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Mackay Fishing Access
Idaho
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1.4 mi
Distance
89 ft
Gain
Conditions: Clear
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Observed 22 h ago
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Clear, high 52°F / low 52°F, 0% precip — 100/100 for hike
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Why you'll love it
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Mackay Fishing Access
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 89 ft
- Highest point
- 6,021 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,936 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Bikes
- Allowed
- Horses
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
Source for bikes, horses, surface: Bureau of Land Management national datasets
About this trail
Mackay Fishing Access is a 1.37-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The route gains 89 feet of elevation.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 6,021 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 1.4 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 Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, ID weather station, 1.1 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan30° high8° low
- Feb34° high12° low
- Mar44° high22° low
- Apr54° high29° low
- May65° high37° low
- Jun73° high43° low
- Jul83° high50° low
- Aug82° high48° low
- Sep72° high40° low
- Oct58° high31° low
- Nov41° high19° low
- Dec29° high10° low
Where it is
- Challis Field Office · Bureau of Land Management
- Managed by
- Bureau of Land Management
Source: USGS PAD-US 4.1
Nearby
- Big Lost River Access TrailRiver fishing0.4 mi
- Joe T. Fallini Recreation SiteCamping3.5 mi
- Lower Cedar CreekHiking4.1 mi
- Big Lost RiverCanoeing5.6 mi
- SAWMILL CANYONHiking6.3 mi
- Main Wall, TheRock climbing8.5 mi
- Right Flank, TheRock climbing8.5 mi
- Pass Creek Narrows Camping Area & Picnic SiteCamping9.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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