Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Pratt, West Virginia

KC25A is a short, wide spur trail off KC25 in the Kelly's Creek Sector of AOT. It leads up a relatively steep and rutted/washed hill to a grassy flat well site. Through the trees, you can see down to the town of Pratt to the south, just across the Kanawha River. The trail surface is primarily sandy ...
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Kelly's Creek Trail 26 is an out-and-back adventure that starts out as a wide shelf road leading to a well site. It narrows as it continues into the forest beyond the well site, through some deep mud holes and around some minor rock obstacles. There are a few interesting off-trail features to look o...
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KC2 is an easy, relatively flat drive across a plateau in the Kelly's Creek Sector of AOT. The surface is primarily dirt, and there are frequently shallow ruts and small washes, as well as a few small mud holes. This trail is wide enough to pass carefully in many places throughout. It gives access t...
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KC25 is an out-and-back adventure that begins at the multi-way intersection of KC1, KC2, KC10 & KC26. This narrow winding trail ultimately leads to a well site with a turnaround just beyond the AOT park boundary. A portion of the trail is a shelf road, and the majority of the surface is rutted, rock...
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Kelly's Creek Trail 6A "Devil's Tea Table" is an optional route that leaves and rejoins trail KC6. This trail does not bypass any significant obstacle or difficult section of KC6 but offers an alternative route in or out. This short trail has a mud hole, some ruts, and a relatively steep and slightl...
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Kelly's Creek Trail 31 is a short connector between intermediate KC6 and difficult KC8. Primarily, it can be used as access to the low area of the steepest climbs on KC8, either as an exit if on KC8, or a more direct line to the hill climbs. This is an easy route with minimal obstacles, and it does ...
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Kelly's Creek Trail 27 is a fun out-and-back adventure off of KC6 with a number of spur trails worth exploring. Relatively steep and rocky, the challenge increases on the return trip back up to the top. Trail surface towards the top (KC6) is a shale slab with minor ledges, giving way to a rocky dirt...
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Kelly's Creek Trail 30 is an out-and-back adventure beginning at KC6, near the intersection of KC27. It starts off as a wide two-track trail, but quickly narrows as it becomes a shelf road shortly beyond where it intersects with KC8. The track passes below the Devil's Tea Table overlook at the end o...
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KC27A is a short out-and-back spur trail off of KC27 in the Kelly's Creek Sector of AOT. A high leafy canopy and grassy forest floor make this a serene drive to a well site turnaround. The track is wide and smooth, with tall grass along the shoulders and center. Towards the end, topography becomes s...
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KC11 is an easy trail within a densely forested area of the Kelly's Creek Sector of AOT. This short spur trail is an out-and-back ride to a well site. The surface is primarily grassy dirt with some small rocks and minor washed ruts. Most of the route is a narrow shelf road with steep terrain on eith...
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KC27B is a short out-and-back spur trail off of KC27 in the Kelly's Creek Sector of AOT, marked by a row of moss-covered boreholes in the side of the rock at the trailhead. This relatively flat track has numerous curves following topography lines and can be riddled with mud and minor puddles from st...
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KC27C is a short out-and-back spur trail off of KC27 in the Kelly's Creek Sector of AOT. Located to the left at the base of a long steep hill on KC27, making the sharp turn onto this trail may require a multi-point maneuver. The track is wide and smooth, with grass lining the shoulders and center. A...
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KC2C is a short 0.2-mile wooded spur off KC2 at Appalachian Outlaw Trails. The route is narrow, shaded, and lightly overgrown in spots, with a dirt-and-rock surface, shallow ruts, exposed roots, and a short climb/descent through the trees. It gained about 81 feet and topped out near 1,581 feet. Ther...
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Kelly's Creek Trail 2A is an easy alternative to KC2B and can be used as another way to reach KC3 or KC2. This easier route bypasses a short, steep climb and off-camber segment found on KC2B. The trail surface is primarily dirt with ruts and small rocks. There are several sections prone to small was...
