Off-Road Trails in Idaho

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Learn more about Crow Creek
Crow Creek

Crow Creek

Crow Creek Road is accessed from Fairview Way. The trail travels along the creek. The lower section goes through private properties and then goes to Caribou National Forest. But there is also private property in…
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Total Miles
20.0
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Crutcher's Crossing Cherrystem
Crutcher's Crossing Cherrystem

Crutcher's Crossing Cherrystem

This rocky dirt road passes through the Owyhee River Wilderness, drops down into the South Fork of the Owyhee River Canyon and passes through private property at 45 Ranch, fords the river, and then climbs…
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Total Miles
9.8
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Fall
Learn more about Crutchers Crossing North
Crutchers Crossing North

Crutchers Crossing North

This slow rocky route connects Red Canyon down to the Crutcher's Crossing river ford of the Owyhee River. As the road drops down into the canyon on the North side, it becomes increasingly rocky with…
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Total Miles
7.0
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Fall
Learn more about Crutchers Crossing South
Crutchers Crossing South

Crutchers Crossing South

Crutcher's Crossing South starts at the river ford and climbs up the switchbacks on the South side of the canyon and then terminates at the Crutcher's Crossing Cherrystem at a BLM map kiosk. The climb…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Fall
Learn more about Crystal Mountain
Crystal Mountain

Crystal Mountain

This is a short trail that can be combined with the War Eagle Lookout Trail. The trail is gravel/dirt and leads you up to a mountain full of Crystals called Crystal Mountain. After you have…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Custer Motorway (aka Yankee Fork Road)
Custer Motorway (aka Yankee Fork Road)

Custer Motorway (aka Yankee Fork Road)

The Custer Motorway is an approx 43-mile dirt road traveling the old Challis Bonanza Toll Road beginning at the Historic site of Sunbeam, Idaho, and ending in Challis, Idaho. The road starts as a wide…
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Total Miles
42.8
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Dairy lake
Dairy lake

Dairy lake

This trail is a great ride to get out and have lunch by the lake. There is one spot with an old bridge I would go around. The trail is open to full-width vehicles, but…
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Total Miles
5.0
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Dam Creek
Dam Creek

Dam Creek

Dam Creek is a fun and challenging single track in the St. Joe National Forest south of Wallace, Idaho. It starts at the intersection with Upper Slate Creek at a wide river crossing that is…
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Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
7Difficult
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Dam Creek Divide ATV
Dam Creek Divide ATV

Dam Creek Divide ATV

This ATV trail is one of several easy to medium ATV trails in this area of the St. Joe National Forest, that starts on the south end from Cemetery Ridge, and goes north to the…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Dam Ridge
Dam Ridge

Dam Ridge

This is a technical single track with sections of major exposure, making this one a high-risk endeavor for anyone not comfortable with side-hilling on the side of a mountain. Although a short trail, this one…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
8Difficult
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Dam Ridge ATV
Dam Ridge ATV

Dam Ridge ATV

Going southwest to northeast, this short ATV trail starts with a really steep and long hill climb up a very rocky path. It has tons of loose rock and the trail is a bit troughed,…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Dans Creek to Caribou Basin
Dans Creek to Caribou Basin

Dans Creek to Caribou Basin

This route takes you next to the Caribou Range just outside of Idaho Falls. The ride starts with beautiful, sweeping views of Gray's Lake outlet, which is lush and green well into August and is…
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Total Miles
48.3
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Summer
Learn more about Danskins #317
Danskins #317

Danskins #317

Danskins trail #317 is a fairly easy ATV and Motorcycle trail that leads out to spectacular views of the Boise River canyon on the far east side of the Danskins OHV area. It is two-track…
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Total Miles
14.2
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about Daveggio Creek
Daveggio Creek

Daveggio Creek

This trail takes you from Marble Creek up into the mountains and through some beautiful landscapes including a large burn zone. You'll reach some higher elevation and have multiple great viewpoints along the way. There…
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Total Miles
8.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Davis Canyon
Davis Canyon

Davis Canyon

Davis Canyon (Trail 3314) is a 1.6-mile-long trail in the Bear River Range. It connects Forest Service Road 3337 to St Charles Road (paved). When ridden North to South, you drop almost 1,000 feet. The…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
5
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Davis Mtn. Loop
Davis Mtn. Loop

Davis Mtn. Loop

Leaving from Bliss, ID, head north on Hill City Road. Turn onto Davis Mountain Road. There are many roads and trails to explore from this location. It is very easy driving with plenty of wildlife…
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Total Miles
37.4
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Dead Horse and Tea Kettle Caves with Connector
Dead Horse and Tea Kettle Caves with Connector

Dead Horse and Tea Kettle Caves with Connector

This short route takes you through south-central Idaho's interesting and diverse lava flow region. This trail can be done both directions, but the easier sections begin closer to Gooding and the Tea Kettle and Dead…
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Total Miles
9.0
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Deadhorse Road
Deadhorse Road

Deadhorse Road

This is a BLM road marked as Road 6197. The road traverses hilly open grasslands from the Continental Divide to the Cruikshank Creek drainage. The road intersects Road 6111 to the northwest at the Continental…
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Total Miles
4.0
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Deadman Pass
Deadman Pass

Deadman Pass

This is a ridgeline trail that goes east from Bannock Pass along the Continental Divide for about six miles. The terrain is primarily open grassland that offers spectacular panoramic views into Montana to the east…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Deadwood Creek
Deadwood Creek

Deadwood Creek

Deadwood Creek is a 6-mile challenging single track in the Yankee Fork area of the Challis National Forest near Stanley, Idaho. This is one of the more challenging trails in the region, with rocky obstacles…
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Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
7Difficult
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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