Name: Horseshoe Area
Rating: 4.4

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Closed for winter range during the winter. Opens April 16th

Overview

Great network of singletrack mountain bike trails. Closed to motors.

Great views of the Tetons from Southbound. Opens earlier than many of the area's trails.

Description

This network of trails is enjoyable to ride in any direction.

This is one suggested way to ride the area, but all trails are enjoyable to ride in any direction as either a loop or out-and-back.

Most trail junctions are marked with Carsonite post.

Contacts

Land Manager: USFS - Caribou & Targhee National Forests Office

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todd saulters with improvements by Spencer Erickson

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Trail Ratings

4.4 from 30 votes

#1

in Big Hole Mountains

#637

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4.4 from 30 votes

5 Star		43%
4 Star		50%
3 Star		7%
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#1

in Big Hole Mountains

#8

in Idaho

#637

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Rider Jake Hawkes get his XC on in the Big Hole Mountains' Lower Horseshoe Canyon network with views of Teton Valley and a snowy Teton Range. Photo: Dana Ramos - Instagram: @dnasince1979

Apr 28, 2016 near Driggs, ID

May 26, 2014 near Driggs, ID

Jun 27, 2016 near Driggs, ID

View of the Tetons from the parking area.

Oct 6, 2022 near Driggs, ID

Entering the beginning of Shark's Belly.

Jun 27, 2016 near Driggs, ID

Jun 18, 2014 near Driggs, ID

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Oct 15, 2022

Heath Bowen

Feb 2, 2021

Atsuko Ohtake

May 31, 2020

Zane Jordan

~7 mi loop - cut out probation/burg and southbound. Came back down bovine instead of channel lock.

Jul 27, 2019

Steve Brook

Great trail. Good climb, some rickety bridges needing some repair. 12.3mi

Jul 5, 2019

Lauren Marie

14mi

Jun 15, 2019

Heath Bowen

May 19, 2019

Drew Orlando

Bovine to Probation/Burgh to Sodbuster to Channel Lock, rode great still a little snowy on Probation/Burgh loop. 9.1mi — 12h 30m

May 6, 2019

Michael Hickey

Sep 4, 2018

Laura Callaghan

Aug 18, 2018

Kristen Keravich

Aug 11, 2018

Leah Young

Jul 29, 2018

slc punk

A tad overgrown, but that's what you get for singletrack w/out crowds.Prohibition/Burgh loop is advanced intermediate - stiff climb back up. 10mi — 3h 00m

Jun 24, 2018

Heath Bowen

Jun 12, 2018

tyler whelan

7.1mi

May 26, 2018

Austin Despain

Sep 3, 2017

Butch Hatch

Ride with Max 8.7mi

Aug 5, 2017

DAVID MORRIS

Jul 8, 2017

Paul Stahlschmidt

Jul 2, 2017

Jennifer Ryan

Fun trail system! 11mi

Jun 28, 2017

John Faust

Jun 17, 2017

skye

May 29, 2017

Heath Bowen

May 29, 2017

Dallin Hart

a little rough and steeper than I was expecting 19mi

Sep 10, 2016

Paul Pearson

Trails are very dry - but the riding was great.

Aug 16, 2016

Kari Olson

Aug 24, 2015

Bill Westervelt

Jul 2, 2015

Matt Hage

Fun track but overgrown in places. — 2h 00m

Jun 26, 2015

John Brouwer

Jun 12, 2015

Douglas Few

9.8mi — 1h 15m

May 3, 2015

Bryan Emery

dry and good to go!

Aug 7, 2014

Tom Moschitz

Jun 26, 2014

Jake Adkison

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Horseshoe Area

“Westside of Teton Valley singletrack at it's finest. ”

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7,132' 2,174 m

6,352' 1,936 m

1,736' 529 m

1,642' 501 m

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Canyon Creek Loop

South Fork of Horseshoe to Mahogany

Red Creek loop

Rick's Basin Tour

Stinking Sidewinder Loop

Stinking Springs to Wolverine Creek Route

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