Looking for a rough ride in Minnesota? The Nemadji State Forest OHV Trail is a great place to take your 4-wheeler for a thrilling run. It has all that an 4-wheeler rider is looking for, steepness, rolling terrain, even swamp areas to take your 4-wheeler through. The Nemadji State Forest is located in Pine County. If coming from Nickerson, take Highway 23 northeast 1/2 mile, then turn right for 1.5 miles to Net Lake Forest Road turn right, or go south about 2 miles. This is a very long trail, about 100 miles, so camping out may be in order. Being a State Forest, it is open all year, but due to weather conditions, sometimes it may be closed to OHM's.
Because this is a State Forest, the rules are a bit more strict for riding your 4-wheeler in these areas. Don't go off the marked trails and make your own. Never go trailblazing and take your 4-wheeler off the trails because it will destroy the habitat. A State Forest will have many kinds of traffic on the OHV trails, so be prepared to encountered other 4-wheeler riders to horseback riders to hikers any time of year.
They do require that you wear your DOT approved 4-wheeler helmet at all times when you ride these 4-wheeler trails and due to the lushness of the forest, protect your arms and legs from slapping branches and other debris that can get kicked up by other's 4-wheelers. The Nemadji State Forest 4-wheeler trails are a great place to spend a day riding with your friends. Next time you want to spend your day of 4-wheeler riding with your friends on some terrain that is challenging yet scenic, look no further than these 4-wheeler trails.
