Explore this idyllic part of Idaho by bike
Bike through the wilds as you discover this natural playground
Enjoy the wildlife and landscape views on tour
Kick back, relax and soothe your muscles in a hot spring at the end of the day
Get stuck into some serious biking as you ride the isolated tracks
Saddle up and head to Idaho for some MTB action
Tackle some steep uphills and dare to power hard on the downhills
Bask in the wonderful waters after a day's adventures

Idaho Singletrack

Duration
5 days
From
$1,625 USD
2 Reviews

Picture yourself cruising into camp, thoroughly gassed but still blissed out by a mountain bike trail that truly took your measure. Before you can kick off your cycling shoes, you’re led to a freshly prepared, scrumptious dinner. Beyond that multicourse fare, lay a cascading natural hot spring. Can you handle that truth: five days of fast if transfixing mountain bike rides, bookended by brilliant hot springs and wild rivers make up the deliverables, cut and shaped by the strong-featured Sawtooth Mountains.

  • Category
    Mountain Biking
  • Type
    Fully Guided
  • Duration
    5 days
  • Culture Level
    Familiar
  • Skill Level
    2 - Novice
  • Activity Level
    3 - Active
  • Elevation
    3 - Intermediate
  • Terrain
    Rugged
  • Distance
    77.7 miles
  • Avg. Daily Distance
    15.5 miles
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  • Where does the tour start and end?

    The tour starts and ends in Boise, Idaho. Meet at the Springhill Suites by Marriott hotel at 8am on day 1 and return there on the last day of the tour by 7pm.

    Fly in/out of Boise Airport (BOI).

  • How long is the tour? How many days cycling?

    The tour is 5 days long with 5 days of cycling.

  • Can you tell me about the food on tour?

    Food is a big part of the experience. The guides prepare all of your meals on the camping trip. Expect three delicious meals a day consisting entirely of freshly prepared foods. These include fresh organic fruits and vegetables as well as meats. There will also be energy snacks aboard the support vehicles. Don’t be surprised if your guides purchase fresh fruits and healthy snacks throughout the day while you are out riding. They may just show up on the trail with a local treat!

    Many guests are vegans or vegetarians, whom the tour operator is more than happy to accommodate. If you have special diet requirements or limitations, just let us know when you sign-up and the tour operator will work with you to meet your needs.

  • Do I need to bring my own camping gear?

    Camping gear may be rented or you may bring your own. The tour operator's camp gear package includes a three-man tent with ground tarp, sleeping bag, bag liner, full size pillow, raised cot and self-inflating ground pad.

  • Are there any limits on what I should bring?

    Luggage is limited to one small soft-shelled suitcase or medium/large sized duffel bag (no heavier than 40 pounds). Please ensure your luggage container is water repellant. The tour operator also suggests bringing a hydration daypack or small backpack for valuables.

  • How should I prepare for the trip?

    For optimal physical preparation, the tour operator recommends that you ride at least several hours per week during the month preceding the tour. During the tour, you will be on your bike every day, and they can assure you that an unprepared bottom is a sore one! If you can’t ride your bike or don’t own one, take a spin class at your local gym a few times a week.


  • What is the operator's environmental stance?

    They don’t just preach environmental awareness, they live it. The tour operator recycles 90% of our waste and run their LEED Platinum facilities with solar and wind power. Additionally, their facilities are net-zero energy (they produce more energy than is consumed) which makes them the only commercial outfitter in the world who is net positive energy.

  • What's the tour like?

    The tour is rated at fitness and technical levels 3-5. There are 2 options each day and these range from moderate cycling to seasoned - you can choose which fits your ability. Support vehicles are also available should you need them.

  • Are bikes available to hire?

    Yes. Make your trip as comfortable as possible on the body, as simple as possible for traveling, and hassle-free on tour. By choosing to rent a bike, the tour operator will fit you with the newest, highest quality gear in the industry.

    The tour operator provides only high-end bicycles from Santa Cruz and Specialized. They replace their rental fleet each season to ensure all rentals meet their high standards. All of the mountain bikes are equipped with full suspension frames and disc brakes designed for a smooth, comfortable ride.

  • Can you tell me about the support on tour?

    Having custom-made vehicles allows the tour operator to take you to places few other outfitters can, or will go. The tour is accompanied by at least one support vehicle, trailer, and in some cases a second and third transfer van.

    After purchase, the tour operator custom engineers their trucks, vans, and trailers by on-staff mechanics to meet the unique needs of different tours. For example, certain trucks are specifically designed for The White Rim and The Maze, while others are designed for The Grand Tetons and Yellowstone.

    Each guide is required to be trained in safe vehicle operation, 4X4 driving, and basic maintenance. The experienced guides make it look easy, transporting you and up to 12 guests, along with bikes, fresh food, camping gear and plenty of drinking water to a remote location.

Overall Rating:
5.0/5
Eli K
(Review obtained from Trip Advisor)

A top-flight organization. Our guides Merrick and Will were amazing. Food was delicious. The trails were great. It was my first-time mountain biking, and Merrick and Will took great care of me and taught me a lot. I have a lot of skiing and road-biking experience, so I was able to pick up off-road biking pretty quickly, but I wouldn't recommend this trip for a beginner unless you have comparable experience in other sports.

My only issue is that the trails were a bit loose and quite steep, so we ended up walking our bikes on a good portion of the uphill sections. The downhills were long, steep, and plentiful, though. And almost all single-track!

Greg C
(Review obtained from Trip Advisor)

This was my fourth multi-day bike tour with [the tour operator]. The Idaho trip is the best and toughest singletrack mountain bike tour they offer. It was great seeing Merrick and Troy again, they are fantastic guides, and I knew we were in for a good time. The trails were definitely more challenging than the other tours and a lot of fun.

These Idaho trails are wild, really wild. There's not many places you can ride trails like this and have them completely to yourself - we didn't see a single person on the trail over the entire 5 days. Merrick told me he cleared 80-100 fallen trees off the trails in a 3-day chainsawing epic before our tour. Some of the trails were overgrown in places, I recommend long sleeves and socks, but on other days the trails were more open.

We did some serious climbing, and some hike-a-bike, but it was worth it for the epic descents. The Julie Creek descent was my favorite, just amazing singletrack.

Each night we camped at a hot springs by a river and we alternated between jumping off the rocks into a freezing river, and lazing around in the hot springs. It was really relaxing. We smelled much better than we did on the desert trips :)

Food as always, was spectacular, and we even managed to somehow time being at the van for lunch when a huge thunderstorm broke out and dumped hail on us.

Thanks Merrick and Troy, for another great adventure!