Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Seattle, Washington
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Overland Trail East
NOTE: Tahuya ORV Park Trails are two-way trails and have several blind corners. Keep your eyes up! There are also several single-track trails that spur off the edge to keep an eye out for crossing…
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Learn more about Overland Trail East
Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Overland Trail (North)
This is the northern section of The Overland Trail. You can expect standing water throughout the fall, winter, and spring, with several deep puddles as deep as 12 inches in some areas during the wet…
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Learn more about Overland Trail (North)
Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Overland Trail South
NOTE: Tahuya ORV Park Trails are two-way trails and have several blind corners. Keep your eyes up! This is the Southern section of The Overland Trail, and it "Starts" mid-trail at the "Mission Creek Junction"…
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Learn more about Overland Trail South
Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Mission Creek
This section of mission creek has some steep exposure that is clearly marked with caution signs. Keep in mind, Tahuya ORV park is 48" max width. The trail follows the river and weaves between the…
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Learn more about Mission Creek
Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Overland Trail
Flowy double track that is good for all skill levels. The trail is only wide enough for ATVs and dirt bikes. Can be ridden as fast or as slow as comfortable. Roots and softball-sized rocks…
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Learn more about Overland Trail
Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Wi / Fa
Loop Trail
This is an easy warm-up trail, accessible from 2 trail heads off the Sand Hill Pit staging area. Perfect area to get new riders to get familiar with what you will find around Tahuya. There…
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Learn more about Loop Trail
Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Salmon
Salmon is a 1.3-mile easy ATV trail that begins as a wide two-track curving tightly through the forest with banked corners, small rocks, pea gravel, and occasional whoops. After the first quarter mile, the trail…
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Learn more about Salmon
Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Mission Creek
This is a scenic 2-mile segment of Mission Creek Trail featuring a mix of open logged hillsides and forested terrain. The trail is a wide, easy two-track lined with purple foxgloves, offering fast and flowy…
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Learn more about Mission Creek
Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Goat Ranch Road
This road is a main gravel road used to connect several spurs and side single tracks. It is a gravel road with loose rock. Goat ranch road is a two-way road, so it has very…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Mission Creek Staging
This 1.6-mile easy ATV trail connects the Elfendahl Staging Area to the start of Mission Creek Trail. It begins as a wide path through a logged area with uneven terrain, occasional whoops, gravel, and small…
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Learn more about Mission Creek Staging
Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Connector
This one-mile ATV trail segment connects two portions of the Mission Creek trail and provides an easy ride with a few moderate features. The trail surface includes small loose polished river rock, scattered roots, brake…
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Learn more about Connector
Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage is a 2.4-mile dirt bike route that offers a fast and flowy ride through a logging area with open views and tall ferns. The trail features tight, quick curves and brake bumps, with…
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Learn more about Northwest Passage
Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Fa
1.9 Mile
1.9 Mile is a primitive dirt bike trail weaving through dense pine trees and tight brush, with sharp turns and blind corners. It features small loose rocks and a few roots scattered across the path,…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Jackson Creek Comm Bypass
Embark on an off-road adventure on the beautiful Jackson Creek Comm Bypass off Rocky Brook Road. This route features a single lane with multiple pullout spots--some are perfect for camping. The road is heavily canopied,…
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Learn more about Jackson Creek Comm Bypass
Total Miles
8.9
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su
Staging Access Trail
This is a short, quarter-mile ATV route featuring a fast and wide path with small loose rocks and occasional whoops. It travels through forested terrain and serves as a straightforward connection to the staging area…
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Learn more about Staging Access Trail
Total Miles
0.4
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Rocky Brook Road
Rocky Brook Road starts on the 101 and will loop you back to the 101 via Dosewallips Road to the town of Brinnon. This road has some nice pull-over camp spots along the route and…
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Learn more about Rocky Brook Road
Total Miles
11.1
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Tahuya River Staging
This is a short 0.7-mile trail through a logged area with a widened and cleared path that remains easy overall. The route includes twisting turns, loose round river rock, embedded rock, roots, and banked corners.…
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Learn more about Tahuya River Staging
Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Tahuya River Trail
This is a 0.7-mile segment of the Tahuya River ATV Trail, characterized by a wide and super curvy path. Riders will encounter roots, small loose rocks, and should watch for stumps along the sides. The…
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Learn more about Tahuya River Trail
Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Nucleus
Nucleus Trail is a 1.3-mile dirt bike trail that winds through forested terrain featuring small loose rocks, embedded roots, and quick curves. Riders will encounter polished river rocks and a brief section that coincides with…
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Learn more about Nucleus
Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Overlook of Seattle Campsite
This trail is hardly a trail but more of some backwoods exploring through an old logging and quarry site. The best part of this loop is the campsite; it is well worth the short trek.…
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Learn more about Overlook of Seattle Campsite
Total Miles
9
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su
84 N Trail
This 1.1-mile point-to-point trail is part of the Tahyua State Forest off-road vehicle trail system. This trail takes you through the middle of the north off-road area and gives access to several other trails, including…
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Learn more about 84 N Trail
Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
4x4 Play Area Entrance Road
