Rocky Road
- 0.7 mi
- round trip
- 528 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- May–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
Rocky Road is a short, hard mountain biking route on Bureau of Land Management land in the Challis Field Office of eastern Idaho. The out-and-back trail is about 1.4 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 528 feet, climbing from a low point of 5,767 feet to a high of 6,057 feet before returning. The steepest stretch comes early, around 19% grade, and the route is rated hard. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Challis put July highs near 87°F with lows around 52°F, and September highs near 74°F with lows around 42°F. That station sits about 1,000 feet lower than the route's high point, so temperatures up top run cooler. The Cutoff and Lower Blue View mountain biking routes are both within half a mile, and the Overlook route and Rumble hike are each about 0.4 miles away.
Local outfitters
- The Sawmill Station20 mi away
- Camp Perkins49 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · May–Jun, Aug–Oct
Best time to visit Rocky Road
Best months: May–June and August–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
29° / 11°
7 wet
Feb
37° / 17°
5 wet
Mar
49° / 25°
7 wet
Apr
57° / 31°
7 wet
May
67° / 40°
9 wet
Jun
75° / 46°
7 wet
Jul
87° / 52°
5 wet
Aug
85° / 50°
5 wet
Sep
74° / 42°
5 wet
Oct
59° / 32°
5 wet
Nov
40° / 21°
6 wet
Dec
29° / 11°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Challis Ap, ID, 2.5 mi away at 5,033 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Cutoff
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Cutoff
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Lower Blue View
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Rumble
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Overlook
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0.40-mile hard singletrack out-and-back in Idaho with 81 ft elevation gain
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Skull Valley
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