Dirt Bike Trails Near Wheeler, Oregon

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Lower Nehalem Road Beach Route

This route is a nice backcountry route that leads from HWY 26 towards Nehalem Bay. The first section of this road is paved and then turns into 11 miles of gravel. There are a couple…
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Total Miles
10.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Platt Canyon Road

Platte canyon Road is a small spinoff from Cook Creek Road. It is primarily dirt and gravel with some heavy ascents and descents. Loose gravel can be tricky in spots and may cause some slide…
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Total Miles
7.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Kilchis Falls Spur

This two-mile portion of Kilchis River Forest Road is used as a spur to access a nearby waterfall while exploring the area. Kilchis Falls is a tall, misty waterfall, found on the winding back roads…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Wolf Point

A steep, infrequently maintained gravel forest service road that climbs from the saddle intersection of Cedar Creek Road and Cedar Butte Road (also sometimes labeled as Wolf Creek Road) up to Triangulation Point, a popular…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Cook creek Road

Cook Creek Road is an easy-going logging road. There are multiple cliff drop sides, but the terrain is very easy to navigate. There are multiple potholes but no real obstacles and the road is primarily…
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Total Miles
10.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Cedar Butte Road

Cedar Butte Road crosses the Wilson River as it begins at Highway 6 and climbs over 2,500' over 6.5 miles up into the Tillamook Range to a saddle just below Cedar Butte where it meets…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Lost Lake

This is a fairly short route that branches off from Nehalem River Road, taking you to the beautiful Lost Lake in the Oregon Coast Range. The road can get pretty washer boarded with some pot…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su

Jordan Creek Road

Jordan Creek Road is a five-mile gravel FS road that follows along Jordan Creek before connecting to Hembre Ridge Road and then eventually ending at the Jordan Creek 003 Moto/ATV trail. It accesses numerous other…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hembre Ridge Road

Hembre Ridge Road is a gravel forest service road that starts off of Jordan Creek Road and climbs quickly and steeply up onto Hembre Ridge in the Tillamook Range. It is over 12 miles long…
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Total Miles
11.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Peter Iredale Coast

This beach front trail is over ten miles of driving on beach access. Occasionally there will be driftwood logs, however for the most part it is just lovely beach driving. The entrances and exits can…
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Total Miles
10.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

Tillamook Loop

This is a scenic loop through the Tillamook National Forest. This series of trails will take you through small streams, rock obstacles, scenic view points and tight forests. This tail can be difficult and damaging…
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Total Miles
40
Tech Rating
6 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Osweg Creek Loop

A quick little run right off of Sunset Highway (US Route 26) that traverses the lower portion of the Clatsop State Forest. Don't be fooled by the appearance of a loopback to the main road,…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

ZigZag Road - North

Zig Zag Road is an easy 3.8 mile gravel forest service road in the Tillamook Range. It is split into three sections (ZigZag Road North - 2.8 miles, ZigZag Road South - .5 miles, and…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Salmonberry Railroad Tunnel Route

This route is an easy gravel road out and back route. The Beaver Slide Road dead ends at the Salmon Berry River where the road is washed out. There are many other logging roads that…
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Total Miles
10.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

ZigZag Road - South

Zig Zag Road is an easy 3.8 mile gravel forest service road in the Tillamook Range. It is split into three sections (ZigZag Road North - 2.8miles, ZigZag Road South - .5 miles, and the…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Zig Zag Trail

Zig Zag Trail is a fun OHV trail in the center of Zig Zag Road. It climbs / drops (depending on the direction of travel) over 600 feet in half a mile in a tightly…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Butler Creek Mainline

This is the main logging route into the heart of the Clatsop State Forest. This is an easy, scenic drive with numerous spurs to explore. Deadfall could be an issue in the shoulder seasons. Like…
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Total Miles
5.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Foland Creek

Foland Creek road is an easy gravel road with sections that turn into a more natural surface. A couple of spots clear out for a pretty view of the valleys. The road runs through the…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Grindstone View

Grindstone View road runs through the Tillamook State Forest and Siuslaw National Forest. It is an easy gravel road with sections that become more natural, some spots can be muddy when wet. There are some…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

#58 Stage RD

Trail 58 is a nice little short run. It's easier than 22 and it crosses 22 which can throw you off if you don't know the area. This is a twisty trail with lots of…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

#22 - Back to Back

Back to Back Trail #22 starts on top of a road in the Browns Camp OHV area. This is a blue trail by the OHV park designation. This trail starts with a fair amount of…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su

Trail 45 Log Jam - Leg 1

Log Jam starts above the Lyda Campground area. This trail starts steep, and you better hang on as the incline just keeps going and going. This trail is a real arm burner. Lots of loose…
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Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Square Top

Square Top Road runs through the Siuslaw National Forest. It is an easy one-lane gravel road with pullouts. Some sections of this road can get slippery when wet, and at one end of it, there…
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Total Miles
5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Cedar Creek

Cedar Creek is an easy gravel road with a couple of sections of washboard, and some parts with gradual inclines, but nothing technical. The road runs through Siuslaw National Forest. There are a few camp…
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Total Miles
5.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Wage to Walker Ridge

This loop takes you through the primary logging routes of the Clatsop State Forest. Though it's a relatively easy drive, you'll be treated to a variety of scenery across the deep forests, open plains, and…
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Total Miles
15.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Trail 45 Log Jam - Leg 2

This is the second leg of Log Jam. There are lots of exposed roots, loose rocks, and shale. This is a slower-paced trail and you can easily make a mistake and end up off-trail, with…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

7 Up Ez

This is the easy side of 7 Up. It is fun and not as extreme as the hard side of 7 Up. Winding through the forest, there is a little bit of rutted-out dirt trial,…
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Total Miles
0.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Gauldy

Gauldy is an easy gravel road that runs through the Siuslaw National Forest. There are a couple of large camp spots that could fit at least up to 5 rigs along this route, and a…
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Total Miles
14
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Trail 20 - Hoodraiser

This seems like a really easy trail on a bike, however, with the off-camber, exposed roots, and rocks, this trail might be a bit of a challenge in a high-clearance 4x4 without lockers. The trail…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Mount Hebo

Mount Hebo Road is an easy gravel and natural mixed-surface road that runs through the Siuslaw National Forest. Be mindful of the large potholes and water puddles, as well as slippery sections of mud when…
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Total Miles
15.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa