Boise National Forest · Idaho
Bear Summit
9.8 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 286003 · trail class 3 · typical grade trail_grade · tread 60-96 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle, atv, e-bike · motorized use allowed
Trailheads Lower Bear Summit Trailhead Drive there · Upper Bear Summit Trailhead Drive there
Lower Bear Summit Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
The Lower Bear Summit Trailhead is a signed site with a loading/unloading ramp for OHVs.
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Upper Bear Summit Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
The Upper Bear Summit Trailhead is a signed site that includes an information kiosk and a loading/unloading ramp for animals.
It serves Bear Summit (#286) and Bear Summit West (#288) trails.
All trailheads have space for parking.
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Boise National Forest
About this trail's facts
The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.
