2.0 miles
Distance
402 ft
Climb
-34 ft
Descent
00:11:15
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Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Gambler Trail
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    BLM
    Land Manager

Gambler Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Discovery Hill
    Salmon, Idaho
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #57116 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #94173 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2017
  • Land Owner
    BLM Salmon Field Office

A very nice climbing trail, and the fastest way to get to the upper Disco trails. Many great loop and descent options exist off of this trail. Gambler also makes for a very fun cross-country oriented descent.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Gambler mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    368 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,424 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,792 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,424 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,790 ft
  • Grade
    3.4%
  • Grade max
    -13.6%
  • Grade min
    24.5%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    1,086 ft
  • Distance flat
    682 ft
  • Avg time
    00:11:15
  • Avg reverse time
    00:17:20
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on Sep 21, 2024
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Avg: 4.11 (2 votes)
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      Gambler Trail Reports

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      Sep 21, 2024 @ 10:44am
      Sep 21, 2024
      		 reporter
      Drainage work in the section below the trough 9/20/24. 6 drains built/re-built.
      Sep 15, 2024 @ 5:31pm
      Sep 15, 2024
      		 reporter
      Trail work 9/14/24 - 6 new drains on the braided/rutted cow trail section above the trough to improve drainage and trail flow.
      May 4, 2024 @ 4:21am
      May 4, 2024
      May 4, 2024 @ 3:00am
      May 4, 2024
      Apr 13, 2024 @ 1:35pm
      Apr 13, 2024
      		 reporter
      4/7/24 - Drainage work on Gambler and Discovery Hill Trails. Drain cleanout/re-builds (4), and new drains (3).
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 6 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 228 rides
      • Last: May 20, 2025

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      May 1, 2019 @ 7:10pm
      May 1, 2019

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