Elk City Loop
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
5.7 mi
Distance
1,247 ft
Gain
2h 31m
Time
Conditions: Clear
for hike, todayWeather is good
1 factor · 1 source
Observed 3 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 61°F / low 51°F, 0% precip — 95/100 for hike
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Elk City Loop
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 5.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,247 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,247 ft
- Highest point
- 4,536 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,020 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Elk City Loop is a 5.65-mile loop trail in Idaho with 1,247 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,536 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 4,020 ft
- High point
- 4,536 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,247 ft
- Total descent
- 1,247 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 20% grade around mile 5.3 from the start
- Length
- 5.7 mi
- Shape
- Loop
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Elk City 1ne, ID weather station, 1.5 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan35° high15° low
- Feb41° high16° low
- Mar47° high21° low
- Apr53° high27° low
- May63° high33° low
- Jun71° high40° low
- Jul83° high42° low
- Aug83° high39° low
- Sep74° high32° low
- Oct58° high28° low
- Nov43° high22° low
- Dec33° high14° low
Nearby
- Box Sing TrailHiking1.3 mi
- RED HORSE RIDGEHiking2 mi
- French Gulch TrailHiking2.6 mi
- American RiverCanoeing2.7 mi
- South Fork Clearwater RiverCanoeing5 mi
- Red RiverCanoeing6.8 mi
- Table MeadowsCamping8.2 mi
- Walker CabinCamping8.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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