Off-Road Trails in Idaho

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Learn more about Carey Dome Lookout
Carey Dome Lookout

Carey Dome Lookout

This trail runs through the Bureau of Land Management land adjacent to the Payette National Forest with ends connecting to Forest Service Road 50321 and FS 318. The trail is open to ATV and motorcycle…
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Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Caribou City Trail #165
Caribou City Trail #165

Caribou City Trail #165

This road is highly visited, and worth the trip in winter (snowmobile only) and in Spring, Summer, and Fall. At the end of this ORV trail, you will learn about 1860s Caribou City Mining Town…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Caribou Mountain
Caribou Mountain

Caribou Mountain

This route takes you to one of the highest mountains in the Caribou Basin which was mined for gold in the 1900s. There are sweeping views of the valley below including the Blackfoot Mountains and…
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Total Miles
12.0
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Carlin Creek/Carrill Ridge
Carlin Creek/Carrill Ridge

Carlin Creek/Carrill Ridge

This is a very nice easy drive through some beautiful thick forest. The road is mostly wide enough for easy passing and is mostly smooth. There are good views of the valleys and the rest…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Carrico Mine - FS 4775
Carrico Mine - FS 4775

Carrico Mine - FS 4775

Carrico Mine is a 2.2-mile out-and-back single-lane trail that ends at an intersection with East Fork Gold Creek, a 50-inch and under trail. According to motor vehicle use maps (MVUMs), the trail continues for another…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Cascade Magee - FS 534
Cascade Magee - FS 534

Cascade Magee - FS 534

Cascade Magee is a 14-mile windy trail that connects Leiberg Magee to Cascade Saddle. Cascade Magee is a well-groomed forest service road in which there is current logging (as of sept '24). Please be aware…
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Total Miles
14.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Cascade Picnic
Cascade Picnic

Cascade Picnic

This narrow trail connects at the top with the Gurly Saddle and Lavoie OHV trails. It's primarily narrow, with some low hanging and downed trees here and there. Closer to the bottom, there appear to…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Castle Rock - FS 7140
Castle Rock - FS 7140

Castle Rock - FS 7140

Castle Rock (7140) is a single track in the Smoky Mountains, located about 20 minutes west of Ketchum, Idaho. The trail runs 7.4 miles Southeast from the West end of the Osberg Ridgeline Trail to…
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Total Miles
7.5
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Cataldo to St. Joe Baldy
Cataldo to St. Joe Baldy

Cataldo to St. Joe Baldy

This is a nice, easy route from Cataldo to the top of St. Joe Baldy. There are 2 different hiking trails on the route that take you to Crystal Lake. The last mile or so…
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Total Miles
18.5
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Cattle Crossover
Cattle Crossover

Cattle Crossover

This route features long, gradual grades with some deep ruts that have easy bypasses and excellent scenic views. The southwest section includes a few tight areas where pinstriping is possible, and loose shale can be…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about CDA Deception Creek
CDA Deception Creek

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
7.8
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about CDA-Hayden Lake View Route
CDA-Hayden Lake View Route

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
47.2
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Cedar Butte Road to Big Southern Southside
Cedar Butte Road to Big Southern Southside

Cedar Butte Road to Big Southern Southside

This is a cutoff road from Cedar Butte to Big Southern Southside. You can access the old Goodale's Cutoff trail (Webb Springs trail), Big Southern Springfield Road headed south, or Atom Cox Well Road headed…
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Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Cedar Creek
Cedar Creek

Cedar Creek

Cedar Creek is a narrow trail side-hilling the whole way down from Dunn Peak Road until Slate Creek Road, dropping 2,000 feet in 4 miles. It has sections with mild exposure, and sections with pretty…
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Total Miles
4.0
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Cedar Mountain
Cedar Mountain

Cedar Mountain

The Cedar Mountain single track goes between Dunn Peak Road and Cedar Mountain Road, which goes to the summit of Moon Pass. This trail gets you near the top of Cedar Mountain on a narrow…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Cedar Mountain 389
Cedar Mountain 389

Cedar Mountain 389

This is a narrow single-lane road (FS 389) that forks off of the main Moon Pass road at the top. Amazing views and an easy ride on a rocky dirt road. High clearance is needed…
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Total Miles
9.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Chair Point Lookout
Chair Point Lookout

Chair Point Lookout

This 14 mile road will take you to the Chair Point Lookout in the Nez Perce National Forest with amazing views of the Salmon River. The road is an easy gravel road that rises to…
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Total Miles
13.5
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Challis Creek Lakes
Challis Creek Lakes

Challis Creek Lakes

Challis Creek Lakes is an advanced 4x4 route through the Challis National Forest that has long sections that are just completely full of hundreds of bowling ball-sized rocks, ruts, and troughs, making it slow and…
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Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Challis Creek Road
Challis Creek Road

Challis Creek Road

This is an easy 10-mile route through the Challis National Forest that is a full-width graded road, accessible by any high-clearance vehicle. It goes north from the Custer Motorway, accesses Mosquito Flat Reservoir and Campground,…
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Total Miles
9.9
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Challis to Spar Canyon via Lone Pine Peak
Challis to Spar Canyon via Lone Pine Peak

Challis to Spar Canyon via Lone Pine Peak

There are shorter ways to get to Spar Canyon on dirt from Challis, but this is, by far, the most beautiful way to get there. This 20-mile route takes you to just over 8000 feet…
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Total Miles
20.6
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Spring
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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
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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 2 Mile Road
2 Mile Road

2 Mile Road

2 Mile Road is a skinny one-lane rocky fire road with beautiful views of the valley below, which leads to 2 Mile Saddle that has 3 different directions you can go, which also have offshoots.…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, 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
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