Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Ruby, South Carolina

Shag Road is a scenic sandy road located not far from the Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge. The road passes through pine woods, mixed forest, and a few more open areas with big sky views.…
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Mary D Road can be accessed from State Highway 109; after getting off the highway, take a left turn onto the sandy road. The route has a typical sandhills feel, with pale sandy road surfaces,…
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This is a sand road with mixed use of farming, logging, hunt clubs, and the occasional residence. The sand surface ranges from soft and deep, (threatening to bog one down), to a clay mix, hard…
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Swift Creek Road runs along the boundary of the Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge. The road surface was mostly sandy and light-colored, with some loose sand, pine needles, and small debris along the edges. The…
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Nursery Lane is a longer Forest Service road within Sandhills Game Lands that offers a generally easy drive with only minimal challenges, most of which depend on weather conditions. A short section of the trail…
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Thrower Lane is a shorter Forest Service road within the Sandhills Game Lands that provides views and access to the eastern end of Bones Fork, a flooded pond. This area frequently overflows, creating small water…
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Telephone Lane is a smaller and more involved trail than others located within the Sandhills Game Lands. The route is primarily a sandy double-track, with the potential for deeper sand, standing water, ruts, and mud…
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Covering the northeast portion of the state, this significant addition transits Sandhills State Forest and the Carolina National Wildlife Refuge, providing an alternate route between Liberty Hill WMA and Francis Marion National Forest. Campsites marked…
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Baggetts Lake Lane is a longer Forest Service road that runs north to south, providing access to a large portion of the Sandhills Game Lands. In addition to general access, the midpoint of the trail…
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Scotland Lane is a smaller, less-maintained forest service road that runs east to west through the southern portion of the Sandhills Game Lands. The majority of the trail is generally easy; however, after rainfall, a…
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Deaton Lane is a sandy Forest Service road located on the eastern side of the Sandhills Game Lands. While many of the major roads in this area are fairly easy, this route presents a few…
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A-6 Lane is one of the primary Forest Service roads connecting the northern portions of the Sandhills Game Lands to the southern areas, while also serving as the boundary between the field trial grounds and…
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Hoffman Road is a large Forest Service road that provides access to a wide area of the southeastern portion of the Sandhills Game Lands. The road itself is wide and well-defined, with numerous trails branching…
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Naked Creek Lane is a major east–west road located in the northernmost portion of the Sandhills Game Lands. Of the primary named roads, it is arguably the least maintained, tending to be narrower and slightly…
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Field Trial Road is an access road running from the Northeast to Southwest in the Sandhills Game Land. The road is generally easy, consisting of a wide, sandy forest service route with minor ruts and…
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Strausburg Lane is a poorly maintained forest road that has gradually deteriorated into an easy-to-moderate trail. Numerous puddles and small water crossings are scattered along the route, some of which may have soft bottoms. Depending…
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The mapped portion denotes a split in Dennis Road providing access to the Uwharrie Game Lands and the Uwharrie River public fishing area. These unique areas are lesser-known than other designated game lands and fishing…
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Carpenter Road is a short connector between State Route 15 and Strausburg Lane, providing access from pavement to the southeastern portion of the game lands. The road is predominantly a double-track trail, with some narrower…
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Green Gap (FS 6584) is a standard Forest Service road providing access to the southern end of Uwharrie National Forest and the south side of Dickey Bell (FS 91). Notably, this entrance of Dickey Bell…
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Falls Dam trail is another easier trail in Uwharrie National Forest. It has views of the forest humps and a few optional challenges. For the most part, the trail is a shelf road in the…
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Lake View Trail is an easier trail offering great views of Uwharrie National Forest and Badin Lake. A view of Badin Lake can be seen about halfway through the trail. Most of the trail is…
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Segment 5 is the longest section of the SCAR Loop, and stretches between the towns of Camden and St George. The north end of this segment briefly passes through what is known as the "Sandhills"…
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Slab Pile is a fun trail with off-camber portions, small hill climbs, ruts, and several optional challenges. Most of the trail is accessible to most vehicles with moderate ground clearance. Little to none of the…
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The Sawmill Trail is an easier trail through the forest. It features multiple short hill climbs that can be slightly off-camber, a few large puddles or stream crossings, and all-around good views of the forest.…
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Trail 5 is a 2.5-mile easy-rated trail that begins off of Service Road 1. Trail 5 is a dirt trail with mild hills and some loose rock. The trail is very hard-packed, containing mild ruts…
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Badin Lake FS 597 serves as the northernmost access road for Uwharrie National Forest, providing convenient entry to numerous primitive campgrounds, designated campsites, recreation areas, swim beaches, and OHV trails. While this dirt and gravel…
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Dutch John (FS 553) is a major Forest Service road providing direct access from the eastern national forest entrance, via Moccasin Creek (FS 576), to southeastern OHV trails such as Dickey Bell (FS 91), Falls…
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FS-576 in Uwharrie National Forest, also known as Moccasin Cir, is a gravel road that splits the National Forest from east to west and dead-ends at the Deep Woods camp area. Along the way, there…
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Cotton Place is a Forest Service road located within Uwharrie National Forest. It runs from Moccasin Creek (FS 576) to private property south of the national forest. The trail primarily provides access to the "front…
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Segment 4 transits the "midlands" section of South Carolina, with the towns of Gaffney and Camden on each end. This section is mostly forested and contains a mixture of pavement, gravel, and clay roads. The…
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