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Blacklead Trail
Idaho
Blocked todayIdaho
Blocked today
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8.7 mi
Distance
3,166 ft
Gain
3h 35m
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is marginal
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 10 h ago · oldest 10 h
problem: Agency alerts
5 active alerts in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest; most severe: Updated 250 Road Closure
USFSPosted Sep 15 · checked 10 h ago
caution: Weather
Clouds, high 59°F / low 31°F, 100% precip — 65/100 for hike
OpenWeather10 h ago
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Blacklead Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 8.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,166 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,166 ft
- Highest point
- 6,192 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,757 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Blacklead Trail is a 17.4-mile out-and-back route in Idaho with 3,166 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,192 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 5,166 ft
- High point
- 6,192 ft
- Total climbing
- 3,166 ft
- Total descent
- 3,166 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 31% grade around mile 5.3 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 17 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
The climb is steady from start to finish.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Lochsa/Powell Ranger District · Ranger district
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Lochsa/Powell Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
critical · posted Sep 1, 2026
Knife Edge Camping Partial Closure
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
NFSR 520 Reconstruction and Timber Harvest Closure
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- SILVER CREEKHiking0.4 mi
- CAYUSE CREEKHiking0.6 mi
- WILLIAMS PEAKHiking2.3 mi
- Silver Creek TrailHiking2.3 mi
- Wendover CampgroundCamping7.2 mi
- Whitehouse CampgroundCamping7.6 mi
- Crooked ForkCanoeing8.6 mi
- Jerry Johnson CampgroundCamping9.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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