This short 0.6 mile point-to-point trail is part of the Tahuya State Forest ORV trail system. This trail takes you to an open 4X4 play area with a good sized rock garden and other obstacles…
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Learn more about 4x4 Play Area Entrance Road
Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa / Wi
Sims
Sims Trail is a short, 0.6-mile ATV route featuring a wide path with whoops, small loose rocks, embedded flat rocks, and small roots. The trail is very curvy with banked and blind corners, requiring attentive…
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Learn more about Sims
Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Buck Mountain Ridge Rd - FS 2060060
Single-lane route off Rocky Brook Rd on the ridge of Buck Mountain. Features a couple rock slide areas, pullouts, easy incline and nice northwest views toward Quilcene. Ends in 2.66 miles at a small camp/lunch…
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Learn more about Buck Mountain Ridge Rd - FS 2060060
Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Pauls Grade
Paul's Grade Trail features small embedded rocks, roots, and tight, twisty turns through a scenic, mossy forest elevated above a swampy pond. Riders should watch for downed trees, sticks, and logs along the mostly gradual…
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Learn more about Pauls Grade
Total Miles
0.4
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Big Quil Dam Road
This wide, well-maintained gravel road winds downhill through dense evergreen forest, offering frequent open views of the Quilcene River below. It is suitable for all vehicles, with occasional loose gravel and gentle switchbacks, and ends…
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Learn more about Big Quil Dam Road
Total Miles
7.1
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
NF 7720000
This is a forest road leading from Wilkeson up into the mountains. The trail starts off nice and wide (approx 3 car widths) and continues up varying paths that wiggle down to a single lane.…
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Learn more about NF 7720000
Total Miles
10.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Fulton Creek Road to Murhut Falls
This is a nice dirt/gravel road that eventually leads to Murhut Falls Trailhead. Once you've hiked up to the falls you can come back the same way or take Duckabush Collins CG road back to…
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Learn more about Fulton Creek Road to Murhut Falls
Total Miles
8.5
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Twin Lakes Loop
Very flowy, fast single track with constant switchbacks through thick brush and trees. Steeper sections, loose rocks, and roots will keep you on your toes if moving quickly. Downed trees that have been cut make…
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Learn more about Twin Lakes Loop
Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Apple Road
This trail is a tight single track but flowy. In the rainy months, puddles can become deep. Some roots and rocks and blind corners. There is minimal elevation gain or loss. This trail splits 2…
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Learn more about Apple Road
Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
ATV Trails Near Seattle, Washington
Overland Trail East
NOTE: Tahuya ORV Park Trails are two-way trails and have several blind corners. Keep your eyes up! There are also several single-track trails that spur off the edge to keep an eye out for crossing…
Learn more about Overland Trail East
Learn more about Overland Trail East
Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Overland Trail (North)
This is the northern section of The Overland Trail. You can expect standing water throughout the fall, winter, and spring, with several deep puddles as deep as 12 inches in some areas during the wet…
Learn more about Overland Trail (North)
Learn more about Overland Trail (North)
Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Overland Trail South
NOTE: Tahuya ORV Park Trails are two-way trails and have several blind corners. Keep your eyes up! This is the Southern section of The Overland Trail, and it "Starts" mid-trail at the "Mission Creek Junction"…
Learn more about Overland Trail South
Learn more about Overland Trail South
Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Mission Creek
This section of mission creek has some steep exposure that is clearly marked with caution signs. Keep in mind, Tahuya ORV park is 48" max width. The trail follows the river and weaves between the…
Learn more about Mission Creek
Learn more about Mission Creek
Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Overland Trail
Flowy double track that is good for all skill levels. The trail is only wide enough for ATVs and dirt bikes. Can be ridden as fast or as slow as comfortable. Roots and softball-sized rocks…
Learn more about Overland Trail
Learn more about Overland Trail
Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Wi / Fa
Loop Trail
This is an easy warm-up trail, accessible from 2 trail heads off the Sand Hill Pit staging area. Perfect area to get new riders to get familiar with what you will find around Tahuya. There…
Learn more about Loop Trail
Learn more about Loop Trail
Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
UTV/Side-by-Side Near Seattle, Washington
Jackson Creek Comm Bypass
Embark on an off-road adventure on the beautiful Jackson Creek Comm Bypass off Rocky Brook Road. This route features a single lane with multiple pullout spots--some are perfect for camping. The road is heavily canopied,…
Learn more about Jackson Creek Comm Bypass
Learn more about Jackson Creek Comm Bypass
Total Miles
8.9
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su
Rocky Brook Road
Rocky Brook Road starts on the 101 and will loop you back to the 101 via Dosewallips Road to the town of Brinnon. This road has some nice pull-over camp spots along the route and…
Learn more about Rocky Brook Road
Learn more about Rocky Brook Road
Total Miles
11.1
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Overlook of Seattle Campsite
This trail is hardly a trail but more of some backwoods exploring through an old logging and quarry site. The best part of this loop is the campsite; it is well worth the short trek.…
Learn more about Overlook of Seattle Campsite
Learn more about Overlook of Seattle Campsite
Total Miles
9
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su
84 N Trail
This 1.1-mile point-to-point trail is part of the Tahyua State Forest off-road vehicle trail system. This trail takes you through the middle of the north off-road area and gives access to several other trails, including…
Learn more about 84 N Trail
Learn more about 84 N Trail
Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
4x4 Play Area Entrance Road
This short 0.6 mile point-to-point trail is part of the Tahuya State Forest ORV trail system. This trail takes you to an open 4X4 play area with a good sized rock garden and other obstacles…
Learn more about 4x4 Play Area Entrance Road
Learn more about 4x4 Play Area Entrance Road
Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa / Wi
Buck Mountain Ridge Rd - FS 2060060
Single-lane route off Rocky Brook Rd on the ridge of Buck Mountain. Features a couple rock slide areas, pullouts, easy incline and nice northwest views toward Quilcene. Ends in 2.66 miles at a small camp/lunch…
Learn more about Buck Mountain Ridge Rd - FS 2060060
Learn more about Buck Mountain Ridge Rd - FS 2060060
Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa