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Mountain Bike Trails
Corrals-Hulls Gulch Loop
Distance: 13miles
Difficulty: Intermediate
Riding Time: 1.5-2.5 Hours
Tread: Two-Track dirt road/Single track
Vertical Gain: 1,716 ft.
Directions: Ride or drive to Camelsback Park on N. 13th St. in Boise’s North End
Description: The Corrals-Hulls Loop is a classic intermediate foothills ride. It is a very popular ride because it is so much fun and you get a good work out.
Crestline-Sidewinder Loop
Distance: 9 miles
Difficulty: Advanced
Riding Time: 1.5 hours
Tread: Single Track
Vertical Gain: 1,252 ft.
Directions: From downtown Boise, take N. 9th St. to a dead end parking area on the east edge of Camelsback Park.
Description: Sidewinder starts out on a gradual uphill grade and then gets steeper as you get to the top.
Road Bike Routes
Bogus Basin Road
Distance: 16 miles one way, 32 miles round trip
Difficulty: Strenuous
Riding time: Recreational pace of 3 hours up and back
Vertical Gain: 3,880 ft.
Directions: From downtown Boise take N. 15th St. to Harrison Blvd and head north. Harrison runs into Bogus Basin Rd.
Description: Known as one of the best hill climbs in the U.S., Bogus Basin Rd. challenges your climbing skills. Olympic Gold Medalist and Boise resident, Kristen Armstrong has used this as a training ground for her cycling career.
Hill Rd. to Horsebend Summit
Distance: 19.5 miles one way, 39 miles round trip
Difficulty: Strenuous
Riding Time: Recreational pace of 3 hours round trip
Vertical Gain-1,172 ft.
Directions: From downtown Boise take N. 15th St. to Harrison Blvd and head north. Turn left on Hill Rd. and follow until you get to Hwy 55. Turn right on Hwy 55 and head north.
Hill Rd. to Eagle Foothills
Distance: 15.5 miles one way 31 miles round
Difficulty: moderate
Riding time: Recreational pace of 2.5 hours round trip
Vertical gain: 687 ft.
Direction: From downtown Boise take N. 15th St. to Harrison Blvd and head north. Turn left on Hill Rd. and follow until Horseshoe Bend Rd. Turn right on Horseshoe Bend Rd. and follow until the Eagle Velo Park.
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