Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Satsop, Washington

This trail is mostly a maintained road with gravel on top of dirt. There are narrow in most spots for one vehicle and side pull-offs, often for on coming vehicles. Roads are up and down with curves and cliffsides as you gain elevation. There are many side roads to explore, camp, or take in the views...
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Deep in the middle of the 110,000-acre Capitol State Forest lies the C-Line Road, or the "C-Line Connector." Running east to west, this 6-mile trail section contains dozens of offshoots to other smaller trails leading to overlooks. On a clear day, these overlooks provide breathtaking views of the su...
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The D-1000 splits off the main paved D-line and takes you into the heart of Capitol Forest. Immediately as you turn onto the road, you'll start to gain elevation as you look down on the Cedar River. The trees are tagged with CB Channel 5, so be mindful of big rigs that may be on the trail (different...
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100% gravel and dirt, this trail connects the Rock Candy Mountain area to the Capitol State Forest "A Line" road. Mostly Forest Service and logging roads, the trails are fairly easy to use. There are some intersections along the way; pay attention to your onX map progress. There are many side trails...
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The North Rim Trail is a 3-part trail system. #1 starts right off the Rock Candy Staging area. This trail offers lots of diverse terrain to navigate. Switchbacks through the woods, dry rocky sections, fast flowy double track, jumps, and whoops. The trail can be wet and muddy in the rainy months. Thi...
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Approximately 10 minutes from Highway 12 in the heart of Capitol State Forest lies hundreds of miles of dirt and gravel trails. This is a quick and simple run along connector D-3000 and you can expect multiple stops for photo opportunities and food/snack breaks. With most of the path being hard-pack...
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Larch Trail East connects the Rock Candy side of Capitol Forest with the intersection of Twin Peaks and Larch Trail West. Trail is flowy and weaves through forest and along an exposed ridge. Beautiful views of Capitol Forest in several places. Trail is easy enough for a beginner but can be ridden qu...
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The C-8000 Trail serves as a popular access route into and out of Capitol Forest from the east side and is well-suited for a variety of outdoor recreation activities. Open year-round, the trail can be enjoyed in all seasons, including winter when snow adds to the experience. The road is wide and wel...
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The Divide Trail South brings you from the Rock Candy side of Capitol Forest to the start of the Waddell Basin side. This trail has diverse terrain, some challenging obstacles for new riders, but is passable by most riders with basic skills. The trail crosses over a couple of bridges and through the...
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This road will take you to the Rock Candy Trailhead and will pass other parking on the way there. This is a Washington Department of Natural Resources road in a state forest that is open to all uses, including all motorsports, unless it is gated or signed as a non-motorized or motorcycle-only road.
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Branching off the C-Line at Mount Molly Campground, the D-4000 road is a very well-traveled hard dirt-packed road. There are only a few potholes along this route that can easily be avoided by driving around them. The campground itself seems to have been cleared for logging and the spur road to the c...
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The E-Line trail cuts east to west through Capitol State Forest. Starting off of Bordeaux Paved Road, the E-Line is a hard-pack dirt road through typical Pacific Northwest forest. This wooded road has plenty of spur trails to explore; a few of the trails have ditches to cross but most are easy to tu...
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This is an easy trail if you stay on the main tracks--mostly gravel roads, with some asphalt mixed in. There are plenty of places to venture off the main track and find mud, tight technical spots, and some camp areas. It gets tight and slippery back there; I advise going with another vehicle or havi...
Learn more about Capitol Forest Tour

