Hiking & Outdoors

Surrounded by three major mountain ranges - The Pioneers, Smokies and Boulders - Sun Valley offers hiking and biking enthusiasts a seemingly endless supply of trails to choose from. To the south, the Craters of the Moon National Monument are popular with hikers, especially in the springtime when they are nearly covered in wildflowers. The Wood River Valley Trail System in Sun Valley has become a mountain biker's paradise, with over 30 miles of paved routes and many more difficult and scenic off-road trails. The Sun Valley resort’s ski lift gives visitors even more access to scenic trails for hiking, biking, and picnicking on Bald Mountain.

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Bald Mountain Hiking and Biking
Location: 1-1/2 Miles West of the Sun Valley Village
Phone: 800.635.4150

During the summer, the world famous mountain is open to sightseers and adventurers, whether you want a relaxing day among the wildflowers, or a challenging journey through the rugged beauty of Idaho's Wilderness. Baldy, as it is affectionately called, offers nearly 28 miles of hiking and biking trails. Feel free to tackle the trails yourself, or take along an expert guide to point out all the little things that make the Bald Mountain experience so unique

Sturtevant's Mountain Outfitters & Sturto's Bike Shop
340 N Main St.
Ketchum, ID 83340
Phone: 208.726.4501

Sturtevant's Mountain Outfitters' flagship store in downtown Ketchum offers a full line of bikes, snowboards, fly-fishing gear, tennis equipment and hiking apparel for sale and rental. Just across the street, their signature bike shop -- Sturto's -- offers bike rentals, repairs and information for biking and hiking enthusiasts looking for the best trails in the area. Both shops also offer in-store talks and guided tours of the area.

Craters of the Moon National Monument
Phone: 208. 527.3257

Explore an isolated landscape filled with such features as cinder cones, spatter cones, lava tubes and several types of lava flows. Follow Highway 93/26/20 West for 18 miles from Arco, Idaho to the park entrance. The visitor center is located at the park entrance. There is a 7-mile loop drive through the monument, as well as numerous trails from 1/4 to 8 miles round trip. In the summer, spring and fall there are hiking, self-guided trails, wildlife and plant viewing, photography, sight seeing, caving and backpacking in the wilderness. In the winter there are cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, telemarking, skate skiing, photography and observing animal tracks in snow.