Bass River Scenic Route

Total Miles 14.7
Technical Rating
2 Easy
Best Time Summer
Trail Type Full-Width Road
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Trail Overview

This is a beautiful ride through Mark Twain National Forest on the northern portion of the Potosi district. There are lots of opportunities for photos and enjoying the scenery. You are likely to see deer and other animals along the route. Make sure to bring your swim trunks for a dip in the Huzzah Creek.

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Difficulty

This is a scenic route with a few washed-out areas.

Technical Rating

2

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Dylan Yegge
May 09, 2026
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Brandon Wesley
Nov 09, 2025
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Payton Simpson
Aug 02, 2025
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Trail is mostly packed dirt with loose gravel on top. Some parts have had new gravel dumped and spread. Some parts are finer others are bigger. Some fallen branches but nothing too serious
Tom Akers
Jun 02, 2025
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This time of year all there really was to see was trees. Views of the River were obstructed. We stayed in 2wd the entire time with no issues. Some washboarding, but not much.
mark Sillman
Mar 02, 2025
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Michael O'Brien
Feb 23, 2025
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Tommy Melton
Feb 22, 2025
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John Hartupee
Nov 16, 2024
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quiet, peaceful, wooded area, easy driving gravel roads
Nora Salmon
Aug 19, 2024
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Easy peasy lemon squeezy. Very relaxed ride with a few areas that might be tricky after heavy rains but no issues today (and I am new to the off-roading world). Had about a dozen horse and deer flies hitching rides on my back windshield and around my hood scoop, so I kept my windows up; didn’t see anyone else 😁 except a parked forest service vehicle on an offshoot.
Dan Asher
Apr 27, 2024
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Courtois Creek was impassable at Bass River resort. Had to access further down Hwy 8 in Washington County. Once on the trail it was peaceful and quiet. Saw a couple of BMW motorcycles on the trail which was pretty cool.
Mike Lang
Dec 21, 2023
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Bass River Scenic Route Trail can be accessed by the following ride types:

  • Single Track
  • 50 Inch
  • 60 Inch
  • High Clearance
  • Full Width

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