Dirt Bike Trails
Near Metropolis, Illinois

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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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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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 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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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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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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Forest Service Road 119 is a semi-maintained dirt and gravel road that connects FSR 112 and FSR 117 within the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. It is on the northern portion of the park in the area known as 'Tornado Valley' after two tornadoes hit the park in 2021. The road is easily...
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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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Stephens Chapel Road--415 is an extremely historic route that navigates directly to one of the last original standing structures within Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The Road is a mix of dirt and gravel and is somewhat maintained. The church remains despite the 2021 tornadoes rava...
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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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The South Boundary Trail is one of the longest routes at the park. This trail can be accessed at the south end of the Rolling Hills trail and traverses along the park boundary to the east side of Old Highway 13. There is a large mixture of terrain, from small and large rocks to steep hills and deep ...
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The Open Ponds trail can be accessed through the Blue Bird Trail or the east side of the Long Wall Access Trail. This trail traverses along ridges between a number of ponds, and through the valleys of strip hills. When approached from the north side, the Open Ponds Trail begins with a descent and cr...
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The Rolling Hills Trail traverses through the pine forest to the south side of the park. This trail can be accessed by the Old Boundary Trail on the north side and the South Boundary Trail on the south side. Approached from the north, the terrain begins as mostly smooth rolling hills with mud holes ...
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The Old Boundary Trail can be accessed through the Amax Trail, Roller Coaster Trail, Pallet Trail, and a few other tertiary routes. This trail was the former southern boundary of our park until the property expansion. It traverses through a portion of rolling hills, with some level spots periodicall...
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"The Switchback" (aka "Wooded Racetrack") is a 0.7-mile loop. You can access it from a few different trails, but the easiest is off of Old Highway 13. Once you see signs showing you where to enter, just follow the arrows. The most important part of this trail, since it is a loop, follow the arrows a...
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The Overlook Trail can be accessed from Old Route 13 beside the Powerline Trails or from the Amax Haul Road. This trail runs along the high wall of a strip pit and features a nice overlook with a bench at the top. Approached from the north side, the trail begins as an ascent up the high wall with a ...
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The Pallet Trail is one of the main routes through the south portion of the forest, and gives riders access to many secondary and tertiary routes. At the north side, this trail is accessed from Old Route 13 and begins with a mixture of gravel and dirt. The surface composition throughout the trail co...
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The Amax Trail can be seen from the main gate to Little Egypt Off Road and is the westernmost main trail on the property. It traverses from alongside Old Route 13 to the Boundary Trail on the south end. The Amax Trail overlooks the creek bottoms that make up the southwest corner of the property, a g...
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The Family Trail is a combination route of most of our main attractions in the park, without the extreme terrain on some of the tertiary routes. This route can be accessed at many locations but begins by our park entrance. The purpose of this trail is to provide a route for all ages of riders to enj...
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Welcome to Little Egypt Off-Road OHV Park! Our hours of operation are 8 AM to 5 PM on Saturdays and Sundays, including most holidays. We offer over 50 miles of trails, from beginner access roads to challenging single-track, extending throughout our roughly 1000-acre park. Side-by-sides, ATVs, and d...
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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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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

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 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

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...
Learn more about Bull Durham SFR 642

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

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...
Learn more about Brandon Chapel Overlook

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