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Idaho · Mountain biking · Near Idaho City
Chickadee Ridge #36A
- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 330 ft
- climb
- Mixed
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Chickadee Ridge #36A is an easy mountain biking ride in Idaho's Hulls Gulch Reserve, a city-managed reserve in the southeast part of the state. The route is 1.2 miles long, with a total climb of 330 feet, and it's an out-and-back that starts and ends around 2,939 feet, with the high point at 2,955 feet. The ride is short and gentle, with the steepest stretch coming at about 0.38 miles in, where the grade reaches 7 percent. Dogs are allowed as long as they are on a leash. For those who want to extend the ride, #39A Kestrel is about 0.1 mile away and #29 Lower Hulls Gulch is about 0.2 mile away. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from the nearby Boise Air Terminal weather station show May highs around 72°F and September highs around 80°F, while July and August average in the low 90s. The station sits at a similar elevation to the trail, so its figures should be a good guide for conditions here. Rocky Canyon and Bee Block, both climbing areas, are within about 3 miles. The Boise River offers river fishing roughly 5.7 miles away, and Robie Creek Park Group Shelter is about 9.6 miles away.
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Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Best time to visit Chickadee Ridge #36A
Best months: April–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
39° / 26°
11 wet · 5 snow
Feb
46° / 29°
9 wet · 3 snow
Mar
55° / 35°
10 wet · 2 snow
Apr
62° / 40°
9 wet
May
72° / 48°
8 wet
Jun
81° / 54°
5 wet
Jul
93° / 62°
3 wet
Aug
91° / 61°
2 wet
Sep
80° / 53°
4 wet
Oct
65° / 42°
6 wet
Nov
49° / 32°
10 wet · 2 snow
Dec
39° / 25°
12 wet · 5 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Boise Air Terminal, ID, 5.9 mi away at 2,814 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Who Now Loop #51
~2 min drive
0.58-mile hard singletrack out-and-back in Idaho with 273 ft gain.
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~1 min drive
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Next door
0.2 mi · Moderate
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Who Now Loop #51
~2 min drive
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