Dirt Bike Trails Near Knoxville, Arkansas

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Wainscott Bottoms

This route takes you into the Wainscott bottoms of Big Piney Creek. The trail starts as a smooth gravel road then transitions into a two-track Forest Service road, then into a narrow loose rock shelf…
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Total Miles
5.8
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Pilot Knob Mountain

This will take you to the top of Pilot Knob Mountain. It is a short road, but the beautiful view is worth a detour if you haven't been. The elevation is 2,080 feet at the…
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Total Miles
0.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Little Piney Creek - Union School

This is a fun, dirt and gravel road with 3 miles of single-vehicle trail. There are several water crossings typically 12" deep, and some shallow mud holes, but it can be much deeper and more…
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Total Miles
9.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Road 58/FSR 1004

To eliminate confusion about the trail name, road 58 is a road that is in several areas of the national forest. It changes other names but if you just continue down this route and follow…
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Total Miles
11.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Rd 5560

Coming in from a cute little town called Oark, Arkansas it's a hustling and bustling little town with a burger joint for the Ozark Heritage Trail enthusiasts. It starts as a paved road and then…
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Total Miles
7.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Peeler Gap Shooting Range

This road leads to a really nice shooting range with cell phone service, restrooms, and a nice-sized parking lot. Gravel road with larger-sized rocks in several areas. Low-clearance vehicles (cars) are not recommended. There are…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Danville Mountain

These forest roads consist of F63D, F64E, 658D, and 658 and exits at Growly Road. Some of these roads are narrow and overgrown. A few places will require a bit of ground clearance. Depending on…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Power Line BUZZ

These short gravel roads lead to a power line right of way. This power line area has an open area that could be used for dispersed camping if you can deal with the BUZZ from…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Kingston Road (156C)

East off Highway 27, starts Kingston Road (156c) that travels east to Peeler Gap Road (YE15). This gravel road winds through the beautiful Ouachita National Forest. During dry weather, the road can be dusty and…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Freeman Road

Freeman Road follows the North Fork of the Illinois Bayou, and includes 3 water crossings, mud holes, rock scramblings, multiple campsites, and a Civil War Era cemetery. This route is a good starting point for…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Talley Mountain

This Trail is a gravel road that can be messy when wet. There can be water crossings along this trail depending on precipitation. Not far up this trail as you travel west, you will see…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Pond Camp Special

After starting down this gravel road trail, you will quickly find a beautiful pond. This pond has a dam you can fish from and a dirt launch for small boats. There is also a small…
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Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Prison Fence Trail

An easy scenic trail with a variety of terrain types including gravel, dirt, mud holes, rock ledges and shallow water crossings. The elevation varies from around 1100' to just over 2400' as it follows along…
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Total Miles
16.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Walnut Grove

This gravel road has beautiful views and some nice curves. Watch for wildlife as you travel through the tall trees. There are steep drop-offs on the side of the road where you will hear and…
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Total Miles
6.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Dutch Creek Mountian to Towers

Dutch Creek Mountain Road (67) is a natural surface forest road that runs along Dutch Creek Mountain in the Ouachita National Forest. This road's natural surface has some larger rocks embedded in the surface, that…
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Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Wolf Ridge

Wolf Ridge is an intermediate trail that starts as a gravel road and transitions to steep rock switchbacks with loose rocks and boulders up to 24" in height. Stock rigs will need careful spotting in…
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Total Miles
9.1
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

White Oak Mountain Rd

White Oak Mountain is a beautiful scenic drive with amazing views of the valley and the Ouachita National Forest. White Oak Mountain sits at an elevation of 2,005 feet, There is a small campsite up…
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Total Miles
9.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Moss Curves

Starting at a fork in the road, this trail will dead end at an area you can disperse camp. This trail has plenty of curves with awesome views. Watch for wildlife as you travel this…
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Total Miles
8.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

1541 / Briar Creek

This route starts out as an easy gravel road and gets narrower and more difficult towards the end. There are many low and overgrown branches, and the trail eventually ends; there is not an easy…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Long Hollow Road 146

This route showcases some of Arkansa's most beautiful scenery like the Hogan Creek Bridge which is a beautiful creek that is pretty deep. There are lots of campsites with beautiful views of the ridges of…
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Total Miles
11.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

FS 94451A

This is a loop off of 1541. Some downed trees make it more difficult, but there are tight alternate routes around these. There are also muddy areas and the road may be impassable after it…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Dutch Creek Mountain Road - Nature Takes Over

This section of Dutch Creek Mountain Road starts from a cell tower clearing and ends where trees and brush close in on the road. This road does continue, but one must be willing to take…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Mount Zion Cemetery

This track is all gravel that can have areas of mud and water crossings during or after rain. The south end of this track touches Highway 28. Mount Zion Cemetery is at the south end…
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Total Miles
5.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Baker

The gravel road can be messy when wet. This trail is on the south side of Petite Jean Mountain. Plenty of nature viewing along this trail. Watch for wildlife on the roads. Some sections can…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Middle Fork Illinois Bayou

This route starts as an easy downhill descent into the middle fork of the Illinois Bayou. The trail is very tight on both sides through its entirety, and pinstriping is a guarantee. The trail is…
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Total Miles
3.8
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Wi

Barnhart Road 796

Most of the trails in the ONF are easy gravel roads, this one included. There wasn't much elevation gain or decent on this trail. Even when it rains the roads don't really get muddy, however,…
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Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Main Mountain Road 83

Main Mountain Road features an easy gravel road with lots of campsites, views of the valley, small creeks, waterfalls, logging operations, and 4x4 trails to explore with quads and SxS. There is a hiking trail…
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Total Miles
11.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Beach Grove Trail

Beach Grove Road is lovingly referred to as The Whoops. This is due to the numerous water breaks on the trail. UTV riders will find this to be a fun trail to ride at a…
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Total Miles
7.2
Tech Rating
4 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Rock Creek

This track is a gravel road that has a few bridge crossings and nice creek views. Some water crossings can be present during rain. Mud may be present after rain and dusty while dry. Watch…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Big Cove Road 739

This is a great 4x4 road with lots of areas to pull off and hike down to Big Cove Creek which parallels this road. In the beginning, there is a cattle guard and a spot…
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Total Miles
8.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi