Shafer Butte
Campground
Campground · 2.1 mi from the trail
Idaho · Mountain biking · Near Idaho City
Lower Loop
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 193 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
Is Lower Loop open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Boise National Forest. It doesn't name Lower Loop, 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.
Lower Loop is a short, moderate 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 0.7 miles with a total elevation gain of 193 feet. The climb is steepest near the start, with a grade of about 8 percent at 0.17 miles, and the route reaches a high point of 6,020 feet before returning to a low of 5,951 feet. The trail is close to several other outdoor spots. Lower Loop Nordic, a hike, is about 0.2 miles away, and #98 Around the Mountain, another mountain biking route, is about 0.5 miles off. Bogus Boulders, a climbing area, and the Eastside hike are both about 0.7 miles away.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Frontier Point Nordic Lodge
Restaurant
On your way back · 1 mi
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Photo: Charles W. Voll, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Lower Loop
Next door
1.39-mile trail at Shafer Butte with 385 ft gain
RIDE
#98 Around the Mountain
Next door
0.1 mi · Easy
RIDE
#120 Eastside
~1 min drive
#120 Eastside is a 0.22-mile out-and-back singletrack in Idaho rated moderate difficulty.
RIDE
G-19
~2 min drive
0.2 mi · Hard
Photo: Charles W. Voll, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Eastside
Next door
Eastside is a 0.52-mile trail at Bogus Basin with 140 ft of elevation gain.
RIDE
#98 Around the Mountain
~1 min drive
0.3 mi · Easy
RIDE
#121 Pat's
~1 min drive
1.5 mi · Moderate
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Cowboy Coffee
Next door
Cowboy Coffee is a 0.12-mile trail at Bogus Basin with 88 ft of elevation gain.
RIDE
#98 Around the Mountain
~2 min drive
0.67-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 394 ft elevation gain.
RIDE
Marshmellow
~2 min drive
0.12-mile out-and-back singletrack in Idaho with 50 ft elevation gain.
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