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Best Hiking Trails in Boise National Forest

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Boise National Forest is a national forest in Idaho.


  • Hiking Trails (34)
  • Reviews (92)
  1. 1
    North Bogus Basin Road Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 7.0 mi
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    Forest Road 374 and Bogus Basin Road
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 8.8 mi
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    Shafer Butte Loop via #95 Tempest
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.1 mi
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    Stack Rock Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 13.4 mi
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    Doe Point via #91 Deer Point
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 6.8 mi
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    Mores Mountain Loop via 190A
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.0 mi
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    Boise Ridge Road
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 3.4 mi
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    Potters Pond via Blue Lake Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.8 mi
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    Shafer Butte Loop via #97 Morningstar and #91 Deer Point
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 10.0 mi
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    Stack Rock Trailhead from Lower Point via #LT5 Ponderosa Pine Overlook
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.1 mi
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    EdgyStream3603 1 year, 1 month ago
    Trip around Sagehen
    Beautiful little reservoir
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    BoldMap6244 1 year, 5 months ago
    Saturday Lunch Activity
    Epic ride
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    EdgyHaven2243 2 years, 8 months ago
    Bogus Basin
    Pleasant hike on trails around the ski hill. Lots of trail options.
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    EdgyStream3603 3 years ago
    Bike trip to explore trails
    Good bike ride around sage hen reservoir
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    EdgyStream3603 3 years ago
    Bike trip to explore trails
    Good bike ride around sage hen reservoir
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    YWrHHe 4 years, 4 months ago
    The best in the Boise foothills
    Freddie main parking to Connie and Eastside intersection. Then Mr Big yo Sinker Creek. Climb to Eastside and continue to Bogus Basin recreational area. Take deer point trail and continue to elk meadows. Use the face trail to summit Shaffer butte via tempest. Loop back
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    YWrHHe 4 years, 6 months ago
    The best in the Boise foothills
    Freddie main parking to Connie and Eastside intersection. Then Mr Big yo Sinker Creek. Climb to Eastside and continue to Bogus Basin recreational area. Take deer point trail and continue to elk meadows. Use the face trail to summit Shaffer butte via tempest. Loop back
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    SharpFog8709 5 years, 2 months ago
    Bogus Hike
    Not much of a trail, just mostly wandering in the woods.
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    QuickSequoia2394 6 years, 1 month ago
    Sage Hen Reservoir
    Great biodiversity
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    GroovySki3775 6 years, 8 months ago
    Track (10/30/19, 9:55:47AM)
    Used nice new trailhead. Good side hill, mostly level hike.
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    ShadyWatch5521 7 years ago
    Around the Mountain
    Beautiful intermediate MTN bike single track
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    JB Remmel 2 weeks, 6 days ago
    Mores Mountain Loop via 190A
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    Wallcs 1 month ago
    Saturday Morning Mountain Biking
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    Gregg Poe 6 months ago
    Track (1/11/26, 1:11:03PM)
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    mrclark366 7 months, 4 weeks ago
    Aldape Summit via Boise Ridge Road and National Forest Development Road 374
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    ToughSwamp1389 9 months, 1 week ago
    Volunteer for brushes cutting
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    HillyBay1809 10 months, 3 weeks ago
    수요일 Boise palnet finesse
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    FullSummit6609 11 months, 2 weeks ago
    Anderson crk
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    Andrei 1 year, 1 month ago
    Father’s day ride 2025
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    WindGeyser2553 1 year, 1 month ago
    Sunday Lunch Activity
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    CHRIS BONDURANT 1 year, 3 months ago
    1st Area Ski Session. Good Pow for March
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    GentleCloud4617 1 year, 7 months ago
    Saturday Lunch Activity
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    FitGulch4053 1 year, 8 months ago
    Saturday Morning Activity
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    Steve Kirby 2 years, 1 month ago
    Sage hen reservoir 5/28/24, 10:25:58AM)
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    AcuteSki2473 2 years, 9 months ago
    Bogus Rd 5500 Circle to Mores Mt
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    Katelyn Northouse 2 years, 9 months ago
    Track (10/5/23, 3:25:43PM)
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    Ryan Kramer 2 years, 10 months ago
    Track (9/4/23, 12:33:34PM)
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    Iceaxe5 2 years, 11 months ago
    Track (8/6/23, 10:13:21AM)
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    TameAlder4618 3 years ago
    Around the Mountain (7/1/23, 7:24:41AM)
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    aceshay 3 years, 1 month ago
    East high valley. 6/20/20 12:06:00 PM
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    BoldMap6244 3 years, 4 months ago
    Track (3/4/23, 10:37:58AM)
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    JumpySpruce5324 3 years, 6 months ago
    Bogus Basin
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    HaXUiGwl 3 years, 8 months ago
    Dagget
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    SteepWild5014 3 years, 8 months ago
    Eagleson Summit Loop via Jeep Trail
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    LushAlder3743 4 years ago
    1754 North Bogus Basin Road, Boise to 1754 North Bogus Basin Road, Boise County, ID, USA
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    YWrHHe 4 years ago
    Bogus with Jeda
