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1.57 miles on the longest trail up table rock, it would be the far left one at the gate, the one where you start off by walking away from table rock then turn towards it facing it. The 1.57 is only one way fyi so double that if you take the same trail heading back down. By far my favorite little hike right behind Boise. Great veiw of our city from the top. Always a good number of ppl on the trail during all times and days of the week. This is also just one of many trail you can choose...
Read moreIf you like the great outdoors this is one of the best trails to hike, bike or run! You have the opportunity to see the wild sunflowers growing in big batches on all sides of the mountain, hawks sorrowing over top of you, kill deer birds flying over and diving quickly to the ground like torpedoes! That isn’t even the best part... The incredibly friendly towns people sharing there smiles back and forth toward each other. People on this trail are completely kind to the fullest. Just wait...
Read moreGreat, short(ish) hike that is fairly populated. Folks should know that: 1) a lot of locals and their off-lead dogs hike here (and are super friendly); 2) we did the ascent in 30 minutes and it's a good short heart ❤️ pumper in portions; and 3) if it's been raining, the Old Pen track can be super silty/slick/steep in parts; if it's been dry, it's super dusty/slide-y. Because of the latter, we chose to head right ("Old Pen Trail") at the start of the hike to take the steep parts on the...
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