Estes Mtn Trail

Idaho

Idaho

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5.0 mi

Distance

1,946 ft

Gain

2h 32m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Salmon-Challis 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

Through-trail
Big climb
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
5.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,946 ft
Elevation loss
1,946 ft
Highest point
8,474 ft
Lowest point
6,916 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Estes Mtn Trail is a 9.94-mile out-and-back route in Idaho with 1,946 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 8,474 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
6,916 ft
High point
8,474 ft
Total climbing
1,946 ft
Total descent
1,946 ft
Steepest stretch
18% grade around mile 4.6 on the way out
Length (round trip)
9.9 mi
Shape
Out and back

Most of the climbing is in the middle stretch.

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 Salmon-Challis 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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The Sawmill Station

Hiking business nearby (~15 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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Camp Perkins

Hiking business nearby (~37 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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