5.8 miles
Distance
639 ft
Climb
-2,286 ft
Descent
00:34:34
Avg time
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8th Street MX Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Dirtbike/Moto
    • ATV/ORV/OHV
  • Riding Area
    Boise Foothills
    Boise, Idaho
  • Ref Number
    #4
  • AKA
    Devils Slide
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #75465 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #3108 in E-Biking
    • #33205 in Trail Running
    • #2362 in Dirtbiking
  • Local Popularity
    40 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in E-Biking
    • 30 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 85 in Dirtbiking
    • 5 in ATVing/Offroading
    • 5 in Horseback

Nice fast and flowy trail, wide open with some berms.

Multi-Use Motorized trail that provides access to the Foothills for ATV and motorcycle users. Connects to # 42 (Non-Motorized), #6 (Motorized) and #4A (Motorized).

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for 8th Street MX Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,646 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,505 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,636 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,450 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,802 ft
  • Grade
    -5.4%
  • Grade max
    -42.8%
  • Grade min
    32.4%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,394 ft
  • Avg time
    00:34:34
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on Oct 18, 2023
Very Dry
Avg: 3.4 (12 votes)
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      8th Street MX Trail Trail Reports

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      Oct 18, 2023 @ 6:01pm
      Oct 18, 2023
      		 Lower part very dry, large patches of loose sand constantly from Femrites Patrol at the lower intersection
      Oct 10, 2023 @ 11:23am
      Oct 10, 2023
      		 brake ruts but dry and rocky
      Sep 3, 2023 @ 3:49pm
      Sep 3, 2023
      May 31, 2023 @ 5:07pm
      May 31, 2023
      		 Considering the rain lately, I thought the trail would have been in much better shape but lots of Moto activity has it loose and very sandy. Lots...
      May 4, 2023 @ 9:08am
      May 4, 2023
      		 Couple patches of snow on the climb up from 8th st but easy to get through
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 25 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 272 rides
      • Last: Nov 23, 2023

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      Sep 10, 2023 @ 12:02pm
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      May 6, 2022 @ 6:47pm
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      Nov 3, 2007 @ 10:56pm
      Nov 3, 2007
      520 |
      Oct 19, 2004 @ 6:49pm
      Oct 19, 2004

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