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Charcoal Gulch Trail
Idaho
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.9 mi
Distance
1,207 ft
Gain
1h 9m
Time
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Why you'll love it
Through-trail
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Charcoal Gulch Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,207 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,207 ft
- Highest point
- 4,784 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,929 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Bureau of Land Management
About this trail
Charcoal Gulch Trail is a 3.78-mile out-and-back route in Idaho with 1,207 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,784 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 3,929 ft
- High point
- 4,784 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,207 ft
- Total descent
- 1,207 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 19% grade around mile 0.7 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 3.8 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)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Idaho City, ID weather station, 1.3 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan35° high13° low
- Feb40° high16° low
- Mar48° high22° low
- Apr56° high27° low
- May66° high35° low
- Jun75° high40° low
- Jul87° high46° low
- Aug86° high44° low
- Sep77° high36° low
- Oct62° high28° low
- Nov44° high21° low
- Dec35° high14° low
Where it is
- Four Rivers Field Office · Bureau of Land Management
- Managed by
- Bureau of Land Management
Source: USGS PAD-US 4.1
Nearby
- Charcoal GulchCross-country skiing0.1 mi
- Buena Vista TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Buena VistaCross-country skiing0.4 mi
- Grayback Campground and Group sites - reserveCamping1.5 mi
- Grayback Gulch CampgroundCamping1.6 mi
- Grimes CreekCanoeing6.7 mi
- Granite CreekCanoeing7.7 mi
- Bad Bear CampgroundCamping8.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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