Off-Road Trails in Idaho

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Learn more about Lucky Swede
Lucky Swede

Lucky Swede

This trail is hard. Honestly surprised that the Forest Service considers this a motorcycle trail. It's more of a hiking trail that hasn't been used in years. The trail has severe overgrowth and many fallen…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
7Difficult
Best Time
Summer, Fall
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Lucky Swede ATV

Lucky Swede ATV

This is a short two-track dirt trail with shelfy spots in between tall ferns and pine trees in a very dense forest. The trail is very overgrown with lots of downed tree branches sticking out…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Lunch Peak
Lunch Peak

Lunch Peak

This popular out and back trail leads to the retired fire lookout tower at lunch peak. On a clear day, the views are outstanding. There are a few tighter switchbacks, but generally, it's an easy…
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Total Miles
4.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Lupine Gulch
Lupine Gulch

Lupine Gulch

This is a less traveled single track that is easily washed out and in places can be difficult to find where it continues. There are a lot of off-camber sections that venture over rock sections…
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Total Miles
3.0
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Mackay Mine Hill Bypass
Mackay Mine Hill Bypass

Mackay Mine Hill Bypass

This bypass is a way from Mackay up into the Lost River Range without taking the Mackey Mine Hill Tour trail. It goes through the sagebrush on the lower hills between Mackay and the Lost…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Mackay Mine Hill Tour
Mackay Mine Hill Tour

Mackay Mine Hill Tour

The Mackay Mine Hill Tour is really a remarkable place. A lot of work and money has been put in by a lot of people to preserve the great mining history of the town. There…
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Total Miles
10.7
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Winter, Fall
Learn more about Mahogany
Mahogany

Mahogany

Mahogany is a fun and flowy trail for almost 5 miles in the Big Hole Mountains, which is pretty easy, with a few exposed sections and root obstacles that make it more of a moderate…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Mahogany Peak
Mahogany Peak

Mahogany Peak

Mahogany Peak is an out-and-back trail, or you can return on another route if so chosen. You start at the air-down spot right off of the highway and work your way up into Chandler Canyon.…
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Total Miles
22.6
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
Learn more about Mahoney - Lodgepole Connector
Mahoney - Lodgepole Connector

Mahoney - Lodgepole Connector

This connector trail starts from Red Warrior - Lodgepole with a loose rocky downhill into some tight switchbacks that have a lot of loose rock as well. The switchbacks get wider and more sweeping as…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Mahoney Butte
Mahoney Butte

Mahoney Butte

Mahoney Butte is a 5-mile long trail that is mostly elevated above a creek, side-hilling on a narrow trail, sometimes with loose rock or embedded surface rock. The beginning and ending are the smoothest, fastest…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Mahoney Greenhorn
Mahoney Greenhorn

Mahoney Greenhorn

Mahoney Greenhorn is a popular trail in the Greenhorn Trail system. It starts right at the Greenhorn trailhead, so you will likely see other riders or mountain bikers. The west end of the trail starts…
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Total Miles
9.5
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Mahoney Ridge
Mahoney Ridge

Mahoney Ridge

This is a fun trail in the Greenhorn trail system mostly made up of hard pack dirt with sections of embedded cobble. It has smooth sections and rocky sections, and a couple of wide easy…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Malad Loop
Malad Loop

Malad Loop

This loop takes you around the Bannock range North of Malad, ID. It is a mix of roads, ATV trails, and single track. The loop can be ridden in either direction, but the clockwise direction…
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Total Miles
51.7
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Manning Creek
Manning Creek

Manning Creek

This is a point-to-point trail. It's a very scenic ride up the mountain with nice views overlooking the valley below in certain spots. There is a large open meadow at the top--a nice place to…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Maple Hollow
Maple Hollow

Maple Hollow

This short ATV trail starts as a steep road-width trail off of Old Highway 191 near Malad, Idaho. The entrance is unmarked and across from a small dirt pull-off on the side of the paved…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about Maple to Sugar Creek
Maple to Sugar Creek

Maple to Sugar Creek

Maple to Sugar Creek connects the Maple Creek parking area to the Sugar Creek ATV trail. It is a short, but very rocky trail. Starting from Maple Creek, you'll follow the trail for about a…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Marie Saddle (413)
Marie Saddle (413)

Marie Saddle (413)

Marie Saddle (413) takes you into the Coeur d'Alene National Forest from the Fourth of July Pass area. The road is a fairly easy climb and in decent shape in the summer and fall. This…
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Total Miles
12.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Market Canal Road
Market Canal Road

Market Canal Road

Market Canal Road is a simple trail that takes you through the sagebrush just west of the Menan Butte. The trail is wide and mostly flat with sections of lava rock and sand but offers…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Summer, Winter
Learn more about Marsh Creek Scenic Trail
Marsh Creek Scenic Trail

Marsh Creek Scenic Trail

Get off the highway and take this stunning scenic trail. The trail can be run in either direction, but it's recommended to run it towards the town of Stanley because the constant views of the…
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Total Miles
8.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Matt's Gulch
Matt's Gulch

Matt's Gulch

Matt's Gulch is a fun desert single track in the South Hills Trail System south of Twin Falls, Idaho. It is similar to many of the trails in the system as it is an easy…
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Total Miles
1.0
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Fall, Winter, Summer, Spring

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 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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