Elk Summit
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
5.3 mi
Distance
2,506 ft
Gain
2h 31m
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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Elk Summit
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 5.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,506 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,506 ft
- Highest point
- 6,381 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,639 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Elk Summit is a 10.58-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 2,506 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,381 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 5,822 ft
- High point
- 6,381 ft
- Total climbing
- 2,506 ft
- Total descent
- 2,506 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 23% grade around mile 2 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 11 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, 21 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 9, 2026:
Red River Ranger District Road Closures
critical · posted Sep 1, 2026
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Elk Summit-Monroe Creek TrailHiking1.1 mi
- ELK SUMMIT - MONROE CREEKHiking1.5 mi
- INDIAN TRAILHiking1.8 mi
- Oxbow CampsiteCamping3.3 mi
- South Fork Clearwater RiverCanoeing3.4 mi
- Sing LeeCamping3.6 mi
- Table MeadowsCamping5.1 mi
- American RiverCanoeing5.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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