About hiking in Boise County

Boise County, Idaho has 166 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 522 miles, an average of 3.1 miles each. The longest is South Fork Payette River Trail, at 40.1 miles. 25 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Boise County are like

By length, 56 are under a mile, 85 run 1 to 5 miles, and 25 are 5 miles or longer. 7 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is South Fork Payette River Trail, at 40.1 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 20 easy, 120 moderate, and 26 hard. Of the 164 with measured elevation, Kirkham Ridge climbs the most, about 11,293 ft, and 52 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 166 hiking trails, longest first

South Fork Payette River TrailHike40.1 mi Kirkham RidgeHike35.4 mi #120 EastsideHikeMTB19.9 mi Deadwood RidgeHike15.8 mi Warm SpringsHike14.0 mi Ten Mile Ridge TrailHike13.0 mi Bannock Creek RoadHikeMTB12.7 mi Crooked RiverHikeMTB12.0 mi #98 Around the MountainHikeMTB10.9 mi Ardeth Lake TrailHike9.7 mi Hungarian RidgeHike8.7 mi Rabbit CreekHike8.1 mi CottonwoodHikeMTB8.1 mi Rabbit Creek LoopHike8.0 mi Powerline RoadHikeMTB7.9 mi North Fork Boise River TrailHike7.7 mi #125 Freddys Stack Rock TrailHikeMTB7.3 mi Wapiti Creek TrailHike6.9 mi Benedict TrailHike6.3 mi Mores Mountain Mountain Bike TrailHikeMTB6.3 mi Gardiner Peak Trail 155HikeMTB6.1 mi Long TrailHike6.1 mi Haga CreekHike5.9 mi Big OwlHikeMTB5.7 mi Julie CreekHike5.3 mi BumpysHike4.9 mi Johnny Woods-Placer Creek TrailHike4.8 mi Blue JayHike4.7 mi Nellies BasinHikeMTB4.7 mi HoodooHike4.7 mi Mores Mountain Interpretive TrailHike4.5 mi Jenny LakeHikeMTB4.4 mi Easter CreekHikeMTB4.4 mi #78 Dry CreekHikeMTB4.3 mi Willow OwlHikeMTB4.3 mi Jackson Peak TrailHike4.1 mi #79 Shingle CreekHikeMTB4.1 mi Lehn's LoopHike3.8 mi Pegs LegHikeMTB3.7 mi Warm Springs GulchHikeMTB3.7 mi National Forest Development Road 374HikeMTB3.4 mi Granite High CountryHike3.4 mi Lower LoopHikeMTB3.3 mi #662Hike3.3 mi #LT6 To Dry CreekHikeMTB3.3 mi #122 Sinker CreekHikeMTB3.2 mi Mount Cramer TrailHike3.1 mi #FS 210 Mahalo (Non-Motorized)HikeMTB3.0 mi Snowshoe Loop TrailHike2.9 mi Ten Lake Basin TrailHike2.9 mi Boise Ridge Spur GHike2.8 mi Moose TrailHike2.7 mi FudgieHikeMTB2.7 mi Basin FrontHikeMTB2.7 mi Trail Creek Lakes TrailHike2.6 mi Station Creek TrailHike2.6 mi Whoop-Um-Up LoopHikeMTB2.6 mi #91 Deer PointHikeMTB2.5 mi Pine CreekHikeMTB2.5 mi Stairway To KevinHikeMTB2.4 mi #144 Cabin TraverseHikeMTB2.4 mi Cougar TrailHike2.4 mi Middle Rabbit TrailHike2.4 mi Avy-To-StackyHikeMTB2.2 mi Skyline Yurt AccessHike2.1 mi Ralph's TrailHike2.0 mi Dirt Magurt - #22HikeMTB2.0 mi Kevin's HandHikeMTB2.0 mi West Fork BannockHikeMTB2.0 mi Jack Rabbit TrailHike1.9 mi Charcoal Gulch RoadHikeMTB1.9 mi A-HillHikeMTB1.9 