Chief Joseph Trail
Oregon
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.7 mi
Distance
800 ft
Gain
23 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Wallowa-Whitman 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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Chief Joseph Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 800 ft
- Elevation loss
- 800 ft
- Highest point
- 5,078 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,835 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
No permit or access details on file for this trail — check with the local land manager before you go.
About this trail
Chief Joseph Trail is a 1.34-mile out-and-back route in Oregon with 800 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,078 feet.
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