Idaho · Mountain biking

Brundage To Bear Basin Trail

3.5 mi
round trip
2,554 ft
climb
Singletrack
surface
Out and back
route
Jun–Aug
best months

Is Brundage To Bear Basin Trail open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 5 alerts for Payette National Forest.

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

Brundage To Bear Basin Trail is a mountain biking route in Idaho's Payette National Forest, within the McCall Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is about 3.45 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 1,052 feet one way. The full out-and-back trip covers about 6.9 miles and climbs roughly 2,554 feet, with the steepest stretch at about 1.6 miles in, where the grade reaches 16%. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Warren put July and August highs around 79°F with lows in the mid-30s, and the station sits about 935 feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on the route run cooler. Lakeview Vista, a hike, is about 0.8 miles away, and the Upper Rim mountain biking trail is about 1.5 miles off. For an overnight stay, Last Chance campground is about 2.6 miles away, and Goose Creek offers canoeing about 2.4 miles out.

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Aug

    Best time to visit Brundage To Bear Basin Trail

    Best months: June–August. 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.

    1. Jan

      35° / 7°

    2. Feb

      41° / 7°

    3. Mar

      46° / 17°

    4. Apr

      50° / 20°

    5. May

      59° / 27°

    6. Jun

      68° / 34°

    7. Jul

      79° / 37°

    8. Aug

      79° / 35°

    9. Sep

      69° / 30°

    10. Oct

      56° / 23°

    11. Nov

      41° / 16°

    12. Dec

      34° / 9°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Warren, ID, 29.3 mi away at 5,907 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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