Mountain Biking in Boise [Paperback]

Stephen Stuebner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 26, 1997

This 112-page book details 30 mountain biking trails in Boise, Idaho, a lovely Rocky Mountain town located next to 80 miles of jeep roads and singletrack trails in grassy foothills and forested mountains behind Boise. Families will enjoy the best maps available on the city's beloved Boise River Greenbelt, which runs for 17 miles through a series of parks and waterways. Intermediate and expert riders can tackle a wide variety of singletrack loops, killer steeps and technical descents. It's all five minutes or less from downtown Boise, incredible close and convenient. Ride distances range from short easy rides in the lower foothills to epic five-hour journeys featuring 3,000-vertical-foot climbs to the top of the Boise Ridge, followed by raging singletrack descents back to town. Separate chapters on Mountain Biking with Kids, Tips on Coping with Breakdowns, and local history.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This guidebook is a must for all riders in Boise, regardless of whether they're new riders, occasional riders or seasoned hard-cores. Steve has done an excellent job providing some great information on riding tips, mountain biking with kids, and how our world-class trail system came into being. -- Chris Haunold, owner, Idaho Mountain Touring

From the Publisher

This is an expanded third edition of Stuebner's Boise foothills guide, including three new singletrack trails built by mountain bike volunteers since 1996.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Boise Front Adventures, Inc. (November 26, 1997)
• ISBN-10: 0964434334
• ISBN-13: 978-0964434332
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,185,965 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Idaho outdoor author Steve Stuebner has a hearty appetite for mountain adventure and fun. If he's not out skiing, hiking, mountain biking or whitewater boating, he's hanging out with his kids and family or working as a PR and marketing professional in Boise.

Steve is on twitter, Facebook, Linked In and Flickr. For more information, see www.stevestuebner.com

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not a book that you want . . . ., May 8, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Mountain Biking in Boise (Paperback)

I decided to purchase this book to perhaps find a new trail or two. I have attempted to use the book to locate three "out of the way" trails that were new to me. Unfortunately, the book is hopeless. The maps are unclear and the descriptions are inaccurate (i.e., "go 200 yards from the pavement and turn left" when the reality is 70 yards or "go 0.3 miles and bear right" when the reality is 0.48 miles"). No, it's not me. I have had years of orienteering and navigation training, and I have a Master of Science in Engineering. In other words, I can read a map and accurately judge distances (I also have an odometer on my bike). I found the three trails, but having to deal with inaccurate information from a book whose "job" it is, is to be dead accurate is very annoying. The book was no more help to me than having a random mountain biker say "I think there is a trail over there" while jabbing his finger at a foothill. I am assuming that the author hasn't biked some of these trails since the first printing of the book in 1994 and things have changed over the last decade. I gave up and bought "Mountain Biking Boise" by Martin Potucek (I have not used it on trail yet, but the maps are clearer and the descriptions are better).

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Guide for the avid bike rider in Boise, September 20, 2007

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This review is from: Mountain Biking in Boise (Paperback)

Gives excellent and adequate description of the Boise, Idaho trails and surrounding area. I would recommend this to anyone who loves to ride or even hike the trails in the foothills or surrounding areas of Boise, ID.