Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Paducah, Kentucky

Nickell Branch FS 102 is a gravel forestry road through the northwest corner of the Kentucky section, Lake Barkley side, of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The road is graceful and a…
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Taylor Ridge Road is a gravel route within Shawnee National Forest that leads to a designated trailhead parking area for nearby hiking trails. The road is generally easy to navigate, with occasional ruts that may…
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Bell Smith Springs Trailhead Access is a gravel and partially paved road within Shawnee National Forest that leads to the main hiking trailhead and campground area at Bell Smith Springs. The route is easy to…
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Bell Smith Spring Rope Swing Trail is a gravel road within Shawnee National Forest that leads to a spring-fed swimming area known for its rope swings and deep water access. The route is easy to…
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Benberry Cemetery Road FS 301 is a gravel Forest Service road through the northwest corner of the Kentucky section, Lake Barkley side, of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The Benberry Cemetery Road…
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Twin Lakes South FS 105 is a gravel forest service road in the northwest corner of the Kentucky section, Kentucky Lake side, of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. It features a track…
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105/106 Connector - FS 106A is a gravel forest service road in the northwest corner of the Kentucky section, Kentucky Lake side, of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. This is one of…
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Burden Falls Road is a gravel route within Shawnee National Forest that connects the small community of McCormick to Burden Falls Road (402). The road is generally easy to follow and consists of typical forest…
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Willow Creek (FS 109) is a semi-maintained gravel forest service road located in the northwest corner, Lake Barkley side, in the Kentucky section of Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. This route serves as…
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Burden Falls Trail is a gravel road within Shawnee National Forest that provides access to multiple hiking points leading to Burden Falls. The route is easy to follow and consists of typical forest gravel terrain…
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Dutchman Lake Trail is a short gravel road within Shawnee National Forest that leads to a quiet access point at Dutchman Lake. The route is easy to navigate with minimal obstacles, though ruts may develop…
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Pisgah Point Spur FS 111A is a gravel forestry route through the northwest corner of the northern Kentucky section, Kentucky Lake side, of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The road consists of…
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Smith Cemetery Spur Road FS 120A/120B is a gravel spur Forest Service road at the end of the FS 120. It is located in the north Kentucky section, Lake Barkley side, of the Land Between…
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Yale Road - FS 115, or Birmingham Ferry Road, is a half-paved and half-gravel forest service road through the center-west Kentucky section, Kentucky Lake side, of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. Its…
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Smith Cemetery Road FS 120 is a gravel forestry road through the northern Kentucky section, Lake Barkley side, of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The Smith Cemetery is a gravel road coming…
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The Tornado Valley FSR 112 is a gravel road that parallels a mile inland from the north shoreline of Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area. It consists of a few 9-10% grade hills, a…
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Smith Bay Road - FS 116, is a gravel forest service road through the center-west Kentucky section, Kentucky Lake side, of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The road geographically features a valley-to-valley…
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Collie Cemetery FS 307 is a gravel forest service road through the center-west Kentucky section, Kentucky Lake side, of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The road provides access to the Rueben Collie…
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Newby Cemetery Road FS 130, also known as the Gray Truck Trail, is a gravel forest service road through the center-west Kentucky section, Kentucky Lake side, of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area.…
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Roger's Road - FS 113 is a gravel forest service road through the inland center-north Kentucky section of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. This road features small rolling hills and beautiful tree…
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The Davenport Bay FSR 127B is a degrading old back top road that leads to the water's edge in Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area. The road at one point must have been a…
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The Rimshot FSR 124 is a forestry gravel road through Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area. The road is partially well maintained on the southern end with the northern half showing decent wear and…
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Forest Service Road 119 is a semi-maintained dirt and gravel road that connects FSR 112 and FSR 117 within the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. It is on the northern portion of the…
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Kuttawa Landing FSR 127 is a gravel forestry road that travels to the northernmost point of the Land Between The Lakes Recreation Area. It features mild rutting, gravel turning to mud in places, small water…
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This route leads to a primitive campground area within Shawnee National Forest overlooking Lake of Egypt. The trail follows a partially maintained gravel road with frequent tree limbs overhanging that may limit access for larger…
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Woodson Chapel Road FS 129 is a gravel forest service road through the ridge tops of the center-east Kentucky section, Lake Barkley side, of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. This road features…
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Lady Cemetery FSR 128 is a simple gravel forestry road that is in the Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area. It traverses over rolling hills, minor washboarding, natural rocks poking through the surface, and…
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This route follows a gravel road within Shawnee National Forest and leads to the Hickory Point Boat Ramp at Lake of Egypt. At the Y-intersection, this route branches away from the campground access and continues…
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Hematite Tower Road FS 310 is a natural-improved forestry route through the center inland Kentucky section of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. This trail parallels the east of Woodland Trace, coming near…
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Crossroad Church Road (FS 123), or as it was formerly, the Old Kentucky Route 289, once paved, is now a broken pavement, mended with gravel forest service road, through the northeast corner of the Kentucky…
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