Dirt Bike Trails
Near Clayton, Idaho

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. The penultimate climb is very steep and loose, with root obstacles as you climb...
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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 where they are or look for the numbered posts. Most of the trail is easy and flat, with large potholes that can get...
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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 head up, and there are a few dispersed camp spots along the creek. The trail is one lane in most places, with a few pullout ...
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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 trail. It is a one-lane bridge, though, so vehicles have to take turns to cross. The entire length of this trail follows along the r...
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Jim Creek/ Livingston Mine route #70669 climbs the railroad ridge overlook in the White Cloud Mountains to over 10k feet. The route is rocky and steep, and there is often debris that falls onto the uphill part of the track, cambering the road toward the edge of this shelf road. Washouts are common, ...
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The Leg Creek ATV Trail is an easy 2.4-mile two-track through the Challis National Forest. It starts on Road 695 and winds its way through forest and hillsides to the intersection with Squaw Creek ATV, which is a much more challenging trail. It goes along a flat shelf path traversing the side of a m...
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The Squaw Creek single track is 4 miles long, and is primarily an easy trail, except for several thin downed trees, sometimes elevated a foot above the ground, that have to be ridden over. Quite a few downed trees still need to be cut, which adds time and energy to your ride and could be significant...
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Squaw Creek ATV trail is 2.5 miles long, starting from the trailhead at the end of Squaw Creek Road, north of Highway 75 from Clayton, Idaho. It begins as a wide two-track through the high desert/low alpine terrain full of sagebrush. The dirt trail starts climbing up the hillside immediately with lo...
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Beef Pasture is one of the most accessible ATV trails in the small system of ATV trails accessed north of Clayton, Idaho. This one is vast, almost road width, with small loose rocks in the trail, but it is mostly smooth. There are no obstacles or ledges and hardly any rocks. It goes through a cattle...
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This is a 2.5-mile segment of trail that connects to the Eleven Mile - Martin Creek Singletrack. Although it's designated for vehicles 50" or less, sections of this trail have become narrow over time from mostly only being ridden by dirt bikers and would likely be too narrow now for an ATV. It looks...
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Buster Lake is a 4.4-mile long ATV Trail in the Challis National Forest between Stanley and Challis, Idaho. This trail has steep climbs and rocky sections that would be an intermediate challenge for ATVs, as well as several sections where the trail has narrowed up over time to look more like a singl...
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Fanny's Hole ATV trail is almost 5 miles long, starting on the south end at the Buster Lake Trailhead and going north to connect to Custer Motorway. The trailhead designates the trail for vehicles 50" or less. From the south, it's a wide two-track that gradually starts climbing up the hill into the ...
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This is a 1.3-mile segment of Peach-Cinnabar that drops down from the intersection with Gardner Creek to the Peach Creek Trailhead. This segment of trail drops 840 feet in 1.3 miles, steeply going down about 15 technical switchbacks. The northern end is more mellow, with a couple of logs across the ...
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This southern segment of Five Mile Creek is a 2.3-mile spur off of Peach- Cinnabar. Although it requires technical experience for several challenging sections, it could be used as a bailout from Peach-Cinnabar as the shortest route to drop down Highway 75 if needing a bailout from the advanced singl...
Learn more about Five Mile Creek (South)

The Five Mile Creek single-track parallels the Five Mile Creek, starting on the Custer Motorway and going south for five miles until the intersection with Peach-Cinnabar. This is a heavily trafficked dirt bike trail near Stanley, Idaho, as it is the start of the main route that will take you to Cust...
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The Peach Muley Cutoff singletrack is 3.5 miles long from Peach-Cinnabar down to the Lower Muley Creek ATV Trail. The majority of the trail is an easier and more mellow singletrack compared to the surrounding trails like Fivemile Creek and Peach-Cinnabar. It has a mix of easier sections and more cha...
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Silver Creek is an advanced trail in the Challis National Forest near Stanley, Idaho. From the intersection with Peach Muley Cutoff, it starts with steep switchbacks to drop down the mountainside. The switchbacks are pretty rideable for the experienced rider, being less tight than the ones at the so...
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Germania Creek (FS 7111) is a 10.8-mile trail in the Sawtooth National Forest, about an hour north of Ketchum, Idaho. It begins at the Germania Creek Trailhead off FS 70120 and runs southwest to FS 70197. The route is a steady climb from roughly 6,400 to 7,800 feet. The tread is mostly hard-packed d...
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This trail loops off the Broken Wagon trail and takes you down into Horse Basin before getting into Dry Gulch. The likelihood of seeing wild horses is excellent here. We got to see a small herd of elk, too. The flowers are in full bloom, the forest (where there are trees) is healthy, and the scenery...
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McKay - Eleven is a more challenging single track in the Challis National Forest that connects Squaw Creek and Eleven Mile - Martin Creek. The northeast end starts on the Custer Motorway, on a dry hillside in tall pine trees. There is a ton of downfall here, and several logs are sticking out at acut...
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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 where they are or look for the numbered posts. Most of the trail is easy and flat, with large potholes that can get...
Learn more about Slate Creek to Robinsons Bar

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 head up, and there are a few dispersed camp spots along the creek. The trail is one lane in most places, with a few pullout ...
Learn more about Upper Slate Creek

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 trail. It is a one-lane bridge, though, so vehicles have to take turns to cross. The entire length of this trail follows along the r...
Learn more about Dugway Trail

Jim Creek/ Livingston Mine route #70669 climbs the railroad ridge overlook in the White Cloud Mountains to over 10k feet. The route is rocky and steep, and there is often debris that falls onto the uphill part of the track, cambering the road toward the edge of this shelf road. Washouts are common, ...
Learn more about Jim Creek / Livingston Mine

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 where they are or look for the numbered posts. Most of the trail is easy and flat, with large potholes that can get...
Learn more about Slate Creek to Robinsons Bar

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 head up, and there are a few dispersed camp spots along the creek. The trail is one lane in most places, with a few pullout ...
Learn more about Upper Slate Creek

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 trail. It is a one-lane bridge, though, so vehicles have to take turns to cross. The entire length of this trail follows along the r...
Learn more about Dugway Trail

Jim Creek/ Livingston Mine route #70669 climbs the railroad ridge overlook in the White Cloud Mountains to over 10k feet. The route is rocky and steep, and there is often debris that falls onto the uphill part of the track, cambering the road toward the edge of this shelf road. Washouts are common, ...
Learn more about Jim Creek / Livingston Mine