Bargamin Creek Trail
Idaho
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15.2 mi
Distance
5,721 ft
Gain
5h 52m
Time
No verdict for this trail
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What we do know
Inside Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
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Bargamin Creek Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 15.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 5,721 ft
- Elevation loss
- 5,721 ft
- Highest point
- 5,079 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,552 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Bargamin Creek Trail is a 30.34-mile out-and-back hike in Idaho with 5,721 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 5,079 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 5,079 ft
- High point
- 5,079 ft
- Total climbing
- 5,721 ft
- Total descent
- 5,721 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 26% grade around mile 6.6 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 30 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Red River Rs, ID weather station, 15 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan35° high15° low
- Feb39° high17° low
- Mar46° high21° low
- Apr53° high26° low
- May61° high33° low
- Jun70° high39° low
- Jul80° high42° low
- Aug80° high39° low
- Sep73° high33° low
- Oct56° high27° low
- Nov42° high20° low
- Dec33° high15° low
Where it is
- Red River Ranger District · Ranger district
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Red River Ranger District as of Oct 10, 2026:
Red River Ranger District Road Closures
critical · posted Sep 1, 2026
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Poet CreekCamping0.1 mi
- Bleak Creek TrailHiking3.3 mi
- BARGAMIN CREEKHiking3.6 mi
- Three Prong TrailHiking3.7 mi
- Granite SpringsCamping4.5 mi
- Meadow CreekCanoeing7.2 mi
- Little Clearwater RiverCanoeing8.8 mi
- Bridge CreekCamping9.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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