Shafer Butte
Campground
Campground · 4.0 mi from the trail
Idaho · Mountain biking · Near Idaho City
Gardiner Peak Trail 155
- 0.9 mi
- round trip
- 930 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
Is Gardiner Peak Trail 155 open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Boise National Forest. It doesn't name Gardiner Peak Trail 155, 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.
Gardiner Peak Trail 155 is a short, steep out-and-back mountain biking route in Idaho's Boise National Forest, within the Mountain Home Ranger District. The trail is about 1.7 miles long, with a total climb of 930 feet and a high point of 6,424 feet. The Forest Service manages the land, and the route is rated hard. The climb is most severe near the start, where the trail reaches a 20% grade at about 0.6 miles. The route begins at roughly 6,404 feet and ends at about 6,036 feet, so the total descent matches the total ascent. The trail sits close to several other destinations. The non-motorized section of #FS 210 Mahalo is about 0.4 miles away, and the Gardiner Peak hike is about 0.8 miles off. Climbers can head to Atomic Boulders, about 2.7 miles away, and Shafer Butte campground is about 4 miles away.
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