Riverpond Campground
Hiking business nearby (~28 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet
Bear Summit
Idaho
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
9.8 mi
Distance
4,374 ft
Gain
4h 22m
Time
No verdict for this trail
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What we do know
Inside Boise 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
Big climb
Out & back
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Bear Summit
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 9.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,374 ft
- Elevation loss
- 4,374 ft
- Highest point
- 6,040 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,017 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Bear Summit is a 19.52-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 4,374 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 6,040 feet.
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Camp Perkins
Hiking business nearby (~31 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet
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