Idaho · Trail 038006

Airline

Airline Trail is a 10.1 miles trail in Boise National Forest, Idaho. The Forest Service rates it trail class 2, moderately developed. It is open to hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking, motorcycle, e-bikes and cross-country skiing.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Boise National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end44.1258, -115.9130 · Directions ↗
Other end44.1807, -115.7886 · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start. The trail is recorded as 4 segments.

The trail

Length10.1 miles
Trail class2, moderately developed
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical tread width18-24 inches
Motor vehiclesOpen to at least one motorized use
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbers038006
ForestBoise National Forest (unit 0402)
StatesIdaho
Detail publishedmanagement level, with uses

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Airline Trail20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 4.22 inches of precipitation, 22.8 inches of snowFebruary: 2.53 inches of precipitation, 10.2 inches of snowMarch: 2.91 inches of precipitation, 3.5 inches of snowApril: 2.13 inches of precipitation, 0.4 inches of snowMay: 1.79 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 1.35 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 0.42 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 0.46 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 0.85 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 1.73 inches of precipitation, 0.3 inches of snowNovember: 3.20 inches of precipitation, 8.0 inches of snowDecember: 4.96 inches of precipitation, 24.2 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 26.5°F averageFebruary: 31.2°F averageMarch: 39.5°F averageApril: 46.2°F averageMay: 53.8°F averageJune: 60.8°F averageJuly: 68.4°F averageAugust: 67.1°F averageSeptember: 58.9°F averageOctober: 47.5°F averageNovember: 34.8°F averageDecember: 26.5°F average0 in5 in10 in15 in20 in25 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Garden Valley, 7 miles from the trail midpoint at 3,100 feet, station USC00103448 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 27 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 69 inches a year on the same inches scale. The station sits about 2,400 feet lower than the trail midpoint, so temperatures on the ground run cooler.

Allowed uses

HikingAllowed year-round
Horse and pack stockAllowed year-round
Mountain bikingAllowed year-round
MotorcycleAllowed year-round
E-bikesAllowed year-round
Cross-country skiingAllowed 10/15 to 04/15 (month/day)

A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.

Trailheads

The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.

Camping nearby

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

Fire nearby

  • Wildfire
    Woodridge

    11 mi from the trail midpoint · 15 acres

  • Wildfire
    Crooked

    27 mi from the trail midpoint · 10,081 acres · 98% contained

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.

Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Airline Trail?

10.1 miles, the sum of the 4 segments the Forest Service records under this name in Boise National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Airline Trail?

hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking, motorcycle, e-bikes and cross-country skiing. The trail is open to at least one motorized use. Some uses are seasonal. The allowed uses section lists the dates.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Where does the Airline Trail start?

The line begins at 44.1258, -115.9130 and ends at 44.1807, -115.7886. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Airline Trail in a wilderness area?

No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Where can I camp near the Airline Trail?

Tie Creek Campground (4.1 mi), Hot Springs (4.4 mi) and Hot Springs Campground and Group sites (4.9 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the Airline Trail?

Trail class 2, which the Forest Service describes as moderately developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

How steep and how wide is the Airline Trail?

The typical tread is 18-24 inches wide.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Airline Trail?

Boise National Forest, Forest Service unit 0402. The trail is in Idaho.

Source: Boise National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the Airline Trail?

2 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-18, the nearest Woodridge at 11 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 4 segments named AIRLINE in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0402. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.