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Learn more about Forest Road 16
Forest Road 16

Forest Road 16

A well-maintained gravel road that leads to some beautiful views of the Shawnee State Forest, the trail passes through some lush forest. However, do not venture off of the road; it is illegal. You must…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall
Learn more about Forest Road 6
Forest Road 6

Forest Road 6

This route is a well-maintained gravel road that meanders through the Shawnee State Forest. It is an easy-going route with some excellent views and relaxing overlooks. Please do not venture off of the marked Forest…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Hamm Road
Hamm Road

Hamm Road

This is a nice gravel road with great views and a large tree canopy once you get into the trail a little ways. It's a very easy trail, doable with most 4WD vehicles. You can…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Hart Ridge Road - Addition not Subtraction
Hart Ridge Road - Addition not Subtraction

Hart Ridge Road - Addition not Subtraction

This is the perfect add-on to trails nearby. It's slow but easy-going. It offers some great scenery and is a perfect trail to take your friends that are just getting into off-roading. This trail is…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Haught Run
Haught Run

Haught Run

This route is one of the favorites of people from Marietta and surrounding areas. You start the trail at a covered bridge and then you follow Haught run from the end of County road 407…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Winter
Learn more about Helmick Mill Covered Bridge
Helmick Mill Covered Bridge

Helmick Mill Covered Bridge

Expect to go through one of the most scenic roads in Perry County. This trail is all gravel but very slick steep hills with sharp turns. Once you enter the trail you go down into…
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Total Miles
5.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Hogan Overlook
Hogan Overlook

Hogan Overlook

This trail is a fun one even if it's a down-and-back short trip due to unmaintained roads and trees blocking one way. You first start by going into a small section of mud and ruts…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Spring
Learn more about Horse Run Road
Horse Run Road

Horse Run Road

This short trail offers lots of great activities like hunting, HUGE clear lakes for fishing, and a dispersed camping area that is free to stay at throughout the Spring, Fall, and Summer seasons. This trail…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Hunterdon Road
Hunterdon Road

Hunterdon Road

This gravel route takes you through one of the nicest roads in the area. Once you start, you will head up a very steep gravel hill that will take you back to Hunterdon Cemetery. You…
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Total Miles
4.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer
Learn more about Hutt Road - Tight Squeeze
Hutt Road - Tight Squeeze

Hutt Road - Tight Squeeze

This trail offers all aspects of what you want in an off-road trail. It guides you through some tight sections, as well as offering some open areas that are very scenic. There are mud holes,…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Indian Run
Indian Run

Indian Run

This will take you out on a township road. It starts off on a narrow gravel road, shortly after you start the trail you will find a small section of muddy ruts to kick up…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall
Learn more about Iron Point
Iron Point

Iron Point

This trail offers many challenges. All though you can skip past the hard parts. As most of this is an easy gravel road there are a few small turn-off paths that will take you down…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
7Difficult
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Winter
Learn more about James Road
James Road

James Road

You'll find a couple of small water crossings on this easy trail. It will be slippery when wet or snowy. It's right off of a gravel road and takes you to some very nice ponds.…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Winter
Learn more about Jug run to Girl Scout Camp
Jug run to Girl Scout Camp

Jug run to Girl Scout Camp

This is a rural country backroad track that becomes a narrow hill climb and can be severely washed out after even a mild rain. There are multiple creek crossings without bridges up to 2 feet…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Junkyard Town - low water bridges along Onion Creek - Hackney
Junkyard Town - low water bridges along Onion Creek - Hackney

Junkyard Town - low water bridges along Onion Creek - Hackney

This route starts at Junkyard Town (a town owned by an entire family and appears to be an open-air private junkyard). The path winds through the countryside, crossing multiple steel bridges over Meigs Creek, and…
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Total Miles
7.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Land between the ponds
Land between the ponds

Land between the ponds

This route will take you down into the middle of some old mining area filled with ponds and peace. As you drive down the beginning of the gravel road, you will drive down into the…
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Total Miles
6.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall
Learn more about Life Wide Open - Scenic Trail
Life Wide Open - Scenic Trail

Life Wide Open - Scenic Trail

This trail is short, but VERY scenic and perfect for almost any Subaru-style vehicle. It is an excellent add-on trail in this area and is worth a run-through. Very uncharacteristic for Ohio, this trail has…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Miners Memorial (Big Muskie Bucket) across Dakota Plains - Junkyardtown
Miners Memorial (Big Muskie Bucket) across Dakota Plains - Junkyardtown

Miners Memorial (Big Muskie Bucket) across Dakota Plains - Junkyardtown

I started at the Big Musky Bucket in the Miners Memorial AEP Picnic area across the main road to a beautiful ridge line backroad with amazing expansive open views that remind me of traveling to…
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Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Morrell Hollow
Morrell Hollow

Morrell Hollow

A mixture of mud and off-camber areas with some steep rocky climbs, this trail will test the typical factory-built rig. It starts near an old hunting cabin and continues into the forest past an old…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Mouth Hollow Road
Mouth Hollow Road

Mouth Hollow Road

This is an easy scenic trail that passes through a meadow on the outskirts of the Shawnee State Forest. This trail is easily passable by any high-clearance vehicle; there are few ruts/obstacles to get through…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
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ATV trails in Ohio

Learn more about Cedar Run
Cedar Run

Cedar Run

Head back in time as you travel through the abandoned town of San Toy. You will start by driving down a gravel road that will take you past old foundations to buildings that once stood…
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Total Miles
4.4
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Summer
Learn more about Dye Cemetary Road
Dye Cemetary Road

Dye Cemetary Road

This is a very scenic, offroad trail that takes you by some amazing sights. There are off-shutes that offer some fun Ohio mud, large lakes for fishing, as well as some very wide-open hunting opportunities.…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Haught Run
Haught Run

Haught Run

This route is one of the favorites of people from Marietta and surrounding areas. You start the trail at a covered bridge and then you follow Haught run from the end of County road 407…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Winter
Learn more about Helmick Mill Covered Bridge
Helmick Mill Covered Bridge

Helmick Mill Covered Bridge

Expect to go through one of the most scenic roads in Perry County. This trail is all gravel but very slick steep hills with sharp turns. Once you enter the trail you go down into…
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Total Miles
5.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Winter
12345

UTV/side-by-side trails in Ohio

Learn more about Cedar Run
Cedar Run

Cedar Run

Head back in time as you travel through the abandoned town of San Toy. You will start by driving down a gravel road that will take you past old foundations to buildings that once stood…
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Total Miles
4.4
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Summer
Learn more about Dye Cemetary Road
Dye Cemetary Road

Dye Cemetary Road

This is a very scenic, offroad trail that takes you by some amazing sights. There are off-shutes that offer some fun Ohio mud, large lakes for fishing, as well as some very wide-open hunting opportunities.…
Learn more about Dye Cemetary Road
Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Haught Run
Haught Run

Haught Run

This route is one of the favorites of people from Marietta and surrounding areas. You start the trail at a covered bridge and then you follow Haught run from the end of County road 407…
Learn more about Haught Run
Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Winter
Learn more about Helmick Mill Covered Bridge
Helmick Mill Covered Bridge

Helmick Mill Covered Bridge

Expect to go through one of the most scenic roads in Perry County. This trail is all gravel but very slick steep hills with sharp turns. Once you enter the trail you go down into…
Learn more about Helmick Mill Covered Bridge
Total Miles
5.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Winter
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