrowing to 1.5 and finally a single lane as it climbs north. There is ample room to meet another vehicle in most places. Most of the road has open views. There are some ruts and sections of erosion damage, along with some embedded and l...
Learn more about West Fork Rock Creek Road