Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Park Hills, Missouri

Knob Lick Tower Road leads to a Missouri Department of Conservation area that holds the publicly accessible Knob Lick Tower overlooking the St Francois Mountains. The road's primary surface is gravel, and despite being well-packed,…
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Rock Creek Road, or Madison County 518, is a gravel county road that traverses half private and half Mark Twain National Forest land through its track. The road is very scenic, showing off beautiful short-leaf…
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Flat Woods Road, or Iron County Road 109, is in what locals refer to as the Turkey Foot area. It is a gravel county road that traverses mostly private and partially Mark Twain National Forest…
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The Crane Mountain Ridge FSR 2037, is a gravel forestry road through the St Francois Mountains in the Fredericktown sector of Mark Twain National Forest. It features mild hill climbs, small loose rock, an off…
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Crane Mountain FSR 2108 is a gravel forestry road through the St Francois Mountains in the Fredericktown Sector of Mark Twain National Forest. It is an easy-going gravel road, with two small creek crossings, shallow…
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Sherbrooke (FS 2841) is a semi-maintained gravel and natural terrain forest road within the Mark Twain National Forest Potosi Unit. Sherbrooke forks east off the Coon Hollow (FS 2482), quickly turning due north to the…
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Bidwell FSR 2199, is a gravel forestry road that travels through Mark Twain National Forest. Bidwell is one of the longest forestry routes on the eastern side of the forest clocking in at 8.6 forestries…
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Womble Hollow FS 2481 is a semi-maintained single-width gravel road that leans towards a natural improved road over its track and is within the Potosi Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. The fading gravel road…
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This Route is the continuation of an already submitted route. This route is coming from O Highway into the Bell Mountain area. This trail will lead you to the Bell Mountain Trailhead. This is an…
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Taum Sauk Mountain Road, is a gravel road traversing the state park of the same name, which is home of Missouri's highest point at 1772 ft, yeah not that tall, but noteworthy. The road is…
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Coon Hollow (FS 2482) is a gravel forest service road within the Mark Twain National Forest Potosi Unit. Coon Hollow, despite being the shorter road in the area, is the entry road off the Shepard…
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Arnett Mountain FSR 2191 is a gravel-leaning natural forest road through the Fredericktown Sector of Mark Twain National Forest. The road starts at Pig Pen Gap fully gravel-covered and with trimmed tree lines, but shortly…
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On the northern portion of the park, this can take you from the back of the lake over to Ridge Road or also back towards the beginning of the lake shore loop. It can spur…
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This track is an easy ride down to the lake at Pruitt Mountain, where you're encouraged to swim and enjoy. The turnaround at the dam and a section of the back half vary depending on…
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This track is an easy ride down to the lake at Pruitt Mountain. You're encouraged to swim and enjoy the lake and camp area year-round. The turnaround and back half of the lake loop can…
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At the northern part of the park, you can find some muddy trails, deep ruts, and nasty holes waiting for those willing to see if they can work through them. Going from Brandon's Cut to…
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If you're starting from the Ridge Road side of the trail, you'll be met with a pretty nasty washout. Depending on which side of the wash you're on, there is one bypass. This is a…
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Wow escape leads to the bottom of the ridge, where you'll find great views, good camping, and a relatively moderate trail featuring some loose terrain and medium-sized rocks. Be mindful of the traffic. During events,…
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The second half of the eastern escape is a much more modest climb up to the main ridge. Starting from the T at Wow Cut Through. The left takes you up the mountain a little…
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This cut-through trail, although mild, can still be tricky, especially at the beginning of the 'wow' side. It'll come into an awkward drop-in; be mindful of speed and angle at this drop-in. Depending on the…
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Connecting you from the ridge to the start of the Oasis Easy Trail. This is mainly just to save the trouble of going around. Good scenic terrain, nothing majorly difficult, although the area is prone…
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Wow Express is a beautiful trail leading you to an even more beautiful ridge on the mountain, where you'll find wow and a few other very gnarly obstacles. There are a few rock obstacles along…
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Starting at the top ridge just before Happy Hollow, you'll find a nasty washout followed by the main ridge, where you'll find Uncle and other trail heads. As you make your way north, you'll see…
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This trail starts at either the far corner of the field or at the start of Ridge Road. This low-lying trail features a few mud spots and hills closer to the Ridge Road side of…
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Also spurring off of Ridge Road, this trail is a bit more on the moderate side, but will run relatively parallel with Happy Hollow, but with a bit more hills. Keep in mind the spurs…
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Starting at the intersection of eastern escape and working down towards WOW. As much as this is an "access" road to the southern areas in the park, it comes with its own challenges, starting with…
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Pruitt Run Byway is a long stretch of trail bypassing all the obstacles along Ridge Road. It's mainly used for emergency access, but very helpful in case of needing to be pulled across the ridge…
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Starting off the main ridge, this bonus trail is cut through the rock croppings surrounding the main barn on the property, taking you over large granite croppings and some nice axle grabbers, so be mindful…
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Rugged cross name says it all, it's a rugged rocky trail, although not super technical, a good fun trail for a more novice explorer. Coming from jeepers sleepers, it'll take you up the mountain up…
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The Madison County Road 406 is a gravel county road within the Fredericktown sector of Mark Twain National Forest. The road is useful to know within the network of hitting all the trails or shortcutting…
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