Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Silverton, Idaho

2 Mile Road is a skinny one-lane rocky fire road with beautiful views of the valley below, which leads to 2 Mile Saddle that has 3 different directions you can go, which also have offshoots. You can use it as a shortcut or make a small loop to Dobson Pass down to Wallace, Idaho.
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This 5 mile trail in the Coeur d'Alene National Forest is a fun and easy single track that starts from the town of Osburn, Idaho, and can be used to access more single track trails that are farther north. Parts of the trail look like it's an old road since it's wider in parts, but eventually it gets...
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Cranky Gulch is a popular trail to access the single-track trails in the St. Joe National Forest south of Wallace, Idaho. It starts off at Moon Pass with a pull-off that riders use as a staging area. There is a gate with a pinch point here and the trail starts on the right after the gate at a trail ...
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This route is a very smooth dirt road with very pretty views of the Bitterroot Mountains and valley below, with multiple offshoots that go off either side of the valley. You can use this as a loop road or a fun afternoon of exploring. Take this to or from historic Wallace, Idaho.
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Beefcamp is a fast trail through large trees. Great flow with this one. There are several root and rock sections but nothing very difficult. North to South is mostly downhill. There are several switchbacks along the way with ample room to turn. BEWARE: true trail does not intersect with Jewel Gulch ...
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The trail to Lost Lake takes you deep into the mountains to the south of Osburn, Idaho, on a gorgeous 1600ft climb with many breathtaking views of the Silver Valley. The trail starts directly out of the Big Creek I-90 Exit, with a small parking lot available. The initial climb is pavement for about ...
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This national forest road leads to Lake Elsie Campground & Recreation Area. Lake Elsie is a no-fee camp area with 11 designated campsites and miles of ATV trails. It's also a great day-use area for kayaking, paddle boarding, and other water activities. The area seems to be popular during hunting sea...
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This is a fun and easy ATV trail with a few challenges that starts right at Lake Elsie Campground. The trail has a few steep climbs with a few roots and a couple of wide switchbacks, and it rides on a shelf ledge for part of it. There is a small and shallow creek crossing that is easy, and there are...
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Lake Elsie Ridge is a short ATV trail that drops 600 feet from the Dam Creek Divide ATV trail down to the access road into Lake Elsie Campground. It's a steep downhill with lots of loose rock on a dirt surface. It's a pretty bumpy trail from all the rock. It's two track width, and lined with pine tr...
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This ATV trail is one of several easy to medium ATV trails in this area of the St. Joe National Forest, that starts on the south end from Cemetery Ridge, and goes north to the intersection with Lake Elsie Ridge. The trail is packed with dirt with tons of loose rock on the surface for the majority of...
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Montgomery-Moon Ridge is USFS road #946, a lightly used well-maintained route in the Coeur d'Alene National Forest. At low elevation, it passes many privately owned tracts and has lots of tight turns. There are no camping or bathrooms on the route, and deer and elk are infrequently found due to prox...
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This is the northern piece of Moon Pass that goes from the town of Wallace, Idaho, to the Moon Pass Summit. It starts as a paved road from the town of Wallace for a couple of miles and goes past the Pulaski Historic Site, which is where a group of firefighters escaped into a mine during the 1910 fir...
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This is a narrow single-lane road (FS 389) that forks off of the main Moon Pass road at the top. Amazing views and an easy ride on a rocky dirt road. High clearance is needed in some parts. A 10-mile one-way track goes through a wooded forest with places to tent camp along the route. Two hours to r...
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Character Ridge is USFS road #620, a lightly used well maintained route in the Coeur d'Alene National Forest. It rises from Coeur d'Alene River Road and has lots of tight turns. There are no camping or bathrooms on the route, and deer and elk are infrequently found due to proximity to town. The rout...
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Oregon Toboggan (FS 2349) and Jack Waite Forks (FS 1551) are moderately used, mild forest roads with great views of the Coeur d’Alene mountains. At 11.3 miles, there is a spur road on the left which dead ends close to the remediation site of the Jack Waite Mine, which was founded back in 1884. The r...
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Go up Burke Road out of awesome Wallace, Idaho, and see the star mine on your way up to lower Glidden Lake. This trail is an easy-rutted mountain road to a beautiful mountain lake at 5600ft elevation with multiple camp spots at the top. Make it a nice day trip with the family with some kayaks or mak...
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This is a great flow trail. Props to those taking care of this one! There are several water erosion areas that were repaired by rock construction. Trail runs along a hillside from South to North and terminates in an area with multiple trails - both quad and single track.
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This trail is just outside Pinehurst. Coming down the little road next to a very beautiful creek. Then you turn left to go up the trail. It's an easy forest service road. But you can take this awesome bypass that goes straight up the mountain. On a tight little trail through the pine trees and recon...
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This is a short two-track dirt trail with shelfy spots in between tall ferns and pine trees in a very dense forest. The trail is very overgrown with lots of downed tree branches sticking out over the trail that you have to duck for or they'll whack your face and chest. The trail is mostly flat and w...
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Shoshone Ridge is a scenic trail off of Coeur d'Alene River Road (208). There's a great view at the end of 602, plenty of room to turn around, as well as parking for 3-4 cars. There's a hiking trailhead here as well (Shoshone Ridge Trail #81). You can take a hairpin turn and continue another 1.5 mil...
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2 Mile Road is a skinny one-lane rocky fire road with beautiful views of the valley below, which leads to 2 Mile Saddle that has 3 different directions you can go, which also have offshoots. You can use it as a shortcut or make a small loop to Dobson Pass down to Wallace, Idaho.
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This route is a very smooth dirt road with very pretty views of the Bitterroot Mountains and valley below, with multiple offshoots that go off either side of the valley. You can use this as a loop road or a fun afternoon of exploring. Take this to or from historic Wallace, Idaho.
Learn more about Moon Dobson

The trail to Lost Lake takes you deep into the mountains to the south of Osburn, Idaho, on a gorgeous 1600ft climb with many breathtaking views of the Silver Valley. The trail starts directly out of the Big Creek I-90 Exit, with a small parking lot available. The initial climb is pavement for about ...
Learn more about Lost Lake

This national forest road leads to Lake Elsie Campground & Recreation Area. Lake Elsie is a no-fee camp area with 11 designated campsites and miles of ATV trails. It's also a great day-use area for kayaking, paddle boarding, and other water activities. The area seems to be popular during hunting sea...
Learn more about Lake Elsie (2354)

2 Mile Road is a skinny one-lane rocky fire road with beautiful views of the valley below, which leads to 2 Mile Saddle that has 3 different directions you can go, which also have offshoots. You can use it as a shortcut or make a small loop to Dobson Pass down to Wallace, Idaho.
Learn more about 2 Mile Road

This route is a very smooth dirt road with very pretty views of the Bitterroot Mountains and valley below, with multiple offshoots that go off either side of the valley. You can use this as a loop road or a fun afternoon of exploring. Take this to or from historic Wallace, Idaho.
Learn more about Moon Dobson

The trail to Lost Lake takes you deep into the mountains to the south of Osburn, Idaho, on a gorgeous 1600ft climb with many breathtaking views of the Silver Valley. The trail starts directly out of the Big Creek I-90 Exit, with a small parking lot available. The initial climb is pavement for about ...
Learn more about Lost Lake

This national forest road leads to Lake Elsie Campground & Recreation Area. Lake Elsie is a no-fee camp area with 11 designated campsites and miles of ATV trails. It's also a great day-use area for kayaking, paddle boarding, and other water activities. The area seems to be popular during hunting sea...
Learn more about Lake Elsie (2354)