Wild Horse Recreation Area to Bruneau Canyon Overlook
This relatively easy route rewards travelers with absolutely incredible scenery. You'll find yourself maneuvering through cattle, staring up at steep canyon walls, and cresting small hills that reveal breathtaking views of snow capped mountains. If… Learn more about Wild Horse Recreation Area to Bruneau Canyon Overlook
Total Miles
108
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Purple Pancakes Fly at Midnight
We started this route in the town of Jarbidge leaving on "Pole Line Road" and stopped it when we intersected with "National Forest Developed Road 071", part of another onX trail. It starts with a… Learn more about Purple Pancakes Fly at Midnight
Total Miles
19.3
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa
Indian Hot Springs-Hagerman Route
Take a full day trip across the southern Idaho desert to a hidden hot spring oasis in the Bruneau Canyon. This route takes you from the Hagerman Fossil Beds area across the desert to Bruneau… Learn more about Indian Hot Springs-Hagerman Route
Total Miles
49.8
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Wickahoney Stage Stop from Bruneau
Take a short trip out to the old Wickahoney Stage Stop, start in Bruneau heading south on Hot Springs Road, and pick up on the west leg of Hot Springs Road. Alternate option for a… Learn more about Wickahoney Stage Stop from Bruneau
Total Miles
32.9
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Idaho Centennial Trail
This trail is difficult to follow until one realizes that occasionally there are white markers indicating the direction of the trail. This is an excellent section for most of the southern area of it. Nice… Learn more about Idaho Centennial Trail
Total Miles
8.4
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa
Robinson Trail Head
This bumpy little trail leads from the primary Echo trail system to the Robinson trail that drops down the cliffside providing access to the Bruneau river below. The site at the top is listed as… Learn more about Robinson Trail Head
Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Echo Spur B
This is the smoother route than taking the Idaho Centennial Trail (ICT) to the Bruneau Lookout. It's mostly graded with some deeper ruts, but far fewer rocks than one will encounter on the ICT. It… Learn more about Echo Spur B
Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp
Idaho Centennial to Echo Trail
This section of trail follows along the cliff side briefly from the Bruneau lookout point with informational kiosks and a pit toilet. Almost immediately is a spur for The overlook rec site for great camping… Learn more about Idaho Centennial to Echo Trail
Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Idaho Centennial Trail 7
This scenic section of trail is one of the prettiest traveled. It offers some incredible scenery--rolling hills with fields of dried fluffy grass that blows in the wind. There are some interesting rock formations too.… Learn more about Idaho Centennial Trail 7
Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa
Idaho Centennial to Clover Three
This section connects the Idaho Centennial Trail to Clover Three Trail. With all the trails out here that no longer exist, it's a surefire way to end up at the access to the Bruneau Viewpoint… Learn more about Idaho Centennial to Clover Three
Total Miles
7.6
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa
IWS Camp Trail
This unique little trail offers some fun challenges to get to stunning camping spots above the river. There are some steep off-camber, deep potholes, and tight turns to make it down. Once in the area… Learn more about IWS Camp Trail
Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp
Access Route to Idaho Centennial Trail
This area has a lot of historic routes that seem not to exist anymore. After a great many private property access failures, this route from the tarmac was successful. This trail will lead through grassy… Learn more about Access Route to Idaho Centennial Trail
Total Miles
8.5
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa
Antelope Bay Loop and Lucas Point
This is the southern section of the Antelope Bay Loop. It's the easier way out into the vista. The rail is dirt and gravel with a few deeper ruts from muddy traffic and cows. This… Learn more about Antelope Bay Loop and Lucas Point
Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Southern Lucas Point
This is a nice, flat, out-and-back offshoot trail heading down to the Southern Lucas Point on Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir. To get to the beginning of the trail, take China Creek off of Jarbidge Road… Learn more about Southern Lucas Point
Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Antelope Bay Loop Northern Section
