Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Malad City, Idaho

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Maple Hollow

This short ATV trail starts as a steep road-width trail off of Old Highway 191 near Malad, Idaho. The entrance is unmarked and across from a small dirt pull-off on the side of the paved…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Two-Mile Canyon

Nestled near Malad, Idaho, this scenic pass offers a smooth and enjoyable drive from Malad to Weston and vice versa. The trail is a well-maintained dirt road, making it accessible to most vehicles, including those…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

Deep Creek/White Canyon

This is an easy ATV trail in the Caribou National Forest near Malad, Idaho. The south end of the trail connects to the Trail Hollow to Maple Hollow ATV trail, and it crosses Maple Hollow…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Trail Hollow to Maple Hollow

This ATV trail starts at a cattle gate at the intersection with Deep Creek/White Canyon. Depart from the gate to the left, and follow the two-track through the grassy rolling hills of the Caribou National…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Sky Line

This 9-mile trail, winding along the ridge of the Bannock Mountain Range within the Caribou National Forest, offers an enjoyable drive. Starting near Malad and finishing near Weston (or vice versa), the route features mostly…
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Total Miles
8.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Trail Hollow (Malad)

This is a short ATV trail in the Caribou National Forest that can be explored in combination with several other easy ATV trails near Malad, Idaho. The trail is two-track width and flows over several…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp / Su

Deep Creek to Ruben Hollow 7440

This is a 50" designated trail in the Caribou National Forest between Malad City and Preston, Idaho. Although designated for ATVs, the trail has narrowed over time as it's probably mostly ridden by dirt bikes,…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Third Creek to Ruben Hollow 7445

This is a short and easy ATV trail that can be used as a connection to the Ruben Hollow single track. From the south end, it starts at a shallow short creek crossing at the…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Jenkin's Hollow

Jenkin's Hollow is a fun 50" ATV trail in the Malad range just west of Weston, ID. You can access the trail on the north from Dry Canyon campground. On the south side, you can…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Clifton Basin to Weston Peak Single Track - 7433

This is one of several awesome single tracks in the Caribou National Forest near Preston, Idaho. It is fun, fast and flowy, and very narrow. The single track traverses across the side of a green…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Clifton Basin to Weston Peak ATV 7433 (Part 1)

This short ATV trail is part of the trail system in the Caribou National Forest near Preston, Idaho. It is a moderately challenging trail for ATVs and dirt bikes due to lots of small and…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Oneida Narrows Reservoir

This is an easy trail. You'll be able to do it in 2WD as long as there is no snow. It's a beautiful high desert scenery that follows the river and ends at a lake.…
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Total Miles
13.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Scout Mountain

This trail is just outside of Pocatello. It goes into the National Forest, so there is some free camping in this area. On this trail, you will gain 3,000 feet in elevation. You start down…
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Total Miles
11
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Lower Cub River Trail

The Cub River Trail starts at the Albert Moser Trailhead in the Cub River area. This 50-inch trail parallels the Cub River Road. The trail flows through the sagebrush and scrub maples intermingled with open…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Birch Creek Road 407

Birch Creek Road connects the Cub River Road to the community of Mink Creek on State Route 36. The byway allows access to the German Dugway and Telegraph roads. This is an unimproved forest road…
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Total Miles
8.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hyde Park Mine

Just north of the town of Logan is Hyde Park. There are little trails over this hill. From big hill climbs to just easy trails. You can expect to see deer in this area. If…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Litz Basin

Litz Basin trail is a fun spur off of Sugar Creek trail. It's an easy, fast, flowy trail that takes you into Litz Basin. It comes to a dead end in the Basin, but it's…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Boss Canyon

Boss Canyon is a very scenic 50" only side trail located off of the Franklin Basin road between Logan Canyon, Utah, and Cub River, Idaho. The trail is in the trees much of the time…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa / Wi

High Line Trail

Nice 50" trail with great views. The trail is hard packed dirt for the most part. There are some hills with loose gravel but not too bad, very little shade on this trail.
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su

Golden Spike Auto Tour, Transcontinental Railroad Byway

This historic trail follows the last 90 miles of the Transcontinental Railroad. The trail is the actual grade where the railroad tracks were. There are slight detours around the wooden trestles, but 90 percent is…
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Total Miles
91.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su / Wi

Paris Ice Cave

Paris Ice Cave is a small cave in the Bear River Mountains that is a very popular destination to those visiting nearby Bear Lake. It can easily be done in a day with a visit…
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Total Miles
10
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Moonlight Meadow #3404

