Eightmile Trail

Idaho

Idaho

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6.5 mi

Distance

3,703 ft

Gain

3h 19m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Caribou-Targhee 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

Big climb
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
6.5 mi
Elevation gain
3,703 ft
Elevation loss
3,703 ft
Highest point
8,688 ft
Lowest point
7,003 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Eightmile Trail is a 13.02-mile out-and-back hike in Idaho with 3,703 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 8,688 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
7,003 ft
High point
8,688 ft
Total climbing
3,703 ft
Total descent
3,703 ft
Steepest stretch
28% grade right from the start
Length (round trip)
13 mi
Shape
Out and back

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 Caribou-Targhee 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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