Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Troy, Idaho

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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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Brush Creek is a 2.7-mile out-and-back gravel road following a creek of the same name. The route terminates at a gate with a 50-inch width restriction located just past a three-way intersection. The final section…
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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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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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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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Hoteling Creek C is a 1-mile out-and-back trail that breaks off from Hoteling Creek. It continues north along the east side of Gold Hill before ending at an open area with space for several vehicles…
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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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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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Carrico Mine is a 2.2-mile out-and-back single-lane trail that ends at an intersection with East Fork Gold Creek, a 50-inch and under trail. According to motor vehicle use maps (MVUMs), the trail continues for another…
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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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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 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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770-A Gold Hill is a 2-mile out-and-back trail that breaks off from 770 Gold Hill. It is gated at the bottom, and according to signs nearby, the gate may be closed at any time. 770-A…
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1418 Treasure Gulch is a 3-mile out-and-back trail that breaks off from 770 Gold Hill. FS 1418 climbs up and along the west side of the geographical feature by the same name, Treasure Gulch, before…
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Chelsey Creek is a 6.4-mile point-to-point trail that breaks off of Big Creek Road into a small valley when starting from the lower east side. Through the valley, the road surface is a mix of…
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381 Moose Creek is a 17.9-mile point-to-point gravel road. Starting from the west side, Moose Creek begins at an intersection with 447 Palouse River, 4.2 miles east of ID6. Moose Creek is well-traveled and well-maintained,…
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This is a 50" trail that loops through the timber and clear-cuts between FS Road 768 and FS Road 1427. From 1427 it starts as a true 50" wide trail through thick timber, then it…
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This is one of the more enjoyable trails in the area, with lots of elevation changes, several banked corners, and switchbacks. It is smooth and flowy, which makes for a great ride. The trail winds…
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To access Sand-Moose OHV trail 8234, turn off of Forest Service road 381 and go past a parking area that has camping and a pit toilet. This is a gated road only open to 50"…
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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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This short connector trail starts at the Giant White Pine Campground and Trailhead and connects to the 4-way intersection with Three Tree Butte and East Fork Meadow Creek. This is an alternate way to start…
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This is a short connector trail from Beason Meadows to East Fork Meadow Creek. It goes along the bottom of a forest floor underneath tall and thick white pines and is lined with ferns, making…
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