Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Carey, Idaho

This is a beautiful valley and a hidden gem. The trail leads down to the water's edge at the fish creek reservoir. The area is generally privately owned, but access has been granted through ranchland and the water company to sportsmen and campers to enjoy this beautiful little reservoir. Sign states...
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This trail starts from the highway. It is a short loop trail, but it takes you to some beautiful river access spots. The trail crosses an old highway that was previously paved and fun to explore. Once across the old pavement, the trail becomes very narrow and is only the width of one vehicle. There ...
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Timbered Dome - Hammond Spring Creek is an easy, scenic eight-mile round-trip trail ideal for beginner offroaders, SxSs, and high-clearance four-wheel-drive vehicles seeking breathtaking views of the southern Pioneer Mountains. Beginning at an elevation of approximately 6,097 feet, the route winds a...
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Imperial Gulch is an epic top-tier single track for incredible views and a smooth fast and flowy trail through meadows full of wildflowers. There are only a couple of sections with some embedded small rocks and a couple roots, but it's mostly smooth dirt the whole way. It's a narrow trail with wide ...
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The Greenhorn - Imperial Connector is likely the first trail most riders will take out of the Greenhorn staging area for this trail system. It's a short connector trail that starts directly from the trailhead and is how you access most of the trail system. The hardest and rockiest section is right i...
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Appendicitis Hill WSA Spur #7 is a short, scenic 1.5-mile round-trip dead-end spur ideal for offroaders seeking a quick escape into the rugged terrain of Idaho's Appendicitis Hill Wilderness Study Area. Branching off from the Hammond Canyon network, this easy dirt trail climbs just over 300 feet, pe...
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This 10-mile track drops down into Antelope Valley and then goes back up towards Timbered Dome. You gain 1800 feet in elevation. The track is primarily on BLM, and where it crosses private property, access is allowed. Opportunities for backpacking, hiking, wildlife viewing, climbing, sightseeing, an...
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The Kinsey Creek ATV trail is a rocky two-track down by a creek that starts at the Deer Creek Trailhead and climbs up to a saddle via a shelfy path. There are a couple of logs and washouts that might make this difficult for an ATV but would be easy for a dirt bike. Right after the trailhead, there i...
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This shortcut meanders through meadows and forest on a narrow dirt trail with embedded rocks, connecting Cow Creek to Mahoney Ridge. It has a shallow creek crossing with bony rocks sticking up that is lined with a bunch of dead bushes. The trail goes in and out of aspen trees for short sections, but...
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This 6-mile RT spur goes deeper into the Appendicitis Hill Wilderness Study Area at about 7000 feet. Opportunities for backpacking, hiking, wildlife viewing, climbing, sightseeing, and photography are available here. The area is steep and rugged, so some of these activities are challenging. The view...
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This trail explores another area of the Appendicitis Hill Wilderness Study Area. It's just under a mile long, and it's a dead-end trail. Opportunities for backpacking, hiking, wildlife viewing, climbing, sightseeing, and photography are available here. The area is steep and rugged, so some of these ...
Learn more about Hammond Canyon to Appendicitis Hill

The Appendicitis Hill WSA Loop is an ideal adventure for offroaders seeking a scenic, moderately easy drive through Idaho's rugged backcountry, showcasing spectacular high-ridge views of the surrounding wilderness. This 9.5-mile track climbs through the steep and rugged terrain of the Appendicitis H...
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Appendicitis Hill Spur #5 is a scenic and easy-going route perfect for beginners, four-wheel-drive vehicles, and SxSs looking to explore the rugged beauty of the Appendicitis Hill Wilderness Study Area. This unpaved, 1.4-mile spur (3 miles round trip) sits at an elevation of roughly 7,100 to 7,300 f...
Learn more about Appendicitis Hill Spur #5

