Dirt Bike Trails
Near Columbus, Kentucky

The Honey School Road (SFR 656 & 656C) is a forestry trial in Shawnee National Forest that leads to an old fire tower plot and then loops back to the main road it is connected to, which is Wolf Creek Road, in its own right is a very scenic gravel forestry road. The 656 section is a maintained gravel...
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Gale Trail Road (or the 272) is a Shawnee Nation Forest gravel nature viewing trail that has slowly degraded into a trail that gives a challenge, yet remains scenic. The farther west you go, the less maintained and tighter it gets. Expect ruts, medium-grade hills, occasional mud pits, and split-up s...
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The Slick Ridge FSR 262G is a mildly challenging natural fire road that has the reward of a great view of Shawnee National Forest. It features an off-camber eroded section that will test your articulation and clearances. It runs you through several small mud holes and a small grade with tree roots. ...
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The Turkey Trot (FSR 627) and FSR 643 are two trails that seamlessly connect to form one 2-mile trail inside the Opossum Trot Road trail system inside Shawnee National Forest. These trails together range from mild to hard. It starts with narrow rutted ridges with small mud pits and off-camber eroded...
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The Bull Durham SFR 642 is a branch trail of the Opossum Trot Trail System in Shawnee National Forest. The Bull Durham is quick to thrill with not much time in between its obstacles, it features a rutted hill within .2 mile of the entrance, followed by small mud puddles. Then, leading to a rutted co...
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McCraven SFR 220 is a very scenic nature-viewing gravel road in Shawnee National Forest. It is a very easy trail with a minimal challenge, but there are a few muddy crossings and water collection spots within its medium-grade graveled hills. It also features a couple of branch trails, the SFR 504 an...
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The N Hamburg Hill Spur 266AA, within Shawnee National Forest, is a trail that once was traversable by full-width vehicles, but in its current state should only be trekked by dirt bikes and 4-wheelers, within the first .1 mile there is a turnaround/parking area to unload, but from there on, the trai...
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Brandon Chapel Overlook is an old logging road that leads to a hilltop with a view of the Brandon Chapel area and Demumbers Bay, depending on the time of year. The road is rough in some spots, with deep ruts on the left as you ascend the hill. As you make it to the top of the hill, you will encounte...
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The 3 to 4 Road, is a semi-maintained creek gravel and dirt primary road, connecting point to point from the 3 intersection to the 4 intersection in Turkey Bay OHV, within the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. Its official ID is part of Forestry M01. The Road is a short and simple exa...
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The Middle Bays Trail/4 to A Road, connecting the two middle bays within the OHV park, is a semi-maintained creek gravel and dirt primary road with natural tendencies. It connects point to point from the 4 intersection near Turner Hollow/North Middle Bay to the A intersection near Hendon Cemetery/So...
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This is one of many side trails branching off the 3 to 4 Road and the 5 to 4 Road. It's a two-way trail featuring several washout areas--some of them extremely large. One section includes a "V"-shaped washout roughly 5 feet deep;while passable, it requires extreme caution, and using a spotter is str...
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The 2 to 3 Road is a semi-maintained creek gravel and dirt primary road, with natural tendencies, connecting point to point from the 2 intersection at the "V Tree" to the 3 intersection in Turkey Bay OHV, within the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. Its official ID is part of Forestry...
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The 3 to A Road is a semi-maintained primary road with a blend of dirt and natural rock, connecting point to point from the 3 intersection to the A intersection within the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. Its official ID is part of Forestry M04. Going north to south at the 3 intersec...
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The Bay Overlook Trail is a collection of secondary orange and tertiary blue trails put together to form a more challenging and fun route through Turkey Bay OHV, within the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The official forestry route IDs within this trail, going south to north (B for...
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This is one of many side trails branching off the 2 to 3 Road. It forms a down-and-back loop with several washout areas--some quite large. While bypasses are usually available, they're not guaranteed. Most of the side trails are extremely narrow, so extra-wide or long vehicles may have difficulty na...
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The 2 to D Road is a semi-maintained creek gravel and dirt primary road, with natural tendencies, connecting point to point from the 2 intersection to the D intersection in Turkey Bay OHV, within the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. Its official ID is the Forestry M05. At the 2 inter...
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This is one of many side trails branching off the 5 to 4 Road. It's a two-way trail with several washout areas and numerous mud holes, though all had solid bases and were easy to traverse. When traveling north on this trail, you'll encounter a sizable uphill climb that can become very slick during w...
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The 1 to 2 Road, is a semi-maintained creek gravel and dirt primary road, with natural tendencies, connecting point to point from the 1 intersection to the 2 intersection in Turkey Bay OHV, within the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. Its official ID is part of Forestry M01. After get...
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The Turkey Bay D to 5 Road is a generally maintained primary dirt road connecting point to point from the D intersection to 5 intersection inside the Turkey Bay OHV area, within the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, this road is part of the official Forest route M02. This road leads t...
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The 5 to 4 Road is a semi-maintained, creek gravel and dirt primary road connecting point to point from the 5 intersection and going downhill to the 4 intersection in Turkey Bay OHV, within the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. Its official ID is forestry M01. The road on its eastern ...
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The Honey School Road (SFR 656 & 656C) is a forestry trial in Shawnee National Forest that leads to an old fire tower plot and then loops back to the main road it is connected to, which is Wolf Creek Road, in its own right is a very scenic gravel forestry road. The 656 section is a maintained gravel...
Learn more about Honey School Road SFR 656/656C

