Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Pomeroy, Washington

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Tiger Creek

Tiger Creek Trail starts south of the small town of Kooskooskie, WA and winds back and forth on dirt and gravel roads through Umatilla National Forest as you climb approx. 3,300ft to an intersection with…
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Total Miles
12.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Moscow Mountain Lookout

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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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Skyline Drive

This route starts on Highway 95 near De Smet, Idaho and travels through McCroskey State Park. This is a well maintained road that any vehicle should be able to take on. Signs along the way…
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Total Miles
16.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Waterhole Creek

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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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Flat Creek

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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Total Miles
18.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Boundary Point

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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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Little Bear

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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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Klawa Creek Trail

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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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Imnaha to Wallowa Mountain Loop

This route traces the Imnaha River between the scenic Wallowa Mountain Loop road and the small town of Imnaha. The road is wide in all but a few places and is pretty well maintained. This…
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Total Miles
29
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Fish Lake - Twin Lakes

This route takes you to a couple of beautiful small lakes while providing incredible views of the Whitman National Forest. Overall the route is very easy and straight forward, but there is a section that…
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Total Miles
30.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Hells Canyon Overlook - Dirt Road Approach

The Hells Canyon overlook has both a paved and un paved approach. Both are very scenic, but we highly recommend the dirt route as it offers a number of camp sites and incredible views. Signs…
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Total Miles
7.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

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

Penn Trail, Cave Trail Loop

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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Total Miles
6.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Elk Butte Lookout

This is a short trail up to the Elk Butte Lookout Tower. The trail begins at Captain's Cabin which can be accessed by riding up Aquarius Road and then Elk Butte road. From Captain's Cabin…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Upper Graves Creek

This short and fun ATV trail has a lot to offer. Great views, some light technical sections, switchbacks, and more. This trail runs from the intersection of Stony Butte Road (FS 1475) and Graves Creek…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Horse Ridge Trail

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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Total Miles
7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Freezeout

This trail takes you across a beautiful section of Forest Service Road 301 AKA Fishhook-Gold Center Road through the beautiful rocky peaks and high alpine meadows of Freezeout. This is a long, fairly primitive, and…
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Total Miles
22.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Blue Creek (499)

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…
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Total Miles
7.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Horse Ridge Clop Clop

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…
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Total Miles
5.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Fernan Saddle

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…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Blue Ridge Views

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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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

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

Hayden Lake Divide

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…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Kleinschmidt Grade - NFD 105

Starting from Hells Canyon/Snake River, this route will take you up a winding single-lane track with great views and significant exposures. As you get higher, the terrain and flora will transform from rock to grass…
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Total Miles
17.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

CDA Deception Creek

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…
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Total Miles
7.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Deception Creek Circle

This fun side loop takes you away from the heavily trafficked Deception Creek Trail. It's narrow with lots of evidence of downed trees. There are deep potholes and puddles from the many springs leeching into…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Railroad Grade

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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Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Spades Connection

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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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Daveggio Creek

This trail takes you from Marble Creek up into the mountains and through some beautiful landscapes including a large burn zone. You'll reach some higher elevation and have multiple great viewpoints along the way. There…
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Total Miles
7.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Lone Cabin Creek

This is a well-traveled and graded trail that heads up into the hills to Five Fingers Saddle, with many trail options to explore at the top. It's mostly wide enough to pass oncoming traffic, but…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp