Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Milam, Texas
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Texas Traverse (Leg 1)
Uneven, rutted dirt trail with potential for loose rocks and sandy washes. Water crossings less than a foot deep. Potential for mud holes and trail obstacles up to 12", including ledges and short, steep grades.…
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Total Miles
563.5
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Turkey Hill Wilderness Route
This trail is full of amazing views and productive routes for hunting! This rides right through the Bannister WMA as well as right along the border of the Turkey Hill Wilderness. The Route is a…
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Total Miles
9.6
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su / Wi
Mud Creek Road
This muddy lake access road is a key road to know for some remote hunting spots from the spurs running from this trail. Not only is it a great road for hunting, but anglers will…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Wi / Su / Fa
Kurthwood Road
Kurthwood Road is a point-to-point maintained Forest Service road. Connecting Highway 117 on the west end to Highway 118 on the north end, Kurthwood Road is a great trail to explore more challenging side trails…
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Total Miles
6
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Upland Island Wilderness Rockcrusher
An amazing drive on the outskirts of the Upland Island Wilderness Area with an incredible amount of dispersed camp sites waiting to be explored. This area is also one of the most plentiful hunting lands…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su / Wi
Kisatchie Falls
Starting from Highway 118, this trail starts on a gravel, maintained road, then turns to National Forest dirt road. The trail travels through both private and National Forest land, so be sure to follow all…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su
Sandstone
Great trail that is well maintained and easily rideable by following the green arrows. A lot of ups/downs/left/rights with some nice elevation changes for central LA. Very fun trail for all variety of riders from…
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Learn more about Sandstone
Total Miles
25.9
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Kisatchie National Forest Camp and Trail
This network of Forest Service roads will take you to a few camp spots and overlooks in the Kisatchie National Forest. There are dispersed campsites and campsites large enough for group camps, and all of…
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Learn more about Kisatchie National Forest Camp and Trail
Total Miles
15.1
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Black Mountain
Couley Creek (542) Road and Black Mountain (509) Road make up this trail. Enjoy easy-to-travel maintained gravel roads to see great forest views. Dispersed camping and nature viewing are in these areas of the Kisatchie…
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Total Miles
8.2
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Plane Road (545)
Starting south of Highway 84 on Plane Road this maintained gravel road ends at 5801 Road. The open forest provides excellent nature and wildlife viewing. Explore dispersed camping and nature hikes. This 76,893.76 acre National…
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Learn more about Plane Road (545)
Total Miles
4.4
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Gum Springs and Fowler
This trail includes Gum Springs Road and Fowler Road. These roads are maintained gravel roads with a nice gravel content. These roads can still be slippery when wet. This trail ends at State Road 156…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Gum Springs Campground
Gum Springs Campground and Lookout Tower are at the south end of this trail. This trail starts south of Highway 156. Consisting of Carpenter Road, Bright Road, and Range road these maintained gravel roads offer…
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Total Miles
4.4
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Dickerson Road (522)
Dickerson Road makes up this trail through the Kistachie National Forest. Starting off State Route 1228 and heading west this trail ends at Highway Parish Road 560. Several short side trails are available to explore.…
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Learn more about Dickerson Road (522)
Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
To Yankee Springs Road
Peterson Road continues south through the Kisatchie National Forest. This maintained gravel road has several side spurs to explore. Open forest areas offer great views. Peterson Road turns onto Dean Road turns onto East Weeks…
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Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Gum Springs and Crooked Roads
This trail contains Gum Springs Road and Crooked Road. Both these roads are maintained gravel roads. The trail heads southeast to Highway 501. There are several spurs off of each side to explore, some are…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Collins Caney Telephone
These maintained gravel roads consist of Collins Fire break Rd, Caney Cr and Telephone Rd. This trail ends at Gum Springs Road. These roads wind through parts of the Kisatchie National Forest. This 76,893.76 acre…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Smuggler's Strait
Soft dirt road in the Alabama Creek Wildlife Management Area that will lead you through a changing landscape of gravel, grass, washouts, and mudholes up to 12" with some light off-camber grading. Half of this…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su / Wi
Peterson to Cloud Xing Road
Peterson Road travels east and south into the Kisatchie National Forest. After a few miles, this trail turns west onto Cloud Xing Road. Cloud Xing Road is a narrow dirt and gravel road with small…
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Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Carthage Timberlands to Kisatchie
Leaving Shady Grove Road, this trail takes you through Carthage Timberlands and into Kisatchie National Forest. This dirt and gravel road is a bit on the sandy side but even wet caused no issues getting…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Red Hollow Run
A Nice Mix of Gravel & Red Dirt Roads. If It Rains The Roads Get Interesting. Best to drive when its dry to avoid rutting up the roads for local residents that use these roads…
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Total Miles
14
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su
Iatt Lake Trail
This route starts on Forest Service Rd 558 off of LA-167 and eventually puts you out at a lookout boardwalk on Latt Lake. This trail is in Kisatchie Nation Forest and there are several side…
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Total Miles
