Shafer Butte
Campground
Campground · 1.4 mi from the trail
Idaho · Mountain biking · Near Idaho City
Sunshine XC
- 0.7 mi
- round trip
- 312 ft
- climb
- Mixed
- surface
- Out and back
- route
Is Sunshine XC open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Boise National Forest. It doesn't name Sunshine XC, 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.
Sunshine XC is an easy, short mountain biking route in Idaho's Boise National Forest, within the Mountain Home Ranger District. It's a short out-and-back ride of about 1.5 miles, with a low point of roughly 6,344 feet and a high of about 6,577 feet. The route gains about 312 feet in elevation on the way up, and the steepest part comes at about 0.33 miles, where the grade reaches 17 percent. The ride is easy to fit into a longer day, and its trailhead sits within the network of mountain biking options around this corner of the forest. Bogus Creek Loop is just 0.1 mile away, and the #96 Brewers Byway Ext and the #92 Shindig are each about 0.2 mile off. For climbers, Bogus Boulders is about 0.6 mile away, and Shafer Butte campground lies about 1.4 miles from the trail.
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