1.1 miles
Distance
3 ft
Climb
-235 ft
Descent
00:09:57
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Owl Canyon Trail

Owl Canyon Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Discovery Hill
    Salmon, Idaho
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Blaze Color
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #84528 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #84171 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    BLM Salmon Field Office

Good singletrack through the sage. Steep where the trail drops to the bottom of the canyon. The trail then crosses the dry creek bed several times in the canyon before it opens up in the flats and joins BLM121. This trail also makes a fine climb, with just a couple of steep, but rideable grunts.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Owl Canyon mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -232 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,219 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,451 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,451 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,219 ft
  • Grade
    -4.2%
  • Grade max
    -16.5%
  • Grade min
    1.9%
  • Distance climb
    328 ft
  • Distance down
    4,846 ft
  • Distance flat
    397 ft
  • Avg time
    00:09:57
  • Avg reverse time
    00:15:57
  • view trail stats
Status:
on Apr 14, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 3.69 (4 votes)
Your vote: 0

view (315)
close
  • BasemapMap 
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
3D
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Partial
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
  • > 96%
  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
  • bi-directional trail
  • no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
  • < 2 days
  • < 1 week
  • < 2 weeks
  • < 1 month
  • < 6 months
  • > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
  • Description
  • Photos
  • Description & Photos
  • Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
  • most popular
  • popular
  • less popular
  • not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches
US Cell Coverage
Legend
cell carrier legend

Radar Time
x Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
  • mountain biking recent
  • mountain biking (>6 month)
  • hiking (1 year)
  • moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
  • Downhill Ski
  • Backcountry Ski
  • Nordic Ski
  • Snowmobile
Winter Trails
Warning A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
x Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
disable
Only show trails with NO bikes.
enable

Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.

Save
      Directions to owl-canyon trailhead (45.200930, -113.846090)
      update trails status or condition

      Owl Canyon Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Apr 14, 2023 @ 9:39pm
      Apr 14, 2023
      Apr 11, 2023 @ 6:44pm
      Apr 11, 2023
      Jul 2, 2020 @ 5:57am
      Jul 2, 2020
      Mar 29, 2020 @ 3:46pm
      Mar 29, 2020
      		 reporter God kills a puppy every time you make a rut, please think of the puppies. Trails still very soft with mud and snow patches. Turn back before you...
      Nov 30, 2019 @ 11:03am
      Nov 30, 2019
      view all reports »

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 7 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 128 rides
      • Last: Apr 24, 2025

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

      Photos

      more »
      26 |
      Oct 14, 2023 @ 5:02pm
      Oct 14, 2023
      23 |
      Oct 14, 2023 @ 5:02pm
      Oct 14, 2023

      Routes with this trail

      titledistance
      Owl Canyon Loop6 miles
      Enduro Loop9 miles
      Disco Hill Loops featured23 miles

      Trail Products

      Reviews / Comments

      No reviews yet, be the first to write a review or ask a question.
      Use trail reports to comment on trail conditions.


      We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!

      Create a FREE account to view trail comments and much more.

      Create a Free Account

      Videos

      more »
      Riding Owl Canyon
      924 | Oct 3, 2014 , Salmon

      Nearby Trails

      Discovery Hill

      • By toddTF Pro Trailforks & contributors
      • #14383 - 1,350 views

      You must enter a description before submitting.