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Kelly's Creek Trail KC3 is an easy but rugged drive in the Kelly's Creek Sector of AOT. The trail surface is primarily dirt with some short rocky hills and occasional shallow ruts, small washes, and small mud holes. The road is wide enough to pass carefully in many places. It gives access to a numbe...
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Kelly's Creek Trail 12 is a beautiful ride that traverses a mountainside, connecting KC1 and KC13. A relatively flat track that navigates past some large oil well sites, through more open areas, and into dense hardwood forest. Along the way are some minor mud puddles and small ruts, but no real obst...
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Kelly's Creek Trail 24 is an out-and-back adventure to a large well site. There are multiple spur trails off of KC24, which are also dead-end trails to well sites. The road surface is generally well-maintained dirt with some minor ruts/washes but no significant mud holes or ruts to look out for. At ...
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Kelly's Creek Trail 22 is a winding track that serves to connect KC3 to KC5 in the central area of the Kelly's Creek sector of the AOT. Along the route are multiple minor mud holes and ruts, none of which should pose as much of an obstacle. The majority of the trail is a shelf road; however, it is n...
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Kelly's Creek trail 24B is an out-and-back adventure to a well site. Starting out from KC24, the track descends steadily to a low point approximately a quarter mile in, then begins to ascend. As the climb becomes steeper, there is one tight switchback turn leading into a more gradual curve around to...
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KC24A is a short spur trail off of KC24 which leads to a well site atop a hill. The track begins with a washed-out, rutted curve around a cut in the hillside, then up a relatively steep climb which is also rutted and eroded. At the top is a grassy well site with plenty of room to turn around. The tr...
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KC25A is a short, wide spur trail off KC25 in the Kelly's Creek Sector of AOT. It leads up a relatively steep and rutted/washed hill to a grassy flat well site. Through the trees, you can see down to the town of Pratt to the south, just across the Kanawha River. The trail surface is primarily sandy ...
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Kelly's Creek Trail 26 is an out-and-back adventure that starts out as a wide shelf road leading to a well site. It narrows as it continues into the forest beyond the well site, through some deep mud holes and around some minor rock obstacles. There are a few interesting off-trail features to look o...
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KC2 is an easy, relatively flat drive across a plateau in the Kelly's Creek Sector of AOT. The surface is primarily dirt, and there are frequently shallow ruts and small washes, as well as a few small mud holes. This trail is wide enough to pass carefully in many places throughout. It gives access t...
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KC25 is an out-and-back adventure that begins at the multi-way intersection of KC1, KC2, KC10 & KC26. This narrow winding trail ultimately leads to a well site with a turnaround just beyond the AOT park boundary. A portion of the trail is a shelf road, and the majority of the surface is rutted, rock...
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KC25A is a short, wide spur trail off KC25 in the Kelly's Creek Sector of AOT. It leads up a relatively steep and rutted/washed hill to a grassy flat well site. Through the trees, you can see down to the town of Pratt to the south, just across the Kanawha River. The trail surface is primarily sandy ...
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Kelly's Creek Trail 26 is an out-and-back adventure that starts out as a wide shelf road leading to a well site. It narrows as it continues into the forest beyond the well site, through some deep mud holes and around some minor rock obstacles. There are a few interesting off-trail features to look o...
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KC2 is an easy, relatively flat drive across a plateau in the Kelly's Creek Sector of AOT. The surface is primarily dirt, and there are frequently shallow ruts and small washes, as well as a few small mud holes. This trail is wide enough to pass carefully in many places throughout. It gives access t...
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KC25 is an out-and-back adventure that begins at the multi-way intersection of KC1, KC2, KC10 & KC26. This narrow winding trail ultimately leads to a well site with a turnaround just beyond the AOT park boundary. A portion of the trail is a shelf road, and the majority of the surface is rutted, rock...
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