off-road trails
Unpaved backcountry paths
Off-road trails are routes designed or used for vehicles and activities that travel over unpaved terrain—dirt bikes, ATVs, mountain bikes, or four-wheel-drive trucks.
The trails may be formally maintained in parks and recreation areas or informal paths through wilderness: We spent the weekend exploring off-road trails in the desert.
Trail difficulty is often rated by steepness, obstacles, and surface conditions.
- dirt bikingOff-road motorcycle sport
- horseback ridingTraveling seated on equines
- mountain bikesBicycles for rough terrain
- single trackSolitary rail or path
- off-roadingDriving on unpaved terrain
four wheel drive · mud pits · riverbeds · sandy dunes · fire roads · hiking · volcanic terrain · erosion control · washboard · camping · winches · wildlife conservation · nature preserve · buggy · adventure · scenic overlook · trailhead · tires
- National ForestsAllegheny, Angeles, Angelina, Arapaho, Bitterroot
- Off-Road Trailsdouble track, single track, mud track, dry wash
- public landsnational park, public lands, public land, national forest, state park
- Motorcyclingmotorcycles, motorbikes, bikers, riding, helmets
- Pacific Northwest forestsold growth forest, old growth, Douglas fir, western hemlock, hemlock
- Western ArizonaKingman, Parker, Yuma, Colorado River, Salome
off-road trailspaved roads
Hard-surfaced thoroughfares
highways · streets · freeways · interstates · city streets
off-road trailslevel ground