Gale Trail Road (or the 272) is a Shawnee Nation Forest gravel nature viewing trail that has slowly degraded into a trail that gives a challenge, yet remains scenic. The farther west you go, the less maintained and tighter it gets. Expect ruts, medium-grade hills, occasional mud pits, and split-up s...
Learn more about Gale Trail Road FSR 272

The Slick Ridge FSR 262G is a mildly challenging natural fire road that has the reward of a great view of Shawnee National Forest. It features an off-camber eroded section that will test your articulation and clearances. It runs you through several small mud holes and a small grade with tree roots. ...
Learn more about Slick Ridge FSR 262G

The Turkey Trot (FSR 627) and FSR 643 are two trails that seamlessly connect to form one 2-mile trail inside the Opossum Trot Road trail system inside Shawnee National Forest. These trails together range from mild to hard. It starts with narrow rutted ridges with small mud pits and off-camber eroded...
Learn more about Turkey Trot FSR 627/643

The Honey School Road (SFR 656 & 656C) is a forestry trial in Shawnee National Forest that leads to an old fire tower plot and then loops back to the main road it is connected to, which is Wolf Creek Road, in its own right is a very scenic gravel forestry road. The 656 section is a maintained gravel...
Learn more about Honey School Road SFR 656/656C

Gale Trail Road (or the 272) is a Shawnee Nation Forest gravel nature viewing trail that has slowly degraded into a trail that gives a challenge, yet remains scenic. The farther west you go, the less maintained and tighter it gets. Expect ruts, medium-grade hills, occasional mud pits, and split-up s...
Learn more about Gale Trail Road FSR 272

The Slick Ridge FSR 262G is a mildly challenging natural fire road that has the reward of a great view of Shawnee National Forest. It features an off-camber eroded section that will test your articulation and clearances. It runs you through several small mud holes and a small grade with tree roots. ...
Learn more about Slick Ridge FSR 262G

The Turkey Trot (FSR 627) and FSR 643 are two trails that seamlessly connect to form one 2-mile trail inside the Opossum Trot Road trail system inside Shawnee National Forest. These trails together range from mild to hard. It starts with narrow rutted ridges with small mud pits and off-camber eroded...
Learn more about Turkey Trot FSR 627/643