mi Stevens PointHike1.9 mi #LT3 Doug Fir LoopHikeMTB1.8 mi Buena VistaHikeMTB1.7 mi Shooting Range - #5HikeMTB1.7 mi BeehiveHike1.7 mi #146 Sapper ReturnHikeMTB1.7 mi Upper Bovine Nirvana - #31HikeMTB1.6 mi Bannock LookHikeMTB1.6 mi Meadow RouteHikeMTB1.6 mi South Of TownHikeMTB1.6 mi Lodge Cat TrackHikeMTB1.6 mi Wayout TrailHike1.6 mi Lower LamarHikeMTB1.6 mi #LT1 Headwaters Out/BackHikeMTB1.5 mi #121 Pat'sHikeMTB1.5 mi Willow Creek - #1HikeMTB1.5 mi ValleyHikeMTB1.4 mi Ridge TrailHike1.4 mi Queens River TrailHike1.4 mi Lamar CreekHikeMTB1.4 mi #94 Elk MeadowsHikeMTB1.4 mi Lower Banner TrailHike1.4 mi WagonHikeMTB1.3 mi Haga Creek TrailHike1.3 mi #124 Mr. BigHikeMTB1.3 mi Pilgrim LoopHikeMTB1.3 mi #126 Big-Stack CutoffHikeMTB1.3 mi Bogus Creek LoopHikeMTB1.3 mi Rabbit SwitchbacksHike1.3 mi Bovine Nirvana - #4HikeMTB1.2 mi #96 Brewer's BywayHikeMTB1.2 mi Snowshoe Connector TrailHike1.2 mi #93 The FaceHikeMTB1.2 mi CookeryHike1.1 mi #LT2 Headwaters ConnectionHikeMTB1.1 mi Bairds GulchHikeMTB1.0 mi Everly Lake TrailHike1.0 mi Trail 407Hike1.0 mi #LT5 Ponderosa Pine OverlookHikeMTB1.0 mi North LamarHikeMTB1.0 mi Upper Banner TrailHike1.0 mi Cervadae West Side TrailHike1.0 mi SteamboatHikeMTB1.0 mi #LT4 Snowshoe Hare LoopHikeMTB0.9 mi German Ridge TrailHike0.9 mi #662 Going Down ThornHike0.9 mi Nordic ConnectorHikeMTB0.9 mi Beaver CreekHikeMTB0.9 mi Skyline TrailHike0.9 mi Rabbit HooHikeMTB0.9 mi Double DipHike0.9 mi #95 TempestHikeMTB0.9 mi Garden Valley TrailHike0.8 mi Chuck WellsHikeMTB0.8 mi Coyote Rock TrailHike0.8 mi J-ConnecterHike0.8 mi Sunshine XCHikeMTB0.7 mi Deer Point TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Lower Lamar Spur AHikeMTB0.7 mi #FS 210 MahaloHikeMTB0.7 mi Going Down ThornHike0.7 mi K-ConnectorHikeMTB0.6 mi #96 Brewers Byway ExtHikeMTB0.6 mi Aspen Grove TrailHike0.6 mi Lodgepole TrailHike0.6 mi Alpine TrailHike0.6 mi TBird Traverse - #28HikeMTB0.6 mi Bayhouse TrailHike0.6 mi #92 ShindigHikeMTB0.5 mi Pack TrailHike0.5 mi Three Island Lake TrailHike0.5 mi Old Boise Ridge RoadHikeMTB0.5 mi Hoodoo Rabbit TrailHike0.5 mi A-ConnectorHikeMTB0.5 mi Creekside - #35HikeMTB0.5 mi #123 DB ConnectorHikeMTB0.4 mi War Eagle RoadHikeMTB0.4 mi Shafer Butte RoadHikeMTB0.4 mi The Wall - #29HikeMTB0.3 mi BeaverHike0.3 mi Scout Trail - #26HikeMTB0.3 mi Banner Ridge Yurt TrailHike0.3 mi Highway 40HikeMTB0.3 mi Judgement Day - #24HikeMTB0.3 mi Stargaze TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Catpaw Lake TrailHike0.3 mi Elkhorn LoopHike0.3 mi #596-003HikeMTB0.2 mi L-ConnectorHikeMTB0.2 mi Observation Peak TrailHike0.2 mi Brewers Cut-OffHikeMTB0.2 mi Bunnee RabbitHike0.2 mi Trents Trench - #30HikeMTB0.2 mi Grandjean Creek Pipe TrailHike0.1 mi

← All Boise County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 25, 2026.