Cache Creek Trail
Idaho
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22.1 mi
Distance
14,900 ft
Gain
10h 1m
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 Nez Perce-Clearwater 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
Cache Creek Trail
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 22.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 14,900 ft
- Elevation loss
- 14,900 ft
- Highest point
- 8,216 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,706 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Cache Creek is a 44.1-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 14,900 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 8,216 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 6,967 ft
- High point
- 8,216 ft
- Total climbing
- 14,900 ft
- Total descent
- 14,900 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 45% grade around mile 16.3 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 44 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
- Red River Ranger District · Ranger district
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Red River Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Red River Ranger District Road Closures
critical · posted Sep 1, 2026
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Boston Mountain TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Granite SpringsCamping3.2 mi
- Bat Point TrailHiking3.2 mi
- Divide TrailHiking3.7 mi
- RAINEY CREEKHiking4.3 mi
- Red RiverCamping6.5 mi
- Bridge CreekCamping6.7 mi
- Meadow CreekCanoeing7.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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