Tag: multi-use trail
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Hidden Lake and Hard Creek Lake
I’ve already logged almost one hundred and sixty miles on trails in 2025, and I’ve been waiting for a stand-out hike to write about. There have been some contenders that will probably make the “2025 Almost Blogworthy” post, but nothing really blew me away until last weekend’s trip to Hidden Lake and Hard Creek Lake.…
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Danskin Trail #340 to South Fork Overlook
The oft-forgotten Danskin Trail System is located just one hour from Boise and provides excellent spring and fall hiking in a pocket of the Boise National Forest that is remote, scenic, and full of surprises. If you’re looking for an adventurous hike that exemplifies these three qualities, a trek down Danskin Trail #340 will exceed…
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2023 Almost-Blogworthy Hikes
These are my favorite 2023 hikes that weren’t worthy of an individual blog post. The Cliffs of Étretat and the Mortain Cascades The paved path along the Cliffs of Étretat offers stunning views of the namesake limestone bluffs and formations jutting out from the English Channel. Famous impressionist Claude Monet spent time here honing his…
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North Star Lake via Lower Lava Mountain Trail
All I really need to say about North Star Lake and Lava Mountain Trail is that I like them so much, this is my second blog post about them. Having hiked the entirety of Lava Mountain Trail, I can comfortably say it’s one of the best trails in the Boise National Forest, and it would…
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2022 Almost-Blogworthy Hikes
These are my favorite 2022 hikes that weren’t worthy of an individual blog post. Sage Hen Nature Trail This short loop near Sage Hen Creek Campground travels through lush forest to a scenic ravine where the creek cascades down through several small waterfalls before it settles in Sage Hen Reservoir. There are benches along the…
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Marten & Kelly Lakes
When you think “lakes in the Sawtooths,” your mind probably goes straight to Redfish, Alice, Toxaway, and Imogene – some of the most popular and beautiful hiking locations in the state of Idaho. While I’d highly recommend the latter three to anyone looking for an incredible backpacking loop and Redfish for boating or paddling, I’ve…
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Wilson Flat Loop
While most Boiseans are familiar with our local reservoirs, Lucky Peak and Arrowrock, a surprising number haven’t made the trip to nearby Anderson Ranch Reservoir. Only 20 miles northeast of Mountain Home, where the sagebrush hills meet the forested mountains of the Trinity and Boise Ranges, the lake is held back by an earth rockfill…
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My Favorite Hikes in Boise’s Ridge to Rivers Trail System
Boise’s Ridge to Rivers trail system encompasses more than 230 miles of hiking, biking, and horseback riding along over 150 trails, stretching from the highpoint of Boise Ridge at Shafer Butte all the way down to just shy of the Boise River, as the name aptly suggests. In the summer of 2021, I achieved my…
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South Fork Boise River Scenic Byway
Most Boiseans probably know Black’s Creek Road as the last interstate exit before entering Boise proper, or the route to historic Bonneville Point, where Captain Benjamin Bonneville and his expedition party first laid eyes on the Treasure Valley and the seam of green running through it, prompting exclamations of “Les Bois! Les Bois!” However, those…
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Owyhee Range High Points
Treasure Valley residents might be surprised to learn that at 8,403 feet, Hayden Peak, the high point of the Owyhee Range, sits almost 900 feet higher than Shafer Butte, the prominent Boise mountain home to Bogus Basin Ski Area. In fact, the four highest points forming the backbone of the Owyhees are all above 8,000…
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