Founder's Square Hill (Under the Water Tower) - Sled near Rexburg, Idaho
~1269 Stone Dr, Rexburg, ID 83440, USA,Rexburg,Idaho
43.7998065064809, -111.776382923126
1.8 miles SE of Rexburg, Idaho
Address: ~1269 Stone Dr, Rexburg, ID 83440, USA
GPS: 43°47'59.3"N 111°46'35.0"W
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State: Idaho
Trails/Routes: 0.1 mi

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This is a great sledding hill. It's about the perfect steepness and really wide. It's also big enough to make it worth a little run on a snowboard or an inner tube. While this is a pretty popular hill, it's pretty hard for it to get overcrowded.

In 2017, some houses were built at the bottom of the hill that make it a little less perfect but there's still plenty of hill for a good time. You just need to be respectful of the people's homes and the end of the slope. There's also a little winding rutted dirt road that comes down to the left of the hill that sometimes is a pretty great little run if the snow's just right. 

Mapped Route/Trail Distances

Route #1 352 feet
Route #2 381 feet
Route #3 427 feet
Route #4 368 feet
Route #5 309 feet
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Directions

From Rexburg, Idaho

  1. Head south on S 3rd W toward W 2nd S (0.4 mi)
  2. Turn left onto W 4th S (0.1 mi)
  3. At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto S 2nd W (0.4 mi)
  4. Turn left onto W 7th S (0.6 mi)
  5. Turn right onto S 2nd E (0.5 mi)
  6. Turn left onto Sunrise Dr (0.2 mi)
  7. Sunrise Dr turns right and becomes Washington Blvd (384 ft)
  8. Turn right onto Jefferson Dr (466 ft)
  9. Jefferson Dr turns left and becomes Stone Dr
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    (0.2 mi)
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This hill is back behind the water tower in Founder's Village. To get there, you'll go up past the temple and take the first left. That'll take you into Founders Village. Once you're in the village, just keep right until you get to the hill. It'll be straight in front of you after you pass underneath the water tower.

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smbrady17

5/1/18 11:45 am 1/15/18

endovereric

12/18/16 10:22 am
There's a house being built at the bottom of the hill on East side but there's still a lot of hill available for sledding.
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endovereric

12/28/17 11:03 am
Now there are 2 houses at the bottom. That makes it a little less perfect but still a great sledding hill.
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endovereric

2/21/14 11:44 am 2/15/14
Took my 3 kids ages 1-6. It was hikable enough for them but pretty tough. Perfect steepness though. There were two other groups when we were there but the hill was still wide open. It's the perfect hill if you don't want to go very far.
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Trails

Distance ?

352 feet

Elevation Gain ?

-56 feet

Real Ascent ?

0 feet

Real Descent ?

56 feet

Avg Grade (-9°)

-16%

Grade (-15° to -4°)

-27% to -7%

Distance ?

381 feet

Elevation Gain ?

-40 feet

Real Ascent ?

0 feet

Real Descent ?

40 feet

Avg Grade (-6°)

-11%

Grade (-9° to -2°)

-16% to -4%

Distance ?

427 feet

Elevation Gain ?

-44 feet

Real Ascent ?

0 feet

Real Descent ?

44 feet

Avg Grade (-6°)

-10%

Grade (-11° to -2°)

-19% to -3%

Distance ?

368 feet

Elevation Gain ?

-48 feet

Real Ascent ?

0 feet

Real Descent ?

48 feet

Avg Grade (-8°)

-13%

Grade (-13° to -2°)

-23% to -3%

Distance ?

309 feet

Elevation Gain ?

-50 feet

Real Ascent ?

0 feet

Real Descent ?

50 feet

Avg Grade (-9°)

-17%

Grade (-20° to -3°)

-36% to -5%

Elevation differences are scaled for emphasis. While the numbers are accurate, the cut-away shown here is not to scale.

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