Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

This 2.8-mile-long dirt bike trail leaves from the west end from the bottom of Trail 1 and is much easier than Trail 1. It goes along a shelf of a hillside, on an easy single…
Learn more about Canfield Mountain - Trail A (West)

This is an easy two-track open to vehicles less than 50". It leaves from the parking area on Nettleman Road and goes through a gate. It's an old repurposed road now used by ATVs. The…
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These are single track trails that are part of the Canfield trail system. Penn is a one-way up trail and Cave is a one-way down trail. Penn is a sustained climb that is mostly smooth,…
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Trail 6 in the Canfield Trail System is a short connector trail between the D and A singletracks. This one is 1.3 miles long and very easy. The north end goes past a gate, then…
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Trail B is an easy single track in the Canfield Trail System, although long and windy. From the west end, it starts as a narrow single track through trees and bushes. It's smooth and easy…
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This 5.6-mile segment of Trail A is a long and windy single track in the Canfield Trail System. It's wide and smooth coming from the east end. It has narrower sections later with more pieces…
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This is a wide and easy dirt bike trail in the Coeur d'Alene National Forest. It's fast and flowy and goes underneath a bunch of trees like through a tunnel. It's a smooth dirt surface…
Learn more about Canfield Mountain- Trail 11

1562 is the main thoroughfare for ATVs through the Canfield Trail System that goes all the way East to West along the north end of the trail system. This is a 3.4-mile-long segment of the…
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Most of this trail is on a paved twisty road leading up into the Panhandle National Forest. The pavement ends at the top of the hill and spiderwebs into several dirt trails. Horse Ridge Trail…
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This short single track starts at the intersection with dirt bike trails 1562 and Trail A. It begins as a narrow single track through the pine trees. The trail goes on what looks like an…
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Mount Coeur d'Alene (439) is a single-width road that begins off East Burma Road and heads east up Mount Coeur d'Alene. After the peak of Mount Coeur d'Alene, it continues towards Red Horse Mountain, ending…
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This is an easy ATV trail that starts off of East Fernan Lake Road and is used to access the Canfield trail system. There's no parking area at the south end of the trail, just…
Learn more about Dry Gulch Bypass OHV

This is a 2.8-mile-long easy 50" trail through the Canfield Trail System near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. It has no obstacles, just smooth wide dirt going through a pine tree forest. There are a few old…
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Looking to check out the entire Rathdrum Prairie area? This is a great, scenic route featuring excellent views of the towns of Coeur d'Alene, Hayden, Athol, Rathdrum, and out to Post Falls. You also are…
Learn more about CDA-Hayden Lake View Route

This road starts out fairly easy but is progressively more challenging as you get deeper into the woods. If you can make it at least halfway, you'll be rewarded with a few breathtaking views of…
Learn more about Beauty-Cedar (1575)

This route travels north through the Coeur d'Alene National Forest, just north of the Wolf Lodge area. It begins at Meyers Saddle and ends at Fernan Saddle, which is a large staging area with ample…
Learn more about Blue Creek (499)

Combination of dirt and gravel trail that twists through the forest with distant views out to Lake Hayden. There are a couple of dispersed campsites on the side of the trail. There is also one…
Learn more about Horse Ridge Clop Clop

This is a very nice easy drive through some beautiful thick forest. The road is mostly wide enough for easy passing and is mostly smooth. There are good views of the valleys and the rest…
Learn more about Carlin Creek/Carrill Ridge

A beautiful drive down from the Fernando Saddle. If coming from the top of the saddle, you will enjoy expansive views and pass a few trails to explore. As you get to the valley below,…
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This is a mostly paved section of trail providing access to a network of other trails in the area. It begins at a large open staging area with multiple trailheads, this area is good for…
Learn more about Fernan Saddle

This is a middle trail used to link up to other trails in the area. It's also part of a nice loop if taken from Fernan Saddle and connected up to Horse Ridge Clop Clop…
Learn more about Hayden Lake Divide

This is an easy backcountry route between Harrison and Beauty Bay. The route takes you through lots of dense forest and cedars with filtered views into the Rose Lake area. This route can be done…
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Get your buddies off the 612 and hit the 202. You will start down a one-lane road. A water stream follows the trail the whole way up. Once at the top you will come off…
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This well-graded trail follows what appears to be an old mining rail track. The grade is easy, but after years of travel, when wet, have created some decent-sized potholes and some rocky sections. There are…
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The Beauty Creek Divide Trail is southeast of the city of Couer d'Alene. The trail has multiple viewpoints of the mouth of the Couer d'Alene River. There are a couple of dispersed camp sights and…
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Singletrack trail to connect Hayden Creek to the Spades Mountain Trails. The trail begins 5 miles up Hayden Creek Road from the end of the pavement. There is a parking area at the trailhead, although…
Learn more about Hell's Canyon

What a great way to connect one set of routes to another. It's mostly graded and easy to follow, but some forestry work has been done in a few sections. The best part is now…
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This is an east/west road that connects several different national forest roads in the area. It branches off FR-612 on the west side and ends at Marie Saddle (413) on the east side. You may…
Learn more about Skookum Saddle (434)

This popular trail connects the tarmac at the top of the hill to the network of routes below. It's a very smooth, wide trail with blind corners and many people speeding. The views from the…
Learn more about CDA Deception Creek

From the top, the road is wide and smooth with great views of the valley and surrounding mountains. Towards the bottom, the road gets steeper and more rough but drops into the creek valley which…
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