Dirt Bike Trails Near Lava Hot Springs, Idaho

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Boundary Trail

The Boundary Trail is a great 37-mile loop that circles around the majority of the Portneuf Range near Pocatello. This trail is open to mountain bikes, motorcycles and ATVs. There is a 50" limit, so…
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Total Miles
34
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Razorback Ridge

This trail is commonly known to locals as Razorback Ridge, due to the lone ridge with a knife's edge summit you will drive below. It runs through uneven, rocky BLM ground in high desert sagebrush.…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

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
49.2
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Oxford Peak Loop

This trail is really amazing. It is only about 15 minutes off of I-15 making it pretty easy to get to. The trail makes a large loop around Oxford Peak. This is the peak the…
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Total Miles
22
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

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
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Summit Canyon

The area has a whole lot of 50" and single-track trails. This isn't the place for SxSs because there is very little riding they can do. Please obey all width laws. The trail is a…
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Total Miles
15.2
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Oneida Narrows Reservoir

This is an easy trail. You'll be able to do it in 2WD as long as there is no snow. It's a beautiful high desert scenery that follows the river and ends at a lake.…
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Total Miles
14
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Ruben Hollow to Davis Basin 7441

This short ATV trail is one of several ATV trails in the Caribou National Forest between Malad and Preston, Idaho. The trails in this area can be ridden as a fun day ride in combination…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Third Creek to Ruben Hollow 7445

This is a short and easy ATV trail that can be used as a connection to the Ruben Hollow single track. From the south end, it starts at a shallow short creek crossing at the…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Ruben Hollow to Weston Peak 7443

This is an epic single track in the Caribou National Forest near Preston, Idaho. It is full of narrow side hill sections, wildflowers in the spring and summer, and amazing views of the surrounding mountain…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Deep Creek/White Canyon

This is an easy ATV trail in the Caribou National Forest near Malad, Idaho. The south end of the trail connects to the Trail Hollow to Maple Hollow ATV trail, and it crosses Maple Hollow…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Deep Creek to Ruben Hollow 7440

This is a 50" designated trail in the Caribou National Forest between Malad City and Preston, Idaho. Although designated for ATVs, the trail has narrowed over time as it's probably mostly ridden by dirt bikes,…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

North Weston Peak 7444

North Weston Peak is a short but great single track in the Caribou National Forest near Preston, Idaho. The east end starts at the Clifton Basin Trailhead, and it runs directly west to connect to…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Clifton Basin to Weston Peak ATV 7433 (Part 1)

This short ATV trail is part of the trail system in the Caribou National Forest near Preston, Idaho. It is a moderately challenging trail for ATVs and dirt bikes due to lots of small and…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

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
2.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Clifton Basin to Weston Peak Single Track - 7433

This is one of several awesome single tracks in the Caribou National Forest near Preston, Idaho. It is fun, fast and flowy, and very narrow. The single track traverses across the side of a green…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Clifton Basin to Weston Peak ATV 7433 (Part 2)

This is an additional segment of ATV trail 7433 that starts after the single-track portion of 7433. This last segment of the trail takes you straight up the face of the mountain up to a…
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Total Miles
0.3
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

East Slope of Old Baldy Peak

This is a really fun single track with fantastic views overlooking the mountains near Preston, Idaho. It's a ridgeline trail over several rolling green mountains. The south end of the trail starts on a really…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Upper Fivemile Road 7436

This is a short 50" trail that connects the Fivemile dirt road with the ATV and single track 7433 trails. From the north end it's a steady downhill with some more technical features. It drops…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Trail Hollow to Maple Hollow

This ATV trail starts at a cattle gate at the intersection with Deep Creek/White Canyon. Depart from the gate to the left, and follow the two-track through the grassy rolling hills of the Caribou National…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Trail Hollow (Malad)

This is a short ATV trail in the Caribou National Forest that can be explored in combination with several other easy ATV trails near Malad, Idaho. The trail is two-track width and flows over several…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp / Su

Bone to Wolverine Brush Creek Run

This route is easily passable by any overland rig and most family SUVs. It takes you through a mix of private cattle ranches and public land. You will pass through rolling sagebrush hills and several…
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Total Miles
38.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Old Baldy Connector 7438

This is a 50" trail starting off Lower Fivemile Road. It goes past a beautiful small lake, then comes to an intersection with Weston 7451 and you stay right for this trail. It's mostly two-track…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Birch Creek Road 407

Birch Creek Road connects the Cub River Road to the community of Mink Creek on State Route 36. The byway allows access to the German Dugway and Telegraph roads. This is an unimproved forest road…
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Total Miles
8.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Worm Creek

Worm Creek is an old jeep road converted to a 50-inch. The trail crosses Worm Creek a dozen times. The creek is seasonal, with heavy snowmelt flow in the spring and dry conditions mid-summer. The…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Thorn Spring

Thorn Spring is a 50-inch trail that starts from the Albert Moser Trailhead in the Cub River area. The trail climbs through the sagebrush and scrub maple ending in an alpine basis with views of…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Cranes Flat Cutoff

This trail is a graded gravel cutoff road between Blackfoot Reservoir Road and Bone / Grays Lake Road. It is a generally smooth road through a mix of private cattle ranches and public land. It…
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Total Miles
11.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

German Dugway

The German Dugway is a moderately steep fairly rocky switch back that can be used to access the Paris I've caves and Bloomington Lake from the Cub River area, or it is a fun challenging…
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Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su

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
3.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su

Lower Cub River Trail

The Cub River Trail starts at the Albert Moser Trailhead in the Cub River area. This 50-inch trail parallels the Cub River Road. The trail flows through the sagebrush and scrub maples intermingled with open…
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Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa