Buttermilk Trail
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.3 mi
Distance
191 ft
Gain
29 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 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
Here's your day, mapped
Buttermilk Trail
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 191 ft
- Elevation loss
- 191 ft
- Highest point
- 6,418 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,337 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
The Buttermilk Trail is a 2.56-mile out-and-back hike in Idaho with 191 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,418 feet.
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