Dirt Bike Trails Near Blanchard, Idaho

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NF-2550 (HooDoo)

This route crosses over Mt HooDoo (elevation 5,119') from Blanchard to Priest River via National Forest Road 2550. The views up here are incredible on a clear day. Mt. Hoodoo is a popular spot for…
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Total Miles
25.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

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

Brickel Creek Road

This road travels east/west through Inland Empire Paper's Brickel Creek Gate and connects to multiple other trails. The road is normally in decent shape with just a few ruts and washouts along the way. Mud…
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Total Miles
7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Bead Lake

Some paved, mostly gravelled roads. Easy ride. Mostly forested road with some open areas where views are available.
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Total Miles
27.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time

LM 2697

You will need to air down before the trail. There is a staging area at the beginning of this trail. In the Summer and Fall, this is an easy smooth Forest Service Road for a…
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Total Miles
7.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

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

Gleason McAbee 334

The trail starts down a residential dirt road for about 3 miles. Be prepared as in the winter it will only be plowed for the 3 miles. You will drive along Priest River for most…
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Total Miles
8.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Quartz Creek 416

This is a two-way Forest Service Road. Great way to get to other trails fast or back to the highway. Lots of pine trees and mountain views. In the wintertime, this trail can be icy…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Happy Fork

Great summer trail with an easy forest service road that you can do in 2WD. A little creek runs next to the trail and lots of pine trees. If you go in the winter be…
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Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

Bald Mountain

This trail is so epic. Got to see some wild turkeys and white tail deer. You'll see beautifully colored trees. Huge peak mountain and one amazing view of Lake Pend Oreille. There are some narrow…
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Total Miles
23.1
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
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

Winchester Creek

Portions of the route are paved roads in the valley area and on Flowery Trail Rd. Once you are in the forest, roads are gravelled. Gravel roads may be dusty, unless it has rained recently.…
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Total Miles
53.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time

Johnson/Lakeview Rd. #278

This is a dirt road with small ruts and occasional deep ruts, clear width for large vehicles, and many off-shoot narrow trails for ATVs or dirt bikes.
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Total Miles
14.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hell's Canyon

Singletrack trail to connect Hayden Creek to the Spades Mountain Trails. The trail begins 5 miles up Hayden Creek Road from the end of the pavement. There is a parking area at the trailhead, although…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Panhandle Overland Rally Scenic Loop

Please keep in mind this is private property and is only accessible by attending the Panhandle Overland rally and is accessible one weekend a year. So please be respectful of this private property for the…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
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

Panhandle Overland Rally Official Offroad Course

Please keep in mind this is private property and is only accessible by attending the Panhandle Overland rally and is accessible one weekend a year. So please be respectful of this private property for the…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Fa

Sundance Mountain

Discover the allure of sheep-grade trail, a gravel road ascending a gentle hillside to unveil breathtaking views of Priest Lake. At the summit stands a rustic lookout tower, offering panoramic vistas of the pristine lake,…
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Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Panhandle Overland Rally Welcome Trail

Please keep in mind this is private property and is only accessible by attending the Panhandle Overland rally and is accessible one weekend a year. So please be respectful of this private property for the…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
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

Cottonwood Divide

The route encompasses both pavement and gravel roads. Flowery Trail road is paved, but OHV travel is authorized. The route is mainly forested road, with several breaks where you can view distant mountains and valleys.…
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Total Miles
33.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time

Hudlow

This mostly easy trail runs from the ridgeline to the valley or visa-versa. Near the lower section is a well-constructed warming hut for snowmobile season, complete with a pit toilet and a vast valley with…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Badger Mountain

Although we "didn't see no stinking Badgers," we assume they must be around if this is the namesake. The trail starts with a narrow, rutted, and solid climb with some loose sections. About 3/4 of…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

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

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

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

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

Nicholas Ridge

Nicholas Ridge Trail (No. 69) is a short single-track trail in the Coeur d'Alene National Forest mostly made up of narrow winding trail with scattered loose rocks on a loose dirt surface. From west to…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa