Canfield Mountain- Trail D

Total Miles
3.6

Elevation

1,270.49 ft

Duration

0.5 Hours

Technical Rating

7

Difficult

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Overview

Trail D is a longer, technical single track through the Canfield Trail System. It goes through a lot of overgrown bushes with branches that whack your face as you ride by. It's helpful to have a map here too because it goes through several intersections and road crossings, often unsigned. Throughout the 3.7 miles, it has lots of whoops, ruts, troughs, mud, small rock pieces, and roots. It goes under dark tunnels of tree branches and is curvy like a turn track in the trees. Some of the harder parts are hill climbs full of roots and rock, and descents with ruts and loose rocks and roots, creating small ledges, and bigger root obstacles. There are multiple sections that go through a small rock garden, having to go through a bunch of jagged embedded boulders. The dirt can be a bit greasy and slippery if wet here, too. The middle section of the trail gets narrow and overgrown. There's a really steep section in the middle of the route that goes downhill (going east to west) with a bunch of embedded boulders and rock ledges with loose dirt that is one of the more technical spots. It's a really wide spot so there are multiple lines to choose from. Near the west end there is a shelfier section that gets fast and flowy and easier again. The west end of the trail ends at an epic view at a radio tower all the way to Coeur d'Alene town and lake.

Photos of Canfield Mountain- Trail D

Canfield Mountain- Trail D
Canfield Mountain- Trail D

Difficulty

The majority of the trail is about a 5 difficulty. There are lots of small and easy obstacles like roots and rocks all throughout the trail, plus rock gardens that are a bit harder in the middle of the route. Then there is one technical hill that is a 7 difficulty because it is extremely steep and loose with rock ledges.

Technical Rating

7

Status Reports

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Access Description

This is a small trail system for dirt bikers and ATVs right next to the town of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, that has a little bit for everyone. It has hard trails, easy trails, single track, and two-track, in a really cool environment. It's close to town, but you can still see wildlife here including deer and moose. There are parking areas at the end of Nettleton Gulch Road and up East Fernan Lake Road. These are multi-use trails shared with hikers and mountain bikers, so please be respectful. There are sometimes trail signs at each trail, but there are often lots of unmarked intersections, and it's like a maze of trails here, so it's really helpful to have a map out here. You may get 1 or 2 bars of cell service while on the trails, but may also have no signal. It's hot in the summer here, and rainy/snowy in the winter, but it's rideable almost all year long, although it's best ridden in spring, summer, fall.

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