255 official trails lie within 25 miles of Boise — 1,083 miles in total, 121 rated easy and 47 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.
The biggest climb nearby gains 4,269 ft; the median trail gains 491 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | Drive from town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogus Basin | 16.1 | 3,509 ft | Expert | 39 min · 17 mi |
| Cottonwood | 8.0 | 3,352 ft | Expert | 1 h 32 min · 43 mi |
| Danskin #500 | 12.1 | 428 ft | Expert | 47 min · 23 mi |
| Johnny Woods-Placer Creek | 9.1 | 1,886 ft | Expert | 1 h 11 min · 36 mi |
| New Yorker-Greenland Gulch | 7.4 | 2,187 ft | Expert | 1 h 26 min · 41 mi |
| Dry Creek | 7.5 | 2,104 ft | Expert | 22 min · 9 mi |
| Idaho City-Horseshoe Bend | 30.0 | 2,551 ft | Expert | 42 min · 27 mi |
| Blacks Creek | 34.4 | 1,558 ft | Expert | 17 min · 13 mi |
| Danskin #412 | 5.6 | 1,801 ft | Hard | 1 h 18 min · 31 mi |
| Lucky Peak Trail | 6.0 | 1,988 ft | Hard | 1 h 03 min · 24 mi |
| Sweet Connie | 6.1 | 1,985 ft | Hard | 40 min · 17 mi |
| Gardiner Peak | 7.2 | 1,655 ft | Hard | 54 min · 21 mi |
| Thorn-Idaho City | 9.4 | 1,431 ft | Hard | 1 h 11 min · 38 mi |
| Atlanta Road (MF Boise R.) | 67.7 | 2,423 ft | Hard | 29 min · 19 mi |
| Secondary | 7.8 | 1,420 ft | Hard | 1 h 24 min · 41 mi |
| Danskin #300 | 8.5 | 810 ft | Expert | 1 h 03 min · 27 mi |
| Easter Creek | 4.4 | 2,156 ft | Hard | 1 h 53 min · 47 mi |
| Clear Creek | 7.7 | 1,237 ft | Hard | 58 min · 33 mi |
| Danskin #310 | 6.1 | 1,217 ft | Hard | 2 h 08 min · 48 mi |
| Robie Creek | 8.1 | 1,419 ft | Hard | 36 min · 24 mi |
| Second Fork | 29.6 | 1,161 ft | Hard | 1 h 00 min · 37 mi |
| 8th St Motorcycle | 4.2 | 1,902 ft | Hard | 24 min · 7 mi |
| Adelman Mine Trail | 3.7 | 2,042 ft | Hard | 26 min · 17 mi |
| 660003 | 6.8 | 959 ft | Hard | 1 h 37 min · 48 mi |
Summits: Lucky Peak Trail to Lucky Peak; Boise Peak to Boise Peak; Table Rock Trail to Table Rock; Deer Point to Deer Point
Lakes: Boise River Greenbelt to Boise Cascade Lake; Observation Hill Trail to Lake Lowell
Viewpoints: Table Rock Trail to Table Rock Viewpoint
Hot springs: Atlanta Road (MF Boise R.) to Smith Cabin Hot Spring
Mountain passes: Idaho City-Horseshoe Bend to Harris Creek Summit; Clear Creek to Crooked Summit; Robie Creek to Crooked Summit; Boise Peak to Crooked Summit
Rock formations: Stack Rock to Stack Rock; Stack Rock Trail to Stack Rock
Springs: Second Fork to Box Spring
Nearby towns: Caldwell (22 mi) · Mountain Home (42 mi) · Payette (48 mi)
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