Dirt Bike Trails Near Clayton, Idaho

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Peach-Cinnabar

The Peach-Cinnabar trail is a classic Idaho trail with significant challenges while climbing to Custer Lookout. When traveling from East to West, the trail has multiple sections of steep climbs with loose dirt and rocks.…
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Total Miles
12.1
Tech Rating
9 Difficult
Best Time
Su / Fa

Slate Creek to Robinsons Bar

This is a nice scenic shelf drive along the Salmon River. There are many spots for fishing and a few dispersed camping spots around. Be sure to watch for the metal fire rings that mark…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Dugway Trail

If you're looking to hop off the highway for a pretty view and find some river access, this trail has. The old iron bridge to drive across is a fun start or end to the…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Upper Slate Creek

An easy out and back trail that leads up a canyon along Slate Creek to a nice hiking trail. Graded and no cell service. There are amazing views of the White Cloud Peaks as you…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Spar Canyon

Spar Canyon provides access to a large number of trails in this area and serves as a graded smooth road to the area. While it's not paved, this trail is quite smooth and comfortable, especially…
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Total Miles
7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Broken Wagon

This trail can be accessed either directly from Highway 93 or can be entered through Spar Canyon Road just off of Highway 93 to the north. When beginning this trail from the south entrance, you…
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Total Miles
9.3
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Washington Lake

This trail takes you from 4th of July Creek Lake past multiple mountain lakes. It has amazing views of Washington Lake and the peaks that surround the area, such as Patterson Peak and Blackmon Peak.…
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Total Miles
6.8
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Su / Fa

Leaton Gulch Up and Over Grouse Mountain

Tracks begin just east of the town of Challis, ID. Leaton Gulch Road (NF 111) climbs up steeply to the top of Grouse Mountain in the Pahsimeroi Mountains. This climb is about 3000 feet in…
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Total Miles
18.6
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Custer Ghost Town

Easy scenic trail with a mix of pavement at the beginning and turns into a wide dirt road for the last few miles. The drive runs along the river beginning in a more treed area.…
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Total Miles
9.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Washington Basin

This is an old trail that takes you deep into Washington Basin at 9500 feet of elevation. The trail starts off easy, as it also leads to a couple of hiking trailheads in the area.…
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Total Miles
15.9
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Su

Old Stage Road - Salmon River Idaho

This track starts via a small and easy-to-miss turn to the West off of Highway 93. Immediately, the road turns to dirt and heads up a fairly steep grade. The road is a combination of…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Rough Creek

A nice out and back drive up the hill to a campground at the Rough Creek hiking trailhead. The easy graded road may be impassable in winter. Watch for downed trees and boulders that have…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Boulder Basin

This is a route to the Boulder Basin lake following Basin Creek. Along this route, you will see many old mining cabins. This is a very mild trail until you reach a shale climb. You…
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Total Miles
6
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Su

Basin Creek

This is an easy trail up Basin Creek that ends at an ATV 50" max-width trailhead to continue up Basin Creek. There are camping spots right at the Trailhead. The forest is burned and offers…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Trail Creek Pass 408/208

Trail Creek Pass is a dirt road between Chilly and Sun Valley, Idaho. We ran the pass from Sun Valley up to the summit with an elevation of 7,896 Ft. The trail, starting on the…
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Total Miles
10.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

East Basin

An incredibly narrow trail with very few pullouts. There are washouts and off-camber sections with rockslides and downed trees very possible. This trail can be very muddy when wet, and super slick. . Almost no…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Boulder Creek Left Trail

Bumpy rocky trail with beautiful views that take you up to the base of 3 mountains. The trail is not difficult, but 4x4 high clearance and air down recommended for comfort. At the very beginning…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Oregon Gulch to Fox Peak

If you're looking for quick access to a great Idaho single track, this is it! Oregon Gulch begins fast and flowing, but quickly throws loose rocky climbs and roots at you. These small challenges make…
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Total Miles
10.6
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Doublespring Pass

Doublespring Pass is a relatively low elevation mountain pass that offers an easy off-road drive and some really great scenery. This is a great spot to see Mount Borah, which is Idaho's tallest peak. The…
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Total Miles
10
Tech Rating
4 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Noho Creek

Noho Creek starts at the intersection of Kelly Creek Road and Kelly Creek ATV Trail (FSR #4323). It begins as a 2 lane road and turns into a 1 lane dirt road with a forest…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

Hell Roaring Trail

The Hell Roaring Trail is an out and back trail in Sawtooth National Forest in Idaho. This trail has many campsites throughout. At the west end of the trail is the Upper Hell Roaring Trailhead,…
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Total Miles
3.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Joe's Gulch

Joe's Gulch can be accessed from Highway 75 and ends at the intersection of Noho Creek (FSR #328). It is a 1 lane, scenic maintained forest service road that winds along the mountainside and an…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

Kelly Creek

This is a 2-lane, maintained forest service road intersecting at Stanley Creek Road. This road brings you past extensive Stanley Basin mining encampment ruins. There are many opportunities for dispersed camping. Kelly Creek Road ends…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Yellow Belly Lake and Hiking Trails

This is an out-and-back 4x4 trail that runs along Yellow Belly Lake through the trees. There are no views of the lake from the trail; views of the lake can only be seen from the…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Sawtooth Mountain Views Loop

An easy dirt loop trail that picks up from Lower Stanley, gains slight elevation and has a stunning view of the Sawtooth Mountain Range, and looks down over the town of Upper Stanley. There are…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Stanley Creek

Most of this trail is a one rating, with a nice wide-grated dirt trail. It meanders through a valley with views of the Sawtooth Mountain range beyond. There are a few larger dispersed campsites in…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Horse Heaven Pass - NF 117/118

Horse Heaven Pass is a mildly elevated backcountry route filled with picturesque views of the Lost River Range and a beautiful display of colors from all the wildflowers. This unmaintained, slightly rocky, dirt road connects…
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Total Miles
7.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Warm Springs Creek Trail

The Warm Springs Creek Trail is an out and back trail in Sawtooth National Forest in Idaho. This trail offers incredible views of the surrounding mountains, especially as the elevation climbs. There's many campsites at…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Basin Butte Lookout Tower

Fun switchback style dirt trail with steeper climbs towards the end to reach the Basin Butte Lookout Tower. Stunning views of the mountain ranges from the top where the tower is. The trail begins crossing…
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Total Miles
7.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

21 To Nip & Tuck

This trail is accessible from the town of Upper Stanley to the popular Nip & Tuck trail with excellent views of the sawtooth mountain range and dispersed wild camping. Several other off-road trails can also…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp