Shafer Butte
Campground
Campground · 4.3 mi from the trail
Idaho · Mountain biking · Near Idaho City
#126 Big-Stack Cutoff
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 529 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- May–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Is #126 Big-Stack Cutoff open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Boise National Forest. It doesn't name #126 Big-Stack Cutoff, so check the source for the area it covers.
UPDATED Sept. 19 - Crooked Fire Area, Road, and Trail Closure
Agency closure covering Boise National Forest · Order 0402-03-140 · USFS · Boise National Forest
Lava Fire Road Closure
Agency alert covering Boise National Forest · Order 0402-06-84 · USFS · Boise National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Boise National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Big-Stack Cutoff is a 0.52-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho managed by the Forest Service. The route gains 195 feet of elevation over its short distance and follows singletrack terrain rated as moderate difficulty by IMBA standards.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Frontier Point Nordic Lodge
Restaurant
On your way back · 3 mi
If it rainsCamEQ, Facade of Art Museum designed by Trout Architects and Mark Mack in 1988, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: CamEQ, Facade of Art Museum designed by Trout Architects and Mark Mack in 1988, Public domain (commons)
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- Riverpond Campground27 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
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- #125 Freddys Stack Rock TrailMountain biking0.1 mi
- #124 Mr. BigMountain biking0.4 mi
- The PlaygroundRock climbing0.8 mi
- Atomic BouldersRock climbing1.4 mi
- Bogus BouldersRock climbing2.8 mi
- Shafer ButteCamping4.3 mi
- Shafer CreekCanoeing6.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
#120 EastsideMountain biking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Charles W. Voll, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- #124 Mr. BigMountain biking · Next door
- #122 Sinker CreekMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- #126 Big-Stack CutoffMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- Pat'sMountain biking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Charles W. Voll, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- #121 Pat'sMountain biking · ~3 min drive
- #122 Sinker CreekMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- #123 DB ConnectorMountain biking · ~2 min drive
- EastsideMountain biking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Charles W. Voll, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Lower LoopMountain biking · ~4 min drive
Also worth it near here
Best time to visit #126 Big-Stack Cutoff
Best months: May–June and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
37° / 24°
13 wet · 9 snow
Feb
43° / 27°
12 wet · 6 snow
Mar
51° / 32°
13 wet · 5 snow
Apr
58° / 36°
11 wet · 3 snow
May
68° / 43°
11 wet · 1 snow
Jun
77° / 49°
7 wet
Jul
88° / 58°
4 wet
Aug
86° / 58°
3 wet
Sep
76° / 50°
5 wet
Oct
61° / 40°
7 wet · 1 snow
Nov
46° / 30°
12 wet · 5 snow
Dec
37° / 23°
14 wet · 9 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Boise 7 N, ID, 2.6 mi away at 3,885 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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