Elk Clarke Contour Trail
Idaho
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1.9 mi
Distance
1,555 ft
Gain
1h 5m
Time
No verdict for this trail
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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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Elk Clarke Contour Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,555 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,555 ft
- Highest point
- 4,096 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,707 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Elk Clarke Contour Trail is a 3.74-mile out-and-back hike in Idaho with 1,555 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,096 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 3,707 ft
- High point
- 4,096 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,555 ft
- Total descent
- 1,555 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 19% grade around mile 0.7 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 3.7 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Headquarters, ID weather station, 12 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan35° high18° low
- Feb39° high20° low
- Mar46° high23° low
- Apr52° high27° low
- May63° high34° low
- Jun70° high40° low
- Jul80° high44° low
- Aug80° high41° low
- Sep70° high35° low
- Oct55° high28° low
- Nov42° high25° low
- Dec33° high20° low
Where it is
- North Fork Ranger District · Ranger district
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for North Fork Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
critical · posted Oct 1, 2026
Moose Mountain Fire Area Closure
critical · posted Sep 11, 2026
critical · posted Sep 1, 2026
Barnyard Timber Sale Road and Trail Closures
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- CLARKE MOUNTAIN AHiking1 mi
- COTTONWOOD CREEKHiking1.5 mi
- HEMLOCK RIDGEHiking1.6 mi
- Clarke Mountain Lookout TrailHiking1.6 mi
- Orogrande CreekCanoeing1.9 mi
- Weitas CampgroundCamping6.5 mi
- Washington Creek CampgroundCamping6.6 mi
- Fourth Of July CampCamping9.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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