Beginner Off-Road Trails Near McLemoresville, Tennessee

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Ginger Ridge

Take this beautiful ride through Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The main road is paved, but you'll take a dirt road down to the camping area. This is a really fun and easy…
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Total Miles
32.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Geezers Trail Part 1

This winds though Forrest Service Roads in the Land Between the Lakes in Western Kentucky. Paved leading to trail head and then gravel and dirt. Not challenging but a great ride, especially after a heavy…
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Total Miles
15.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

Ernest Rice Road

The Ernest Rice Road is a gravel access road to the Wildlife Management Area of the same name. It features an easy to traverse gravel road on the northern side of the area, expect course…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

I-155 Tunnel Crossing

The I-155 Tunnel Crossing is based off of the Pemiscot County Road 362 and 534. Together the two roads form a gravel loop to connect with Missouri Route Y and Missouri Route 84. The gravel…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Tornado Valley FSR 112

The Tornado Valley FSR 112 is a gravel road that parallels a mile inland from the north shoreline of Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area. It consists of a few 9-10% grade hills, a…
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Total Miles
5.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Road 105

This is a very relaxing ride in north Alabama. It's a country back road that is less maintained than other county roads. It offers a beautiful back-road feel with several shallow water crossings, and tall…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Old Mill Creek Road

Old Mill Creek Road is great for someone just getting into off-roading. Most, if not all, of this route is safe and easy enough for high clearance 2WD, however, there are one to two muddy/rocky…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Wi / Sp

Rimshot FSR 124

The Rimshot FSR 124 is a forestry gravel road through Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area. The road is partially well maintained on the southern end with the northern half showing decent wear and…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Davenport Bay FSR 127B

The Davenport Bay FSR 127B is a degrading old back top road that leads to the water's edge in Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area. The road at one point must have been a…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Kuttawa Landing FSR 127

Kuttawa Landing FSR 127 is a gravel forestry road that travels to the northernmost point of the Land Between The Lakes Recreation Area. It features mild rutting, gravel turning to mud in places, small water…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Lady Cemetery FSR 128

Lady Cemetery FSR 128 is a simple gravel forestry road that is in the Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area. It traverses over rolling hills, minor washboarding, natural rocks poking through the surface, and…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Wolf Creek Road

Wolf Creek Road is a gravel road running through a section of the Shawnee National Forest. It clocks in at 3.8 miles, leading slowly downhill from the hills of the Mississippi Bluffs into the low-laying…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Old Goat SFR 625 & 625A

Old Goat SFR 625 and 625A is a State Forest Road in Shawnee National Forest. The road is short at only 1.1 miles long, but packs a punch, starting off dipping through a creek bottom,…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Opossum Trot Road SFR 628

Opossum Trot Road SFR 628 is a scenic well maintained gravel road through Shawnee National Forest. The trail features great views and ease of driving, but if you are looking for the thrill it has…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Rattlesnake Green Trail

This is a great beginners' trail. It has just about all types of obstacles but they are perfect for first-time off-roaders or those just learning. It is stock friendly and has many beautiful areas along…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa

General Watkins Park Road

General Watkins Park Road is a mile-long gravel road leading into the General Watkins Missouri Conservation Area. This road takes you off US-61 straight into some gorgeous wilderness and hiking areas, with a great area…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

East Delta Road

East Detla Road, is the eastern section of the road going through Shawnee National Forest connecting the Opossum Trot Trail System to Elco, IL. The road is a steady uphill climb when headed west, gaining…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Slick Ridge SFR 262G

The Slick Ridge SFR 262G is a mildly challenging natural fire road that has a reward of a great view of Shawnee National Forest. It features an off-camber eroded section that will test your articulation…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Delta Road/Moad Hollow Road

Delta Road and Moad Hollow Road are the precursors to the Opossum Trot Trail System within Shawnee National Forest. This gravel road features an easy cruise leading you through the Illinois countryside showing off its…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su / Wi

Whitney Hollow Road

Whitney Hollow Road is an easy gravel road, that in conjunction with Wilderness Retreat Road, form access in between the Silica Hill section to the Opossum Trot section of Shawnee National Forest. The Whitney Hollow…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Wilderness Retreat Road

Wilderness Retreat Road is a gravel back road, that in conjunction with Whitney Hollow Road, forms access between the Silica Hill section to the Opossum Trot section of Shawnee National Forest. The Wilderness Retreat features…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Lingle Creek Road

Lingle Creek Road is a road through the Southern Central Illinois landscape. Clocking in at 3.6 miles the road parallels Lingle Creek as it etches into the country hillsides and farmland of the area. The…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su / Wi

McCraven SFR 220

McCraven SFR 220 is a very scenic nature-viewing gravel road in Shawnee National Forest. It is a very easy trail with a minimal challenge, but there are a few muddy crossings and water collection spots…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Clear Creek Levee Road

The Clear Creek Levee Road parallels IL Route 3 North and South connecting the dots with a lot of routes that lead to Shawnee National Forest and other trails. It's a simple gravel road with…
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Total Miles
7.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

South Silica Hill Road

The South Silica Hill Road is a gravel road headed south off the Silica Hill trail system through Shawnee National Forest. It is a gravel road at base, featuring a mild grade hill from where…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Silica Hill Road SFR 645

The West Silica Hill Road SFR 645 is a 1.3-mile-long forestry road through Shawnee National Forest. As you travel the road, grades come in waves from gradual incline to steep grades. These steep grades include…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Tywappity Fire Tower Road

Just a simple proving grounds trail, like the one you learn to ride 4 wheeler or dirt bike on, the trail offers thrill if you seek it but has its ease about it. You can…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Island Forty Road

The Island Forty Road, is a dirt based road that traverses into the Shelby Wildlife Management Area which is part of the greater Meeman-Shelby State Park. The road is mostly dirt with a few patches…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa