Off-Road Trails in Idaho

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Learn more about Shoshone Ridge (602)
Shoshone Ridge (602)

Shoshone Ridge (602)

Shoshone Ridge is a scenic trail off of Coeur d'Alene River Road (208). There's a great view at the end of 602, plenty of room to turn around, as well as parking for 3-4 cars.…
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Total Miles
10.6
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Sidewinder
Sidewinder

Sidewinder

Sidewinder is a single track full of very tight turns through sagebrush that makes for a great practice trail or warm-up for your day ride since it's close to the staging area and the quick…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Silver Creek
Silver Creek

Silver Creek

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…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
7Difficult
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Silverleads Ridge
Silverleads Ridge

Silverleads Ridge

Silverleads Ridge is a 1.6-mile-long single track in the Salmon National Forest that is open from 5/22 to 9/7. The east end starts at the end of Stein Mountain Trail. As it goes west, it…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer
Learn more about Sinker Creek
Sinker Creek

Sinker Creek

Expect over 50 water crossings, sand, dirt, mud, gravel, and large rocks. This trail has beavers, fish, deer, birds, and bugs as well as many types of rodents. Sinker Creek Trail 470 is a fun…
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Total Miles
18.5
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter, Summer
Learn more about Skookum Saddle (434)
Skookum Saddle (434)

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
14.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Skull
Skull

Skull

Skull is a short and twisty single track in the South Hills Trail System near Twin Falls, Idaho. The entire trail is very tight curves through sage brush valleys. It has some embedded slab rock…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Sky Line
Sky Line

Sky Line

This 9-mile trail, winding along the ridge of the Bannock Mountain Range within the Caribou National Forest, offers an enjoyable drive. Starting near Malad and finishing near Weston (or vice versa), the route features mostly…
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Total Miles
9.1
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Skyline Drive
Skyline Drive

Skyline Drive

This route starts on Highway 95 near De Smet, Idaho and travels through McCroskey State Park. This is a well maintained road that any vehicle should be able to take on. Signs along the way…
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Total Miles
17.3
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Skyline Ridge - Brockman FS 40075
Skyline Ridge - Brockman FS 40075

Skyline Ridge - Brockman FS 40075

This trail is a main trail/feeder route for other Forest Service trails. Popular with elk hunters, it is passable in any 4x4. Most of the trail is dirt, with a few rocky sections and small…
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Total Miles
14.4
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Skyline Spur
Skyline Spur

Skyline Spur

The Skyline Spur is an out-and-back trail in Boise National Forest in Idaho. This trail offers incredible views of the surrounding mountains, especially as the elevation climbs. Campsites could be found with creativity. There are…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Skyline Trail
Skyline Trail

Skyline Trail

The Skyline Trail is an out and back trail in Boise National Forest in Idaho. It could give access to the rest of the Skyline Trail when the gate to the east is unlocked, however…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Slab Pile Road (1727)
Slab Pile Road (1727)

Slab Pile Road (1727)

This is a short side trail that leads to the 50-inch gate that you must traverse to get up to Two Tops. This road is not restricted and is a fun little adventure. You will…
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Total Miles
3.0
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Slacks Mountain Trail
Slacks Mountain Trail

Slacks Mountain Trail

This 11.3-mile point-to-point trail takes you past Black Mountain up to the rolling meadows at the base of Slacks Mountain. This is a great summer trail to get away from the heat. This trail has…
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Total Miles
11.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Spring, Fall
Learn more about Slate Creek
Slate Creek

Slate Creek

This is an amazing trail. You get to drive through thick beautiful forest, following a stunning clear water creek with a couple of camping spots by it. Big Mountain surrounds the whole area. You start…
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Total Miles
20.0
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Slate Creek To Robinsons Bar
Slate Creek To Robinsons Bar

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
6.9
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Slate Peak ATV
Slate Peak ATV

Slate Peak ATV

This is an 8-mile moderate ATV trail through the Saint Joe National Forest. It's mostly used as an access trail for the several single tracks that it connects to. The south end dead ends in…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Slate Rock
Slate Rock

Slate Rock

Slate Rock (Trail 3301) is a difficult trail that is isolated in the Idaho Bear River Range. It's 1.6 miles long and travels North West from Forest Service Road 30407 to 3323. The trail is…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
8
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Slate Trail #3119
Slate Trail #3119

Slate Trail #3119

Slate Trail #3119 is a 0.9-mile-long ATV spur forming a short loop with Trail #3118 off of Trail #3331. This easy route follows a mostly flat and gradual path through tall grass and mixed vegetation,…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Sleeping Deer
Sleeping Deer

Sleeping Deer

This is an 8-mile segment of Sleeping Deer Road from the intersection with Challis Creek Road up to the turnoff for the Twin Peaks Lookout Tower. It starts off really easy, as a wide graded…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall

ATV trails in Idaho

Learn more about Aspen Range - Middle Sulphur #5248
 Aspen Range - Middle Sulphur #5248

Aspen Range - Middle Sulphur #5248

Aspen Range - Middle Sulphur #5248 is an easy 1.9-mile-long ATV trail that starts near the Wood Canyon Motorized Trailhead and offers a smooth, gradual route through forest terrain. From the north end, the trail…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Dry Fork - Meadow Springs #5226
 Dry Fork - Meadow Springs #5226

Dry Fork - Meadow Springs #5226

Dry Fork - Meadow Springs #5226 is a moderately easy ATV trail that acts as a short connector between Dry Fork Road #50130 and the junction with trails #5225 and #5232. Traveling eastward, the trail…
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Total Miles
0.4
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about South Foothill Road
 South Foothill Road

South Foothill Road

This cutover trail runs along the foothills of the mountains from Big Dry Canyon across to the water crossing at Birch Creek Campground. It may be wiser to go around the water crossing during times…
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Total Miles
8.2
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about #5234
#5234

#5234

Trail #5234 is an easy 0.5-mile ATV spur that branches off the main Harrington Peak trail. The route is grassy and slightly overgrown in places, winding through the forest on a gradual path that follows…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall

UTV/side-by-side trails in Idaho

Learn more about South Foothill Road
 South Foothill Road

South Foothill Road

This cutover trail runs along the foothills of the mountains from Big Dry Canyon across to the water crossing at Birch Creek Campground. It may be wiser to go around the water crossing during times…
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Total Miles
8.2
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about 21 To Nip & Tuck
21 To Nip & Tuck

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
1.4
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about 3 Sisters
3 Sisters

3 Sisters

This is an easy scenic route that can give you access to the 3 Sisters. The loop is very easy with any type of vehicle circling back to town on FS 297. There are great…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about 4th July - Copper Creek - 3097
4th July - Copper Creek - 3097

4th July - Copper Creek - 3097

This route starts out from the 4th of July Pass recreation parking lot and takes you through Curran Saddle over to Marie Saddle Road #412. From there, it's just 2.3 miles back to North Fork…
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Total Miles
13.2
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer

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