Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Pine Lake, Georgia

Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center is a Georgia DNR. facility to promote wildlife education. The run classes for wildlife enthusiasts, hunters and fisherman. It adjoins the Clybel WMA and the Marben PFA, which provide several opportunities for hiking, camping, hunting and fishing. This trail is mostly ...
Learn more about Charlie Elliott

Trail access is located directly off Conns Creek Road. The entrance is not marked, and it is easy to miss the freshly graveled access point if you are not paying close attention. The trailhead includes a porta-potty before entering and proceeding down the trail. The trail itself is relatively short ...
Learn more about Etowah River Access

This 3.2-mile trail winds through the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center, offering a relaxing yet engaging ride over mostly gravel with stretches of dirt. Expect scattered potholes and occasional soft shoulders shaped by runoff. This is a well-maintained and traveled road, so be prepared for frequent s...
Learn more about Murder Creek

The trail begins as a graded gravel road with gentle curves and enough width for two vehicles to pass in most areas, with the entrance clearly marked by an FS 1001 sign. This section continues to a large turnaround capable of accommodating trailers, making it a convenient staging or regrouping point...
Learn more about Smith Mill Road (FS 1001)

This trail extends partly through the Oconee National Forest and showcases the characteristic terrain of the area—predominantly gravel with scattered water and mud holes that may vary in size depending on recent weather conditions. Portions of the route traverse private property, making it essential...
Learn more about Monroe Tyler Road

This out-and-back trail is situated within the Oconee National Forest and features a typical terrain for the area—primarily gravel with intermittent water and mud holes along the route. At the southern end of the trail, there is a large turnaround area. Beyond this point, the trail continues but nar...
Learn more about Lower Concord - FS 1017

This trail winds its way through portions of the Oconee National Forest, offering visitors a firsthand experience of the region’s landscape. The route is composed primarily of gravel and some dirt/mud, with the occasional water puddles, mud holes, and minor washouts that can vary in depth and size d...
Learn more about Dan Gun - FS 1016

This trail meanders through sections of the Oconee National Forest, providing visitors with an immersive experience of the region’s natural landscape. Approximately halfway along the route, there is a quarter-mile stretch bordered by private property on both sides; visitors are advised to respect th...
Learn more about Harmon Rye - FS 1111

This beginner-friendly, two-way, through connector trail winds through a quiet equestrian corridor of gravel, sand, and packed dirt. Conditions are generally easy but can become slick and washed after rain, so steady driving is recommended. This trail runs through the Oconee National Forest and pass...
Learn more about Saddler's Path

This trail is on National Forest land. A hunting/fishing license or land pass is required to enter. Expect beautiful wooden views during spring and summer. The trail is half gravel and half dirt; rain will create a few washout ruts and some mud sections. There's a deep water pit with a mud bottom lo...
Learn more about Iron Stab

This is a county-maintained road, primarily gravel with some dirt sections where washouts have occurred. The road is generally smooth and suitable for most vehicles. It serves as an easy and scenic route, part of a network of back roads ideal for a relaxing day drive. Please note that while this is ...
Learn more about East Rocky Mountain Road

Wind through Oconee National Forest on this beginner-friendly trail that delivers terrain rarely found in the area. Rolling inclines, dips, and winding stretches reveal scenic ridge views as the route shifts between gravel, sand, and scattered rock shelves and can become slick after rain. Evidence ...
Learn more about Upper Pope Trail

This county-maintained road is primarily gravel with some dirt sections, especially where washouts have occurred. It features two small concrete bridges crossing creeks, one of which may flood during heavy rainfall and potentially overtake the road. Despite these spots, the road is generally smooth ...
Learn more about Rocky Mountain Road

This is a county-maintained road, primarily gravel with some dirt sections where washouts have occurred. The road is generally smooth and suitable for most vehicles. It serves as an easy and scenic route, part of a network of back roads ideal for a relaxing day drive. The road is mostly double-lane ...
Learn more about Bear Creek Road