9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Eastern Evangeline District Trail
This trail follows the eastern side of the Evangeline District of the Kistatchie National Forest. You can enter the train at the intersection of Highway 112 and McGillary Road 266 which is on the outer…
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Total Miles
13.7
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Darden Road
Darden Road is a 7-mile stretch of gravel & red dirt road. The Southern portion is more populated with homes, but once you get to the middle it's really rural and less populated. Great scenery…
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Total Miles
7.1
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Davy Crockett National Forest Route
This route is 42 miles of gravel roads that are linked together and span the entire length of the Davy Crockett National Forest from North to South. The road's terrain varies greatly from soft gravel,…
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Total Miles
40.2
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Wi / Su / Fa / Sp
Longleaf Route
Beautiful mostly maintained forest roads, not too rough but there are some deep ruts at the time I drove these along the sides of the roads. The area is full of beautiful Longleaf Pine Trees,…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
FSR 568 Hunters Camps
Forest Service Road 568 leads to hunters' camps. There are free camping areas just five miles off the Texas Traverse in the Davy Crockett National Forest. The drive is an easy one when dry, but…
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Total Miles
5.1
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
The Narrows
I call this trail The Narrows because it is very narrow. If you don't like pin striping I wouldn't go down this trail. I was in a mid-size truck a Nissan Frontier and the brush…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Old Stagecoach Road
Old Stagecoach road is made up of a mix of rock, sand, and dirt. When wet you get a red clay that can be slick as ice. There are some rocks in the road about…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp
Claiborne "A" Loop
A diversified amount of roots, rocks, and flowy single track through the Kisatchie Forest has some elevation change. After a decent rain, the ground holds its moisture, so plan on wet and slimy conditions with…
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Total Miles
12
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Zion Buker
Zion Road (520) and Buker Road (555) make up this trail in the Kisatchie National Forest. This trail ends at paved Highway 500. At the north end of this trail, you will see a cool…
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Total Miles
5.1
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
ATV Trails Near Milam, Texas
Kurthwood Road
Kurthwood Road is a point-to-point maintained Forest Service road. Connecting Highway 117 on the west end to Highway 118 on the north end, Kurthwood Road is a great trail to explore more challenging side trails…
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Learn more about Kurthwood Road
Total Miles
6
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Kisatchie Falls
Starting from Highway 118, this trail starts on a gravel, maintained road, then turns to National Forest dirt road. The trail travels through both private and National Forest land, so be sure to follow all…
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Learn more about Kisatchie Falls
Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su
Sandstone
Great trail that is well maintained and easily rideable by following the green arrows. A lot of ups/downs/left/rights with some nice elevation changes for central LA. Very fun trail for all variety of riders from…
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Learn more about Sandstone
Total Miles
25.9
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Kisatchie National Forest Camp and Trail
This network of Forest Service roads will take you to a few camp spots and overlooks in the Kisatchie National Forest. There are dispersed campsites and campsites large enough for group camps, and all of…
Learn more about Kisatchie National Forest Camp and Trail
Learn more about Kisatchie National Forest Camp and Trail
Total Miles
15.1
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Iatt Lake Trail
This route starts on Forest Service Rd 558 off of LA-167 and eventually puts you out at a lookout boardwalk on Latt Lake. This trail is in Kisatchie Nation Forest and there are several side…
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Learn more about Iatt Lake Trail
Total Miles
9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
The Narrows
I call this trail The Narrows because it is very narrow. If you don't like pin striping I wouldn't go down this trail. I was in a mid-size truck a Nissan Frontier and the brush…
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Learn more about The Narrows
Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
UTV/Side-by-Side Near Milam, Texas
Kurthwood Road
Kurthwood Road is a point-to-point maintained Forest Service road. Connecting Highway 117 on the west end to Highway 118 on the north end, Kurthwood Road is a great trail to explore more challenging side trails…
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Learn more about Kurthwood Road
Total Miles
6
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Kisatchie Falls
Starting from Highway 118, this trail starts on a gravel, maintained road, then turns to National Forest dirt road. The trail travels through both private and National Forest land, so be sure to follow all…
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Learn more about Kisatchie Falls
Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su
Kisatchie National Forest Camp and Trail
This network of Forest Service roads will take you to a few camp spots and overlooks in the Kisatchie National Forest. There are dispersed campsites and campsites large enough for group camps, and all of…
Learn more about Kisatchie National Forest Camp and Trail
Learn more about Kisatchie National Forest Camp and Trail
Total Miles
15.1
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Iatt Lake Trail
This route starts on Forest Service Rd 558 off of LA-167 and eventually puts you out at a lookout boardwalk on Latt Lake. This trail is in Kisatchie Nation Forest and there are several side…
Learn more about Iatt Lake Trail
Learn more about Iatt Lake Trail
Total Miles
9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
The Narrows
I call this trail The Narrows because it is very narrow. If you don't like pin striping I wouldn't go down this trail. I was in a mid-size truck a Nissan Frontier and the brush…
Learn more about The Narrows
Learn more about The Narrows
Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa