Forest Trail 179
Idaho
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1.6 mi
Distance
1,025 ft
Gain
55 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Caribou-Targhee 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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Forest Trail 179
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,025 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,025 ft
- Highest point
- 7,815 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,259 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Forest Trail 179 is a 3.16-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 1,025 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 7,815 feet.
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