Cedar-East Moose Trail
Idaho
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6.0 mi
Distance
3,817 ft
Gain
2h 22m
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 14 h ago · oldest 14 h
problem: Agency alerts
5 active alerts in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest; most severe: Updated 250 Road Closure
USFSPosted Sep 15 · checked 14 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 52°F / low 33°F, 3% precip — 98/100 for hike
OpenWeather14 h ago
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Cedar-East Moose Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 6.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,817 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,817 ft
- Highest point
- 6,161 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,568 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Cedar-East Moose Trail is an 11.9-mile out-and-back route in Idaho with 3,817 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,161 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 5,859 ft
- High point
- 6,161 ft
- Total climbing
- 3,817 ft
- Total descent
- 3,817 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 27% grade around mile 3.2 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 12 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Most of the climbing is in the middle stretch.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Lochsa/Powell Ranger District · Ranger district
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Lochsa/Powell Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
critical · posted Sep 1, 2026
Knife Edge Camping Partial Closure
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
NFSR 520 Reconstruction and Timber Harvest Closure
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- CEDAR - MOOSE CREEKHiking0.2 mi
- CEDAR RIDGEHiking0.6 mi
- BIG SAND LAKEHiking0.7 mi
- Elk Summit CampgroundCamping0.9 mi
- Cedar Creek TrailHiking2.1 mi
- MAPLE LAKE LOOKOUTHiking2.2 mi
- DIABLO MOUNTAINHiking2.3 mi
- Big Sand CreekCanoeing5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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