Borah Peak Wilderness
The Borah Peak Wilderness Area covers 47,175 acres and features rugged mountains, deep canyons, and alpine lakes, lying at elevations ranging from 6,000 feet to Mount Borah Peak at over 12,000 feet. The stunningly beautiful region offers hiking on the Borah Peak Trail, Chicken Out Ridge Trail, and Leatherman Peak Trail, fishing in the Salmon River and Big Lost River, mountain biking the Mackay Reservoir Trail and the Antelope Creek Trail, and horseback riding on the Fish Creek Trail and Mill Creek Trail.
Multiple access points including Borah Peak Trailhead, off Idaho RT-93 North of Mackay, ID, 83251
Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
This gorgeous Byway adventure, said to be the most diverse stretch of road in Idaho, boasting everything from sky-piercing peaks to captivating craters along its course, will be a thrill for every mountain biker to ride. As you make the 140-mile drive through ever-changing landscapes, you can stop to explore mining towns, ghost towns, quaint places where residents live a timeless western lifestyle that has not changed a great deal in a couple of centuries, and the unique geology created when Idaho lay at the edge of the Pacific Ocean with Australia just off its coast.
Start in either Picabo, ID or Challis, ID.