Divide Trail
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
21.7 mi
Distance
6,747 ft
Gain
8h 44m
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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Divide Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 21.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 6,747 ft
- Elevation loss
- 6,747 ft
- Highest point
- 6,612 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,521 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Divide Trail is a 43.36-mile out-and-back route in Idaho with 6,747 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,612 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 6,536 ft
- High point
- 6,612 ft
- Total climbing
- 6,747 ft
- Total descent
- 6,747 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 18% grade around mile 9.5 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 43 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
The climb is steady from start to finish.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Dixie N, ID weather station, 14 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan31° high5° low
- Feb33° high8° low
- Mar38° high13° low
- Apr46° high20° low
- May57° high28° low
- Jun64° high35° low
- Jul76° high39° low
- Aug76° high36° low
- Sep65° high31° low
- Oct52° high24° low
- Nov36° high14° low
- Dec28° high5° low
Where it is
- Red River Ranger District · Ranger district
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Red River Ranger District as of Oct 10, 2026:
Red River Ranger District Road Closures
critical · posted Sep 1, 2026
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- TRAPPER CREEK NORTHHiking2 mi
- Red RiverCamping3.5 mi
- Cache Creek TrailHiking3.7 mi
- Boston Mountain TrailHiking3.7 mi
- Ditch CreekCamping4 mi
- SODA CREEKHiking4 mi
- Granite SpringsCamping5.8 mi
- Meadow CreekCanoeing8.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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