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      Just north of downtown Salmon lies Discovery Hill, our only "developed" trail system. It offers 25-30 miles of singletracks, doubletracks, and dirt roads demanding various physical and technical abilities. Options range from a lunch-hour escape to a good two- or three-hour workout to an all-day all-out. You wild and crazies can join the excitement and exhaustion of the “12 Hours of Disco” endurance race in late May.

      Whatever your physical and technical appetites, the area is a treat on skinny bikes, fat bikes, cyclocross bikes, or even your baby sister’s bike. These trails flow over a healthy sagebrush habitat, swooping gentle hills, crossing rocky washes, and giving non-stop views of three mountain ranges: the dramatic Beaverheads (aka the Continental Divide), the Lemhis, and the Salmon Rivers. You know about cactus? Ride Slime or ride carefully, but pack an extra tube.

      Disco Hill has the area’s earliest open trails, generally by March, and the latest closing, often not until December. Prime time is spring, when wildflowers flash bits of color in the sage, whites and purples, reds, blues, and yellows, bitterroot and phlox, cactus and paintbrush, lupine and locoweed. Cattle graze there in the summer--this is the wild west, after all--and some trails can get very dusty.

      Try not to confuse the flowers with the colored arrows that mark the loops. Following the arrows will eventually get you back to the trailhead. Following the flowers will get you ... lost, possibly. If that happens, look at the Continental Divide and you’ll be oriented. And besides, being lost is a good way to explore the miles of potential rides rolling beyond these markers.
      AKA: Disco
      Owl Canyon Trailhead google parking directions
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      Region Status
      Open as of Oct 26, 2024
      Local Trail Association

      Hike Stats

      Global Ranking
      #2,206
      State Ranking
      #1,310
      Trails (view details)
      83
      Trails Mountain Bike
      85
      Trails E-Bike
      13
      Trails Horse
      6
      Trails Hike
      83
      Trails Trail Running
      83
      Trails Dirtbike/Moto
      11
      Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
      10
      Trails Snowmobile
      1
      Trails Snowshoe
      1
      Trails Backcountry Ski
      1
      Trails Nordic Ski
      1
      Total Distance
      64 miles
      Total Descent Distance
      32 miles
      Total Descent
      9,390 ft
      Total Vertical
      2,182 ft
      Reports
      946
      Ridden Counter
      34

      Photos of Discovery Hill

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      Oct 21, 2024 @ 2:48pm
      Oct 21, 2024
      trail: Plandemic
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      Jul 5, 2024 @ 3:46pm
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      trail: Plandemic
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      Jul 5, 2024 @ 3:46pm
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      trail: Plandemic
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      Jul 5, 2024 @ 3:46pm
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      trail: Plandemic
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      Jul 5, 2024 @ 3:46pm
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      Jul 5, 2024 @ 3:45pm
      Jul 5, 2024
      trail: Slump Gulch
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      Oct 14, 2023 @ 6:55pm
      Oct 14, 2023
      trail: Slump Gulch
      27 |
      Oct 14, 2023 @ 6:55pm
      Oct 14, 2023

      Videos of Discovery Hill

      BLM-Idaho Discovery Hill

      575 | Jan 23, 2017
      Riding Owl Canyon
      trail: Owl Canyon
      911 | Oct 3, 2014 , Salmon
      Discovery Hill Race Course
      1036 | Oct 3, 2014 , Salmon

      Recent Trail Reports

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      Pelvis
      Oct 26, 2024 @ 10:13pm
      Oct 26, 2024
      DryMountain Bike SIMBA trail work day 10/26/24 - 16...wildbillmac simba
      Gambler
      Sep 21, 2024 @ 10:44am
      Sep 21, 2024
      DryMountain Bike Drainage work in the section below the...wildbillmac simba
      BLM Road 121
      Aug 22, 2024 @ 1:49pm
      Aug 22, 2024
      DryMountain Bike db-11
      BLM129
      Aug 22, 2024 @ 12:37pm
      Aug 22, 2024
      DryMountain Bike Dry and loose, lots of baby heads.db-11
      Rawhide
      Aug 22, 2024 @ 12:37pm
      Aug 22, 2024
      DryMountain Bike Braided with cow paths and difficult to...db-11
      Slump Gulch (Upper)
      Aug 22, 2024 @ 12:37pm
      Aug 22, 2024
      DryMountain Bike Dry, loose in spots, lots of baby heads,...db-11
      Muskrat
      Aug 22, 2024 @ 12:37pm
      Aug 22, 2024
      DryMountain Bike Dry, loose in spots, lots of baby heads,...db-11
      Freeman Moonshiner Cabin Trail
      May 12, 2024 @ 7:25am
      May 12, 2024
      VariableTrail Running There's a few downed trees, one of which...joshua2
      RC 2-Track (West)
      May 4, 2024 @ 4:21am
      May 4, 2024
      DryMountain Bike DanHMT
      RC 2-Track (North)
      May 4, 2024 @ 4:21am
      May 4, 2024
      DryMountain Bike DanHMT

      Activity Feed

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      wildbillmacaddreportactivity #60980284
      Oct 26, 2024 @ 10:28pm
      Oct 26, 2024
      jennyleethompson1213wishlistregionactivity #60870348
      Oct 24, 2024 @ 10:22am
      Oct 24, 2024
      wildbillmacaddreportactivity #59250496
      Sep 21, 2024 @ 10:48am
      Sep 21, 2024
      wildbillmacaddreportactivity #58932488
      Sep 15, 2024 @ 5:48pm
      Sep 15, 2024
      db-11difficultyvotetrailactivity #58169243
      Sep 1, 2024 @ 1:04pm
      Sep 1, 2024

      Recent Comments

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      db-11trailRawhideNot a black in my humble opinion. Less chunky...
      Aug 22, 2024 @ 1:52pm
      Aug 22, 2024
      db-11trailBLM129I'd actually rate this a black compared to...
      Aug 22, 2024 @ 1:52pm
      Aug 22, 2024
      Gratton7reportSpare RibExcept for a couple spots at the high point on...
      Apr 2, 2021 @ 7:51pm
      Apr 2, 2021
      salmonmtbreportWendigoRaw is good! Super fun trail - great climb and...
      Jun 12, 2019 @ 1:49pm
      Jun 12, 2019
      chuktAreportOwl CanyonGreat work! Will check it out soon. Thx.
      Mar 11, 2015 @ 8:02am
      Mar 11, 2015

      Nearby Areas

      namedistance
      Landfill 2 20 3 17 km
      Barracks Lane - Mulkey Creek 18 9 19.7 km
      Williams Creek 1 24 29 1013.4 km
      CDT - Upper Bighole 11 20 115.9 km
      Stormy Peak 4 5 216.2 km

      Activity Type Stats

      activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesridelogs
      Mountain Bike6965 miles9,416 ft33 miles2,182 ft
      #2,789#1,4605894652,249
      E-Bike135 miles892 ft2 miles1,808 ft
      #3,133#7388641
      Horse64 miles784 ft2 miles705 ft
      778
      Hike8364 miles9,390 ft32 miles2,182 ft
      #2,206#1,310946117
      Trail Running8364 miles9,390 ft32 miles2,182 ft
      #2,210#1,3093946118
      Dirtbike/Moto113 miles272 ft2,779 ft1,808 ft
      #2408002
      ATV/ORV/OHV102 miles79 ft1,598 ft
      #149800
      Snowmobile11 mile79 ft705 ft
      Snowshoe11 mile79 ft705 ft
      Backcountry Ski11 mile79 ft705 ft
      Nordic Ski11 mile79 ft705 ft
      15
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