Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Ponca, Arkansas

Old River Road is an enjoyable scenic drive through the Buffalo National River Wildlife Management Area. It features high mountain views, many creek crossings in the wet season, historic homesteads, campgrounds, and Buffalo River access…
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This is an easy gravel road that has many points of interest. There are scenic views of the mountains and a few water crossings to get to connecting roads. If coming from Highway 7, you…
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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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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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To eliminate confusion about the trail name, road 58 is a road that is in several areas of the national forest. It changes other names but if you just continue down this route and follow…
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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 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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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" deep, and some shallow mud holes, but it can be much deeper and more…
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This is a beautiful Scenic backcountry driving through the Ozark National Forest. This is a great connection road for the area and it has stunning views. The trail starts off of Highway 123 by "Dick…
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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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After the entrance, the road opens into a well-maintained gravel drive with plenty of tree coverage and few obstacles in the first half. Beyond the turnoff for WMA Road 9, the terrain becomes slightly more…
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This route has some sharper turns, but it is overall a really fun trail. Great views overlooking a valley. Smaller cars would struggle on some portions of this trail, but a stock 4Runner or similar…
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Starting off near Flat Arkansas, you make your way North towards Mt. Hersey and then follow the main gravel road down to Woolum. Please keep in mind of the water crossings and make sure to…
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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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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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Falling Water Road is a relaxing dirt road that runs along the eastern border of the Richland Creek Wilderness Area, and also follows Falling Water Creek. The most photographed waterfall in Arkansas, Falling Water Falls,…
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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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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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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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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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Victor Road is a very well-maintained gravel road that sits between Highway 7 and Old Highway 27. The end closer to Old Highway 27 does have residential houses on either side of the road. There…
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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 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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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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Forest Service Road 1000A leads you from Victor Road down to Brock Cemetery. Once the first grave was there, the site became a community cemetery and has been ever since. The small stones you see…
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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 smooth, fast-flowing trail departs from Trail B with a slightly off-camber start, then weaves through a forest of Arkansas pine, red maple, and ivy plants. It's a wide, two-track route with gradual grades and…
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The south end of this segment of ATV trail descends from the Stave Mill Falls Loop and has a caution sign for a Slippery Slope, which is either referring to the upcoming creek crossing or…
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This ATV loop in the Ozark National Forest is easy and scenic, but full of small features to keep the average rider on their toes. The southwest end of the trail starts at intersection N,…
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