Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Methow, Washington

The Hungry Mountain Trail begins 1 mile west of the Methow River, where Gold Creek Road meets Forest Service Road 4330/South Fork Gold Creek. The easy-going route is made up of gravel, crushed granite, and some slightly sandy stretches and travels through communities and National Forest Service land...
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This is a 1.5-lane easy dirt and gravel road through a mixed pine and fir forest. There are a few embedded rocks. It begins where Benson Creek Drive meets the national forest boundary and meets up with the main FS 41 road adjacent to the southern boundary of this piece of Okanogan National Forest. T...
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This dirt road climbs through mature pine forest to a gate 1.2 miles below Leecher Lookout. The road is mostly easy with a few embedded rock patches, ruts, and erosion. It is mostly single lane, but with plenty of places to safely meet another vehicle. It becomes a hillside shelf road as it climbs, ...
Learn more about Leecher Lookout - FS 4150-100

This single-lane road loops from the main FS 41 road. It has some loose rock on the climbs and descents that will be more noticeable to those on 2 wheels. There's also erosion damage up to a foot deep, as well as random rocks less than a foot high (some embedded, some loose). It's a fun little diver...
Learn more about FS 4100-030

This is a dirt-based forest road that climbs to the top of Goat Mountain. At the top, there are 2 radio/phone towers, and you will have a panoramic view of the peaks and ridges in the area. The trail up is narrow and one vehicle wide in most places, with some two-track sections. There are places to ...
Learn more about Goat Mountain Road - FS 8140-145

This is a gravel-based forest road that climbs from the Black Canyon Sno Park off Highway 153 to FS 8020. The trail climbs over 3,800 feet and is narrow with room to pass, and sections are rough with washboard. There are some ledges with moderate drop-offs, but any vehicle type should have no issue ...
Learn more about Black Canyon Road - FS 4010

This out-and-back single-lane dirt road has some great views before ending at a tank trap just beyond the 265 road. It has some erosion damage and sections of gravel to prevent erosion. It goes through some pine forest as well as an old burn area that opens up the views. The 265 and 280 continue for...
Learn more about FS 4150-200

This forest road has sections of dirt and gravel. Starting from Cooper Mountain Road, you will descend nearly 3,200 feet in elevation. There are areas that are very steep with a 13% pitch. The road is wide enough for 2 vehicles to pass most of the way, but there are many switchbacks with ledges and ...
Learn more about Antoine Creek Road - FS 8140

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 single-lane unimproved dirt road begins right next to where FS 265 is blocked off. It ends a little over a mile later with large trees across the road near the junction with FS 100. It looks like it has been blocked for quite a while based on the overgrown road beyond. The track is loose in pla...
Learn more about FS 4150-280

This single-lane dirt road starts next to where FS 200 road is blocked off. It's overgrown in places and has a few loose sandy spots, but is otherwise in good shape for an unmaintained road. It is tank-trapped just over a mile in next to the beginning of FS 280. FS 280 is also blocked about a mile ...
Learn more about FS 4150-265

This is a narrow, one-lane, dirt-based forest road. There are a few places to pass, and the trail is a shelf road most of the way with over 2,100 feet in elevation change. There are ruts and wash under a foot, and bumpy rock garden sections with some loose rock. The switchbacks have ledges with high...
Learn more about Johnson Creek Road - FS 8213

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 is a mostly gravel forest road that climbs to the top of Washington Butte at 4,347 feet in elevation. The trail is narrow, two-track in most areas, and one vehicle wide with few places to pass. There is one sharp hairpin turn, and there are minor ledges along the trail. There are minor ruts and...
Learn more about Washington Butte Trail

This is a dirt-based forest road with gravel sections and patches. The trail is a steep, narrow, one-lane road with places to pass. The trail climbs nearly 3,000 feet in elevation with switchbacks and big drop-offs. You will climb the first half of this trail, then descend the second half. There are...
Learn more about Deer Road - FS 8020-117

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 gravel road that climbs up Echo Ridge approximately 400 feet in elevation. There are a couple of turns, but overall, this is an easy trail that any vehicle type could traverse. There are multiple hiking, biking, and snowmobile trails along the way, and the trail dead ends in the park...
Learn more about Echo Ridge - FS 8021-130

This forest road is dirt-based and narrow, but widens and turns to gravel as you descend into Echo Valley. The trail is one vehicle wide for the majority of the time, with places to pass. You will encounter ruts and wash under a foot, and many humps/whoops that will lift you out of the seat if taken...
Learn more about Washington Creek Road - FS 8021

This is a forest road that climbs over 3,000 feet in elevation. The trail starts on gravel and transitions to dirt. As the road climbs, it also becomes narrow and one lane wide in many areas, with no place to pass. There are some ruts and washouts under a foot deep, which should not cause an issue. ...
Learn more about Joe Creek Road - FS 8210

The North Fork Gold Creek trail begins 7.25 miles from Highway 153 at the junction with Buttermilk-Libby Road. This easy route is made up of gravel and crushed granite and travels almost entirely through the Okanogan National Forest except for the final 3 miles, which pass through an area of 15 priv...
Learn more about North Fork Gold Creek

The Hungry Mountain Trail begins 1 mile west of the Methow River, where Gold Creek Road meets Forest Service Road 4330/South Fork Gold Creek. The easy-going route is made up of gravel, crushed granite, and some slightly sandy stretches and travels through communities and National Forest Service land...
Learn more about Hungry Mountain

This is a 1.5-lane easy dirt and gravel road through a mixed pine and fir forest. There are a few embedded rocks. It begins where Benson Creek Drive meets the national forest boundary and meets up with the main FS 41 road adjacent to the southern boundary of this piece of Okanogan National Forest. T...
Learn more about FS 4150

This dirt road climbs through mature pine forest to a gate 1.2 miles below Leecher Lookout. The road is mostly easy with a few embedded rock patches, ruts, and erosion. It is mostly single lane, but with plenty of places to safely meet another vehicle. It becomes a hillside shelf road as it climbs, ...
Learn more about Leecher Lookout - FS 4150-100

This single-lane road loops from the main FS 41 road. It has some loose rock on the climbs and descents that will be more noticeable to those on 2 wheels. There's also erosion damage up to a foot deep, as well as random rocks less than a foot high (some embedded, some loose). It's a fun little diver...
Learn more about FS 4100-030

The Hungry Mountain Trail begins 1 mile west of the Methow River, where Gold Creek Road meets Forest Service Road 4330/South Fork Gold Creek. The easy-going route is made up of gravel, crushed granite, and some slightly sandy stretches and travels through communities and National Forest Service land...
Learn more about Hungry Mountain

This is a 1.5-lane easy dirt and gravel road through a mixed pine and fir forest. There are a few embedded rocks. It begins where Benson Creek Drive meets the national forest boundary and meets up with the main FS 41 road adjacent to the southern boundary of this piece of Okanogan National Forest. T...
Learn more about FS 4150

This dirt road climbs through mature pine forest to a gate 1.2 miles below Leecher Lookout. The road is mostly easy with a few embedded rock patches, ruts, and erosion. It is mostly single lane, but with plenty of places to safely meet another vehicle. It becomes a hillside shelf road as it climbs, ...
Learn more about Leecher Lookout - FS 4150-100

This single-lane road loops from the main FS 41 road. It has some loose rock on the climbs and descents that will be more noticeable to those on 2 wheels. There's also erosion damage up to a foot deep, as well as random rocks less than a foot high (some embedded, some loose). It's a fun little diver...
Learn more about FS 4100-030