Idaho · Mountain biking · Near Idaho City

#98 Around the Mountain

0.3 mi
round trip
122 ft
climb
Mixed
surface
Out and back
route

Is #98 Around the Mountain open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Boise National Forest. It doesn't name #98 Around the Mountain, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Boise National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Around the Mountain is a short, easy mountain biking route of about 0.56 miles, with a low elevation gain of 20 feet, in the Mountain Home Ranger District of Boise National Forest in Idaho. The trail is a counter-clockwise loop that sits within the Bogus Basin Ski area. It makes a natural pairing with Deer Point and either the Morningstar or Brewers Byway Trails, linking them into a full 360-degree tour of the ski area. The climb is gentle, with the high point at about 6,275 feet and the low at about 6,247 feet. The steepest section comes at roughly 0.22 miles in, with a grade of about 8 percent. Dogs are allowed. Bogus Boulders, a climbing area, is just 0.2 miles away, and Lower Loop Nordic and Sapper's Return, a cross-country ski route, are each about 0.4 miles off. Shafer Butte campground lies about 1.5 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Shafer Butte

    Campground

    Campground · 1.5 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Frontier Point Nordic Lodge

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rainsCamEQ, Facade of Art Museum designed by Trout Architects and Mark Mack in 1988, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Boise Art Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 12 mi from Idaho City

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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