Flat Iron Ridge Trail
Idaho
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2.5 mi
Distance
1,393 ft
Gain
1h 2m
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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Flat Iron Ridge Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,393 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,393 ft
- Highest point
- 5,936 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,248 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Flat Iron Ridge Trail is a 4.98-mile out-and-back route in Idaho with 1,393 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,936 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 5,835 ft
- High point
- 5,936 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,393 ft
- Total descent
- 1,393 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 23% grade around mile 1.9 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 5 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
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, 22 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
- East Fork American River TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Anderson Butte National Recreation TrailHiking1.8 mi
- FLAT IRON RIDGEHiking1.8 mi
- American RiverCanoeing3.7 mi
- Limber LukeCamping5.9 mi
- Table MeadowsCamping7.6 mi
- O'Hara Saddle CampgroundCamping8.3 mi
- Red RiverCanoeing8.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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