Big Canyon Haystack Connector
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
3.9 mi
Distance
3,944 ft
Gain
2h 52m
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Caribou-Targhee 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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
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Big Canyon Haystack Connector
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,944 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,944 ft
- Highest point
- 8,989 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,669 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
BIG CANYON HAYSTACK CONNECTOR is a 7.82-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 3,944 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 8,989 feet.
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