Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Ozone, Arkansas

This is an out-and-back 3.5-mile trail to Spainhour Falls. The trail is very narrow with tight foliage and has very few places to cleanly pass oncoming traffic. Expect several small creek crossings and many mud…
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Apple Road is a narrow, winding bench-cut road with a mix of ruts and embedded rocks up to 12 inches. Running south to north, the trail gains over 1,000 feet in elevation but keeps a…
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This starts off as a paved road, but very quickly turns into maintained gravel with room for passing. There are no obstacles. This is a windy, easy drive with several off-shoots. It is scenic, with…
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Scenic drive with tall trees that follow along Murray Creek in spots. It starts as a maintained, easy, gravel and dirt road but soon turns into a rocky, primarily one-vehicle trail with several places to…
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Coming in from a cute little town called Oark, Arkansas it's a hustling and bustling little town with a burger joint for the Ozark Heritage Trail enthusiasts. It starts as a paved road and then…
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This is a fun, dirt and gravel road with 3 miles of single-vehicle trail. There are several water crossings, typically 12 inches deep, and some shallow mud holes, but it can be much deeper and…
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This was a strong, hard, moderate, but the forest service graded it and re-routed it a bit. Still a good trail, and if we get rain, it will wash out again and be more challenging.…
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A narrow, winding forest road primarily composed of gravel with intermittent dirt sections and embedded rock. The route is mostly single-vehicle wide with limited passing opportunities. Features one shallow, rocky creek crossing. No obstacles exceed…
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This easy trail is a wide, mostly gravel road with intermittent rocky sections. Typically passable by two vehicles. Includes multiple water crossings, with one crossing reaching approximately 12 inches in depth. Shallow ruts running across…
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This trail starts with a water crossing at Murray Creek. The creek bottom is all rocks. After crossing, there is a large camp area with a view of Murray Creek's waterfalls. Back on the trail…
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To eliminate confusion about the trail name, Road 58 is a road that is in several areas of the national forest. It changes names, but if you just continue down this route and follow all…
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This is a short trail up to Devil's Knob Fire Tower Lookout with a couple of mild obstacles that require a high-clearance vehicle and, depending on the weather, 4x4. Constructed around 1914, it was one…
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This beautiful trail is mostly gravel with a few sections of loose, softball-sized rocks. Running from north to south, this bench cut road descends over 1,000 feet into a valley with a view through the…
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County Road 4290 begins with a shallow, rocky crossing of Washita Creek, which is typically straightforward but may vary slightly with recent rainfall. After the crossing, the route follows closely alongside the creek, offering consistent…
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This is an easy scenic trail with various terrain types, including gravel, dirt, mud holes, rock ledges, and shallow water crossings. The elevation varies from around 1100' to just over 2400' as it follows along…
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Pilot Rock Mountain Road provides a thrilling off-road experience, weaving through the Ozark National Forest. This road offers amazing views without extensive technical terrain. This road is very well-maintained and does not require 4WD in…
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Coming off of Highway 16 onto "Road 1264" you will be met with a very rocky road. This is a newer road however, it is extremely bumpy and rocky driving. The road can get very…
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This trail is an out-and-back trail leading to a grassy, dead-end camping spot on the ridge. The trail is a two-track, bench cut, and mostly smooth, save for a few shallow mudholes at the end…
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This easy dirt/gravel road is an excellent entry point from Highway 123 to the Piney Creeks WMA. Entering from Highway 123, it curves and undulates until you can get a clear roadside view of Little…
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Dripping Springs is a narrow, rutted, and rocky climb featuring a mix of loose rock, embedded stone, and short, steep grades. The trail gains approximately 1,000 feet in elevation when traveling south to north, with…
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This trail has rocks, muddy spots, a creek crossing, and a handful of small camping areas. There's a fun spot with an 18-inch rock ledge. A workaround exists for that spot and others if needed.…
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One of the most popular places to visit is the Ozark National Forest. This route runs north and south along the Big Piney Creek and offers abundant scenery and numerous places to camp along the…
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Near the Horsehead Lake Recreation Area, this trail starts as a mellow gravel road and ascends the mountain, nearing Batson. As you get higher, the trail turns into a bench cut road with a steep…
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This will take you to the top of Pilot Knob Mountain. It is a short road, but the beautiful view is worth a detour if you haven't been. The elevation is 2,080 feet at the…
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This trail is a fun hill climb connector from FS 1813 to Pilot Rock Mountain Road if traveled from South to North. Several water bars keep the trail from stepping upward and your vehicle from…
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Indian Creek Road is a winding Forest Service trail that follows Indian Creek and ends on the north side at the Hurricane Creek Wilderness Area. You can expect to find a few dispersed campsites along…
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Morgan Mountain Trail runs through the Ozark National Forest near Cass, Arkansas. The road is accessible at several points along the route. This trail used to extend further, however, there was a landslide that caused…
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Located within the Ozark National Forest near Russellville, Arkansas, this trail branches off of the High Mountain Loop and is considered one of the easier routes within the Moccasin Gap Trail System. On the north…
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Beginning at the west end, this trail follows an easy two-track path through a forest of tall oaks and maples, with sharp curves weaving between the trees. Portions of the trail are covered with loose,…
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This loop in the Ozark National Forest circles High Mountain has a 1,493-foot peak. It gradually ascends in the counterclockwise direction. It goes through a mix of open forest with small young pine trees, then…
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