Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Port Leyden, New York

When traveling along this marked Lewis County ATV trail, riders will pass through a mix of pine and hardwood forest featuring a maintained two-track trail surface. The route primarily consists of hard-packed dirt, natural soil, pine needles, and occasional loose stone with light rutting throughout. ...
Learn more about Wildcat Road Green Trail Loop

Smith Road is a powersports-legal route that traverses the Lesser Wilderness State Forest toward the Tug Hill region. The trail features a well-maintained surface consisting primarily of dirt and gravel. Riders should maintain moderate speeds, as several corners contain loose stone that can cause tr...
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Bower Road is a gravel track traversing the Mohawk Springs State Forest, named for the cold springs that form the headwaters of the historic Mohawk River. The route spans two neighboring forest parcels featuring rolling terrain, historic cellar holes, and a small brook crossing. Please note that thi...
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Smith Road is a well-maintained gravel access route located at the southern end of the 13,793-acre Lesser Wilderness State Forest. The trail winds through a lush hardwood forest, offering excellent opportunities for wildlife viewing throughout the year. Please note that while this is a designated mo...
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The route begins at Crofoot Hill Road, where riders enter a maintained grassy corridor with a gradual incline. The initial climb is smooth overall, though riders may encounter light rutting near the crest. At the posted stop sign, the trail briefly follows Plumber Road before turning left to re-ente...
Learn more about Crofoot Whiskey Trail

This is a nice wooded trail--hard-packed with no ruts or challenging sections. This is tighter, so 64-inch-wide vehicles or less is best. It's ATV and UTV-accessible with a Lewis County trail permit. It's open seasonally and there are updates regularly on their Facebook page. Expect two-way traffic ...
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While traversing through this route, riders will encounter a moderate wooded trail through rolling terrain featuring a mix of hard-packed dirt, loose rock, shallow ruts, and scattered root sections. Several narrow trail corridors wind through the forest with tight turns, small hill climbs and descen...
Learn more about Grower Green Trail East - 3

A moderately easy wooded trail route traveling through classic Lewis County terrain featuring hard-packed dirt, shallow ruts, loose rock, exposed roots, and gradual elevation changes throughout. Riders will travel through dense hardwood forest sections with narrow trail corridors, rolling hills, and...
Learn more about Grower Green Trail East - 1

As you traverse this trail, expect a moderately easy route winding through a mix of wooded terrain and open meadow sections. Riders can expect primarily hard-packed dirt with occasional shallow ruts, loose rock, exposed roots, soft grassy sections, slight off-camber descents, and scattered mud holes...
Learn more about Grower Green Trail East - 2

A scenic and moderately challenging Lewis County ATV trail route traveling through open farm fields, wooded corridors, and remote backcountry terrain. Riders will encounter a mix of hard-packed dirt, loose rock, shallow mud holes, rutted sections, and soft, low-lying areas depending on recent weathe...
Learn more about Grower Green Trail West

This short connector trail provides access to cross New York State Route 26, where riders can use the designated on-road ATV route to connect with other sections of the Lewis County Trail System. The trail primarily serves as a link between riding areas and offers an easy transition to the county’s ...
Learn more about Zimmer Road Spur

This is a nice wooded trail--hard-packed with no ruts or challenging sections. This is tighter, so 64-inch-wide vehicles or less is best. It's ATV and UTV-accessible with a Lewis County trail permit. It's open seasonally and there are updates regularly on their Facebook page. Expect two-way traffic ...
Learn more about The Commons 1

When traversing along this marked connector trail, riders will travel through a mix of open field edges and wooded terrain featuring a narrow two-track trail surface. The route primarily consists of hard-packed dirt and natural soil with light rutting, uneven sections, scattered loose stone, and occ...
Learn more about Pollock Run Trail

When traveling along this marked connector trail, riders will pass through a mix of wooded terrain and open grass corridor sections featuring a primarily narrow two-track trail surface. Riders can expect mostly hard-packed dirt with shallow ruts, loose soil, scattered roots, and occasional muddy are...
Learn more about Bauer Wooded Spur Trail

