Dirt Bike Trails Near Spirit Lake, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Canyon Fork

From east to west, Canyon Fork Trail starts off with several steep switchbacks on loose dirt with loose rocks. Trail is likely to be dusty in the summer. The trail levels out and is a…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

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

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

Skookum Saddle (434)

This is an east/west road that connects several different national forest roads in the area. It branches off FR-612 on the west side and ends at Marie Saddle (413) on the east side. You may…
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Total Miles
14.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

CDA Deception Creek

This popular trail connects the tarmac at the top of the hill to the network of routes below. It's a very smooth, wide trail with blind corners and many people speeding. The views from the…
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Total Miles
7.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

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

Horse Haven Airfield

This trail is a dirt Forest Service road that is a narrow trail going along a creek and big pine trees. You may have issues passing another vehicle. The trail ends at a World War…
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Total Miles
4.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Deception Creek Circle

This fun side loop takes you away from the heavily trafficked Deception Creek Trail. It's narrow with lots of evidence of downed trees. There are deep potholes and puddles from the many springs leeching into…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

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