3.0 miles
Distance
859 ft
Climb
-511 ft
Descent
00:37:37
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Flat Iron Trail

  • USFS
    Land Manager

Flat Iron Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Dirtbike/Moto
    • ATV/ORV/OHV
  • Riding Area
    North Caribou Highlands
    Swan Valley, Idaho
  • Ref Number
    #141
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Doubletrack
  • Bike Type
    Gravel, Adaptive MTB
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #86288 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #977 in Dirtbiking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 95 in Hiking
    • 75 in Dirtbiking
    • 5 in ATVing/Offroading
    • 5 in Horseback

Sustained climb but never too steep. Descending into Indian Creek on the south end is a mix of loose chunk followed by smooth sweeping turns and grade reversals for added fun.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Flat Iron mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    348 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,387 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,175 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,387 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,735 ft
  • Grade
    2.208%
  • Grade max
    -32.375%
  • Grade min
    20.846%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    4,815 ft
  • Distance flat
    506 ft
  • Avg time
    00:37:37
  • Avg reverse time
    00:11:00
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Status:
on Aug 30, 2022
Ideal
Avg: 3 (4 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Flat Iron Trail Reports

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      Aug 30, 2022 @ 10:19am
      Aug 30, 2022
      		 Chunky in spots, great double track with little use, lots of intervals. Rode on an ebike
      May 4, 2021 @ 7:21pm
      May 4, 2021
      May 19, 2020 @ 3:05pm
      May 19, 2020
      May 19, 2020 @ 3:04pm
      May 19, 2020
      May 7, 2020 @ 6:49pm
      May 7, 2020
      		 reporter Dry. A few muddy spots.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 1 rides
      • 44 miles avg distance
      All
      • 24 rides
      • Last: Sep 30, 2022

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      Apr 27, 2018

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