Idaho is not well known as a mountain bike hotbed, but things are changing. It was the only state to receive the top mark. Idaho even beat out other western states like Colorado and Utah who are more known as mountain biking meccas. Fortunately for Ricks students, much of those 14,000 miles of trails can be found within an hour's drive from Rexburg. Eastern Idaho offers a smorgasbord of options for all ability levels, all trail types and all kinds of conditions from alpine to desert.
Local trails provide quick and easy access, and they're fairly good trails.
There are lots of different things . . . For those who enjoy an alpine setting, Herriman State Park near Island Park provides a network of trails. Most of its trails are service roads with only small climbs and light descents. Kelly Canyon is fast becoming a mountain bike destination as well. This ski resort area offers a variety of trail types although it would probably be characterized as a moderate to difficult network of trails because of large climbs and faster descents.