Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Raymondville, Missouri

This route is a narrow and lightly traveled out-and-back trail that feels far more remote than the main roads nearby. Overgrown trees and brush crowd the path, making pinstriping very likely for wider vehicles or…
Learn more about Coyote - FS 1790

This route follows a graded and maintained gravel road through a scenic forest setting, making it an easy and relaxing drive for nearly any vehicle. The road is generally wide enough for two vehicles to…
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This out-and-back forest route follows a gravel-based trail that is easy to navigate and offers a relaxed drive through the trees. Unlike some tighter trails in the area, vegetation is kept back enough that pinstriping…
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This forest route offers an easy and relaxing drive on a gravel surface that is generally well-maintained and simple to navigate. It is mostly one vehicle wide, though there are several spots where drivers can…
Learn more about Gallings - FS 1791

This scenic forest route follows a well-maintained gravel road that is easy to travel in most conditions. Trees line both sides of the trail, and in several sections, their branches stretch overhead to create a…
Learn more about Hamilton Ridge - FS 1769

This route follows a mostly one-vehicle-wide gravel trail through the forest with several dispersed campsites located along the way. It begins as an easy scenic drive, but conditions become rougher as you near the Big…
Learn more about Pocket Eddy Ford - FS 1792

This out-and-back route offers an easy and scenic drive on a fairly well-maintained gravel road that winds gently through a stand of tall pines and hardwoods. Unlike many tighter trails in the area, the wide…
Learn more about Trout Cemetery - FS 1771

This route travels through an active logging area inside Mark Twain National Forest, so drivers should stay alert for logging equipment, truck traffic, and changing road conditions. The trail itself is a maintained gravel road…
Learn more about Blooming Rose - FS 1503

This out-and-back spur road branches off Blooming Rose (FS 1503) and offers an easy, relaxing drive through the woods of Mark Twain National Forest. The route is fairly wide for most of its length, making…
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This route follows a narrow one-vehicle-wide track through the forest with a mix of dirt and loose rock surfaces. Tight sections between trees and overgrown brush require careful tire placement and slower speeds, especially for…
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This is part 4 of 5 on a trip around Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. It's a nice little section through the forest, with some farmland travel along some streams that feed the Big Piney River.…
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Perkins Ridge (FS 423) is a semi-maintained gravel forest service road within the Willow Springs Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. The Perkins Ridge begins at Missouri Route AM, heading west along the raised ridge…
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Middle Ridge (FS 424) is a semi-maintained gravel forest service road within the Willow Springs Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. The road begins at Missouri Route AM, heading north along the elevated ridge. When…
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Tick Hollow (FS 423A), also known as Perkins Ridge Spur, is a semi-maintained gravel forest service road within the Willow Springs Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. The Tick Hollow road begins as the northern…
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This route is a fairly straightforward drive through the woods with a mostly dirt-based surface and gentle terrain. While it is generally easy to navigate, there are several washouts along the trail that can catch…
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This route follows an easy gravel two-track through a quiet pine forest with light overgrowth along both sides and grass beginning to fill the center of the trail. While the corridor feels narrower than the…
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This is part 3 of 5 on a trip around Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Here, you get into more of the Mark Twain National Forest. There will be several low-water crossings (they will all be…
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Section 8 (FS 705) is a fading gravel dirt forest service road within the Willow Springs Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. Section 8 logistically connects between the Middle Ridge FS 424 on the east,…
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This route begins as a narrow gravel two track before transitioning into a more lightly traveled forest trail. Early sections are easy to follow, with a firm surface, light grass growth in the center, and…
Learn more about Watts Hollow - FS 1509

This is part 2 of a five-part trip around Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. You'll have to follow some pavement to reach this section, a romp through Pump Station Road. At the end of the road…
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This out-and-back route starts as a narrow gravel two-track and gradually transitions into a more secluded forest trail with increasing grass growth down the center and light vegetation pressing in from both sides. The surface…
Learn more about Teasley Hollow - FS 1742

This maintained gravel county road offers an easy drive through a scenic mix of open pastureland and mature forest. One end begins near private property, so respect fencing, stay on the established route, and avoid…
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Robin Hood (FS 714) is a semi-maintained gravel Forest Service road within the Willow Springs Unit of Mark Twain National Forest. Robin Hood begins at the Howell County Road 5710 heading south into the forest,…
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Big Gulch (FS 497) is a semi-maintained gravel, transitioning to natural coarse gravel and dirt, forest service road within Mark Twain National Forest, Willow Springs Unit. The road begins at the Douglas County Road 160,…
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Upper Greasy Creek (FS 129) is a gravel Forest Service road within the Mark Twain National Forest Willow Springs Unit. Upper Greasy Creek begins by turning northwest off Missouri Route 181, first turning hard north…
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This is an out-and-back route with a generally straightforward layout and no major technical obstacles along the way. For most of the drive, the trail remains single vehicle width, requiring drivers to be mindful of…
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This route follows a mostly dirt-based trail through a wooded landscape with a few mud holes and minor washouts scattered along the way. While conditions can change after rain, the trail remains fairly wide for…
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Greasy Creek (FS 427) is a gravel Forest Service road within the Mark Twain National Forest Willow Springs Unit. Greasy Creek begins by turning west off Missouri Route 181, quickly dropping grade down and back…
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Bull Knot (FS 139) is a gravel Forest Service road within the Mark Twain National Forest Willow Springs Unit. Bull Knot heads southeast off Missouri Route 181, riding along the ridge, having scenic views of…
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This route is fairly well-maintained and generally easy to travel, though it does feature several mud holes scattered along the route. While some of the puddles can appear deep, they typically have a firm, solid…
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