Shafer Butte
Campground
Campground · 1.1 mi from the trail
Idaho · Mountain biking · Near Idaho City
Highway 40
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 236 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
Is Highway 40 open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Boise National Forest. It doesn't name Highway 40, 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.
Highway 40 is a short, easy mountain biking route in Idaho's Boise National Forest, within the Mountain Home Ranger District. The climb is an out-and-back of about 0.6 miles, with a high point of 6,770 feet and a low of 6,670 feet. The total elevation gain is about 236 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.19 miles in, with a grade of about 12 percent. The route is a quick ride, and it sits among several other mountain biking spots. Student Rider, Fox Trot and Space Nugget are all within about a tenth of a mile. Bogus Boulders, a climbing area, is about 0.3 miles away.
Around this trail
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