Shafer Butte
Campground
Campground · 0.7 mi from the trail
Idaho · Mountain biking · Near Idaho City
Lodge Cat Track
- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 969 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
Is Lodge Cat Track open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Boise National Forest. It doesn't name Lodge Cat Track, 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.
Lodge Cat Track is a short, easy mountain biking route in Idaho's Boise National Forest, within the Mountain Home Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is an out-and-back that covers about 1.3 miles with a total elevation gain of 269 feet. The climb starts at roughly 7,072 feet and reaches a high point of about 7,102 feet, with the steepest stretch at about 0.33 miles in, where the grade reaches 18 percent. The route is close to several other destinations. Shafer Butte Road and the #95 Tempest mountain biking route both lie about 0.2 miles away, and the Packing hike is a similar distance off. Shafer Butte campground is about 0.7 miles away, and the Bogus Boulders climbing area is about 0.8 miles away.
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