This is a county-maintained road, primarily gravel with some dirt sections where washouts have occurred. Roughly 500 yards after the pavement ends coming from Aviation Drive, there is a small concrete bridge with a very narrow and soft dirt/mud area that is very close to a drop-off into water on the...
Learn more about Moss Road

Little Gladesville Road is a bit of a contradiction since the Forest Service MVUM maps in topo mode show a quarter-mile-long lake at the end of the trail, but the satellite views do not show a lake. Little Gladesville, unfortunately, does not have a lake at the end. The area where the road ends is a...
Learn more about Little Gladesville - FS 1026

This is a county-maintained road, primarily gravel with some dirt sections where washouts have occurred. The road is generally smooth and suitable for most vehicles. It serves as an easy and scenic route, part of a network of back roads ideal for a relaxing day drive. The road is mostly single-lane,...
Learn more about Whitten Lane

This is a county-maintained road, primarily gravel with some dirt sections where washouts have occurred. The north side of Bishop Road off of Strickland Town Road is an out-and-back with a small turnaround in a private driveway. The south side continues to other roads. The road is generally smooth ...
Learn more about Bishop Road

Pope Loop is an easy meandering drive through southern pine forests with harvested areas creating ideal hunting locations. This loop is topped off with a designated dispersed hunt camp called Gladesville. Pope Loop is a well-maintained gravel road that has only a few potholes that hold water. They a...
Learn more about Pope Loop

Scenic Juliette stands true to its name, passing through highland forests of southern pines before slowly descending down to hardwood forest with revealing views of the Ocmulgee River. This fun drive is best started from the North in Ocmulgee National Forest before entering Piedmont National Wildlif...
Learn more about Scenic Juliette

This beginner-friendly, two-way, through connector trail winds through a quiet equestrian corridor of gravel, sand, and packed dirt. Conditions are generally easy but can become slick and washed after rain, so steady driving is recommended. This trail runs through the Oconee National Forest and pass...
Learn more about Saddler's Path

Wind through Oconee National Forest on this beginner-friendly trail that delivers terrain rarely found in the area. Rolling inclines, dips, and winding stretches reveal scenic ridge views as the route shifts between gravel, sand, and scattered rock shelves and can become slick after rain. Evidence ...
Learn more about Upper Pope Trail

This 2.8-mile trail through B.F Grant Wildlife Management Area near Madison, Georgia, it winds through rolling farmland, open fields, ponds, creeks, and wetlands, ending at a fishing pond. The terrain includes a mixture of maintained gravel, packed clay, ruts, washouts, rock gardens, and sand. Weath...
Learn more about Hearnville Pond Trail

Bull Mountain Road is in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest. The trail branches off Winding Stair Gap Road, and, like many north Georgia Forest Service routes, the surface is mostly gravel with patches and brief stretches of dirt (red clay). 4WD is recommended, especially during or after rainf...
Learn more about FS 83 (Bull Mountain Rd.)

This beginner-friendly, two-way, through connector trail winds through a quiet equestrian corridor of gravel, sand, and packed dirt. Conditions are generally easy but can become slick and washed after rain, so steady driving is recommended. This trail runs through the Oconee National Forest and pass...
Learn more about Saddler's Path

Wind through Oconee National Forest on this beginner-friendly trail that delivers terrain rarely found in the area. Rolling inclines, dips, and winding stretches reveal scenic ridge views as the route shifts between gravel, sand, and scattered rock shelves and can become slick after rain. Evidence ...
Learn more about Upper Pope Trail

This 2.8-mile trail through B.F Grant Wildlife Management Area near Madison, Georgia, it winds through rolling farmland, open fields, ponds, creeks, and wetlands, ending at a fishing pond. The terrain includes a mixture of maintained gravel, packed clay, ruts, washouts, rock gardens, and sand. Weath...
Learn more about Hearnville Pond Trail

A 4.8-mile scenic passing trail through farmland, ponds, open fields, thick forest, and canopied wetlands. The route features a mixture of gravel, sand, and red clay with minor ruts, potholes, and washouts. Wetland sections can become thick and mucky even during dry weather; check ahead and use caut...
Learn more about Indian Creek Trail