Off-Road Trails in Idaho

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Learn more about Salmon Creek T4800
Salmon Creek T4800

Salmon Creek T4800

Trail is smooth with gentle grades.
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Total Miles
7.0
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Salt Creek Repeater
Salt Creek Repeater

Salt Creek Repeater

The Salt Creek Repeater Trail follows an old service road that has gradually deteriorated into a mildly challenging 4x4 route. Drivers will encounter stretches of loose rock, uneven ruts, and short rocky climbs that demand…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
3
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Sawmill Creek
Sawmill Creek

Sawmill Creek

Sawmill Creek is a 3.5-mile-long single track through the Challis National Forest. The east entrance starts at a trailhead at a campsite down from Sawmill Transfer Road. It starts as a narrow dirt single track…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Sawtell Peak
Sawtell Peak

Sawtell Peak

Sawtell Peak Road is a great destination for anyone that enjoys sweeping views. It takes you more than 9,800 feet to great 360-degree views of 3 different states. This makes a perfect unique stop to…
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Total Miles
9.7
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Sawtooth Mountain Views Loop
Sawtooth Mountain Views Loop

Sawtooth Mountain Views Loop

An easy dirt loop trail that picks up from Lower Stanley, gains slight elevation and has a stunning view of the Sawtooth Mountain Range, and looks down over the town of Upper Stanley. There are…
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Total Miles
5.0
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Scout Mountain
Scout Mountain

Scout Mountain

This trail is just outside of Pocatello. It goes into the National Forest, so there is some free camping in this area. On this trail, you will gain 3,000 feet in elevation. You start down…
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Total Miles
11.5
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Scribner Ridge
Scribner Ridge

Scribner Ridge

The Scribner Ridge singletrack is an easy trail that begins with a shallow, rutted, and slightly rocky section. It then leads into a thick, heavily forested area for the majority of the trail. Although there…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Second Fork
Second Fork

Second Fork

This is an open single-track trail with multiple creek crossings. There are multiple tight corners with large rocks bordering the trail. There are a few climbs and drops in elevation throughout the trail, but it…
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Total Miles
4.4
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Shattuck Butte
Shattuck Butte

Shattuck Butte

This trail takes you from the Elk Creek Basin and up over Shattuck Butte down to Morris Creek. The route starts by climbing up West Fork. Lindley Creek Road and then over several logging roads…
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Total Miles
9.0
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Sheep Canyon 1
Sheep Canyon 1

Sheep Canyon 1

This section of trail is one continuous, long hill climb/descent depending which direction you're going. (West to East is uphill). There are some loose rocky patches scattered throughout and a few small mud ruts here…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer
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Sheep Canyon 2

Sheep Canyon 2

This curvy and windy section of Sheep's Canyon hugs alongside the slope of the mountainside, offering beautiful views of the surrounding Sawtooth National Forest. There are loose rocky patches, especially around some of the corners.…
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Total Miles
4.0
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer
Learn more about Sheep Creek
Sheep Creek

Sheep Creek

Sheep Creek is a fun and easier alpine single track in the Salmon National Forest that starts on the east end at the Idaho/Montana border, parallels the Continental Divide, and goes past an old cabin.…
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Total Miles
9.3
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Sheep Drive Point Overview
Sheep Drive Point Overview

Sheep Drive Point Overview

Really fun drive up to an amazing lookout where you can see an incredible view. The road follows 1907/ Cemetary Ridge which is a decent road for much of the way but has a lot…
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Total Miles
5.6
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Sheep Falls
Sheep Falls

Sheep Falls

This trail winds along dirt roads headed to the remote corner of Yellowstone. But just before you reach the park is a trail that leads to a lesser-known gem. The first part of the trail…
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Total Miles
13.8
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Spring, Fall
Learn more about Sheep Rock
Sheep Rock

Sheep Rock

This trail is a mostly dirt and gravel, with sections that narrow quickly. Expect some washboard texture and occasional loose scree patches. The road isn't deeply technical, but its tightness and erosion-prone features demand attentive…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
2
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Shefoot
Shefoot

Shefoot

Just outside of Wallace Idaho, this is a wonderfully colorful route during the fall. Reds, oranges, and greens dominate the landscape. When one reaches the top, there is the most amazing panoramic view of the…
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Total Miles
7.0
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Summer
Learn more about Sherman Peak #3317
Sherman Peak #3317

Sherman Peak #3317

Sherman Peak #3317 is a 4.6-mile-long ATV trail in Caribou National Forest that climbs steadily from its north end near Eightmile Road to a hilltop junction with Trail #3446 before continuing south to Skinner Canyon…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Shoshone Ridge (602)
Shoshone Ridge (602)

Shoshone Ridge (602)

Shoshone Ridge is a scenic trail off of Coeur d'Alene River Road (208). There's a great view at the end of 602, plenty of room to turn around, as well as parking for 3-4 cars.…
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Total Miles
10.6
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Sidewinder
Sidewinder

Sidewinder

Sidewinder is a single track full of very tight turns through sagebrush that makes for a great practice trail or warm-up for your day ride since it's close to the staging area and the quick…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Silver Creek
Silver Creek

Silver Creek

Silver Creek is an advanced trail in the Challis National Forest near Stanley, Idaho. From the intersection with Peach Muley Cutoff, it starts with steep switchbacks to drop down the mountainside. The switchbacks are pretty…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
7Difficult
Best Time
Summer

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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