BikePacking
dollarhide loop-Cancelled
july 25th & 26th
Rating: Big Climb, Big Rewards Difficulty: 5/10
Mileage: 90 miles & 5,920Ft GainRide gravel through the Sawtooth National Forest Smoky Mountains Range along Warm Springs Creek to Dollarhide Summit, Elev. 9301’. Descend down from the summit and loop back around Dollarhide and the Southern Smoky Mountains to pick up some dirt doubletrack and more Idaho country gravel back to Hailey/Ketchum. Read the whole route details on Dark Sky Bikepacking website.
This is an incredible ride! If you need more beta to plan your own trip, we are happy to support you. Unfortunately, we are cancelling this trip due to low sign-ups , we look forward to more bikepacking with folks in August & September.
Trinity Alps/Featherville loop
august 15th & 16th
Rating: Strenuous & Remote Difficulty: 6.5/10Mileage: 75 miles & 8,000 ft gain
We leave from Trinity Hot Springs on Saturday at 9 am. Camping and soaking the night before is recommended. For this ride, you will need to be fully self-supported as we won’t have a vehicle following us. Saturday evening, we will plan to eat at the Beaver Lodge in Atlanta, which will help with packing. This is a beautiful, wooded route with easy access to water, the climbs just make you earn your burger and beers!
Payette National forest Excellent adventure
september 26th-28th
Rating: "Capstone Course" Difficulty: 7.5/10 This is a spectacular route with incredible views, long climbs, fun descents, and really unique rural bars! Andy and Erin did this route last year in 2½ days and 2 nights.
To make this route more enjoyable, we are suggesting a 9 am departure in McCall on Saturday, September 26th. We recommend camping or getting accommodations for Friday evening if you are coming from out of town. We will bike for 3 full days and 2 nights. Returning to McCall on Monday afternoon.
Check out the route on the Dark Sky Bikepacking website.