Off-Road Trails in Idaho

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Learn more about Pass Creek
Pass Creek

Pass Creek

Pass Creek is a nice and easy drive located very close to Mackay, Idaho. The route was very popular when the Rally in the Pines was located in Mackay. The area offers unique views and…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Pass Creek Lake Trail
Pass Creek Lake Trail

Pass Creek Lake Trail

From the Eightmile trailhead, this narrow 2.6-mile trail climbs and snakes its way through the trees at the base of an enormous limestone cliff, eventually leading the rider to a small mountain lake called Pass…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Pat Canyon - 286
Pat Canyon - 286

Pat Canyon - 286

Forest Service Road 286 is about 3.5-mile long with beautiful vistas of Star Valley, Wyoming, and the Palisades Reservoir. There are fire pits and a campsite along the first mile near Deer Creek. Bring bug…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Patterson
Patterson

Patterson

From the south end, this trail starts out more like a two-track, which is very wide, going along a forested hillside, on dusty, dry dirt. There are several shallow water crossings in the beginning. As…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Peach Cinnabar/ Peach Creek
Peach Cinnabar/ Peach Creek

Peach Cinnabar/ Peach Creek

This is a 1.3-mile segment of Peach-Cinnabar that drops down from the intersection with Gardner Creek to the Peach Creek Trailhead. This segment of trail drops 840 feet in 1.3 miles, steeply going down about…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Peach Muley Cutoff
Peach Muley Cutoff

Peach Muley Cutoff

The Peach Muley Cutoff singletrack is 3.5 miles long from Peach-Cinnabar down to the Lower Muley Creek ATV Trail. The majority of the trail is an easier and more mellow singletrack compared to the surrounding…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Peach-Cinnabar
Peach-Cinnabar

Peach-Cinnabar

The Peach-Cinnabar trail is a classic Idaho trail with significant challenges while climbing to Custer Lookout. When traveling from East to West, the trail has multiple sections of steep climbs with loose dirt and rocks.…
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Total Miles
12.7
Tech Rating
9Difficult
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Penn Trail, Cave Trail Loop
Penn Trail, Cave Trail Loop

Penn Trail, Cave Trail Loop

These are single track trails that are part of the Canfield trail system. Penn is a one-way up trail and Cave is a one-way down trail. Penn is a sustained climb that is mostly smooth,…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Pennal Gulch River Access
Pennal Gulch River Access

Pennal Gulch River Access

This trail is part of the Pennal Gulch Sportsmen's Access Area on the Salmon River. Public access at Pennal Gulch is provided through an easement across private property. The road is closed to access from…
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Total Miles
2.0
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Pete Creek Road
Pete Creek Road

Pete Creek Road

This is a fairly typical Forest Service gravel road up the Pete Creek drainage. The mixture of vegetation types in this drainage provides a stunning visual experience. This is a really nice easy drive and…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Pete Creek Trail
Pete Creek Trail

Pete Creek Trail

This short 1.3-mile trail leads from the end of the Pete Creek Road north to the Continental Divide. It goes through some dense timberland and occasionally breaks out into meadowlands at its upper end. The…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Peterson Creek Road
Peterson Creek Road

Peterson Creek Road

The first half mile of this road passes through a residential area and is a nice graveled two-lane road. Make sure to stay on the road. After that, the road continues as a more typical…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Peterson Creek Trail
Peterson Creek Trail

Peterson Creek Trail

This trail begins at the end of the Peterson Creek Road. It is suitable for use only by 50" ATVs and dirt bikes. The first half mile of this trail consists of a very long,…
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Total Miles
3.0
Tech Rating
7Difficult
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Petrified Watermelons
Petrified Watermelons

Petrified Watermelons

What appears to be "the way" is a more excellent trail section that ends at private property and a gate. "Back the way you came" is the option here. Unless you're curious about the watermelons,…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Petterson Canyon #5232
Petterson Canyon #5232

Petterson Canyon #5232

Petterson Canyon #5232 is an easy ATV trail that begins at the intersection with trails #5225 and #5226 and travels east, initially crossing a large open field used for cattle grazing. Although the track is…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Pettit Lake and Dreamy Day Use Area
Pettit Lake and Dreamy Day Use Area

Pettit Lake and Dreamy Day Use Area

Pettit Lake is a beautiful clear blue lake with mountains rising behind. The best view is from the official Day Use area. It has a little beach with picnic tables and some fire pits, as…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Phifer Creek Pass
Phifer Creek Pass

Phifer Creek Pass

Traverse one of the prettiest passes that connects the South Fork of the Boise River to the Middle Fork of the Boise River. Take in the beauty of the high elevation meadows, spot wildlife, even…
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Total Miles
13.1
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Summer
Learn more about Picnic Ridge Trail
Picnic Ridge Trail

Picnic Ridge Trail

This is a ridgeline trail for its entire 2.8-mile length. The trail traverses a nice mixture of open grassy ridgeline terrain and tread that twists and turns through stands of mixed conifers. This trail tops…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Pierce Canyon to Skull Canyon Loop
Pierce Canyon to Skull Canyon Loop

Pierce Canyon to Skull Canyon Loop

This route will take you to the base of the mountains and over to Skull Canyon. You will pass through some amazing country and travel back in time as you see the old cabins and…
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Total Miles
17.6
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring
Learn more about Pierce to Dworshak Reservoir/Grandad Bridge
Pierce to Dworshak Reservoir/Grandad Bridge

Pierce to Dworshak Reservoir/Grandad Bridge

This scenic route leaves Pierce via Snake Creek Road before turning off onto Calhoun Road. This is a very easy, well-maintained gravel road that is wide enough for two vehicles to pass. It is a…
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Total Miles
35.5
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
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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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