Horse Creek Trail
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
7.8 mi
Distance
4,788 ft
Gain
3h 46m
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 18 h ago · oldest 18 h
problem: Agency alerts
4 active alerts in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest; most severe: Updated 250 Road Closure
USFSPosted Sep 15 · checked 18 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 39°F / low 39°F, 0% precip — 93/100 for hike
OpenWeather18 h ago
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Horse Creek Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 7.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,788 ft
- Elevation loss
- 4,788 ft
- Highest point
- 5,750 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,180 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
HORSE CREEK is a 15.5-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 4,788 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 5,750 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 5,623 ft
- High point
- 5,750 ft
- Total climbing
- 4,788 ft
- Total descent
- 4,788 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 46% grade around mile 5.4 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 16 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, 29 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
- Moose Creek Ranger District · Ranger district
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Moose Creek Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Selway Falls Campground Closure
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- HORSE CREEK CONNECTORHiking1.8 mi
- Boundary TrailHiking2.2 mi
- Limber LukeCamping2.2 mi
- Horse Ridge TrailHiking2.9 mi
- O'Hara Saddle CampgroundCamping5 mi
- Table MeadowsCamping5.7 mi
- OharaRiver fishing7.5 mi
- Fenn PondPier fishing8.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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