Shafer Butte
Campground
Campground · 1.1 mi from the trail
Idaho · Mountain biking · Near Idaho City
Space Nugget
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 491 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
Is Space Nugget open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Boise National Forest. It doesn't name Space Nugget, 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.
Space Nugget is a short, moderate mountain biking climb in Idaho's Boise National Forest, within the Mountain Home Ranger District. The route is an out-and-back that gains about 491 feet over roughly 1.1 miles, with the high point at 6,819 feet and the low at 6,590 feet. The steepest stretch comes early, around 0.13 miles in, with a grade of about 14 percent. The climb sits close to several other mountain biking routes, including New To This, Fox Trot and Highway 40, all within about a tenth of a mile. Bogus Boulders, a climbing area, is about 0.4 miles away. Shafer Butte campground is about 1.1 miles off.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Pioneer Lodge
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On your way back · 1 mi
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