Garden Creek Blm Connector

Idaho

Idaho

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0.8 mi

Distance

408 ft

Gain

20 min

Time

No verdict for this trail

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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

Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.8 mi
Elevation gain
408 ft
Elevation loss
408 ft
Highest point
8,120 ft
Lowest point
7,984 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Dogs
unknown
Bikes
no

About this trail

Garden Creek BLM Connector is a 1.56-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The route gains 408 feet of elevation and reaches a maximum elevation of 8,120 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
8,092 ft
High point
8,120 ft
Total climbing
408 ft
Total descent
408 ft
Steepest stretch
12% grade around mile 0.7 on the way out
Length (round trip)
1.6 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 (~34 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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Camp Perkins

Hiking business nearby (~46 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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