Trail Overview

Pine Hills Road SFR 236 within Shawnee National Forest is a very lovely gravel Shawnee National Forest Road with access to hiking trails, scenic overlooks, and a campground all in one. Its biggest obstacles are a few steep grades with lite water washes, mounding loose gravel, and mild washboarding. It's one of Shawnee's longest continuous forest roads, just shy of 8 miles, and features two switchbacks (rare to the area). Near the campground, on the southern end of the trail, there are three low-water bridges that could turn into mild water crossings if the weather has been consistently rainy.

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Difficulty

A gravel road with a few steep grades where water can form small indentions in the road down to dirt and form gravel washes, also includes three low water bridges, that with heavy rain could turn into mild crossings.

Technical Rating

Rose McCoy

Jun 15, 2025

Open

Some really steep hills. What goes up must come down. There were at least 7 spots where water could cross the road. Nice drive to do on a day trip. A few places to stop and get pictures of the valley.

Roger Griffith

Nov 18, 2024

Open

Nice, easy long ride.

Rob Evola

Nov 17, 2024

Open

Really cool drive on the edge of the bluff. It was pretty well maintained, but there are some random rocks through the surface, some washboarding and some potholes. Amazing view of the river valley.

jeffrey chism

Aug 03, 2024

Open

This is a maintained gravel road that could be driven in a car, it's not an "offroad trail" at all.

Dustin Jarrett

Nov 11, 2023

Open

Chris Menz

Feb 07, 2023

Open