Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Welaka, Florida

The Fort Gates Ferry Road, also known as Ocala National Forest Road 29, starts at Highway 19 at the west end and ends in Fort Gates at the St. Johns River in the north part…
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The Neck Trail, also known as Ocala National Forest Road 41, connects North Cross at the north end and Fort Gates Ferry Road at the south end in the North Part of the ONF. The…
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New River Road is an improved road of hard-packed gravel and sand. It gains access to Davenport Landing Campground and trailhead along the Ocklawaha River. It's a cool secluded campsite sheltered by a hammock in…
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The Rommel Trail, also known as Ocala National Forest Road 62, connects Highway 19 at the west end and the Fort Gates Ferry Road at the east end in the north part of the Ocala…
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West Cross Br Bay, also known as Ocala National Forest Road 21, connects North Cross at the south end and New River Road at the north end in the North Part of the ONF. It…
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Ocala National Forest Road 316-7.1 connects North Cross at the north end and CR 316 at the south end in the North Part of the ONF. The trail is a shortcut from CR 316 to…
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The Kirkpatrick Dam Trail takes you to the Kirkpatrick Dam Boat Ramp and the Recreation Area with picnic tables, restrooms, and a fishing pier. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand,…
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The Halfmoon North Trail, also known as Ocala National Forest Road 11, connects CR 316 at the south end and Rodman Dam Rd at the north end in the North Part of the ONF. The…
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The North Tower Trail, also known as Ocala National Forest Road 70, connects Halfmoon North Trail at the east end and NE 160th Ave Rd at the west end in the North Part of the…
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This trail is a two-car wide trail that is primarily clay/dirt. You can take an SUV down this road without any problems as this trail is well-maintained. It is a perfect trail to cruise around…
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Ocala National Forest Motorcycle FS-221 trail is broken down into sections FS-221, FS-221 A, FS-221 B, FS-221 C, FS-221 D, FS-221 E, FS-221 F, and FS-221G. These bi-directional trails are flat, hard-packed, with plenty of…
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Ocala National Forest Motorcycle FS-221 trail is broken down into sections FS-221, FS-221 A, FS-221 B, FS-221 C, FS-221 D, FS-221 E, FS-221 F, and FS-221G. These bi-directional trails are flat, hard-packed, with plenty of…
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The Hog Valley Trail in the Ocala National Forest is a beautiful run through a dense forest landscape. The trail has several private and public trailheads, most notably accessible from the Rodman ATV trailhead that…
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Ocala National Forest Motorcycle FS-221 trail is broken down into sections FS-221, FS-221 A, FS-221 B, FS-221 C, FS-221 D, FS-221 E, FS-221 F, and FS-221G. These bi-directional trails are flat, hard-packed, with plenty of…
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The Barbarossa Trail, also known as Ocala National Forest Road 54, connects Highway 19 at the east end and NE 127th St Road at the west end in the north Part of the ONF. The…
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Ocala National Forest Motorcycle FS-221 trail is broken down into sections FS-221, FS-221 A, FS-221 B, FS-221 C, FS-221 D, FS-221 E, FS-221 F, and FS-221G. These bi-directional trails are flat, hard-packed, with plenty of…
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Sandy Pipeline Run is a fun open trail with loose sand and hill climbs if going south. Most of the loose sand is at low points in the trail or along the hill climbs, making…
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Tread Lightly! Four Wheel Drive Way is an approximately 81-mile route that travels through the Ocala National Forest. The trail is Florida's only Jeep Badge of Honor trail. In most parts, it's a stock-friendly trail…
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The Pipeline Run North Trail, also known as Ocala National Forest Road 9, connects CR 316 at the south end and the Sandy Pipeline Run at the north end in the North Part of the…
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Ocala National Forest Motorcycle FS-221 trail is broken down into sections FS-221, FS-221 A, FS-221 B, FS-221 C, FS-221 D, FS-221 E, FS-221 F, and FS-221G. These bi-directional trails are flat, hard-packed, with plenty of…
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Ocala National Forest Motorcycle FS-221 trail is broken down into sections FS-221, FS-221 A, FS-221 B, FS-221 C, FS-221 D, FS-221 E, FS-221 F, and FS-221G. These bi-directional trails are flat, hard-packed, with plenty of…
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This trail included portions of limestone, clay, and patches of sugar sand. Cell phone service was 4G LTE 1-3 bars with Verizon. This trail includes the Hopkins Prairie Campground which has multiple campsites with beautiful…
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Ocala National Forest Motorcycle FS-221 trail is broken down into sections FS-221, FS-221 A, FS-221 B, FS-221 C, FS-221 D, FS-221 E, FS-221 F, and FS-221G. These bi-directional trails are flat, hard-packed, with plenty of…
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Ocala National Forest Motorcycle FS-221 trail is broken down into sections FS-221, FS-221 A, FS-221 B, FS-221 C, FS-221 D, FS-221 E, FS-221 F, and FS-221G. These bi-directional trails are flat, hard-packed, with plenty of…
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Forest Road 46, or Pats Island Road, is located in Ocala National Forest and is the access point for the Pats Island Trailhead. The trail starts in the east on SR-19. The first 5.6 miles…
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The Pipeline Run South Trail, also known as Ocala National Forest Road 9, starts south of CR 316 at the north end and ends at the Tread Lightly! Four Wheel Drive Way is at the…
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Old Starke Road is an old country road that takes you from County Road 309D to the eastern part of the Etoniah Creek State Forest. It's another way to explore the area. The road conditions…
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The Eaton Creek Trail, also known as Ocala National Forest Road 1, connects CR 316 at the north end and CR 314 at the south end in the North Part of the ONF. The trail…
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On this trail, you can expect super tight quarters and pinstriping so be very careful on this trail. We would not recommend anything over a mid-sized vehicle/smaller SUV unless your paint job is not concerning.…
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This trail is one of the main roads in Ocala National Forest and is a well-maintained clay/dirt road. On trail 38 you can expect multiple intersections to explore other trails including one paved intersection. This…
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