Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Oak Ridge, Missouri

The Cape Girardeau County Roads 521 and 520 form a great scenic gravel road and loop with the main road of the area (US-61, with help from Cape Co 510). The roads were constructed around two creeks in the area, Hughes Creek and Buckeye Creek. It features a natural low-water bridge traversing over be...
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Old Plantation Access Road, also named Cape Girardeau County Road 485, is a gravel road in Millersville, Missouri, that also doubles as a Missouri Department of Conservation land access road. The road features beautiful rolling hills and farmland scenery in the bottoms, with two low-water bridges th...
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The Lovejoy Creek Road, also known as the Cape Girardeau County Road 532, is one of the last true creek bottom roads in Cape Girardeau County. The road on both ends is maintained with gravel by the County Highway Department, but the center section still travels over the natural creek bed of Lovejoy ...
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The Bollinger Mill Road, also known as Cape Girardeau County Road 360, is a gravel county road that leads to the Bollinger Mill State Historical Site. The gravel road is well maintained but comes full of views and scenery of the farmland neighboring the Mill and Upper Whitewater River, the road come...
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Cut Off or Bollinger County Road 340 is a gravel road that has an edge. The road on either end will shortly give you signs that it is not a typical county road, natural rock shows at the surface, lite water erosion, sections fade to dirt/mud, and potholes are prevalent. Meanwhile, the road climbs an...
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Bollinger County Road 366, known by local residents as BOCO 366, is your typical Bollinger County road. There is a large creek gravel road surface with multiple deep potholes and washouts. Located in approximately the middle of the route, you will come to a low water bridge that typically has 1-3 in...
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Hartle Ford Road consists of Cape County Road 352 and Bollinger County Road 368. It is a gravel road that features rolling hills leading into two separate creek bottoms with really impressive low-water bridges. The Cape Girardeau side is well-maintained gravel, showing signs of being well-kept, and ...
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Whitewater Presbyterian Church Road, also known as Bollinger County Road 256, is a scenic and mildly challenging 2.2-mile gravel route perfect for stock four-wheel-drive vehicles, SUVs, and SxSs seeking an off-the-beaten-path connection between Missouri Route KK and Route K. Spanning a brief but eng...
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The Reynolds Ford Road is a road compromised of two county roads, the Bollinger County Road 336, and the Cape Girardeau County 350, that directly connect at the county line. The Cape Co side is the well-maintained smoother riding and the Bollinger Co side is more neglected and beaten in feel. The ro...
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Mayfield Road, also known as the Bollinger County Road 356, is a coarse-gravel road traversing the hills of the southeastern Missouri countryside. The road logistically connects Missouri Route 72 on the north end to the village of Mayfield, MO, and Missouri Route JJ on the south end. In typical Boll...
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The Bollinger County Road 238 is a gravel county road snaking through the country's low land, along the Whitewater River. The road provides great access to the river for fishing and a swimming hole. It also is conveniently placed in between some of the area's main artery roads, Route K to Sedgewickv...
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The Bollinger County Road 376 is a gravel-based road that traverses the northern Bollinger County Hills and parallels the Little Whitewater Creek. The road goes from being well maintained at the ends to mildly rough at the center, in typical Bollinger County fashion. It features a handful of low wat...
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The James Creek Road, also known as Bollinger County Road 342 is a gravel county road rolling through the Missouri Countryside along James Creek. The road has a course gravel base with sweeping turns and heavy potholes and washboarding. The main thrills of this road are at the two ends of its track,...
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Kathy's Bridge Road, also known as Bollinger County Road 334, is a branch off the Bo-Co Road 342 and continues following the last stretch of James Creek while heading Southwest off the 342 to connect with Missouri Route-M. The road's base is course gravel in true Bollinger county fashion leading thr...
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Tower Rock Road or Perry County Road 460 is a gravel road that parallels the Mississippi River, leading you to the historic Tower Rock Natural Area. The road has a few steep grades and is amongst the forest. Expect some serious washboarding and gravel mounding due to heavy use. Near the end you cros...
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The Blind Raccoon or Bollinger County Road 360 is a gravel county road going through the rocky rolling hills of the area, down into the creek bottoms, the north end features a hill that has some miner erosion ruts and can become sloppy when wet, it also crosses the Little Whitewater Creek with a low...
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Snake Road FS 345 or South LaRue Road, is a maintained gravel road in Shawnee National Forest, within the LaRue-Pine Hills/Otter Pond Research Natural Area, a part of the greater Mississippi Bluffs unit. Snake Road gets its name from the local snakes that migrate over the road between the limestone ...
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Hurricane Road, also known as the Bollinger County Road 328 and the west section of the 330, is a coarse-gravel road traversing the hills of the southeastern Missouri countryside. The road logistically connects Missouri Route M on the east end, passing the village of Hurricane, MO, to Missouri Route...
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The Bollinger County Road 200 is a county backroad through northern Bollinger County. The road connects a few of the bigger funner county roads in the area. The main features of the road are mild-graded hills interlaced with low-water bridges in the valleys. In typical Bollinger County fashion maint...
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The Bollinger County Road 878 is a gravel-based road, that climbs through the hills and feeder creeks west of Patton, Missouri. The road in typical Bollinger County fashion starts out maintained on the ends and shows its character towards the middle less used section. The road features washboarding,...
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The N Hamburg Hill Spur 266AA, within Shawnee National Forest, is a trail that once was traversable by full-width vehicles, but in its current state should only be trekked by dirt bikes and 4-wheelers, within the first .1 mile there is a turnaround/parking area to unload, but from there on, the trai...
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This is a maintained gravel road with an occasional flat natural rock sticking up in the middle of the road. This trail features beautiful tall pines and areas you can see for miles. The road leads up a steep grade that may include washboards and mild washes when the season is wet and conditions are...
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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 within its medium-grade graveled hills. It also features a couple of branch trails, the SFR 504 an...
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The Slick Ridge FSR 262G is a mildly challenging natural fire road that has the reward of a great view of Shawnee National Forest. It features an off-camber eroded section that will test your articulation and clearances. It runs you through several small mud holes and a small grade with tree roots. ...
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Bollinger County Road 366, known by local residents as BOCO 366, is your typical Bollinger County road. There is a large creek gravel road surface with multiple deep potholes and washouts. Located in approximately the middle of the route, you will come to a low water bridge that typically has 1-3 in...
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Mayfield Road, also known as the Bollinger County Road 356, is a coarse-gravel road traversing the hills of the southeastern Missouri countryside. The road logistically connects Missouri Route 72 on the north end to the village of Mayfield, MO, and Missouri Route JJ on the south end. In typical Boll...
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Hurricane Road, also known as the Bollinger County Road 328 and the west section of the 330, is a coarse-gravel road traversing the hills of the southeastern Missouri countryside. The road logistically connects Missouri Route M on the east end, passing the village of Hurricane, MO, to Missouri Route...
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Laflin Road, or Bollinger County Road 408 (and a very small portion of the BCR 450), is a gravel road traversing the center-east portion of Bollinger County. The southwestern end of the road begins at the small town of Leopold, Missouri, leaving the history-rich town on the hill it rests, heading to...
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