Description

This is one loop in the popular Hulls Gulch trail network, just outside of downtown Boise.

Though it's only one possibility of many here for a short hike or jog, this loop with Red Cliffs and Kestrel trails is particularly good.

It has just the right amount of elevation gain and distance to make a quick workout, but there's also plenty of scenery you could choose to slow down and enjoy. The Red Cliffs trail goes up a little canyon between two strikingly red outcrops of sandstone.

This is a visibly soft rock layer, eroding into sand that partially covers the trail.

From there, Red Cliffs climbs onto a ridge with scattered sagebrush bushes, and excellent views over the city.

A flatter section curves along the ridge crest before descending quickly on Kestrel trail and returning to the parking lot.