Dirt Bike Trails
Near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

State Route 1553 is technically an out-and-back trail that provides users with access to a local bike park, making it a great option for those looking to combine a coastal drive with some hiking or mountain biking. The route continues beyond the park’s trailhead, allowing users to follow the state r...
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Creek Walker Trail is an enjoyable out-and-back route that follows alongside the railroad tracks and provides users with a relaxing drive through the area. The trail is generally easy to navigate and is free from major obstacles, making it suitable for most vehicles under normal conditions. Followin...
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Funston Road is a well-maintained county road that provides users with just over three miles of enjoyable hard-packed dirt and gravel. The trail is free from major obstacles, mud holes, or technical sections, making it suitable for most vehicles under normal conditions. Its relatively smooth surface...
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Trumpster Road is a well-maintained route that provides users with another easy opportunity to explore the surrounding trail network. The road remains approximately two lanes wide throughout much of its length, providing plenty of room for vehicles to comfortably navigate the route and pass other us...
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Tram Road is a long, well-maintained route that provides users with an easy and enjoyable drive through the surrounding area. The trail remains approximately two lanes wide throughout much of its length, providing plenty of room for vehicles to comfortably navigate the route. The surface is generall...
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Sidetracks is a great bidirectional trail that connects users with several neighboring trails, including Governor Road, Lee Buck Road, and Creek Walker. The trail follows a two-track layout and is generally wide enough for vehicles to pull over in designated or wider areas when encountering oncoming...
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Lee Buck Road is a wonderfully maintained dirt road that takes users through the surrounding coastal landscape and across a scenic swamp area. The trail surface consists primarily of hard-packed silty dirt and is generally smooth and easy to navigate. Lee Buck Road is free from major obstacles, maki...
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Ranch Road is a well-maintained, two-lane-wide dirt and gravel road that travels along the border of the Boiling Spring Lakes Preserve. The trail is free from major obstacles and provides an easy, relaxing drive that is suitable for most vehicles under normal conditions. Its wide roadway and maintai...
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MST 14 is another well-maintained route that provides users with continued access to the surrounding state game lands and the extensive network of trails found throughout the area. The trail consists primarily of hard-packed gravel and remains approximately two lanes wide, providing plenty of room f...
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This trail serves as an important access route for users traveling to or from the surrounding state game lands trail network. Depending on the direction of travel, users can follow the route toward the main road in Topsail, North Carolina, or use it as the southern entrance into the game lands and b...
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Governor Road is a scenic through trail that begins shortly after the pavement ends and takes users onto a beautiful, well-maintained mixture of sand and dirt. The main trail is wide, smooth, and free from major obstacles or obstructions, making it suitable for most vehicles during normal conditions...
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Polaris Road is a well-maintained, two-lane-wide gravel and dirt county road that follows the border of the Boiling Spring Lakes Preserve. This bi-directional trail loops through the area and pairs well with the neighboring trail network, making it a useful option for users looking to build a longer...
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MST 13 is another well-maintained route within the surrounding trail system and serves as an important access point for users exploring the area. Depending on the direction of travel, MST 13 can either lead users into the larger trail network or provide a convenient route back out after a day of exp...
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MST 4 is where the character of the surrounding trail network begins to noticeably change. The wider roads encountered earlier transition into a tighter two-track trail that appears to receive considerably less traffic. Despite being less traveled, signs of state maintenance are still present, and t...
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Beech Road is similar to several of the other trails in the surrounding coastal North Carolina network and features a mixture of maintained and overgrown two-track. The maintained portions are relatively easy to navigate, with good visibility of the trail surface and any potential obstacles ahead. A...
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Redwood Road is similar to nearby Juniper Road and provides users with a wide, well-maintained route through the surrounding coastal North Carolina trail network. The trail consists primarily of maintained hard-packed dirt and is approximately two lanes wide, allowing plenty of room for vehicles to ...
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MST 15 provides users with another well-maintained route through the surrounding state game lands and serves as an easy addition to the larger trail network. The trail consists primarily of hard-packed gravel and remains approximately two lanes wide throughout much of the route, providing plenty of ...
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Old Lodge Road provides users with another opportunity to explore deeper into the surrounding state game lands. The trail is primarily a tighter two-track route and appears to receive less traffic than the wider gravel and dirt roads found elsewhere in the area. Although the trail is less traveled, ...
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DJ Road provides users with another enjoyable route through the surrounding state game lands and features changing trail conditions along the way. The route begins as a narrower two-track trail, providing a more remote and enclosed feeling as users travel through the surrounding forest. As the trail...
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Juniper Road is similar to many of the other trails in the surrounding coastal North Carolina network, although this route is maintained throughout its entire length. The trail consists primarily of hard-packed dirt and remains approximately two lanes wide, providing plenty of room for vehicles to t...
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This easy off-road trail is located on the western side of the Croatan National Forest. Obstacles include a few potholes, and the trail is mostly gravel. There is one small muddy area that might be trouble for low-clearance vehicles after heavy rains. There is also a water crossing, but it has a con...
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This easy off-road trail is located on the western side of the Croatan National Forest. Obstacles include a few potholes, and the trail is mostly gravel. There is one small muddy area that might be trouble for low-clearance vehicles after heavy rains. There is also a water crossing, but it has a con...
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