6.8 miles
Distance
1,023 ft
Climb
-1,369 ft
Descent
00:55:00
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Sterling Justice Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    City Creek
    Pocatello, Idaho
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Face, Rock Garden, Skinny
  • Global Ranking
    #41900 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #5794 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 60 in E-Biking
    • 65 in Trail Running
    • 60 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    City of Pocatello

This is a newly built connector between Cusick Creek and Gibson Jack with great views of Pocatello and the surrounding hills. This can easily be joined with numerous options on the Cusick Creek side to get in a longer ride. The trail can be a bit gnarly in sections with some serious rocks and some steep drop offs, but the view is amazing.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Sterling Justice multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -345 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,347 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,236 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,692 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,347 ft
  • Grade
    -0.964%
  • Grade max
    -22.923%
  • Grade min
    22.666%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,335 ft
  • Avg time
    00:55:00
  • Avg reverse time
    01:17:56
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on Sep 7, 2024
Dry
Avg: 4.12 (10 votes)
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      Sterling Justice Trail Reports

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      Sep 7, 2024 @ 7:30am
      Sep 7, 2024
      		 rocky
      Jun 22, 2024 @ 12:46am
      Jun 22, 2024
      		 Overgrown in places
      May 24, 2024 @ 10:18am
      May 24, 2024
      		 Dirt was great, is getting overgrown a bit in places. There were two snow patches on the city creek side before the overlook
      Jun 9, 2023 @ 7:32pm
      Jun 9, 2023
      		 Overall in great shape and running good. Needs a good clearing, starting to get over grown in many places.
      Jun 2, 2023 @ 6:34am
      Jun 2, 2023
      		 In great shape, just one snow patch, no mud. Could use a brushback in a number of places so bring some loppers and give it some love. Great trail.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 18 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 3 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      All
      • 61 rides
      • Last: Jul 13, 2025

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      Sep 20, 2020 @ 10:51pm
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      Sep 20, 2020 @ 10:50pm
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      Sep 20, 2020 @ 10:50pm
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