This is the northern section of what could be completed as a loop trail. It ends in one spot at an overlook above the Salmon Creek Falls Reservoir. The trail is on the open range,… Learn more about Antelope Bay Loop Northern Section
Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Whisky Slough Water Access
This is a shorter twisty trail that leads down to a finger of and Bay of the Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir. The water level is low in the winter, and there is driving access to… Learn more about Whisky Slough Water Access
Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
West Bay Loop
Beautiful views overlooking the northern section of Salmon Falls Creel Reservoir. The lower section of the loop is easy and has many small campsites with views of the water. None of them are level though,… Learn more about West Bay Loop
Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa
West Berger Rim Overlook
An easy, mostly graded farm trail ends at a nice view of the Salmon Creek Falls canyon below. The trail starts in farmland, so be aware of slow farm traffic. It begins as an easy… Learn more about West Berger Rim Overlook
Total Miles
4.9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Fence Line Trail
A mostly two-track trail gives way to somewhat graded trail ends in a rock pile on one side that marks the route. Maps show many trails crisscrossing the area, but this is one of the… Learn more about Fence Line Trail
Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Middle Rim to Overlook Camp
An easy trail mostly two-track through sagebrush featuring open planes and ends at a scenic overlook camping spot to the Salmon Falls River Canyon below. The trail gets mostly rutted and could be impossible when… Learn more about Middle Rim to Overlook Camp
Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
West Cheese Burger
This is the main east-west cut across from Stockman North/South route to the ridge. Primarily graded single-lane road. Some potholes and generally LTE Service. Take Stockman's road south to get to Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir,… Learn more about West Cheese Burger
Total Miles
5.6
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp
Glenn's Grassy Ascent
This fun little romp in the hills begins just outside the adorable town of Glenn's ferry. Well worth exploring its quaint downtown and waterfronts. There are cute shops and many historic buildings. Once on the… Learn more about Glenn's Grassy Ascent
Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Whiskey Creek Canyon Overlook
A bumpy trail through some BLM cattle pastures. Muddy and slick when wet or after a storm. You will pass through a few closed barbed wire cattle gates; please be sure to close them after… Learn more about Whiskey Creek Canyon Overlook
Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Callen To Whisky Creek Overlook
This is the easier route to get over to the turn for Whisky Creek overlook. It's rutted in areas and use caution when it's rained or is wet. Could be quite muddy and slick. A… Learn more about Callen To Whisky Creek Overlook
Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa
Stockmans Driveway
This is an easy north-south or south-north route via dirt through the area. It provides access to many of the trails in the area. Some dispersed camping can be found along these trails. Generally, this… Learn more about Stockmans Driveway
Total Miles
13.7
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Stock Draw/Old House Loop
This rutted, bumpy trail leads to an old wood house/structure. There is a cattle water trough out there as well, a large grassy open area that could be used for camping. Keep an eye out… Learn more about Stock Draw/Old House Loop
Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Sugar Bowl
This fun little trail heads from old highway 30 up into the hills to a killer pair of hilltops. The trail ends at a fantastic camping spot with good LTE cell service and panoramic views… Learn more about Sugar Bowl
Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa
King Hill
This well-traveled route heads from the lowlands close to the river into the hills, ending at the massive Blair Trail Reservoir. Be sure to watch for the many cattle out in the middle of the… Learn more about King Hill
Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Snake River Grassy Trail
This rocky out and back passes under the train bridge and parallels the tracks with amazingly deep potholes. If you are lucky, a train will pass by and blow the horn for you! Once closer… Learn more about Snake River Grassy Trail
Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Bennett Mountain Byway
This is an easy, smooth dirt route from Glenns Ferry to the Camas Prairie and Highway 20. It's the smoothest non-paved south-north route to the Camas Prairie. There are lots of wildlife spotting opportunities, shallow… Learn more about Bennett Mountain Byway