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Updated October 2026

Boise National Forest Mountain Bike Trails

Mountain bike

1,553mi

designated on 458 segments

75% of mapped trail

E-bike

1,286miClass 1

designated on 344 segments

62% of mapped trail

Mountain bike

1,553mi

designated on 458 segments

75% of mapped trail

Season on record
Year-round
Bike Access Grade
A99% of rideable miles open to bikes. How we grade

E-bike

1,286miClass 1

designated on 344 segments

  • Class 11,286 mi
  • Class 21,286 mi
  • Class 31,286 mi

Treated as a motor vehicle: ridden only where designated.

Ridable trails
409
Mapped trail
2,074 mi on 1,046 segments

Both lanes share one scale: the 2,074 mi of National Forest System trail mapped in Boise National Forest, Idaho. From USFS National Forest System Trails records, updated October 2026.

Boise National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of A: 99% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access on part of the network. Excellent — most rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access too.

Boise National Forest carries 2,074 mi of mapped National Forest System trail, of which 1,553 mi across 458 segments is designated for mountain bikes, typically open Year-round. Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 344 segments (1,286 mi).

What the USFS data shows for Boise National Forest

Of the 2,074 mi of mapped trail in Boise National Forest, 75% — 1,553 mi across 458 bike-designated segments — is open to mountain bikes in USFS travel-management data.

Tread is overwhelmingly native dirt: USFS lists native material on 955 of 1,046 surfaced segments (91%).

On the USFS difficulty rating, advanced is the most common designation here — 1 of 1 rated segments (100%) — across all uses, not bikes alone.

USFS records a year-round bike season for this forest, though 5 different season windows still appear on individual segments at higher elevation.

The longest single named bike segment in the data is Kirkham Ridge at 35.66 mi on native dirt and open Year-round.

Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 344 segments (1,286 mi), and no segments carry an ADA-accessibility flag in the same dataset.

Trail surface

  • Native Material955
  • Snow91

USFS trail class (1 = primitive · 5 = developed)

  • Class 3559
  • Class 2358
  • Class 497
  • Class 132

75% of this forest's mapped trail is bike-designated. Note: USFS records trail grade (steepness), not technical MTB difficulty — we surface grade where present but do not infer a black/blue/green rating from it.

Largest bike-designated trails

TrailMiles
Kirkham RidgeNative MaterialYear-round35.66
Deadwood RidgeNative MaterialYear-round22.52
West MountainNative MaterialYear-round16.9
Black WarriorNative MaterialYear-round16.12
Bull CreekNative MaterialYear-round15.71
Danskin #317Native MaterialYear-round15.68
Warm SpringsNative MaterialYear-round14.32
Rabbit Creek LoopNative MaterialYear-round13.81
West Fork Wet FootNative MaterialYear-round12.98
Ten Mile RidgeNative MaterialJun–Oct12.52
Table MountainNative MaterialYear-round12.4
William Pogue National RecreatNative MaterialYear-round12.31
Lava MountainNative MaterialYear-round12.23
Danskin #500Native MaterialYear-round12.07
Crosscut SouthNative MaterialYear-round12
Crooked RiverNative MaterialYear-round11.85
LinkNative MaterialYear-round11.77
Hot CreekNative MaterialYear-round11.73
Julie CreekNative MaterialYear-round11.39
Needles RouteNative MaterialYear-round11.14
Upper Pine CreekNative MaterialYear-round10.79
Hungarian RidgeNative MaterialYear-round10.76
Tyndall CreekNative MaterialYear-round10.48
Devils CreekNative MaterialYear-round10.11
AirlineNative MaterialYear-round10.07

Every trail in Boise National Forest

All 409 ridable trails in this forest — every trail where USFS data designates mountain-bike or Class 1 e-bike use, grouped by grade-based steepness. Grade reflects slope, not technical difficulty. Each trail links to its full data profile.

Advanced grade (1)

Steep grade band.

Grade not recorded (408)

No grade band recorded in the USFS data.

CSV

Boise National Forest bike-legal trail list (CSV)

Download all 409 bike- and Class 1 e-bike-designated trails in Boise National Forest — name, miles, surface, grade, season, and e-bike class per trail, straight from USFS data.

E-bikes in Boise National Forest

Class 1 on 344 segments · Class 2 on 344 · Class 3 on 344. See full e-bike rules for Boise National Forest →

Where it is

Approximate center of Boise National Forest. USFS trail geometry isn't mapped here — use the ranger district for trailheads.

Frequently asked questions

What is the bike access grade for Boise National Forest?
Boise National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of A: 99% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access on part of the network. Excellent — most rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access too.
How many miles of mountain bike trail are in Boise National Forest?
Boise National Forest has about 1,553 mi of bike-designated trail across 458 segments, out of 2,074 mi of total National Forest System trail.
What is the riding season in Boise National Forest?
Most bike-designated trails in Boise National Forest carry a Year-round season in USFS data; higher-elevation trails clear later.
Are e-bikes allowed in Boise National Forest?
Only where designated. Class 1 e-bikes are recorded on 344 segments. See the e-bike rules page for the class-by-class breakdown.

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