This trail takes you a little deeper into the Appendicitis Hill Wilderness Study Area and up to 7000 feet. Opportunities for backpacking, hiking, wildlife viewing, climbing, sightseeing, and photography are available here. The area is steep and rugged, so some of these activities are challenging. Th...
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Scenic out and back trail through a valley just on the outskirts of Ketchum that runs along a nice river. This trail features some wide-open valleys with the river winding through it as well as some aspens in a few areas. There are a few places along the road to stop and access the river as well as ...
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This trail takes you a little deeper into the Appendicitis Hill Wilderness Study Area and up to 6800 feet. Opportunities for backpacking, hiking, wildlife viewing, climbing, sightseeing, and photography are available here. The area is steep and rugged, so some of these activities are challenging. Th...
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Appendicitis Hill Spur 2 is a short, easy half-mile dirt spur perfect for beginners and scenic explorers seeking quick access to the rugged Appendicitis Hill Wilderness Study Area. This route ascends through the scenic desert landscape of Idaho near Arco, climbing from 5,820 feet to a high point ove...
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West of Arco, Idaho, Hammond Canyon Road takes you onto BLM lands around Appendicitis Hill. This 4-mile trail connects to Appendicitis Hill Spurs #1 - #6, and it generally follows Hammond Canyon Road into the Appendicitis Hill Wilderness Study Area. The wildlife in this area includes deer and elk. T...
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Perfect for stock four-wheel-drive SUVs and OHVs looking for stunning mountain vistas, the Warm Springs Creek Trail is a scenic, moderately challenging climb into Idaho’s rugged Sawtooth National Forest. Starting near Ketchum, this 2.7-mile route features a steady ascent from 6,069 feet to a peak el...
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Middle Fork–South Fork 2 (7199) is a 4.3-mile trail in the Smoky Mountains, about 20 minutes west of Ketchum, Idaho. It branches east from FS 7986, turns north, and eventually connects with Warfield–South Fork. When ridden top to bottom, the trail drops about 1,500 feet. The upper section offers wid...
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This is a beautiful valley and a hidden gem. The trail leads down to the water's edge at the fish creek reservoir. The area is generally privately owned, but access has been granted through ranchland and the water company to sportsmen and campers to enjoy this beautiful little reservoir. Sign states...
Learn more about Fish Creek Reservoir Access

Timbered Dome - Hammond Spring Creek is an easy, scenic eight-mile round-trip trail ideal for beginner offroaders, SxSs, and high-clearance four-wheel-drive vehicles seeking breathtaking views of the southern Pioneer Mountains. Beginning at an elevation of approximately 6,097 feet, the route winds a...
Learn more about Timbered Dome - Hammond Spring Creek

Appendicitis Hill WSA Spur #7 is a short, scenic 1.5-mile round-trip dead-end spur ideal for offroaders seeking a quick escape into the rugged terrain of Idaho's Appendicitis Hill Wilderness Study Area. Branching off from the Hammond Canyon network, this easy dirt trail climbs just over 300 feet, pe...
Learn more about Appendicitis Hill WSA Spur #7

This 10-mile track drops down into Antelope Valley and then goes back up towards Timbered Dome. You gain 1800 feet in elevation. The track is primarily on BLM, and where it crosses private property, access is allowed. Opportunities for backpacking, hiking, wildlife viewing, climbing, sightseeing, an...
Learn more about Hammond Canyon to Timbered Dome

Timbered Dome - Hammond Spring Creek is an easy, scenic eight-mile round-trip trail ideal for beginner offroaders, SxSs, and high-clearance four-wheel-drive vehicles seeking breathtaking views of the southern Pioneer Mountains. Beginning at an elevation of approximately 6,097 feet, the route winds a...
Learn more about Timbered Dome - Hammond Spring Creek

Appendicitis Hill WSA Spur #7 is a short, scenic 1.5-mile round-trip dead-end spur ideal for offroaders seeking a quick escape into the rugged terrain of Idaho's Appendicitis Hill Wilderness Study Area. Branching off from the Hammond Canyon network, this easy dirt trail climbs just over 300 feet, pe...
Learn more about Appendicitis Hill WSA Spur #7

This 10-mile track drops down into Antelope Valley and then goes back up towards Timbered Dome. You gain 1800 feet in elevation. The track is primarily on BLM, and where it crosses private property, access is allowed. Opportunities for backpacking, hiking, wildlife viewing, climbing, sightseeing, an...
Learn more about Hammond Canyon to Timbered Dome

This 6-mile RT spur goes deeper into the Appendicitis Hill Wilderness Study Area at about 7000 feet. Opportunities for backpacking, hiking, wildlife viewing, climbing, sightseeing, and photography are available here. The area is steep and rugged, so some of these activities are challenging. The view...
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