Non-Motorized Trails
Idaho has over 19000 miles of non-motorized trails and diversity of terrain that rivals none. Idaho is over 70% public land with most of it managed by the US Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. You can find miles of single-track trail that follow major river canyons (6000 feet deep) such as the Salmon and Snake. There are hundreds of miles of trails that access crystal clear alpine lakes and jagged peaks in the Sawtooths and Seven Devil mountains. If you want to get away from the crowds and find solitude, you should try the thousands of miles of lightly used trails that blanket two of the largest wilderness areas in the country, the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Pick your season from the tabs above, and find out more about where you can go in Idaho.
Our goal is to preserve and protect the non-motorized trail opportunities in Idaho by providing technical assistance to Federal, state, county and city agencies; assisting with trail grants and funding opportunities; advising on conversion of abandoned rail lines to trails; providing statewide trail planning; and tracking and recommending non-motorized trail legislation.
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Contact the Non-Motorized Trails Program
Leo Hennessy, Non-Motorized Trails Program Manager
Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation
PO Box 83720 Boise ID 83720-0065
5657 Warm Springs Avenue Boise ID 83716-8712
Work: (208) 514-2419
Work Fax: (208) 334-3741
Cell: (208) 866-6471
Leo.Hennessy@idpr.idaho.gov