Custer Trail, Rd #013, #070 -W

Idaho

Idaho

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27.4 mi

Distance

3,175 ft

Gain

10h 43m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Sawtooth 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

Through-trail
Big climb
Point-to-point

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Custer Trail, Rd #013, #070 -W

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Elevation & route

Distance
27.4 mi
Elevation gain
3,175 ft
Elevation loss
754 ft
Highest point
8,800 ft
Lowest point
5,967 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Custer Trail, RD #013, #070 -W is a 27.40-mile point-to-point trail in Idaho with 3,175 feet of elevation gain and a maximum elevation of 8,800 feet. The trail follows RD #013 and RD #070 -W.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
5,967 ft
High point
8,800 ft
Total climbing
3,175 ft
Total descent
754 ft
Length
27 mi
Shape
Point to point

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

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Sawtooth National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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Hiking business nearby (~13 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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