Shafer Butte
Campground
Campground · 4.3 mi from the trail
Idaho · Mountain biking · Near Idaho City
#126 Big-Stack Cutoff
- 0.7 mi
- round trip
- 751 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 short out-and-back singletrack in Idaho's City Land terrain, gaining 452 feet of elevation over 0.74 miles. The route follows an easy singletrack path and is rated as an IMBA Green Circle trail.
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)
More in Idaho CityLocal outfitters
- Riverpond Campground26 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · May–Jun, Sep–Oct
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, 2.4 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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