Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Slayden, Tennessee

Old Mill Creek Road is great for someone just getting into off-roading. Most, if not all, of this route is safe and easy enough for high-clearance 2WD. However, there are one to two muddy/rocky areas that could benefit from 4WD depending on the amount of rain the area has received and how muddy it i...
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Gatlin Point South FSR 227 is a gravel forestry road through the southeast corner of the southern Tennessee section, Lake Barkley side, of the Land Between the Lake National Recreation Area. This road features small rolling hills and beautiful treelines, with minimal water collection spots on the ro...
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Bear Creek Road FSR 229 is a gravel forestry road through the southeast corner of the southern Tennessee section, Lake Barkley side, of the Land Between the Lake National Recreation Area. This road is made up of small hills leading to the generally flat bottoms near Bards Lake and crosses over the B...
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Gatlin Point North FSR 228 is a gravel forestry road through the southeast corner of the southern Tennessee section, Lake Barkley side, of the Land Between the Lake National Recreation Area. This road features small rolling hills cutting through the treelines leading down mild rutted grades into the...
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Starts off easy going, small washouts and puddle crossings. The bottoms of the crossings are not muddy and pretty solid. About halfway through, you encounter a 30-degree downward incline. Massive washouts and slippery, loose rock. Spotter advised. Nice little trail through the woods that ends at a p...
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Tharpe Road FSR 221 is a gravel forestry road through southern Tennessee, the center section of the peninsula, within the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. It features a gently and well maintained gravel road going over rolling hills, from the Woodland Trace on the east side to the FS...
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The Tharpe Hollow / Whitford Cemetery Road FS 384, is a gravel and natural dirt forest service road through the southern Tennessee section, Lake Barkley side of Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The road leads east off the Woodland Trace, at first giving the feeling it is a basic grav...
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George Watson Road takes you to to a primitive Boat Ramp on Lake Barkley. The trail is a gravel forestry road with some soft sand spots that can turn into mud holes after heavy rain. This trail is ususally a very easy road. The Land between the Lakes is an 170,000-acre inland peninsula. Approximatel...
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Forest Service Road 236, nestled in the southwestern corner of the Land Between the Lakes, offers a scenic and engaging experience for off-road enthusiasts. With its starting point at the crossroads of FSR 230 and 236, the trail meanders southeast towards Highway 79, presenting a mix of gravel, dirt...
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This is another short but fun route for the beginner. This trail is great for learning your vehicle, picking lines, and developing a better understanding of how your vehicle handles obstacles. The trailhead is marked and is at the intersection of FSR 206 and heads west, descending to the shoreline o...
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The Fox Hollow Bottoms FSR 219 is a gravel forestry road through the southern Tennessee section, Lake Barkley side, of Land Between the Lake National Recreation Area. To differ from the other half of Fox Hollow, the Bottoms traverses alongside the feeder creeks that lead to the Fox Hollow bay area o...
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The Fox Hollow Hill FSR 218 is a gravel forestry road through the southern Tennessee section, Lake Barkley side, of Land Between the Lake National Recreation Area. This road features rolling hills and beautiful tree lines, with minimal water collection spots on the road surface and occasional mild s...
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Fun trail, lots of puddling, and ways to get your vehicle dirty. Few washouts and slippery areas. There is a tricky spot roughly halfway through where your left side will be much lower than the right side. It does just end at an opening and does not continue past. Good spot to turn around and do it ...
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Crutcher Hollow Road FS 213 is a gravel forestry road through the southern Tennessee section, centrally located off the Woodlands Trace National Scenic Byway headed east to Lake Barkley, of Land Between the Lake National Recreation Area. The road starts just south of the Great Western Furnace, headi...
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Forest Service Road 403 intersects with FSR 230 in the southwestern section of Land Between the Lakes and is a part of the Forest Service Road System at LBL. The trailhead is marked with a small numbered sign. The trail takes a southwesterly route and ends at the shoreline of Kentucky Lake in Lost B...
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This trail is part of the Land Between the Lakes Forestry Road System. It starts its southern leg at Woodlands Trace National Scenic Byway (also known as The Trace), heads east along the northern shore of Neville Bay, and turns north to eventually connect with Linton Ferry Road. At the time of this ...
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Forest Service Road 401 is a very short but fairly technical descent toward the shoreline of Kentucky Lake. The trailhead is marked, intersects with FSR 230 or Fort Henry Road, and descends to the west and south. A beautifully wooded landscape shows a bit of use on this trail. The trail consists of ...
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This is a public access dirt road that makes up a portion of the famed, Tennessee Dirt Devil. While not particularly challenging, trail riders will enjoy beautiful views of sprawling farmland and wildlife. One water crossing has a paved bridge which is eroding heavily at a corner and can be treacher...
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Morgan Cemetery Road FSR 222 is a rough gravel forestry road through the southern Tennessee section, center area of the peninsula, within the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. It features a gravel road that takes a beating from the weather and paired with the lack of maintenance, has ...
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This is a public access dirt road that makes up a portion of the famed, Tennessee Dirt Devil. While not particularly challenging, trail riders will enjoy beautiful views graced with an abandoned church and old cemetery, multiple elevation changes with some washed-out areas, puddles to splash through...
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Old Mill Creek Road is great for someone just getting into off-roading. Most, if not all, of this route is safe and easy enough for high-clearance 2WD. However, there are one to two muddy/rocky areas that could benefit from 4WD depending on the amount of rain the area has received and how muddy it i...
Learn more about Old Mill Creek Road

Starts off easy going, small washouts and puddle crossings. The bottoms of the crossings are not muddy and pretty solid. About halfway through, you encounter a 30-degree downward incline. Massive washouts and slippery, loose rock. Spotter advised. Nice little trail through the woods that ends at a p...
Learn more about Bear Creek Road

George Watson Road takes you to to a primitive Boat Ramp on Lake Barkley. The trail is a gravel forestry road with some soft sand spots that can turn into mud holes after heavy rain. This trail is ususally a very easy road. The Land between the Lakes is an 170,000-acre inland peninsula. Approximatel...
Learn more about George Watson Road

Fun trail, lots of puddling, and ways to get your vehicle dirty. Few washouts and slippery areas. There is a tricky spot roughly halfway through where your left side will be much lower than the right side. It does just end at an opening and does not continue past. Good spot to turn around and do it ...
Learn more about FS 402

Old Mill Creek Road is great for someone just getting into off-roading. Most, if not all, of this route is safe and easy enough for high-clearance 2WD. However, there are one to two muddy/rocky areas that could benefit from 4WD depending on the amount of rain the area has received and how muddy it i...
Learn more about Old Mill Creek Road

Starts off easy going, small washouts and puddle crossings. The bottoms of the crossings are not muddy and pretty solid. About halfway through, you encounter a 30-degree downward incline. Massive washouts and slippery, loose rock. Spotter advised. Nice little trail through the woods that ends at a p...
Learn more about Bear Creek Road

George Watson Road takes you to to a primitive Boat Ramp on Lake Barkley. The trail is a gravel forestry road with some soft sand spots that can turn into mud holes after heavy rain. This trail is ususally a very easy road. The Land between the Lakes is an 170,000-acre inland peninsula. Approximatel...
Learn more about George Watson Road

This trail is part of the Land Between the Lakes Forestry Road System. It starts its southern leg at Woodlands Trace National Scenic Byway (also known as The Trace), heads east along the northern shore of Neville Bay, and turns north to eventually connect with Linton Ferry Road. At the time of this ...
Learn more about Neville Bay Road 214