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Branch North Gold Creek
Idaho
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.2 mi
Distance
782 ft
Gain
32 min
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 Idaho Panhandle National Forests
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
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 782 ft
- Elevation loss
- 782 ft
- Highest point
- 3,096 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,832 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
BRANCH NORTH GOLD CREEK is a 2.46-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 782 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 3,096 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 3,090 ft
- High point
- 3,096 ft
- Total climbing
- 782 ft
- Total descent
- 782 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 24% grade around mile 0.5 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 2.5 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Sandpoint Ranger District · Ranger district
- Idaho Panhandle National Forests · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Sandpoint Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Beehive Lake Trail #279 Closure
caution · posted Sep 18, 2026
Evans Landing Trail 64 Closure
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- PACKSADDLE MOUNTAINHiking2.5 mi
- GREEN MOUNTAINHiking2.6 mi
- ERMINE RIDGEHiking3.4 mi
- E.Declaration TrailHiking3.4 mi
- Whiskey Rock BayCamping5.9 mi
- Independence CreekCanoeing6.9 mi
- North Fork Coeur d'Alene RiverCanoeing7.4 mi
- North IdahoRock climbing8.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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