Payette National Forest · Idaho

Polar Express

1.9 mi of trail, end to end · about 200 ft of climbing · 5,371 ft–5,499 ft · native material surface · trail No. 410 · trail class 3 · typical grade trail_grade · hiking, bike · seasonal: hiking 05/01-10/31

5,420 ft 5,447 ft · 1.3 mi high 5,499 ft

Trailhead Bear Basin Trailhead 5,457 ft Drive there

Bear Basin Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Fees for using groomed nordic runs in the winter months

This is a year round trailhead serving nordic skiers in the winter with access to over 20K of groomed nordic trails and mountain bikers in the summer with over 15 miles of single track trail from beginner level to difficult level. Day use only, overnight camping is not allowed.

Restrictions No overnight use

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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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.