Cave Point Trail
Idaho
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7.0 mi
Distance
5,296 ft
Gain
4h 31m
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.
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Why you'll love it
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Cave Point Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 7.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 5,296 ft
- Elevation loss
- 5,296 ft
- Highest point
- 5,585 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,111 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Cave Point Trail is a 13.98-mile out-and-back route in Idaho with 5,296 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 5,585 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 2,111 ft
- High point
- 5,585 ft
- Total climbing
- 5,296 ft
- Total descent
- 5,296 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 59% grade around mile 0.9 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 14 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- North Fork Ranger District · Ranger district
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for North Fork Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
critical · posted Oct 1, 2026
Moose Mountain Fire Area Closure
critical · posted Sep 11, 2026
critical · posted Sep 1, 2026
Barnyard Timber Sale Road and Trail Closures
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Washington Creek CampgroundCamping0.8 mi
- Washington Ridge TrailHiking0.9 mi
- TUMBLE CREEK NORTHHiking1.8 mi
- FLAT RIDGEHiking2.2 mi
- Weitas CampgroundCamping6.8 mi
- Orogrande CreekCanoeing7.5 mi
- Fourth Of July CampCamping8.3 mi
- Beaver CreekCanoeing9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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