This is a great beginners' trail and still fun for novices. It follows a little bit of the creek and has a nice little spot to have a quick snack while sitting next to the creek. This will lead to other trails that lead into the capitol forest and also lead into East Waddell Basin Trail and back to ...
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Forest Road 2341 Lower in the Olympic National Forest, is a classic Washington backroad climb, an easygoing but scenic route that winds steadily uphill through dense evergreen forest before opening into sweeping views. The road surface is typical for the area: mostly compact dirt and gravel with occ...
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FS 2340 is your classic Pacific-Northwest Forest Service Road, that happens to lead you to a historical landmark, High Steel Bridge. High Steel is a truss arch bridge that sits 375ft above the South Fork of the Skokomish River making it the tallest railroad bridge in the US. Thankfully, it was conve...
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This 9.1-mile point-to-point trail runs along the west side of the East Fork of Humptulips River Valley. The trail starts from Donkey Creek Road and crosses the Ridgeline of the East Fork Humptulips River Valley into the West Fork Humptulips River Valley. This trail is easily passable by stock 4WD o...
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This 13.1-mile out-and-back trail takes you up to Cougar Mountain. The first part of the trail runs along a small creek, then goes along the mountainside up to the top of Cougar Mountain. There is a small parking area at the trail end, you can take a short hike up to the top of Cougar Mountain and t...
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Weaving and winding through the Olympic National Forest, Forest Road 2350 is a beautiful and easy mountain trail that connects with "FS2340 to Spider Lake". It's a nice and wide trail - not overgrown with vegetation - which is a welcomed treat in this area. Be aware that low-hanging trees are occasi...
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The Donkey Creek Road cutoff is a way to quickly get from Highway 101 at Humptulips to Wynoochee Lake. This route is the unpaved section of Donkey Creek Road, with little to no cell reception in this area. In early and late winter there can be numerous downed trees blocking the road.
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This trail is mostly a maintained road with gravel on top of dirt. There are narrow in most spots for one vehicle and side pull-offs, often for on coming vehicles. Roads are up and down with curves and cliffsides as you gain elevation. There are many side roads to explore, camp, or take in the views...
Learn more about Capitol Forest South Trail

The D-1000 splits off the main paved D-line and takes you into the heart of Capitol Forest. Immediately as you turn onto the road, you'll start to gain elevation as you look down on the Cedar River. The trees are tagged with CB Channel 5, so be mindful of big rigs that may be on the trail (different...
Learn more about Capitol Forest D-1000

The North Rim Trail is a 3-part trail system. #1 starts right off the Rock Candy Staging area. This trail offers lots of diverse terrain to navigate. Switchbacks through the woods, dry rocky sections, fast flowy double track, jumps, and whoops. The trail can be wet and muddy in the rainy months. Thi...
Learn more about North Rim Trail #1

Larch Trail East connects the Rock Candy side of Capitol Forest with the intersection of Twin Peaks and Larch Trail West. Trail is flowy and weaves through forest and along an exposed ridge. Beautiful views of Capitol Forest in several places. Trail is easy enough for a beginner but can be ridden qu...
Learn more about Larch Trail East

This trail is mostly a maintained road with gravel on top of dirt. There are narrow in most spots for one vehicle and side pull-offs, often for on coming vehicles. Roads are up and down with curves and cliffsides as you gain elevation. There are many side roads to explore, camp, or take in the views...
Learn more about Capitol Forest South Trail

The D-1000 splits off the main paved D-line and takes you into the heart of Capitol Forest. Immediately as you turn onto the road, you'll start to gain elevation as you look down on the Cedar River. The trees are tagged with CB Channel 5, so be mindful of big rigs that may be on the trail (different...
Learn more about Capitol Forest D-1000

The C-8000 Trail serves as a popular access route into and out of Capitol Forest from the east side and is well-suited for a variety of outdoor recreation activities. Open year-round, the trail can be enjoyed in all seasons, including winter when snow adds to the experience. The road is wide and wel...
Learn more about C-8000

This road will take you to the Rock Candy Trailhead and will pass other parking on the way there. This is a Washington Department of Natural Resources road in a state forest that is open to all uses, including all motorsports, unless it is gated or signed as a non-motorized or motorcycle-only road.
Learn more about Main Road Rock Candy