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Rock Island Loops
Mountain Biking Trail
Hard
3.07 mi
565 ft
Advanced tech trails through the boulder fields on Table Rock.
Mesa Reserve is Boise’s best place for techy trail riding, with a purpose-built track among boulder fields on the side of Table Rock. The Rock Island trails even flip the typical etiquette, asking that all users yield to bikers on these trails only. They are riddled with natural and constructed rock features, plus a mix of banked turns and flowy track, all among elevated views over the city
With a handful of trails in the network, multiple variations are possible. The route mapped here climbs on Tram Trail and Rock Island East, then descends Rock Island West to Rock Garden and back to Tram. The initial uphill is a bit burly, but then you’ll get full-on technical downhill the rest of the way. Expect moderate to advanced maneuvers, some of which are unavoidable and others optional. There’s a huge variety of features packed into these concise loops, so you could lap it more than once and try new moves every time.
Source:
Written by Jesse Weber
Mesa Reserve is Boise’s best place for techy trail riding, with a purpose-built track among boulder fields on the side of Table Rock. The Rock Island trails even flip the typical etiquette, asking that all users yield to bikers on these trails only. They are riddled with natural and constructed rock features, plus a mix of banked turns and flowy track, all among elevated views over the city
With a handful of trails in the network, multiple variations are possible. The route mapped here climbs on Tram Trail and Rock Island East, then descends Rock Island West to Rock Garden and back to Tram. The initial uphill is a bit burly, but then you’ll get full-on technical downhill the rest of the way. Expect moderate to advanced maneuvers, some of which are unavoidable and others optional. There’s a huge variety of features packed into these concise loops, so you could lap it more than once and try new moves every time.
Source:
Written by Jesse Weber
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Strava Routes
Route and Elevation
Segments
| Name | Distance | Elev. Diff. | Avg. Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tram to Table Rock Loop | 0.83 mi | 430 ft | 9.7% |
| Up Golf Course to Table Rock Turn Off | 0.70 mi | 325 ft | 8.7% |
| UP Lower Rock Garden | 0.50 mi | 236 ft | 8.9% |
| Rock Island Upper and Lower CCW | 2.04 mi | -312 ft | -0.0% |
| Table Rock Hot LAPS | 1.67 mi | 295 ft | 0.2% |
| Warm Springs Mesa Connection (Up) | 0.13 mi | 82 ft | 11.4% |
| Rock Island East (up) | 0.67 mi | 95 ft | 0.4% |
| #16B Rock Island Trail (west) | 0.87 mi | -223 ft | -4.9% |
| Rock Garden | 0.46 mi | -69 ft | -2.7% |
| Rock Island Gnar | 0.20 mi | -98 ft | -9.0% |
| 16B - Down Lower Rock Island | 0.32 mi | -171 ft | -10.0% |
| Lower Tram | 0.91 mi | -417 ft | -8.6% |
| Tram Trail that ends before crossing warm springs | 0.77 mi | -413 ft | -10.0% |
| Down Lower Rock Garden | 0.47 mi | -217 ft | -8.6% |