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    SlowCave5617 4 years ago
    Mores Mountain Loop via 190A
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    LastOlive1538 4 years, 1 month ago
    Smith’s Ferry to Sagehen
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    FreeTerrace7615 4 years, 1 month ago
    Shingle Creek Loop
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    Jake Russell 4 years, 4 months ago
    Mores peak (1/21/22, 1:45:12PM)
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    YWrHHe 4 years, 4 months ago
    Second best circuit in Boise foothills
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    YWrHHe 4 years, 4 months ago
    ATM
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    YWrHHe 4 years, 4 months ago
    Deer Point to lower ATM to Ridge Road to Mahalo back to Elk/tempest/face
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    YWrHHe 4 years, 4 months ago
    Eastside in-out
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    YWrHHe 4 years, 4 months ago
    Third best circuit in the Boise Foothills
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    YWrHHe 4 years, 6 months ago
    Second best circuit in Boise foothills
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    YWrHHe 4 years, 6 months ago
    Deer Point to lower ATM to Ridge Road to Mahalo back to Elk/tempest/face
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    YWrHHe 4 years, 6 months ago
    Third best circuit in the Boise Foothills
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    YWrHHe 4 years, 6 months ago
    ATM
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    YWrHHe 4 years, 6 months ago
    Eastside in-out
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    DrivenStove5529 4 years, 8 months ago
    Forest Road 374 and Bogus Basin Road
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    mditzel 4 years, 10 months ago
    Bogus Basin, clockwise
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    KRX&Cats 4 years, 10 months ago
    Track (8/22/21, 9:33:14AM)
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    2gt8vYB 4 years, 10 months ago
    Nancy and I Eastside Bogus Basin
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    Paul Kinsman 4 years, 10 months ago
    Bogus Basin (8/22/21, 4:23:14PM)
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    Lmacnot 5 years ago
    Bogus 8th street to mountains
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    YWrHHe 5 years ago
    ATM IN and OUT
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    Yoder Wilson 5 years, 1 month ago
    6/6/21 w/ Wife, Todd, and the FIL
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    Roger Neth 5 years, 1 month ago
    BNF from 8th with Tim
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    JoAnn Speer Lievsay 5 years, 1 month ago
    over dry buck Eagle road to cascade (6/3/17, 9:53:55AM)
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    AtW3trHf 5 years, 2 months ago
    Grimes Creek Road
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    Joe Page 5 years, 4 months ago
    NB soft
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    PUecro7A 5 years, 6 months ago
    Bogus Basin w/ Kaeli & Pat
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    SafeXC-Ski3921 5 years, 7 months ago
    Turn five
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    TrueLedge5044 5 years, 10 months ago
    Track (8/30/20, Blacks creek to Trinity
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    FaintTent8449 5 years, 11 months ago
    2539 S Bayou Bar Way, Meridian to Alder Creek, Garden Valley, ID, USA
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    WildSkis6371 5 years, 11 months ago
    Shafer Butte via Lodge Cat Track and National Forest Development Road 374
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    YWrHHe 5 years, 11 months ago
    Track (7/30/20, 8:22:18AM)
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    YWrHHe 5 years, 11 months ago
    Stack Rock - Mr. Big - Sinker/Shafer Creek - Eastside - Entrance Exam Loop
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    YWrHHe 6 years ago
    Track (7/7/20, 10:56:25AM)
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    Ben Schultz 6 years ago
    Eve, mom, dad - Bogus Ride.
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    ToughPalm6364 6 years ago
    Track (7/2/20, 6:12:51PM)
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    HighEGels7698 6 years ago
    Track (7/1/20, 9:07:41PM)
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    EarlyWatch5161 6 years ago
    Boise Ridge to Bogus
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    JoAnn Speer Lievsay 6 years, 2 months ago
    clean up ride home
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    CrispMap3111 6 years, 2 months ago
    Track (4/25/20, 10:02:54AM)
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    SimpleCave8413 6 years, 3 months ago
    Track (4/7/20, 1:37:34PM)
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    Ben Schultz 6 years, 3 months ago
    Track (3/19/20, 11:11:07AM)
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    Ben Schultz 6 years, 4 months ago
    Ben and Everett
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    CoolGeyser2563 6 years, 4 months ago
    Track (2/16/20, 12:10:58PM)
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    CoolGeyser2563 6 years, 4 months ago
    Track (2/16/20, 12:10:58PM)
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    HugeCaving5112 6 years, 5 months ago
    Track (1/20/20, 8:57:51AM)
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    JoAnn Speer Lievsay 6 years, 10 months ago
    2019-07-03 Smiths Ferry-West Moumtain loop
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    Todd Judice 6 years, 11 months ago
    Track (8/10/19, 13:38:21)
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    FairSwamp5655 6 years, 11 months ago
    Pat Tillman (top)
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    mariahlynch 6 years, 11 months ago
    Shafer Butte Loop via #91 Deer Point
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    matthewcandrew 6 years, 11 months ago
    Ride with Shane and Greg (7/20/19, 08:01:20)
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    JoAnn Speer Lievsay 7 years ago
    Red Fox Court to Dry Buck Summit, Valley County, ID, USA
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    Todd Judice 7 years ago
    Track (6/15/19, 08:09:10)
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    YWrHHe 7 years, 1 month ago
    EastsideBogusSinkerCreekBigEastside
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    Tdyrsmid 7 years, 1 month ago
    8th Street to Idaho City
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    QuickFern3474 7 years, 1 month ago
    Pioneer to shafer butte
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