Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Wingate, North Carolina

Ross Road is a wide, Forest Service-style road that provides direct access to the Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge. As one of the longest trails winding through the area, it primarily runs through dense woodlands…
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Griffin Road is one of the longest and most unique trails throughout the Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge. Winding through dense woods, open farm fields, and scenic marshlands, it provides access to several notable landmarks.…
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Anson Access Road is a Forest Service-style, double-track trail providing access to the eastern portions of the Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge. This out-and-back route winds through a scenic mix of dense woodlands and open…
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Stutts Redfield Road is a shorter trail running through the northern portion of the Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge. As the first split off Dusty Road, this trail leads a short way through a beautifully…
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Dusty Road is a Forest Service-style road providing access to the northern portion of the Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge. The trail is predominantly a narrow, dirt and gravel double-track that is generally easy to…
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Shag Road is a scenic sandy road located not far from the Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge. The road passes through pine woods, mixed forest, and a few more open areas with big sky views.…
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Andrews Pond Road is a major trail through the northern portion of the Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge. The route runs through a variety of diverse environments, ranging from open fields to tight, wooded areas.…
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Mary D Road can be accessed from State Highway 109; after getting off the highway, take a left turn onto the sandy road. The route has a typical sandhills feel, with pale sandy road surfaces,…
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This is a sand road with mixed use of farming, logging, hunt clubs, and the occasional residence. The sand surface ranges from soft and deep, (threatening to bog one down), to a clay mix, hard…
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Swift Creek Road runs along the boundary of the Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge. The road surface was mostly sandy and light-colored, with some loose sand, pine needles, and small debris along the edges. The…
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Covering the northeast portion of the state, this significant addition transits Sandhills State Forest and the Carolina National Wildlife Refuge, providing an alternate route between Liberty Hill WMA and Francis Marion National Forest. Campsites marked…
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The mapped portion denotes a split in Dennis Road providing access to the Uwharrie Game Lands and the Uwharrie River public fishing area. These unique areas are lesser-known than other designated game lands and fishing…
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Falls Dam trail is another easier trail in Uwharrie National Forest. It has views of the forest humps and a few optional challenges. For the most part, the trail is a shelf road in the…
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Green Gap (FS 6584) is a standard Forest Service road providing access to the southern end of Uwharrie National Forest and the south side of Dickey Bell (FS 91). Notably, this entrance of Dickey Bell…
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Lake View Trail is an easier trail offering great views of Uwharrie National Forest and Badin Lake. A view of Badin Lake can be seen about halfway through the trail. Most of the trail is…
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Dusty Level Rd is a county road comparable to many Forest Service roads in the area, providing access to less-established portions of Uwharrie National Forest while routing through some stretches of private property. The trail…
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Slab Pile is a fun trail with off-camber portions, small hill climbs, ruts, and several optional challenges. Most of the trail is accessible to most vehicles with moderate ground clearance. Little to none of the…
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The Sawmill Trail is an easier trail through the forest. It features multiple short hill climbs that can be slightly off-camber, a few large puddles or stream crossings, and all-around good views of the forest.…
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Badin Lake FS 597 serves as the northernmost access road for Uwharrie National Forest, providing convenient entry to numerous primitive campgrounds, designated campsites, recreation areas, swim beaches, and OHV trails. While this dirt and gravel…
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Dutch John (FS 553) is a major Forest Service road providing direct access from the eastern national forest entrance, via Moccasin Creek (FS 576), to southeastern OHV trails such as Dickey Bell (FS 91), Falls…
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The trail is an easy, standard Forest Service road providing access to the Badin Lake campgrounds, group campgrounds, and recreation area. Most, if not all, of the Badin Lake campsites do not have power or…
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McLeans Creek (FS 544) serves as the middle of three access routes to Uwharrie National Forest. While the majority of McLeans Creek proper features a paved surface, the westernmost mile quickly transitions into a gravel…
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Cotton Place is a Forest Service road located within Uwharrie National Forest. It runs from Moccasin Creek (FS 576) to private property south of the national forest. The trail primarily provides access to the "front…
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FS-576 in Uwharrie National Forest, also known as Moccasin Cir, is a gravel road that splits the National Forest from east to west and dead-ends at the Deep Woods camp area. Along the way, there…
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Nursery Lane is a longer Forest Service road within Sandhills Game Lands that offers a generally easy drive with only minimal challenges, most of which depend on weather conditions. A short section of the trail…
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Telephone Lane is a smaller and more involved trail than others located within the Sandhills Game Lands. The route is primarily a sandy double-track, with the potential for deeper sand, standing water, ruts, and mud…
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Trail 5 is a 2.5-mile easy-rated trail that begins off of Service Road 1. Trail 5 is a dirt trail with mild hills and some loose rock. The trail is very hard-packed, containing mild ruts…
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Naked Creek Lane is a major east–west road located in the northernmost portion of the Sandhills Game Lands. Of the primary named roads, it is arguably the least maintained, tending to be narrower and slightly…
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Field Trial Road is an access road running from the Northeast to Southwest in the Sandhills Game Land. The road is generally easy, consisting of a wide, sandy forest service route with minor ruts and…
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Segment 4 transits the "midlands" section of South Carolina, with the towns of Gaffney and Camden on each end. This section is mostly forested and contains a mixture of pavement, gravel, and clay roads. The…
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