Moonlight Meadow #3404 is a 1.5-mile-long primitive ATV trail that begins at a marked intersection with Trail #3442 and forms a half-loop up to a connecting forest service road. The trail is very faint with…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

North Middle #3443

North Middle #3443 is a 1.2-mile ATV connector trail that links Trail #3404 to Forest Service Road #30401. The route begins at the west end as a more defined path exiting the meadow, making it…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Indian Springs

From the frontage road, you head up into the Sawtooth National Forest on a well-maintained gravel road. The road will become narrower and a little more washed out, but it is still very passable with…
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Total Miles
7.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Old Canyon Road

This is a short route that takes you from Mount Pisgah Road over to the top of the old road that used to be Sardine Canyon. This is a short but scenic pass that has…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Emigration #3359

Emigration #3359 is a 2.6-mile-long ATV trail that begins at the north end on a wide, rocky path with no trail sign marking the start of its 50-inch designation. The initial section is filled with…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su

Blacksmith Fork Scenic Drive

This paved road goes through a narrow and scenic canyon with great mountain views ending at Hardware Ranch which is well known for the large elk herd that lives there and is fed all winter.…
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Total Miles
15
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Mount Pisgah Road

This 6-mile-long county road is a scenic route between the UDOT storage shed on US Highway 89 to Paradise, Utah. This route is open April 15th to November 15th if conditions allow, and is a…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

RCD Connector #3375

RCD Connector #3375 is an easy, flat ATV trail that links the RCD Campground with the Emigration Winter Sports Parking Area. The north end begins at a marked trail sign for 50-inch vehicles near a…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Big Creek Lake

This is a 1.5-mile spur off of Beaver Creek Canyon Road. It offers a few good vistas over Egan Basin and has a few terrain sections that are slightly challenging, but provide variety and interest…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

ATV Trails Near Malad City, Idaho

Maple Hollow

This short ATV trail starts as a steep road-width trail off of Old Highway 191 near Malad, Idaho. The entrance is unmarked and across from a small dirt pull-off on the side of the paved…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Two-Mile Canyon

Nestled near Malad, Idaho, this scenic pass offers a smooth and enjoyable drive from Malad to Weston and vice versa. The trail is a well-maintained dirt road, making it accessible to most vehicles, including those…
Learn more about Two-Mile Canyon
Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

Deep Creek/White Canyon

This is an easy ATV trail in the Caribou National Forest near Malad, Idaho. The south end of the trail connects to the Trail Hollow to Maple Hollow ATV trail, and it crosses Maple Hollow…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Trail Hollow to Maple Hollow

This ATV trail starts at a cattle gate at the intersection with Deep Creek/White Canyon. Depart from the gate to the left, and follow the two-track through the grassy rolling hills of the Caribou National…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Sky Line

This 9-mile trail, winding along the ridge of the Bannock Mountain Range within the Caribou National Forest, offers an enjoyable drive. Starting near Malad and finishing near Weston (or vice versa), the route features mostly…
Learn more about Sky Line
Total Miles
8.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Trail Hollow (Malad)

This is a short ATV trail in the Caribou National Forest that can be explored in combination with several other easy ATV trails near Malad, Idaho. The trail is two-track width and flows over several…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp / Su

UTV/Side-by-Side Near Malad City, Idaho

Two-Mile Canyon

Nestled near Malad, Idaho, this scenic pass offers a smooth and enjoyable drive from Malad to Weston and vice versa. The trail is a well-maintained dirt road, making it accessible to most vehicles, including those…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

Sky Line

This 9-mile trail, winding along the ridge of the Bannock Mountain Range within the Caribou National Forest, offers an enjoyable drive. Starting near Malad and finishing near Weston (or vice versa), the route features mostly…
Learn more about Sky Line
Total Miles
8.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Oneida Narrows Reservoir

This is an easy trail. You'll be able to do it in 2WD as long as there is no snow. It's a beautiful high desert scenery that follows the river and ends at a lake.…
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Total Miles
13.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Scout Mountain

This trail is just outside of Pocatello. It goes into the National Forest, so there is some free camping in this area. On this trail, you will gain 3,000 feet in elevation. You start down…
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Total Miles
11
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Birch Creek Road 407

Birch Creek Road connects the Cub River Road to the community of Mink Creek on State Route 36. The byway allows access to the German Dugway and Telegraph roads. This is an unimproved forest road…
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Total Miles
8.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hyde Park Mine

Just north of the town of Logan is Hyde Park. There are little trails over this hill. From big hill climbs to just easy trails. You can expect to see deer in this area. If…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi