Dirt Bike Trails Near Donnelly, Idaho

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Full Creek Crossing

This trail is a gravel road with many potholes along the way. The scenery is beautiful, with many different locations to pull over and camp. At the end of the route, you will come to…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

South Fork of the Salmon River Trail

The South Fork of the Salmon River trail is the famous "Cliff Trail". It is approximately 8 miles each way as an out and back. The trail has multiple sections on the side of the…
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Total Miles
7.5
Tech Rating
9 Difficult
Best Time
Su / Fa

Burgdorf to French Creek

Traveling from east to west, this route begins with a flat, wide forest service road that slowly climbs through lush meadows, easily accessible camping and evergreen forest. The route eventually narrows to a single track…
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Total Miles
25.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Crystal Mountain

This is a short trail that can be combined with the War Eagle Lookout Trail. The trail is gravel/dirt and leads you up to a mountain full of Crystals called Crystal Mountain. After you have…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

War Eagle Lookout Tower Trail

This is an easy trail that starts in Secesh and runs up to the War Eagle Lookout Tower at 8214 feet in elevation. This Lookout tower is staffed during the summer months by the Forest…
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Total Miles
13.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Airline

Airline is best run during spring or fall. It's a combination of smooth and flowy single track, coupled with both loose rock, and boulder sections. A fun adventure for intermediate riders. There are some spots…
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Total Miles
13.5
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Kleinschmidt Grade - NFD 105

Starting from Hells Canyon/Snake River, this route will take you up a winding single-lane track with great views and significant exposures. As you get higher, the terrain and flora will transform from rock to grass…
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Total Miles
17.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Pilot Peak Lookout Tower

This trail starts up at Elk Summit and travels to the lookout tower on a dirt road. You should have a high-clearance vehicle and 4WD for this one. This is a very steep and rough…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su

Grimes Pass Road

This 14.9-mile point-to-point trail takes you up to the top of Grimes Pass at 4835 FT. Starting from the south end it is a gentle climb of around 750 FT to the top of the…
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Total Miles
14.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Bear Valley to Lowman

Starting at over 7,000' and dropping to an altitude of 3,800', this 23-mile dirt road connects the Bear Valley to Lowman from the north. Overall, this route is easy to travel with washboard roads and…
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Total Miles
21.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Missouri Mine Trail

This 8.7-mile point-to-point trail starts at the top of Grimes Pass and heads back down to Pioneerville. This fun short trail is passable by High-clearance 4X4 vehicles but has a lot of overgrowths that may…
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Total Miles
8.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Rock Creek

Rock Creek trail is a 16-mile route that starts just south of Lowman, ID, winds its way up 2,200'+ in elevation, and then dumps the rider onto Highway 21 near Beaver Creek Summit. The route…
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Total Miles
15.3
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Idaho City to Horseshoe Bend Road

This 30.1-mile point-to-point road crosses over the Salmon River Mountains from Idaho City to Horseshoe Bend. This road gives access to hundreds of miles of off-roading, hiking, and mountain bike trails in the Boise National…
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Total Miles
28.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Sunday Mine

This is a short little trail that is a very easy dirt road. The trail takes you to the remains of an old abandoned mine. This is just a short venture off the Idaho BDR…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Oregan Eagle Mountain View

Have a good set of mud tires during the cold and wet seasons on this trail. 4x4 is recommended. You will find awesome views of the Eagle Cap Mountains Public Access Road with a little…
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Total Miles
9.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Harris Creek Trail

This 13.9-mile point-to-point trail connects the Bogus Basin area to the Harris Creek area. Stop at 3.5 miles from Bogus Basin and hike out to Coyote Rock, or stop at 7.4 miles from Bogus Basin…
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Total Miles
13.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hells Canyon Overlook - Dirt Road Approach

The Hells Canyon overlook has both a paved and un paved approach. Both are very scenic, but we highly recommend the dirt route as it offers a number of camp sites and incredible views. Signs…
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Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

FR 573 - Hitt Creek

This offshoot trail from FR 09 leads to a couple of trailheads - Hitt Creek Trailhead and Keithy Saddle Trailhead. Hitt Creek Trailhead (Trail No. 276) is accessible to bikes and ATVs and is an…
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Total Miles
4.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Little Beaver to Twister Trail

Little Beaver and Twister Trail are popular snowmobile trails in the Boise National Forest. These scenic trails are easy, and can be completed in a rather large vehicle. They are fairly well maintained, with fallen…
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Total Miles
9.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Gold Fork Loop 393 (China Fork West Fork)

This loop begins at the Gold Fork Park and Ski area. The loop takes you through some remote and seldom traveled areas with many camp areas along the route. It also takes you by the…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Sturgill Peak - Fire Lookout Tower

This is the second half of FR 09 (Mann Creek). The next six miles beyond the Spring Creek Campground are less maintained and progressively become less and less smooth. Erosion ruts and small rocks make…
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Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Pilot Peak/Summit Flat 380

This trail ascends all the way to Pilot Peak lookout tower at 8,090 Ft in elevation. This trail is rocky and rough with snow banks and downed trees still present in mid-June. Most of the…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FR 09 - Mann Creek

This is the first section of FR 09. It's an easy and maintained dirt road as it leads to several established campgrounds. There are a handful of offshoot trails to take, as well as a…
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Total Miles
6.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

FR 025 - Adams Creek

Adams Creek Trail in the Payette National Forest is a picturesque mountain trail that is half of a scenic loop. It's an easy gradual ascent/descent dirt road with scattered primitive campsites along the way. Easy…
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Total Miles
9.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Fish Lake - Twin Lakes

This route takes you to a couple of beautiful small lakes while providing incredible views of the Whitman National Forest. Overall the route is very easy and straight forward, but there is a section that…
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Total Miles
30.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

NR 019 - Bear Creek Saddle

From off of NF-24, this beautiful trail takes you North, weaving and winding its way along the side of the mountain, climbing over 1,000' in elevation. At the top is Bear Saddle, where the trail…
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Total Miles
7.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Spur 25LM/25LL to Mountain Campsite

This short trail ascends to a campsite with a fire ring up in the Ponderosa Pines. This trail can also connect to the Whoop-Um-Up Loop trail. We found this trail to have less traffic and…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Imnaha to Wallowa Mountain Loop

This route traces the Imnaha River between the scenic Wallowa Mountain Loop road and the small town of Imnaha. The road is wide in all but a few places and is pretty well maintained. This…
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Total Miles
29
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

FR 024 - Fourth of July Creek

Fourth of July Creek Trail is the other half of a scenic mountain loop through the Payette National Forest. Plenty of off-shoot trails to explore and primitive camping spots throughout. This trail has more shelf…
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Total Miles
9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

7 Mile Road

It's not actually 7 miles, but the road winds along the Salmon River. Lots of potholes and no apparent places to camp. There are plenty of pullouts to pass oncoming traffic, and the trail ends…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa