Dirt Bike Trails Near Riggins, Idaho

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Burgdorf to French Creek

Traveling from east to west, this route begins with a flat, wide forest service road that slowly climbs through lush meadows, easily accessible camping and evergreen forest. The route eventually narrows to a single track…
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Total Miles
25.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Crystal Mountain

This is a short trail that can be combined with the War Eagle Lookout Trail. The trail is gravel/dirt and leads you up to a mountain full of Crystals called Crystal Mountain. After you have…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

Kleinschmidt Grade - NFD 105

Starting from Hells Canyon/Snake River, this route will take you up a winding single-lane track with great views and significant exposures. As you get higher, the terrain and flora will transform from rock to grass…
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Total Miles
17.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Imnaha to Wallowa Mountain Loop

This route traces the Imnaha River between the scenic Wallowa Mountain Loop road and the small town of Imnaha. The road is wide in all but a few places and is pretty well maintained. This…
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Total Miles
29
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

War Eagle Lookout Tower Trail

This is an easy trail that starts in Secesh and runs up to the War Eagle Lookout Tower at 8214 feet in elevation. This Lookout tower is staffed during the summer months by the Forest…
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Total Miles
13.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Full Creek Crossing

This trail is a gravel road with many potholes along the way. The scenery is beautiful, with many different locations to pull over and camp. At the end of the route, you will come to…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hells Canyon Overlook - Dirt Road Approach

The Hells Canyon overlook has both a paved and un paved approach. Both are very scenic, but we highly recommend the dirt route as it offers a number of camp sites and incredible views. Signs…
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Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

Fish Lake - Twin Lakes

This route takes you to a couple of beautiful small lakes while providing incredible views of the Whitman National Forest. Overall the route is very easy and straight forward, but there is a section that…
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Total Miles
30.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

South Fork of the Salmon River Trail

The South Fork of the Salmon River trail is the famous "Cliff Trail". It is approximately 8 miles each way as an out and back. The trail has multiple sections on the side of the…
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Total Miles
7.5
Tech Rating
9 Difficult
Best Time
Su / Fa

Pilot Peak Lookout Tower

This trail starts up at Elk Summit and travels to the lookout tower on a dirt road. You should have a high-clearance vehicle and 4WD for this one. This is a very steep and rough…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su

Oregan Eagle Mountain View

Have a good set of mud tires during the cold and wet seasons on this trail. 4x4 is recommended. You will find awesome views of the Eagle Cap Mountains Public Access Road with a little…
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Total Miles
9.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

The Magruder Corridor

This scenic trail is a must see. It traverses from Idaho to Montana along an historic route. Most of the main trail is graded forest road with some paved sections. It's very remote with no…
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Total Miles
139.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Eagle Creek Vista

The majority of this trail climbs up a gravel road from Highway 86. There is only a small section when turning off of Eagle Creek Road where the road gets rougher and would most likely…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Sturgill Peak - Fire Lookout Tower

This is the second half of FR 09 (Mann Creek). The next six miles beyond the Spring Creek Campground are less maintained and progressively become less and less smooth. Erosion ruts and small rocks make…
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Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Sunday Mine

This is a short little trail that is a very easy dirt road. The trail takes you to the remains of an old abandoned mine. This is just a short venture off the Idaho BDR…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

FR 573 - Hitt Creek

This offshoot trail from FR 09 leads to a couple of trailheads - Hitt Creek Trailhead and Keithy Saddle Trailhead. Hitt Creek Trailhead (Trail No. 276) is accessible to bikes and ATVs and is an…
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Total Miles
4.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

FR 09 - Mann Creek

This is the first section of FR 09. It's an easy and maintained dirt road as it leads to several established campgrounds. There are a handful of offshoot trails to take, as well as a…
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Total Miles
6.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Sturgil Dennett

This loop connects the top of Bear Creek Saddleback to the main road (FR 025, Adams Creek). It involves three trails: FR 51651, 283, and 010. When this trial was mapped (early June) there were…
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Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

NR 019 - Bear Creek Saddle

From off of NF-24, this beautiful trail takes you North, weaving and winding its way along the side of the mountain, climbing over 1,000' in elevation. At the top is Bear Saddle, where the trail…
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Total Miles
7.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

FR 024 - Fourth of July Creek

Fourth of July Creek Trail is the other half of a scenic mountain loop through the Payette National Forest. Plenty of off-shoot trails to explore and primitive camping spots throughout. This trail has more shelf…
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Total Miles
9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

FR 025 - Adams Creek

Adams Creek Trail in the Payette National Forest is a picturesque mountain trail that is half of a scenic loop. It's an easy gradual ascent/descent dirt road with scattered primitive campsites along the way. Easy…
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Total Miles
9.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

FR 306 - Iron Mountain Trail

This trail briefly parallels FR 025 before climbing up onto the mountain ridgeline. There are a handful of short steep climbs to navigate. The trail is narrow and full-size vehicles would undoubtedly brush vegetation. Erosion…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

FR 322 - Wolf/Monroe Creek

Passing through a (seasonal) gate at the entrance, this trail begins as a progressive climb up the hill. The puddles are certainly present after wet conditions. There are erosion ruts to navigate as well. There…
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Total Miles
6
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Van Camp trail 16

Trailhead is off the highway with limited parking of about 200 feet of one-lane parking. Use caution when unloading, as this part of the highway can get busy during spring and early summer with rafters,…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su

Big Butte Lookout

This is a 1-mile trail up to a big butte fire lookout. If you are driving a dirt bike/SxS, you are able to drive continually up to the lookout. If you are in an SUV…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Wenatchee Big Butte

Wenatchee Big Butte is a 7-mile connection trail on the route to the Big Butte fire lookout. This is a well-groomed trail made mostly of compact dirt with the occasional loose gravel. This is approximately…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Pierce to Superior FS 250

This route follows French Creek until it reaches Orogrande Creek. It continues along Orogrande Creek until it meets the north fork of the Clearwater River. This junction includes both the Bungalow Creek Ranger Station and…
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Total Miles
38.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Coleman Road

Coleman Road connections Smoothing Iron and Wenatchee Big Butte Trails. It is a well-groomed dirt trail approximately 1.5 vehicles wide narrowing down to approximately 1 vehicle wide. There are numerous pull-out dispersed camping areas on…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Smoothing Iron

Smoothing Iron Trail is a well-maintained approximately 10-mile trail. The primary ground cover is a mix of dirt and small loose gravel and the trail starts at approximately two car widths and narrows down to…
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Total Miles
8.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Airline

Airline is best run during spring or fall. It's a combination of smooth and flowy single track, coupled with both loose rock, and boulder sections. A fun adventure for intermediate riders. There are some spots…
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Total Miles
13.5
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa