Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Startup, Washington

This 1-mile point-to-point trail takes you along the border of Reiter Foothills State Forest. This trail is easily passable by stock 4x4 vehicles. There is a steep section with loose rocks, dirt and mud holes…
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This short point-to-point trail is one of the easy trails within the Reiter Foothills 4X4 area. This trail is great for the beginner off-roader. The obstacles are less than 12" in height and passable by…
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This short point-to-point trail is part of the Reiter Foothills 4X4 area. This trail is primarily a narrow dirt road with few obstacles. One obstacle is an approximately 12" rock ledge where the Upper Break…
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This short point-to-point trail is part of the easy trails for beginners within the Reiter Foothills 4X4 area. This trail connects the easy peasy trail to the wandering view trail. The gatekeepers at both ends…
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This short point-to-point trail is part of the Reiter Foothills 4X4 area and is great for beginners. Though this trail has few obstacles it does have several tight turns between trees, stumps, and rocks. Lovers…
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This 1.3 mile point-to-point route is part of the Reiter OHV area trail system. This is one of the easier trail within Reiter. The trail twists through trees and stumps, longer wheelbase vehicles will require…
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This short point-to-point trail starts at Parking Area 2 and connects to the Twizzler Trail. The trail starts with a small drop-in and then begins winding through the forest. There are several optional obstacles and…
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Boardman Lake Trail starts out as a standard gravel FS road but is laden with relatively large potholes and the elevation climbs quickly. There are many turnouts for dispersed camping but none offer privacy. After…
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This is the 2nd more intense trail off Schweitzer Creek Road, the other is Boardman Lake Trail. This trail is a bit more technical than Boardman Lake and a bit longer in distance. Similarly, there…
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This is a great day trip or weekend getaway as there are multiple camp spots along this trail and even a small waterfall at the bridge crossing. The main trail is all gravel with some…
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This is a perfect trail for beginners and low-clearance vehicles alike, or simply to escape the city. The terrain is all gravel with small potholes scattered throughout the trail. The roadway is one vehicle wide…
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This road takes you from Columbia Falls to the Canadian Border. This is a fun drive with lots of great stops, and two entrances to Glacier National Park. The most popular stop is Polebridge, MT,…
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Green Mountain Road starts as a well-groomed dirt/ gravel track with a spectacular forest surround. This is a popular location for people to come shooting, with many small pullouts along the first half of the…
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During the summer months, this is an easy gravel road up to Tupso Pass. In the winter months, it can become a bit muddy and snowy on the trail. This is a nice scenic trail…
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Crossing the bridge at the end of North Fork Road opens up several trails and riverside camping spots for the more adventurous. The first right leads to fire road T57, which follows the river on…
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This is a very easy gravel trail with one water crossing. This trail has been washed out but has since been repaired. It is unmaintained in the winter. This trail follows the river for most…
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Clear Creek Trail is a beautiful, easy-running trail that follows Clear Creek almost all the way up the trail on your left with the potential for a waterfall view if you find parking and hike…
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Coal Lake Trail is a stunning rocky dirt trail that has a very big payoff near the end with a small parking area leading to a minute walk up some manageable rocks and roots to…
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This is the famous Mountain Loop Hwy. It stretches from Granite Falls to Darrington back to Arlington. The actual trail spans a little over 13 miles and is filled with plentiful, stunning, dispersed camping spots…
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Helena Ridge is a volunteer-maintained trail spur off Murphy Creek Trail. The road is mostly well-laid rock and dirt with the occasional pothole and one deep rut in the last section. The end of the…
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Murphy Creek is a long, unmaintained trail off Mountain Loop Highway near Darrington. The trail becomes so overgrown after about 6 miles that it would only be suited for walking. The trail itself is almost…
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A short trail that takes you to an awesome camp spot near a small waterfall and creek. Old-growth type forest lines the trail and the last section to the camp spot is lined with ferns.…
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This road follows the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River up to the trailhead for Goldmyer hot springs (reservations are required and can be made online), Dingford Creek, and many more. The first half of…
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This trail is a dead end with several short spurs branching off the main route. It features steady ascents and descents with occasional flat areas suitable for parking or camping. The road includes loose rocks,…
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This trail continues from FS 2200 or FS 2420 and leads to the White Chuck Area, where there is a campground, boat ramp, and trailhead located on the Sauk River. This is an easy trail…
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This is a basic one-lane forest road with a few split-offs to dead ends to camp and some hiking trails. Also, the trail gets narrow at points. You will get pinstripes; watch for small sticks…
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This is a beautiful easy trail up in Darrington WA with a little hidden gem of camping spots along the river. This trail used to be 11 miles long now cut down to 5.5 due…
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Segelsen/NF18 is a 20.8-mile point-to-point gravel trail in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Segelsen is a wide, well-groomed trail with lots of spur trails, views, and dispersed campsites along the way. (All distances are from…
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Beckler River Road is a comfortable gravel road with minimal potholes but a strong presence of washboard. This trail is well-groomed with a few bridges overlooking the river. Several hiking trails were noted along with…
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What Bedal Creek lacks in distance, it makes up for in challenge. This trail is located in the section of Mountain Loop that is only open during summer and fall. It is somewhere between a…
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