Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Leadore, Idaho

NOTE spelling differences when doing your research: Bannock with an O for route information, Bannack with an A for state park, ghost town, and campground information.Nestled in the Beaverhead Mountains, part of the Bitterroot Range…
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The Salt Creek Repeater Trail follows an old service road that has gradually deteriorated into a mildly challenging 4x4 route. Drivers will encounter stretches of loose rock, uneven ruts, and short rocky climbs that demand…
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Rocky Peak Trail is a 1.9-mile moderately easy ATV route in the Salmon National Forest, gaining roughly 1,330 feet of elevation from north to south. The trail starts off FS Road 60105, but the entrance…
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This is a BLM road marked as Road 6197. The road traverses hilly open grasslands from the Continental Divide to the Cruikshank Creek drainage. The road intersects Road 6111 to the northwest at the Continental…
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This is a wide open and flowy track that connects Trail Creek to Timber Creek Road. It rides along a hillside next to a large stream/marsh area at the base of the valley. The trail…
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This is a ridgeline trail that goes east from Bannock Pass along the Continental Divide for about six miles. The terrain is primarily open grassland that offers spectacular panoramic views into Montana to the east…
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This is a great trail that runs along a stream up into the Challis Mountains. Ridden from North to South, it starts off with a shallow stream crossing and features several others along the way.…
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Running West to East, this is a downhill trail that intersects with Big Timber Creek Trail. The track is mostly dirt with a few rock sections, some roots, and shallow stream crossings. It's wide and…
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This 12-mile adventure is suitable for high-clearance 4x4 vehicles. Most typically, people access this road from the Continental Divide (CD), where it serves as an extension of the Frying Pan road that dead ends on…
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This 12-mile single-lane road connects the Black Canyon Ridge Road to the Lemhi Pass Road. It is signed as BLM Road #1882. Beginning from the intersection of the Black Canyon Road (FS 5932), the first…
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The first half mile of this road passes through a residential area and is a nice graveled two-lane road. Make sure to stay on the road. After that, the road continues as a more typical…
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Reese Creek Road leaves the Lemhi Valley and climbs towards the Continental Divide. It is a one-lane dirt road with occasional turn-outs to allow passing for full-width vehicles and passes through the dry foothills of…
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This road follows a pass through the foothills of the Beaverhead Mountains. It's a pleasant little one-lane dirt road that wanders through sagebrush flats, crosses the creek several times and occasionally pauses for a break…
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This road offers a rewarding variety of experiences for the OHV enthusiast. From the intersection with the Lemhi Pass road to the intersection with the Yearian Creek Road, the tread is a good gravel road…
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This road, signed as FS 60068 on the ground, connects the Agency Creek Road, also known as the Lemhi Pass Road, eventually to the Continental Divide (CD). But of course, it's not known as the…
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This ATV trail intersects with the Copper Queen Road near the Continental Divide and works its way down to the Agency Creek Road (also sometimes referred to as the Lemhi Pass Road), a drop in…
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This easy track is bookended by the Shoshone Ridge Interpretive Site to the south, and Highway 278 near Jackson MT to the north - it partially follows both the Big Hole River and the Nez…
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This is a well-maintained gravel road that connects Lemhi Pass to the little village of Lemhi in the valley. It is a two-lane road and a little steep with several hairpin turns. Vehicles with trailers…
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This is a mellow but scenic loop that definitely shows you why it's the "Big Sky" state. Keep your eyes out for antelope, rabbits, and wildflowers. There are lots of good campfire/picnic spots and campsites.…
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This is a historic trail through the beautiful Birch Valley. It takes you to the historic charcoal kilns used back in the day in the area. There are four remaining kilns being preserved and kept…
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While being surrounded by towering mountains and scenic views, this easy trail through the beautiful Pahsimeroi Valley takes you right by Barney Hot Spring. Barney Hot Spring is more accurately described as lukewarm with a…
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This route takes you from the bottom of the Lost River Valley up around an additional thousand feet to the base of Bell Mountain. The canyon could be named white rock canyon as the rock…
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This is a one-lane dirt road that travels up a broad, shallow valley dominated by sagebrush on both sides. This road is signed as BLM 1829. When this road was evaluated, it had been recently…
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Bannack Pass Road (FS 951) has a variety of names because it is a portion of a historic route that supplied goods and services to the historic mining city of Bannack, Montana. It is often…
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Over the eons, the Big Sheep Creek cut a canyon through the Tendoy mountains. The road faithfully follows the creek, so the traveler is treated to a ride through a very steep canyon and an…
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Beautiful and scenic, this easy dirt road winds its way up into the Salmon National Forest. Once you begin gaining elevation, the road is generously one vehicle wide with plenty of pull-out places to pass.…
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Horse Heaven Pass is a mildly elevated backcountry route filled with picturesque views of the Lost River Range and a beautiful display of colors from all the wildflowers. This unmaintained, slightly rocky, dirt road connects…
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This route will take you to the base of the mountains and over to Skull Canyon. You will pass through some amazing country and travel back in time as you see the old cabins and…
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The primary attraction to the Indian Head Canyon is the marvelous petroglyphs preserved in a cave in the canyon wall. The BLM and Forest Service have developed this site by fencing off the area and…
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This nearly 12-mile route accesses a ridgeline known as the White Pine Ridge. It is almost a continuous, but relatively gentle, climb from about 6,700 feet to just a little more than 9,000 feet. At…
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