Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Olla, Louisiana

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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
16.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - TrailHawk Loop - Section 25

Pavement, gravel, and dirt make up this section of the trail. This section goes out on a little island with beautiful homes and into the wilderness with a lot of dirt roads. Leaving Louisiana, this…
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Total Miles
33.3
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, some campsites are large enough for group camps, and all…
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Total Miles
15.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Grassy Lakes Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Central Trail

This trail runs through the central area of the Grassy Lakes Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The trail is more improved and connects public use areas such as camping areas, boat launches, and a few private…
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Total Miles
13.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Grassy Lakes Wildlife Management Area (WMA) South Trail

This trail begins at the north end of the Town of Simmesport, LA, and follows dirt roads and trails along Bayou des Glaises until you make a right turn to start the trail to the…
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Total Miles
13.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - TrailHawk Loop - Section 24

This is a mix of Pavement, dirt, and gravel. It contains a dead end and a route to Bastrop where a bite to eat and restock on supplies can be made. Some sections can be…
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Total Miles
9.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - TrailHawk Loop - Section 26

This is a mix of Pavement, dirt, and gravel. Some areas can be nasty when wet. Some areas can become flooded. Some areas have ruts. This trail ends at Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge Lock and…
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Total Miles
22.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - TrailHawk Loop - Section 23

This is a gravel road that can be nasty when wet. This goes into the Upper Ouachita Wilderness area. There will be a sign with a permit box before entering the area. This road can…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Wi / Sp

The Arkansas Overland Route - TrailHawk Loop - Section 22

Gravel roads that can be muddy after or during rains. There is some pavement. This is a short loop from Haus SP to HWY 82. There is a railroad track along some of this trail.…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - TrailHawk Loop - Section 21 - Haus SP

This is a mix of pavement and gravel. Some sections can be messy when wet. This route takes you to Haus State Park. There are full hookup sites, tent sites, and cabin rentals. This is…
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Total Miles
33.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - TrailHawk Loop - Section 27

This trail contains pavement, dirt, and gravel. It leaves the Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge Lock and Dam access area and ends at Moro State Park. This is the final section of the TrailHawk Loop. This…
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Total Miles
26.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

HCNF Swayze Trace Trail

This Hommochitto National Forest Trail follows the Swayze Trace and an unnamed trail spur that ends on a hardtop road (Perrytown Road). Much of the main trail is gravel, but once you enter the trail…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Tunica Hills WMA Trail 1

This trail route runs through the Tunica Hills Louisiana Wildlife Management Area. The route consists of gravel and dirt roads that are carved on the top of ridge lines that at times have 50-100 foot…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Homochitto National Forest Trail 126B

This trail is located on the far western side of the Homochitto National Forest. The trail follows ridge lines along pine forest areas that allow trees to be well-spaced with undergrowth areas that provide great…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - TrailHawk Loop - Section 20

Gravel and dirt roads that can be muddy and have ruts when wet. This goes to the Pine Island Boat Ramp and recreation area. Some areas of the road could flood, travel with caution. Some…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - TrailHawk Loop - Section 19

This is a mix of gravel and pavement. The gravel can be messy when wet. This goes to Crosset Harbor RV Park. There is camping, a boat ramp, and restrooms. This section ends at the…
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Total Miles
13.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

Cat Island River Trail

This trail runs along the Mississippi River near the Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge. Depending on the time of year, higher river flood stages can make this trail inaccessible since it lies in a natural…
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Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Wi

HCNF 103B Cheek Trail

This trail located in the Homochitto National Forest is an old logging trail that leads to a large open clearing area that can be used for dispersed and primitive camping. There are spurs along the…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

829 Road, Kisatchie NF

This is a basic fire road within Kisatchie National Forest. It involves rolling hills through the Louisiana landscape. Hidden around the area are lookout towers for fire detection, a relic from past land management in…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

HCNF Woodlawn Trail

The Hommochitto National Forest Woodland Trail follows several trail sections including Hiram Road, Stump Road, Woodland Lane, 126A, and Davidson Road. This trail follows routes through the HCNF Pine Forest and connects to old logging…
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Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

HCNF 102E Trail

This trail, located in the Homochitto National Forest, is a newer logging trail that leads to various spurs and other trails. The views on this rouge has vast areas of recently logged ridge lines and…
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Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

815 Road, Kisatchie NF

This is a basic fire road within Kisatchie National Forest. It involves rolling hills through the Louisiana landscape. Hidden around the area are lookout towers for fire detection, a relic from past land management in…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - TrailHawk Loop - Section 17

Gravel roads that can be muddy and slick when wet. Roads can become flooded and not passable during and after rains. This goes to a lake and camping area. There is a section known to…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Kisatchie NF Spur Trail

This is a very short off-shoot road to a timber logging area. The end of the road is secluded, away from the main road and the perfect stop for lunch or a hideaway campsite away…
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Total Miles
0.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - TrailHawk Loop - Section 18

Gravel and dirt roads that can be dusty when dry. Some pavement is in this section. These roads can be muddy and slick with possible ruts when wet. Some areas can be flooded. This section…
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Total Miles
33.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - TrailHawk Loop - Section 16

Gravel and pavement roads that go to Eagle Landing Lake and boat ramp. Portions of roads can be muddy and slick when wet. These roads are well maintained but can be a bit rough in…
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Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Kings Point Island

You can only reach Kings Point Island via Ferry. Begin your trip on Kings Point Ferry Road, which at the beginning consists of both gravel and asphalt, but don't let the asphalt fool you, it's…
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Total Miles
23.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

The Arkansas Overland Route - TrailHawk Loop - Section 14 - The Beginning

These are gravel roads that are dusty when dry and can be nasty when wet. They seem well maintained, and there is awesome scenery. Watch for farm equipment on the roads and cattle. This is…
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Total Miles
16.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - Section 10 - Old Calion Lock and Dam

Section 10 of The Arkansas Overlanding Route. A mix of pavement, gravel, and dirt that can be muddy and slick in areas when wet. This leads to many dispersed camping areas and Old Calion Lock…
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Total Miles
21.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Arkansas Overland Route - Section 13 - Moro State Park

Gravel road that can be nasty when wet. This section has some pavement that takes you into Moro State Park. This is the beginning of The Trailhawk Loop. The Trail Hawk Loop is part of…
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Total Miles
10.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi