French Gulch Trail

Idaho

Idaho

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0.6 mi

Distance

311 ft

Gain

17 min

Time

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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

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  • No access route mapped

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Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.6 mi
Elevation gain
311 ft
Elevation loss
311 ft
Highest point
4,635 ft
Lowest point
4,533 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

French Gulch Trail is a 1.28-mile out-and-back hike in Idaho with 311 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,635 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
4,629 ft
High point
4,635 ft
Total climbing
311 ft
Total descent
311 ft
Steepest stretch
10% grade around mile 0.4 on the way out
Length (round trip)
1.3 mi
Shape
Out and back

It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Elk City 1ne, ID weather station, 3.9 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan35° high15° low
  2. Feb41° high16° low
  3. Mar47° high21° low
  4. Apr53° high27° low
  5. May63° high33° low
  6. Jun71° high40° low
  7. Jul83° high42° low
  8. Aug83° high39° low
  9. Sep74° high32° low
  10. Oct58° high28° low
  11. Nov43° high22° low
  12. Dec33° high14° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Red River Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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