Off-Road Trails in Idaho

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Learn more about Moose Creek Old Logging Road Track
Moose Creek Old Logging Road Track

Moose Creek Old Logging Road Track

The upper Y off the logging road leads to an older dirt logging road restricted to vehicles 50 inches or less due to a gate at the main road. It is an easy, winding route…
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Total Miles
2.0
Tech Rating
3
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Moose Creek Spur
Moose Creek Spur

Moose Creek Spur

This spur road is not far from the Moose Creek Reservoir. This is a narrow grassy spur road off of main 381 road. This trail is a great place to get off the busier road…
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Total Miles
1.0
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Moose Creek Trailhead
Moose Creek Trailhead

Moose Creek Trailhead

This short out and back trail is rocky with a few larger washouts. A stock SUV should be able to navigate it slowly. Near the beginning is a well-constructed warming hut with an outdoor fire…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Moose Creek Upper Road Track
Moose Creek Upper Road Track

Moose Creek Upper Road Track

This gated road, managed by the Idaho Department of Lands, is limited to 50-inch or smaller vehicles with nearby parking available. The dirt road is generally wide, with some bumps and runoff areas, and it…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
2
Best Time
Summer, Spring, Fall
Learn more about Morgan Lake
Morgan Lake

Morgan Lake

The Morgan Lake Trail is a very steep, rocky, and rutted trail with many exposed roots. This trail should only be attempted by experts. Although it's only .4 miles long, it features significant elevation loss…
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Total Miles
0.4
Tech Rating
8Difficult
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Moscow Mountain Lookout
Moscow Mountain Lookout

Moscow Mountain Lookout

This is a short but fun ride up to the Moscow Mountain lookout, which resides on the East Summit of Moscow Mountain. This trail is mostly dirt, with the first several hundred yards made up…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Moscow Mtn Road
Moscow Mtn Road

Moscow Mtn Road

This is a county road only open from June 1-November 7 to motorized traffic, with gates closed during winter. This route is from gate to gate over Moscow Mountain through the woods. There is parking…
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Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Mount Coeur d'Alene (439)
Mount Coeur d'Alene (439)

Mount Coeur d'Alene (439)

Mount Coeur d'Alene (439) is a single-width road that begins off East Burma Road and heads east up Mount Coeur d'Alene. After the peak of Mount Coeur d'Alene, it continues towards Red Horse Mountain, ending…
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Total Miles
9.5
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Mowat Creek
Mowat Creek

Mowat Creek

The north end of Mowat Creek starts at the intersection with Big Creek and East Fork Big Creek and goes southeast. It starts with a couple of small creek crossings. This trail goes through an…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
6Difficult
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Mozier Peak
Mozier Peak

Mozier Peak

Mozier Peak is an advanced trail due to extremely steep sections that would make going up this trail very difficult. To go down this trail instead of up, start at the intersection with Arid Peak…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
8Difficult
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Mt Spokane via IEP Backroads
Mt Spokane via IEP Backroads

Mt Spokane via IEP Backroads

This route goes from Spirit Lake, ID to the top of Mt Spokane via Inland Empire Paper logging roads and Mt Spokane Nordic Trails. Starting from Brickel Creek Road (via IEP Brickel Creek Gate), to…
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Total Miles
15.3
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Mt. Margaret
Mt. Margaret

Mt. Margaret

The Mt. Margaret Trail is a short and at times intense trail that takes off from the west end of the flat creek trail before re-joining the flat creek trail to the east. The first…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Mud Springs
Mud Springs

Mud Springs

This is a forested single-track trail in the South Hills of the Sawtooth National Forest. It can be accessed after about a 15-minute ride up Indian Spring Road from the staging area at the base…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer
Learn more about Muddy Cow Fields
Muddy Cow Fields

Muddy Cow Fields

Although it's named muddy cow fields, this isn't the main road surface. It's packed gravel and a nice option to come from the north farm fields and access the main heart of the trail network.…
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Total Miles
7.0
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Muddy Creek to Where Stuff Gets Real
Muddy Creek to Where Stuff Gets Real

Muddy Creek to Where Stuff Gets Real

This route will take you on a lesser traveled single-track trail that is very easy, besides the crossing of Bear Creek to a very difficult and technical single-track. The first mile and a half is…
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Total Miles
4.0
Tech Rating
10Difficult
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Muddy Pockets
Muddy Pockets

Muddy Pockets

This fun trail gets you on top to overlook the surrounding area. There are a few climbs that are rocky with bigger rocks. There are sections with clay soil, so if wet, there will be…
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Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Murphy, ID to Silver City, ID
Murphy, ID to Silver City, ID

Murphy, ID to Silver City, ID

This trail runs along a creek bed, so that you will get different water depths depending on the time of the year. The deepest you get is at the beaver damn at the end, which…
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Total Miles
37.0
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Myrtle Creek 633
Myrtle Creek 633

Myrtle Creek 633

The trail begins with an easy hike to Myrtle Falls, a stunning waterfall just under a mile roundtrip. Enjoy a leisurely drive on an easy dirt road, accessible to 2WD vehicles with ample space for…
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Total Miles
11.9
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about National Forest Development Road 3308
National Forest Development Road 3308

National Forest Development Road 3308

This trial goes from the top of McGary Butte down to Highway 8. This 4-mile track is rough and harder to navigate in areas due to run-off during spring. Old dirt logging road through the…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about National Forrest Development Road 3308
National Forrest Development Road 3308

National Forrest Development Road 3308

This is part of a track that goes up to McGary Butte. There are multiple ways to get to the top. This is an old logging road that goes through clearcuts and has amazing views…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, 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

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 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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