This is a nice wooded trail--hard-packed with no ruts or challenging sections. This is tighter, so 64-inch-wide vehicles or less is best. It's ATV and UTV-accessible with a Lewis County trail permit. It's open seasonally and there are updates regularly on their Facebook page. Expect two-way traffic ...
Learn more about The Commons 3

A Lewis County Trail permit is required to use this trail. Expect to find varying trail conditions. The track is a mix of dirt, gravel, and rocks in places where washouts can occur during rain events. Steep grades and switchbacks where 4WD is strongly encouraged to reduce trail degradation. This tra...
Learn more about Lee Gulf Trail

Neff Road is a well-maintained gravel route in southern Lewis County that offers beautiful views of the surrounding forests and fields. Please use caution, as this is a multi-use road that remains open to powersports traffic. Additionally, please be mindful of the various campsites and private prope...
Learn more about Neff Road

This is a nice wooded trail--hard-packed with no ruts or challenging sections. This is tighter, so 64-inch-wide vehicles or less is best. It's ATV and UTV-accessible with a Lewis County trail permit. It's open seasonally and there are updates regularly on their Facebook page. Expect two-way traffic ...
Learn more about The Commons 2

This Lewis County trail winds through historic farmland, including the remnants of an old orchard that hint at the area’s past agricultural use. The route follows a two-track trail with a mix of rutted sections and several mud holes. While the mud varies in depth, none of the holes are bottomless. T...
Learn more about Byron Corners Orchard

This stretch of the old Ogdensburg Railroad line has been converted by Lewis County into one of the main arteries of the Tughill region's snowmobile and ATV traffic. Follow this trail from the Burdick's Crossing Road intersection south to one of the area's premier eateries, Boondocks Restaurant & Ba...
Learn more about The Old Railbed

When traveling along this marked Lewis County ATV trail, riders will pass through a mix of pine and hardwood forest featuring a maintained two-track trail surface. The route primarily consists of hard-packed dirt, natural soil, pine needles, and occasional loose stone with light rutting throughout. ...
Learn more about Wildcat Road Green Trail Loop

Smith Road is a powersports-legal route that traverses the Lesser Wilderness State Forest toward the Tug Hill region. The trail features a well-maintained surface consisting primarily of dirt and gravel. Riders should maintain moderate speeds, as several corners contain loose stone that can cause tr...
Learn more about Smith Road

Bower Road is a gravel track traversing the Mohawk Springs State Forest, named for the cold springs that form the headwaters of the historic Mohawk River. The route spans two neighboring forest parcels featuring rolling terrain, historic cellar holes, and a small brook crossing. Please note that thi...
Learn more about Bower Road

The route begins at Crofoot Hill Road, where riders enter a maintained grassy corridor with a gradual incline. The initial climb is smooth overall, though riders may encounter light rutting near the crest. At the posted stop sign, the trail briefly follows Plumber Road before turning left to re-ente...
Learn more about Crofoot Whiskey Trail

When traveling along this marked Lewis County ATV trail, riders will pass through a mix of pine and hardwood forest featuring a maintained two-track trail surface. The route primarily consists of hard-packed dirt, natural soil, pine needles, and occasional loose stone with light rutting throughout. ...
Learn more about Wildcat Road Green Trail Loop

Smith Road is a powersports-legal route that traverses the Lesser Wilderness State Forest toward the Tug Hill region. The trail features a well-maintained surface consisting primarily of dirt and gravel. Riders should maintain moderate speeds, as several corners contain loose stone that can cause tr...
Learn more about Smith Road

Bower Road is a gravel track traversing the Mohawk Springs State Forest, named for the cold springs that form the headwaters of the historic Mohawk River. The route spans two neighboring forest parcels featuring rolling terrain, historic cellar holes, and a small brook crossing. Please note that thi...
Learn more about Bower Road

The route begins at Crofoot Hill Road, where riders enter a maintained grassy corridor with a gradual incline. The initial climb is smooth overall, though riders may encounter light rutting near the crest. At the posted stop sign, the trail briefly follows Plumber Road before turning left to re-ente...
Learn more about Crofoot Whiskey Trail