Off-Road Trails in Idaho

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Learn more about Hells Half Acre Lookout
Hells Half Acre Lookout

Hells Half Acre Lookout

Hells Half Acre Lookout Road is an 11-mile one-way trail that offers an easy ride through regrown clear cuts, burn areas, rocky hills, and forest. The road is narrow but includes frequent pullouts for passing,…
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Total Miles
10.0
Tech Rating
3
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Henderson Cutoff
Henderson Cutoff

Henderson Cutoff

This is a 0.7-mile ATV trail that connects Wet Henderson Motorized Trailhead to the Patterson Motorized Trailhead. It's mostly used by dirt bikers to connect single-track zones because it doesn't connect to any other ATV…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Hess Park #3598
Hess Park #3598

Hess Park #3598

Hess Park #3598 is an intermediate 1.3-mile ATV trail that begins at the end of Forest Service Road 30197, just beyond a swampy pond, and travels west to connect with trail #5211, an easier trail…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Hidden Lake Loop
Hidden Lake Loop

Hidden Lake Loop

The Hidden Lake Loop singletrack is a very difficult trail characterized by relentless rocks and boulders. Riders should be prepared for an elevated heart rate for about 75% of the trail due to its challenging…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
7Difficult
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Hidden Lemhi Pass
Hidden Lemhi Pass

Hidden Lemhi Pass

This steep, narrow, and rocky pass takes you over the Lemhi mountains. Expect dramatic shelf roads with sharp, loose rocks and regular rock slides and avalanches. The effort is worth it since you're rewarded with…
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Total Miles
12.4
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about High Line Trail
High Line Trail

High Line Trail

Nice 50" trail with great views. The trail is hard packed dirt for the most part. There are some hills with loose gravel but not too bad, very little shade on this trail.
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer
Learn more about Highline #3316
Highline #3316

Highline #3316

This segment of the Highline Trail #3316 is moderately difficult, traveling through Caribou National Forest, offering a long and varied route with a mix of technical and easier segments. The trail features numerous rocky hill…
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Total Miles
7.8
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Highline Singletrack
Highline Singletrack

Highline Singletrack

Highline Singletrack (Trail 3316) is the longest singletrack in the Bear River Range. It starts South of Bloomington Lake, at Forest Service Road 30415, and rides North along ridgelines ending at Forest Service Road 3316.…
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Total Miles
7.1
Tech Rating
6
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Hill 36 OHV - 3598
Hill 36 OHV - 3598

Hill 36 OHV - 3598

This is an easy alpine ATV trail through a pine forest near Marble Creek, Idaho. It's mostly wide and flat with some gradual curves in the beginning, then goes on a shelf ledge above the…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Hogsback Ridge
Hogsback Ridge

Hogsback Ridge

This fairly steep trail drops off the Swan Flat loop in Logan Canyon down to Fish Haven Canyon. It is 3.5 miles and changes nearly 2,000 feet in elevation. Both ends are fenced off with…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Homestead Creek
Homestead Creek

Homestead Creek

Homestead Creek USFS #216 from Fishhook-Gold Center to Clarkia Marble is an infrequently used gravel route at high elevation on a shelf road through the St. Joe National Forest. The roadway is rocky in sections,…
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Total Miles
16.2
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Honeysuckle to Cascade Saddle
Honeysuckle to Cascade Saddle

Honeysuckle to Cascade Saddle

This is a very scenic route that starts out as an easy dirt road but turns rocky and somewhat rutted in places. As you get higher the road soothes out and enters into some of…
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Total Miles
8.4
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Horse Basin to Dry Gulch
Horse Basin to Dry Gulch

Horse Basin to Dry Gulch

This trail loops off the Broken Wagon trail and takes you down into Horse Basin before getting into Dry Gulch. The likelihood of seeing wild horses is excellent here. We got to see a small…
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Total Miles
16.2
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Spring, Fall
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
3Easy
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
3Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Horse Flat
Horse Flat

Horse Flat

Horse Flat (Forest Service Trail 3312) is part of the single-track system in the Bear River Range. It's 5.6 miles long and gains 1,300 feet in total. The track starts in a parking lot at…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
5
Best Time
Summer, Fall
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 another vehicle. The trail ends at a World War…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
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
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Horse Mountain Fire Lookout
Horse Mountain Fire Lookout

Horse Mountain Fire Lookout

Horse Mountain Road offers a rewarding drive through classic Idaho backcountry, leading to the scenic Horse Mountain Fire Lookout. The road surface is primarily packed dirt and gravel, with sections of loose rock and ruts.…
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Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
1
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
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, 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 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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