Idaho Hot Springs and Singletrack

Day 1: Pine, Green Creek Trail

Our initial meeting point is in Boise. We’ll shuttle to our first ride of the tour, Green Creek Trail located in the beautiful Boise National Forest. The Green Creek Trail is a challenging 10-mile ride, climbing over 1,500 feet to 6,400’ then dropping over 2,600 vertical feet to buff, backcountry singletrack. The ride gives a great eye opener to the trails we will encounter throughout the week. We’ll end the ride right at our camp where you can cool off in the South Fork Boise River or relax in Paradise Hot Springs.

Day 2: Atlanta, Yuba River Trail

Packing up from camp, a shuttle takes us deep in the Sawtooth Mountains to one of our all time favorite epic rides – the Yuba River Trail, which begins at 8,222’ elevation and ends at 5,400’ elevation with four tough climbs somewhere in the middle! The remoteness of our ride gives you a great appreciation for our western backcountry. Our ride finishes in the historic mining town of Atlanta (population 20). Our camp has two undisturbed backcountry hot springs that we will enjoy for the next two days.

Day 3: Decker Creek

Today we ride from camp through the original historic mining areas of Atlanta. The deserted buildings give one a sense of the real Old West. A hefty 2,200 foot climb awaits us as we make our way back into the Sawtooth Mountains by way of Decker Creek. This ride is challenging both physically and technically but well worth the effort as the scenery is phenomenal! We’ll spend the evening back in Atlanta with a relaxing and well -deserved hot spring swim.

Day 4: Banner Ridge, Lowman

Today we pack up camp and shuttle even higher into the Boise National Forest to the Banner Ridge sno-park. The riding is less strenuous than some of our other rides with less climbing. This is a much appreciated relief and a break before Deadwood Ridge tomorrow! After lunch on Banner Ridge we’ll descend from 7,100’ feet to 4,300’ feet finishing at our favorite hot spring of the week. We’ll spend a few hours here soaking our legs and jumping in and out of the roaring Payette river.

Day 5: Deadwood Ridge/Julie Creek

After yesterday’s break, it’s back to core singletrack. Today’s ride is the Deadwood-Julie Creek Loop. We’ll start with an uphill that climbs over 3,000 feet for the first 12 miles to the Julie Creek Singletrack. We’ll descend 2,500 feet over the next five miles on raging technical rocky singletrack. The next seven miles are intense as we race down the Deadwood River. We’ll go back to camp, eat, soak and unwind.

Day 6: Banner Ridge Cross Country Trails

We shuttle back to Banner Ridge and utilize the cross country ski trails for a fast and fun ride over the peaks. The tree lined trails of Banner Ridge open up with big views of Steel Mountain, the Sawtooths, and Sunset and Pilot peaks to the west, providing a very scenic backdrop for our last day of riding. We’ll have lunch at one of the trailheads and shuttle back to Boise.