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Chadwick makes Christian County a national-forest trail county

The U.S. Forest Service identifies the Chadwick Motorized Trails System in Mark Twain National Forest as a Christian County off-highway-vehicle trail area.

Chadwick gives Christian County one of those Ozarks outdoor notes that changes which rulebook you need. The motorized trail system sits about four miles southwest of Chadwick in Mark Twain National Forest, with nearly 80 miles of multi-use trail for ATVs, UTVs, motorcycles, and mountain bikes.

The riding is federal-forest riding, not a county-road shortcut. Forest Service rules keep motorized travel on designated roads and trails, use the Motor Vehicle Use Map, and require the right trail permit or daily tag.

The landscape is part of the draw: deep forested hollows, long ridge tops, oak, hickory, pine, glades, and rough rock. For a Christian County page, Chadwick explains why a local outdoor question may belong with the Forest Service even when the nearest town name is small.

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