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Wickahoney Stage Stop

By RonS - Posted on 22 March 2022

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Site # 32
GPS Coordinates: N42 27.606 W115 59.001
Elevation: feet
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Ride Difficulty: 2

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	Site 32: Wickahoney Stage Stop On Tuesday, 17MAY2022, I decided to trailer my Lightweight Adventure Bike (LAB) about 35 miles south of Grand View, ID, to nab three challenge sites –32, 05, and 33. After work and voting, I left Boise at 0945; heading east on I-84 to Simplot Rd, then south to Grand View. In Grand View, I stopped at the Snake River Diner – which I highly recommend. The food and service are outstanding! After some of the best Biscuits and Gravy that I’ve had in a very long time, I continued south to the intersection of HWY 51 and Battle Creek Road. Turning west on Battle Creek, I staged near a corral about a half-mile off the highway. Once I had my bike unloaded and my gear on I headed west on Battle Creek. Battle Creek Rd is a graded dirt highway. About 6.5 miles in I stayed left and rode a good Two-Track to the Stage Stop. After a quick look around and the obligatory photo, I headed to my next destination – Site 05 Battle Creek Ranch. The ride from Boise to Site 32 would have been easily doable on my 1200GS, The rest of the route, not so much. Posted by KaptSlow on 2022-05-23 09:37
	Site 32: Wickahoney Stage Stop On Tuesday, 17MAY2022, I decided to trailer my Lightweight Adventure Bike (LAB) about 35 miles south of Grand View, ID, to nab three challenge sites –32, 05, and 33. After work and voting, I left Boise at 0945; heading east on I-84 to Simplot Rd, then south to Grand View. In Grand View, I stopped at the Snake River Diner – which I highly recommend. The food and service are outstanding! After some of the best Biscuits and Gravy that I’ve had in a very long time, I continued south to the intersection of HWY 51 and Battle Creek Road. Turning west on Battle Creek, I staged near a corral about a half-mile off the highway. Once I had my bike unloaded and my gear on I headed west on Battle Creek. Battle Creek Rd is a graded dirt highway. About 6.5 miles in I stayed left and rode a good Two-Track to the Stage Stop. After a quick look around and the obligatory photo, I headed to my next destination – Site 05 Battle Creek Ranch. The ride from Boise to Site 32 would have been easily doable on my 1200GS, The rest of the route, not so much. Posted by KaptSlow on 2022-05-23 09:38
	Visited June 25, 2022. IAMC_2022_32-WickahoneyStageStop_crimson_mass Posted by crimson_mass on 2022-06-26 08:50
	Special Ed @ Wickahoney Stage Stop Posted by Special Ed on 2022-07-20 16:52
	Yesterday I hit up Wickahoney on the R1200GS. I started by taking 45 down and crossed the river at Walters Fairy. From there I took 78 (with one small detour) to the Y going into Bruneau, where I went south on 51. Along the way I stopped to take a picture and took a video as I crossed the 80,000 mile mark on the odometer. I thought it was only fitting to be going 80 MPH for this moment. Then I continued on. From there you will turn right (East) on Battle Creek Road and hit gravel. About 4 miles in it will take a hard turn South, and another 3 miles there will be a Y in the road. The trail is easy to miss, and you are leaving the graded gravel road for a double track. From here the it turns into about a 2.4 in difficulty, with some large rocks on the trail to contend with. Most of it was pretty easy, but there were a few rocky sections which forced me to slow down quite a bit. I did fine on the adventure bike (intermediate skill), but it was slow going. You will follow this for 5 miles. Then go through a gate and there you are. I made friends with a beetle and I checked the site out right around sunset. His name was Lyle. I geared up and headed back out just as it got dark, accidently stepping on Lyle as I mounted. Sorry Lyle. The way out was the same way I got in. I have to say...I have NEVER seen so many jackrabbits. There were times where there were 4 or 5 on the road ahead of me at one time. I probably say 60 of them, and that's no exaggeration. Once I hit pavement I went up to Bruneau and just missing the diner being open continued on to Mountain Home where I got a burger. The freeway took me the rest of the way home, where I got in after midnight. Fun fun. Posted by crane550 on 2022-08-07 20:23