Jackknife Creek Trail
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
6.1 mi
Distance
4,536 ft
Gain
4h 2m
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
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Jackknife Creek Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 6.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,536 ft
- Elevation loss
- 4,536 ft
- Highest point
- 5,807 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,337 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Jackknife Creek Trail is a 12.24-mile out-and-back route in Idaho with 4,536 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,807 feet.
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