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4.7 miles
Distance
760 ft
Climb
-1,922 ft
Descent
00:48:25
Avg time
-1,162 ft
Altitude change
5,226 ft
Altitude min
6,999 ft
Altitude max
6,389 ft
Altitude start
5,228 ft
Altitude end
-4.704%
Grade
-31.116%
Grade max
25.441%
Grade min
1 mile
Distance climb
3 miles
Distance down
998 ft
Distance flat
00:48:25
Avg time
Upper Gibson Jack Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Gravel Bike
- Adaptive Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaGibson Jack
Pocatello, Idaho -
AKAGibson Mountain, West Fork Gibson Jack
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Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity30 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 65 in Trail Running
- 70 in Hiking
- 5 in Winter Fat Biking
- 5 in Adaptive Biking
- 5 in Gravel Biking
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Trail TypeDoubletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat, Gravel, Adaptive MTB
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DirectionBoth Directions[+]
- Both Directions for Gravel Biking
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingHard
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailRock Garden
A steep, rocky trek.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
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6 Months
- 2 rides
- 15.0 km avg distance
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- 18 rides
- Last: Aug 9, 2026
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Directions to upper-gibson-jack trailhead
(42.767280, -112.476380)
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mtb
28:02 |
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Aug 5, 2021 , Pocatello
mtb
16:49 |
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Aug 1, 2018 , Pocatello
Routes with this trail
★ 5.0 • 14 miles • 2,495 ft • 2 • Loop •
Just a basic route to take you from the trailhead, up Gibson Jack, around Elk Meadows, then up and out...
★ 5.0 • 8 miles • 1,867 ft • 5 • Loop •
fantastic Loop trail that offers stunning views. my fav way of doing it is starting up on lower gibson and...
★ 5.0 • 18 miles • 2,836 ft • 124 • Loop •
Slate Mountain to West Fork and back to Gibson Jack
4 Reviews & Comments
JakeEPooh
This trail is one of the few in our area that comes close to and actual black. The steeps are steep, and the rocks are big. Super freaking fun.
jntidaho
Some nice views, but pretty steep and rocky. No matter which way you go, I think most people are going to be walking their bikes uphill in several sections.
Zuki17
While riding ran into 2 snow packs at various locations, about 1 week ago. Easy to just walk around
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