Elk Summit-Monroe Creek Trail
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.1 mi
Distance
1,220 ft
Gain
25 min
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-Monroe Creek Trail
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,220 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,220 ft
- Highest point
- 6,389 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,360 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Elk Summit-Monroe Creek Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back hike in Idaho with 1,220 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,389 feet.
Add to a trip & share
Keep exploring — more trails worth the drive
Photo: Evan4211, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)RED HORSE RIDGE
~14 min drive
5.4-mile out-and-back trail on Red Horse Ridge in Idaho with 1,318 ft gain.
ELK SUMMIT - MONROE CREEK
~1 min drive
2.28-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 1,220 ft elevation gain and loss.
ELK SUMMIT
~2 min drive
10.58-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 2,506 ft gain and 6,381 ft max elevation.
VICTORY CREEK /INDIAN TRAIL
~6 min drive
21.82-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 4,526 ft elevation gain/loss.
Photo: Evan4211, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)French Gulch Trail
~15 min drive
1.28-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 311 ft elevation gain.
Lick Creek Trail
~8 min drive
7.14-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 1,671 ft elevation gain
INDIAN TRAIL
~4 min drive
12.68-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 3,289 ft elevation gain and loss.
NEWSOME CREEK
~7 min drive
39.22-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 3,589 ft elevation gain/loss.
Sing Lee Trail
~7 min drive
2.56-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 882 ft elevation gain/loss.
ERICSON RIDGE
~8 min drive
14.74-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 2,116 ft elevation gain and loss.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
