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Mississippi Off-Road Trails
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Rated 4/5
Open
Visited: 08/14/2024
Hot and dry for the trail today. This area is used heavily during the deer hunting season as there are several parcels of private property set up as deer camps along New York Road. Deer camps are plo...
Tim Palmer
Official Crew
Rated 4/5
Open
Visited: 08/14/2024
A beautiful day for a drive in the forest. The hot, dry weather conditions made the trip a little dusty.
Tim Palmer
Official Crew
Rated 5/5
Open
Visited: 08/10/2024
This road is completely within the Pascagoula WMA area. This area does not get heavy use and I was able to find access to any area without being crowed by others. The road was completely dry and all...
Tim Palmer
Official Crew
Rated 4/5
Open
Visited: 08/07/2024
FR 369A provides access to other roads in the area. Although this is in the Camp Shelby training area, there are no ranges or military facilities along this route. The road was in great shape, but d...
Tim Palmer
Official Crew
Rated 4/5
Open
Visited: 08/07/2024
Seeing the shooting range simulated city is the draw for this road. Besides the urban shoot house, there is also a very large traditional military shooting range located at the west end of this road....
Tim Palmer
Official Crew
Rated 4/5
Open
Visited: 08/07/2024
A very well-maintained road. Signs along the route indicate that tracked military vehicles travel this road and it is built to support these large, heavy military vehicles. The road was recently reo...
Tim Palmer
Official Crew
No Rating
Open
Visited: 08/07/2024
This road provides access to most of the small arms ranges operated by Camp Shelby, a joint forces training center for the military. All of the ranges along FR 35000 are on the north side of the route...
Tim Palmer
Official Crew
Rated 4/5
Open
Visited: 08/05/2024
The military keeps this gravel road well-maintained. There is a short section where this road is concrete as it nears a large ammo depot on Camp Shelby. A field of large storage bunkers is visible al...
Tim Palmer
Official Crew
Rated 3/5
Open
Visited: 08/05/2024
Because of the nearby Camp Shelby Training Base, the road is gravel and well-maintained. The parking area for the Rattlesnake Bay ATV Trail system was well-groomed and inviting, despite the name of t...
Tim Palmer
Official Crew
Rated 4/5
Open
Visited: 08/05/2024
A very easy road north of Boutwell Road. South of Boutwell I encountered some mud ruts from the rain last week. I was able to stay on the high ridges to keep out of the mud for the most part. I fou...
Tim Palmer
Official Crew
Rated 3/5
Open
Visited: 08/04/2024
The forest here is in great shape and scenic. This road did not have muddy ruts like other routes in the vicinity. Short Cut Road provides access to the south end of Gavin Road.
Tim Palmer
Official Crew
Rated 5/5
Open
Visited: 08/04/2024
There were plenty of ruts in the road from others driving during last week's rain. Although there was some mud left over on the trail, it was easy to find a path on the high spots to avoid most of th...
Tim Palmer
Official Crew
Rated 4/5
Open
Visited: 08/03/2024
The road was mostly dry and dusty and the weather was hot and humid. This was a great drive through the Southern Mississippi forest. Although there was evidence of recent muddy conditions, I was able...
Tim Palmer
Official Crew
Rated 5/5
Open
Visited: 08/03/2024
This road was in great shape. There were some logging operations about halfway across Gavin Road. Heavy equipment was parked just off of the road and it appears that the loggers created a new spur. ...
Tim Palmer
Official Crew
Rated 4/5
Open
Visited: 08/03/2024
The rough section of this trail can be difficult with muddy conditions during rainy periods. The trail will dry out with just a few days of the hot sun. There had not been any rain for four days when...
Tim Palmer
Official Crew
Rated 4/5
Open
Visited: 07/31/2024
This is a scenic drive through the forest with plenty of wildflowers blooming along the way. The road and the forest here are in great healthy shape. Because of the two-track nature of FR 420B, the r...
Tim Palmer
Official Crew
Rated 4/5
Open
Visited: 07/31/2024
There are not many roads that include a river crossing in the DeSoto. Very Refreshing trail during these hot summer days in the south.
Tim Palmer
Official Crew
Rated 5/5
Open
Visited: 07/26/2024
The portion of the road west of Highway 63 is pretty well developed with private property along much of the road. There are several old homesteads, cabins, and groomed pastures along the road in this...
Tim Palmer
Official Crew
Rated 5/5
Open
Visited: 07/26/2024
This forest road traverses along the northern edge of this small isolated section of the DeSoto National Forest just southeast of Laural, MS. The western half of the road is surrounded by the national...
Tim Palmer
Official Crew
Rated 3/5
Open
Visited: 06/25/2023
This is an easy, no-frills road. The forest is in great shape and appears to be managed for fire control. It was really hot!!! 95 degrees with no breeze and minimal cloud cover. I did not see any o...
Tim Palmer
Official Crew
Rated 3/5
Open
Visited: 06/19/2023
The road itself is quite easy and uneventful. I spent a bit of time looking around the POW Camp at Waypoint 2 and found the history to be interesting. I have left a message with the De Soto District...
Tim Palmer
Official Crew
Rated 3/5
Open
Visited: 06/18/2023
This is an easy, quick trail in the southeastern part of the De Soto National Forest. The camping opportunity found at the Bethel Bicycle Trailhead is the best site in the vicinity. I have visited t...
Tim Palmer
Official Crew
Rated 5/5
Open
Visited: 06/11/2023
As far as trails go around the area this one is about as good as it gets. We went last week and had a good time. It had rained the night before and sections was still a little slick.
craig
Rated 4/5
Partially Open
Visited: 01/28/2023
It's difficult to find a off-road trail that more than just a gravel road in the Southern Gulf Coastal area. Shaifer Road was a decent choice for a drive along a back road. This trail is between Vick...
Tim Palmer
Official Crew
Rated 3/5
Open
Visited: 01/21/2023
The trip to Rodney, MS was educational. The entirety of Rodney Road is a convoluted road which is mostly paved as it leaves Rodney, MS to the north. This segment of road is still a country dirt road...
Tim Palmer
Official Crew
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Updated: 10/15/2024
Short Cut Road
Ovett, Mississippi
Short Cut Road is one of the shortest through routes in this part of the De Soto National Forest. This gravel road provides access to Gavin Road (FR213) and Boutwell Road (FR202). The road is not well-marked at its intersection with State Highway 15. Short Cut Road also provides an early glimpse into the Longleaf Pine and southern hardwood forest of southern Mississippi. Camping is not allowed along Short Cut Road.
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