Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Coolin, Idaho

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Panhandle Overland Rally Scenic Loop

Please keep in mind this is private property and is only accessible by attending the Panhandle Overland rally and is accessible one weekend a year. So please be respectful of this private property for the…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Pack River Cruise

This is the main thoroughfare through the Pack River area of the Kaniksu National Forest. The road is chip-sealed, well maintained, and can be traversed with the family sedan. The attraction is the scenery. The…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Panhandle Overland Rally Welcome Trail

Please keep in mind this is private property and is only accessible by attending the Panhandle Overland rally and is accessible one weekend a year. So please be respectful of this private property for the…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Bead Lake

Some paved, mostly gravelled roads. Easy ride. Mostly forested road with some open areas where views are available.
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Total Miles
27.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time

NF-2550 (HooDoo)

This route crosses over Mt HooDoo (elevation 5,119') from Blanchard to Priest River via National Forest Road 2550. The views up here are incredible on a clear day. Mt. Hoodoo is a popular spot for…
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Total Miles
25.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Winchester Creek

Portions of the route are paved roads in the valley area and on Flowery Trail Rd. Once you are in the forest, roads are gravelled. Gravel roads may be dusty, unless it has rained recently.…
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Total Miles
53.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time

Ruby-Tacoma Creek Loop

Great all-day family ride, with some good challenges for novice riders. Road is mostly gravel, with some pavement to ride in the Little Pend Oreille Lakes area as you transit to the main route. The…
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Total Miles
50.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time

Trestle Creek Trail

This popular trail is a mostly graded washboard and potholes and is generally wide enough for oncoming to pass. There are ample pullouts in the narrower sections. The trail twists and turns through dense forest…
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Total Miles
14.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Tacoma Creek

This route features a loop route which takes you to Calispell Peak. It is all gravel road, with the final 2 mile road to Calispell Peak being rough and rocky, with a couple of steep…
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Total Miles
33.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time

Mt Spokane via IEP Backroads

This route goes from Spirit Lake, ID to the top of Mt Spokane via Inland Empire Paper logging roads and Mt Spokane Nordic Trails. Starting from Brickel Creek Road (via IEP Brickel Creek Gate), to…
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Total Miles
14.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Chewelah-Beaver Lodge

This is a major excursion route from Chewelah, 57 miles north to the Beaver Lodge, located in the Little Pend Oreille lakes recreation area. It is paved road out of the Chewelah area up to…
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Total Miles
44
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time

Cottonwood Divide

The route encompasses both pavement and gravel roads. Flowery Trail road is paved, but OHV travel is authorized. The route is mainly forested road, with several breaks where you can view distant mountains and valleys.…
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Total Miles
33.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time

Chewelah Creek

This is a long scenic trail between Chewelah Creek Campground and Cusick, WA. It has multiple scenic viewpoints that present excellent photo opportunities. The majority of the trail is along well-maintained roads but narrows in…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Johnson/Lakeview Rd. #278

This is a dirt road with small ruts and occasional deep ruts, clear width for large vehicles, and many off-shoot narrow trails for ATVs or dirt bikes.
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Total Miles
14.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Lunch Peak

This popular out and back trail leads to the retired fire lookout tower at lunch peak. On a clear day, the views are outstanding. There are a few tighter switchbacks, but generally, it's an easy…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Fourth of July Mountain

Gravel road route, with some areas of dirt and possible muddy conditions, depending upon weather.
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Total Miles
32.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time

Calispell Peak

This is a major excursion route. Combination of paved road out of Chewelah, gravel road, and steep rocky parts as you get on the Calispell Peak Road. It is a rough, bouncy, two mile section…
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Total Miles
58.3
Tech Rating
2 Moderate
Best Time

CDA-Hayden Lake View Route

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…
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Total Miles
45
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Smackout Pass

There are paved roads leading out of Ione. The rest is gravelled road. Easy ride. Alternative loop up FS Rd #421/300 (Jim Creek) is available. If time is critical, stay on Smackout Pass Rd, which…
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Total Miles
39.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time

Johnson/Lakeview

This long slog runs from the valley below up the grade into the mountains. There are great views around many corners of the surrounding hills and the Clark Fork River. It leads up over plenty…
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Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Johnson's Vista Trail

This narrow trail spurs off the main road and twists and turns its way to the cliff's edge. There are some rocky sections and quite a few rutted-out sections. Here and there are small pullouts…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Lightning Creek

This is a well-traveled and nice graded road. It's mostly wide enough for two rigs to pass without stopping until you get closer to the end, where there are ample pullouts. It's primarily a well-maintained…
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Total Miles
15.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Radar Dome Scenic Route

This easy route follows shady, forested roads through Sherry Creek, Flodelle Creek and Tacoma Creek areas up to the summit of Radar Dome. The old radar site is an interesting area used for paintball wars,…
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Total Miles
11.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Hartill Meadows

Easy road ride. Mostly forested, with some open areas where you can view the valleys and mountains. Makes for a nice 2 hour excursion ride for family outing. Road may be rutted. Hartill Meadows is…
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Total Miles
14.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time

Moose Creek Trailhead

This short out and back trail is rocky with a few larger washouts. A stock SUV should be able to navigate it slowly. Near the beginning is a well-constructed warming hut with an outdoor fire…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hell's Canyon

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…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Faset Peak

This trail just starts out of the Bunco parking lot which is large enough for trailers. The trail start working up the mountain right away. It's an easy two-way dirt road Great view of the…
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Total Miles
12
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hudlow

This mostly easy trail runs from the ridgeline to the valley or visa-versa. Near the lower section is a well-constructed warming hut for snowmobile season, complete with a pit toilet and a vast valley with…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Badger Mountain

Although we "didn't see no stinking Badgers," we assume they must be around if this is the namesake. The trail starts with a narrow, rutted, and solid climb with some loose sections. About 3/4 of…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Johnson Creek

This wide easy trail travels right along the banks of the stunning Clark Fork River. You'll pass fields of hay and tons of spectacular bridges and waterways. A pit toilet double boat load is in…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp