Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Lapwai, Idaho

Rimrock Road is a point-to-point gravel road that skirts along the top of the Snake River Canyon. The trail is lined with private farmland on either side, so please be respectful when passing through. The…
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Steptoe Canyon Road is a point-to-point gravel road that climbs from the banks of the Snake River up to the Palouse plateau. The road is lined with private property on both sides, so please be…
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This is a short but fun ride up to the Moscow Mountain lookout, which resides on the East Summit of Moscow Mountain. This trail is mostly dirt, with the first several hundred yards made up…
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This is a county road only open from June 1-November 7 to motorized traffic, with gates closed during winter. This route is from gate to gate over Moscow Mountain through the woods. There is parking…
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Start at the end of Brush Creek Road around the gate and take it to the end of the road. Part of the route goes up and over the hill to the end of the…
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This is an easy ride off the Brush Creek main road, around a gate that is 50 inches wide, maximum. The road past the gate is a logging road that winds through clear cuts. The…
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This trail is just over 5 miles one way on an old logging road. One spot is a steeper narrow area. It's an overall easy ride with many additional trails off it. Gates on both…
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Off Cherry Butte Road, this is an older logging road through clearcut until it turns into more of a trail on Forest Service Road 3850 to Bing Cherry. It connects at the other end to…
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Flat Creek Trail takes you from the Ruby Creek Trailhead to Mica Mountain. This trail has a variety of surfaces, trail widths, and overall conditions throughout and presents an enjoyable trip for riders of various…
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Forest service road 4772 gated road for 50 inch or less. Parking area nearby and the Little Bolder campground, along with pit toilets. Rock dirt road with lots of spur roads to go on off…
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Dinner bucket road for 2 2-mile ride one way. Potlatch permit required. At the Y of Forest Service Road 4772. The road is dirt/rock and is an old logging road that runs along a ridge…
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This trail runs through timbered areas, with a good portion running through thick darker timbered areas making for a neat experience. This trail is not highly maintained so there is a fair amount of brush…
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Little Bear is a nice short trail that connects Ruby Creek Trail to Flat Creek Trail. This trail has some deep water ruts and a fair amount of rock in the trail. This dirt trail…
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Starting right at the trailhead, this is the main trail in the Ruby Creek/Mt. Margaret trail system. It is a relatively easy, two-track trail with some ruts, potholes, and washes but overall is a very…
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This is a 1-mile trail up to a big butte fire lookout. If you are driving a dirt bike/SxS, you are able to drive continually up to the lookout. If you are in an SUV…
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Forest Service Road 3306C off of 4772. 1.8 miles one way, Dirt track through the woods. It is an easy ride, except it is narrow in some places due to overgrowth and downed trees that…
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Jerome Creek (FS 788) is a 10.4-mile, well-maintained gravel road loop that starts near Idaho Route 6 and climbs up the southeast side of Gold Hill before turning back down and reconnecting with itself. For…
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Wenatchee Big Butte is a 7-mile connection trail on the route to the Big Butte fire lookout. This is a well-groomed trail made mostly of compact dirt with the occasional loose gravel. This is approximately…
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This is part of a track that goes up to McGary Butte. There are multiple ways to get to the top. This is an old logging road that goes through clearcuts and has amazing views…
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Klawa Creek Trail will take you through a combination of lighter open forest and thicker dark timber. The trail is mostly dirt, with some sections covered in a light amount of larger gravel. On this…
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Gold Hill (FS 770) is a 5.6-mile, point-to-point trail that takes drivers from US Highway 95 up into the Gold Hill trail network. Gold Hill starts in rolling wheat fields and ends up in the…
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Road 4782 is just off Little Sand Creek Road, around a gate. Parking and camping are about less than a mile away at Laird Park. The first part of this gravel logging road is on…
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Big Creek Road is a 13.5-mile out-and-back gravel road that climbs from ID6 around the north side of Gold Hill and serves as an access point to many other trails in the Gold Hill trail…
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This is a gated side logging road off Main 381 Road. It is 3 miles one way and took about 1 hour total to ride. This is a Moscow dirt road with grass growing in…
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This trail starts out about as wide as a full road--very smooth, pretty wide open, and flat. It takes you back into the timber and stays this way for the majority of the ride before…
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This gated road, managed by the Idaho Department of Lands, is limited to 50-inch or smaller vehicles with nearby parking available. The dirt road is generally wide, with some bumps and runoff areas, and it…
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Wellamockin Road North NF46 is a well-graded gravel route that threads through a scenic forested area just north of the Duncorn Overlook Road. The trail is lined with pine trees and lush green vegetation, making…
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Waterhole Creek Trail begins at Gold Hill - (Road 770) and climbs up through dense timber and along an open ridge to Prospect Peak, where it drops off onto Big Creek Road. The trailhead is…
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This spur road is not far from the Moose Creek Reservoir. This is a narrow grassy spur road off of main 381 road. This trail is a great place to get off the busier road…
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Connector track between Forest Service roads 4782 and 381. Trail 8231 is a well-maintained trail that is marked with signage and weaves through the forest; this connector section is part of a more extended trail…
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