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Payette Lake Trail: West Side

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 4.1 (13)
  1. Areas
  2. ID
  3. …Southwestern Idaho
  4. …McCall
  5. Ponderosa State Park
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“New singletrack that links old roads and trails to create the west half of the Payette Lake Trail. ”

Wayne R
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Map Key

7.2

Miles

11.6

KM
Singletrack

6,129' 1,868 m

High

5,015' 1,528 m

Low

324' 99 m

Up

1,439' 439 m

Down

5%

Avg Grade (3°)

22%

Max Grade (13°)

Dogs Off-leash

E-Bikes Unknown

Need to Know

A few corners have some fall potential- ride in control.

Description

Follow the directions for the Payette Rim Loop. Approximately 200 feet into the singletrack on the Payette Rim Trail Descent (heading south), there's now a junction. Choose left/north to begin this new trail. The first portion has rocky singletrack that drops you onto an old road. Follow the old road north and it reduces down to overgrown singletrack. Near mile five, the new singletrack begins again and flows down to Warren Wagon Road with rock drops and alternate lines along the way.

Contacts

Local Club: Central Idaho Mountain Bike Association

Land Manager: Idaho Department of Lands - Payette Lakes Management Area

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Wayne R
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Trail Ratings

  4.1 from 13 votes

#5

in Ponderosa State Park

#8380

Overall
  4.1 from 13 votes
5 Star
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4 Star
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3 Star
23%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
8%
Trail Rankings

#5

in Ponderosa State Park

#410

in Idaho

#8,380

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Slab Drop -- last segment of Payette Lake Trail.
Jul 28, 2019 near McCall, ID
Trail Shot!
Jul 29, 2019 near McCall, ID
Intersecton of PLT and Payette Rim Trail.
Jul 18, 2019 near McCall, ID

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Jul 12, 2020
Wayne R
Perfect conditions. 20mi
Aug 17, 2019
Steve Baker
First ride, back & forth. 14.8mi — 2h 33m
Jul 27, 2019
Ang Schmidt
Mix of everything. Flow, rocks, dust, flowers, creek crossing, road.
Jul 18, 2019
Chuck Vertrees
3 brand new sections of singletrack linked together by old logging roads. Hopefully, this section is just the start of great things to come. — 2h 12m

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