Off-Road Trails in Idaho

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Learn more about Horse Creek
Horse Creek

Horse Creek

Nice out and back trail through a burned-out forest, so you get amazing views of the mountains and valleys. Pit toilets and a campground near the end. The trail comes down from the top of…
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Total Miles
4.0
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Horse Creek Lower Section
Horse Creek Lower Section

Horse Creek Lower Section

The trail picks up from the campground area and water access. It winds through a beautiful Canyon with massive rock features and a mostly burned-out forest with some sections of dense pines closer to the…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Horse Haven Airfield
Horse Haven Airfield

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 with another vehicle. The trail ends at a World…
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Total Miles
5.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Horse Heaven Pass - NF 117/118
Horse Heaven Pass - NF 117/118

Horse Heaven Pass - NF 117/118

Horse Heaven Pass is a mildly elevated backcountry route filled with picturesque views of the Lost River Range and a beautiful display of colors from all the wildflowers. This unmaintained, slightly rocky, dirt road connects…
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Total Miles
8.0
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Horse Ridge Clop Clop
Horse Ridge Clop Clop

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
5.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
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Horse Ridge Trail

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
7.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Hot Shot
Hot Shot

Hot Shot

Hot Shot is a very windy and twisty single track with some fun rock ledges. It's mostly a very narrow trail through sage brush rolling hills, with a couple sections of slab rock boulders and…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Howard's Trail
Howard's Trail

Howard's Trail

Howard's Trail is a top-tier single track in the Greenhorn Trail System near Ketchum Idaho that has incredible mountain views. Most of the route is a really narrow trail that side-hills across an exposed grassy…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Howe Peak Ridge
Howe Peak Ridge

Howe Peak Ridge

The Howe Peak Ridge Trail is an out and back trail in Challis National Forest in Idaho. This trail offers incredible views from the peak while next to the two radio towers. There's many campsites…
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Total Miles
7.1
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Hudlow
Hudlow

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
6.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Idaho Centennial to Clover Three
Idaho Centennial to Clover Three

Idaho Centennial to Clover Three

This section connects the Idaho Centennial Trail to Clover Three Trail. With all the trails out here that no longer exist, it's a surefire way to end up at the access to the Bruneau Viewpoint…
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Total Miles
8.0
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Summer, Spring, Fall
Learn more about Idaho Centennial to Echo Trail
Idaho Centennial to Echo Trail

Idaho Centennial to Echo Trail

This section of trail follows along the cliff side briefly from the Bruneau lookout point with informational kiosks and a pit toilet. Almost immediately is a spur for The overlook rec site for great camping…
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Total Miles
4.0
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Idaho Centennial Trail
Idaho Centennial Trail

Idaho Centennial Trail

This trail is difficult to follow until one realizes that occasionally there are white markers indicating the direction of the trail. This is an excellent section for most of the southern area of it. Nice…
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Total Miles
8.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Summer, Spring, Fall
Learn more about Idaho Centennial Trail 7
Idaho Centennial Trail 7

Idaho Centennial Trail 7

This scenic section of trail is one of the prettiest traveled. It offers some incredible scenery--rolling hills with fields of dried fluffy grass that blows in the wind. There are some interesting rock formations too.…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Summer, Spring, Fall
Learn more about Idaho City to Horseshoe Bend Road
Idaho City to Horseshoe Bend Road

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
29.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Idaho Falls to Fall Creek Falls
Idaho Falls to Fall Creek Falls

Idaho Falls to Fall Creek Falls

This trail is an easy trail and a more scenic and fun route to Fall Creek Falls. Fall Creek Falls is a beautiful waterfall where Fall Creek meets the South Fork of the Snake River.…
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Total Miles
29.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Summer
Learn more about Idaho Falls to Wolverine Canyon
Idaho Falls to Wolverine Canyon

Idaho Falls to Wolverine Canyon

This route takes you from Idaho Falls up Bone Road, past the Bone Store, and up the Wolverine Canyon. It is a fun ride to take all year round for a Sunday drive or a…
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Total Miles
18.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Idaho Trail Sampler
Idaho Trail Sampler

Idaho Trail Sampler

Rocky, loose shale single-track to begin with, then transitions to flowing fast trails. A small respite of double-track, with a challenging finish of yet more rocky single-track. Great trail to experience all the types of…
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Total Miles
20.0
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Imperial Gulch
Imperial Gulch

Imperial Gulch

Imperial Gulch is an epic top-tier single track for incredible views and a smooth fast and flowy trail through meadows full of wildflowers. There are only a couple of sections with some embedded small rocks…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Independence Creek
Independence Creek

Independence Creek

This is one of the most beautiful trails in North Idaho, but not for the faint of heart. It is a remote, single-track trail that traverses a truly roadless area. Trailhead is roughly one hour…
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Total Miles
13.8
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Summer

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