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Learn more about Amax Haul Road
Amax Haul Road

Amax Haul Road

The Amax Haul Road is the main north/south route at LEOR, delivering riders to several different trail adventures and other main routes throughout the park. The East Field Access Road reaches the north side of…
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Total Miles
1.0
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Amax Trail
Amax Trail

Amax Trail

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…
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Total Miles
0.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Atwood Road SFR 266
Atwood Road SFR 266

Atwood Road SFR 266

Atwood Road SFR 266 is a Shawnee National Forest state forest road that travels to the old Atwood lookout tower site. The hill's grade is one of the steepest and tallest in the area right…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about Big Muddy Levee Road
Big Muddy Levee Road

Big Muddy Levee Road

The Big Muddy River Levee Road is the southern publicly accessible 10-mile-long gravel road following the ridge top of the Levee, along the lower southern section of the Big Muddy River in Jackson County Illinois.…
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Total Miles
10.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Bork Falls Road
Bork Falls Road

Bork Falls Road

Bork Falls Road, also known partly as Regent Lane and Cedar Grove Road and featuring the Goreville Waterfall, is a gravel road through Johnson County, Illinois. It provides access to the western section of Ferne…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Bull Durham SFR 642
Bull Durham SFR 642

Bull Durham SFR 642

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…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about Burner Hill FSR 620
Burner Hill FSR 620

Burner Hill FSR 620

Burner Hill FSR 620 is an old gravel forestry road in the southern area of the Mississippi Bluffs sector of Shawnee National Forest. The road seems near-forgotten, and shows little signs of use or maintenance.…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Center Hitching Post - FS 1454
Center Hitching Post - FS 1454

Center Hitching Post - FS 1454

The Center Hitching Post FSR 1454 (or Horton Hill North) is a rough natural forestry road through the Eagle Mountain area within the Hidden Springs sector of Shawnee National Forest. This center section of Hitching…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Clear Creek Levee Road
Clear Creek Levee Road

Clear Creek Levee Road

The Clear Creek Levee Road parallels IL Route 3 North and South connecting the dots with a lot of routes that lead to Shawnee National Forest and other trails. It's a simple gravel road with…
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Total Miles
7.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Delta Road/Moad Hollow Road
Delta Road/Moad Hollow Road

Delta Road/Moad Hollow Road

Delta Road and Moad Hollow Road are the precursors to the Opossum Trot Trail System within Shawnee National Forest. This gravel road features an easy cruise leading you through the Illinois countryside showing off its…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Summer, Winter
Learn more about Dennison FSR 106
Dennison FSR 106

Dennison FSR 106

The Dennison FSR 106 is a naturally surfaced forestry road through the Eagle Mountain Area in the Hidden Springs sector of Shawnee National Forest. Note this trail is closed seasonally between 12/9/XX through 5/9/XX. The…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Diswood FSR 690
Diswood FSR 690

Diswood FSR 690

The Diswood FSR 690 is a natural forest road in the southern portion of the Mississippi Bluffs sector of Shawnee National Forest. Talk about a pinstripe expo, it is tight, tight, tight for the first…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Eagle Mountain Bluff Trail FSR 1454
Eagle Mountain Bluff Trail FSR 1454

Eagle Mountain Bluff Trail FSR 1454

The Eagle Mountain Bluff Trail, also known as the north end of Horton Hill FSR 1454 or possibly as Hitching Post, is a natural terrain (USFS graded as a low standard rough - high clearance)…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Eagle Mountain Fire Road
Eagle Mountain Fire Road

Eagle Mountain Fire Road

The Eagle Mountain Fire Road is a gravel service road through the Eagle Mountain area in the most northern section of the Hidden Springs sector of Shawnee National Forest. The road acts as a main…
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Total Miles
5.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about East Delta Road
East Delta Road

East Delta Road

East Detla Road, is the eastern section of the road going through Shawnee National Forest connecting the Opossum Trot Trail System to Elco, IL. The road is a steady uphill climb when headed west, gaining…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about East Field Access Trail
East Field Access Trail

East Field Access Trail

The East Field access trail is the main route leading to the Haul Road. A few side trails are also accessible through this road, such as the Olive Trail, along with some short hill-climb crossover…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Family Trail
Family Trail

Family Trail

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…
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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Gale Trail Road FSR 272
Gale Trail Road FSR 272

Gale Trail Road FSR 272

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…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about Grabber SFR 264
Grabber SFR 264

Grabber SFR 264

Grabber SFR 264 is a 1.7-mile-long forestry road through Shawnee National Forest. It traverses some of the steepest graveled hills in the SW corner of the forest, climbing a total of 406 feet from its…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about Hamburg SFR 266A
Hamburg SFR 266A

Hamburg SFR 266A

As a branch of Atwood Road 266, the Hamburg 266A is a bit more of an offroading road and less of a scenic road within Shawnee National Forest. It has an off-camber hill within .2…
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Total Miles
1.0
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall
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