forest roads
Timber access routes
Forest roads are unpaved roads built through wooded areas, typically for logging, fire management, or recreational access.
They range from well-maintained gravel routes to rough tracks barely wider than a vehicle: We took forest roads to avoid the highway.
Unlike trails, forest roads are meant for vehicles, though many are closed seasonally or gated to limit traffic.
- culvertsTunnels for water flow
- firebreaksVegetation-free zones halting conflagration
- fire laneReserved emergency vehicle path
- skid trailsPaths where logs dragged
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
gravel · gravel pit · washboard · erosion control · switchbacks · wildlife corridors · drainage systems · habitat fragmentation · scenic byway · seasonal closures · trailheads · sedimentation · soil compaction · paving · embankments · logging operations · logging truck · ruts
- forest recreationcampgrounds, camping sites, camping areas, hiking trails, trail maps
- off-roading4x4s, ATVs, 4WD, four-wheel drive, Jeeps
- National ForestsAllegheny, Angeles, Angelina, Arapaho, Bitterroot
- State Foreststimber harvesting, ranger stations, trailheads, campgrounds, old growth
- Back Roadsback roads, country roads, country lanes, dirt roads, gravel roads
- backcountry routesfire roads, jeep trails, logging roads, mule trails, horse trails
forest roadsinterstate highways
Multi-state limited-access roads
highways · freeways · motorways · expressways · autobahns