3.5 miles
Distance
2,582 ft
Climb
-89 ft
Descent
01:46:34
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Pioneer Cabin Trail

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Pioneer Cabin Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Johnstone
    Sun Valley, Idaho
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Extreme
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #35579 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #15670 in Trail Running
    • #1348 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    USFS-Ketchum Ranger District

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Pioneer Cabin Trail is a 3 mile popular black diamond singletrack trail located near Sun Valley Idaho. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a extreme overall physical rating with a 2,582 ft double black diamond climb. On average it takes 1 hour46 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Pioneer Cabin Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    2,493 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,014 ft
  • Altitude max
    9,546 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,014 ft
  • Altitude end
    9,507 ft
  • Grade
    13.648%
  • Grade max
    -19.452%
  • Grade min
    49.142%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance down
    1,159 ft
  • Distance flat
    123 ft
  • Avg time
    01:46:34
  • Avg reverse time
    00:45:08
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on Nov 18, 2024
Snow Covered
Avg: 4.35 (5 votes)
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      Pioneer Cabin Trail Trail Reports

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      Nov 18, 2024 @ 2:45pm
      Nov 18, 2024
      		 Snow covered, likely won't melt out until next spring.
      Jun 21, 2024 @ 12:48pm
      Jun 21, 2024
      		 dry, has not been maintained yet this year
      May 23, 2024 @ 12:22pm
      May 23, 2024
      		 Trail is 90% dry up until 7500 feet, then intermittent snow patches. At 8500 feet, 2 miles up the trail, significant snow is covering the trail on...
      Jan 3, 2024 @ 2:53pm
      Jan 3, 2024
      Aug 27, 2022 @ 1:43pm
      Aug 27, 2022
      		 No down trees
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      6 Months
      • 2 rides
      • 34 miles avg distance
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      • 21 rides
      • Last: Oct 16, 2024

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