Long Canyon

Idaho

Idaho

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3.3 mi

Distance

3,239 ft

Gain

1h 59m

Time

No verdict for this trail

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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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Why you'll love it

Through-trail
Big climb
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
3.3 mi
Elevation gain
3,239 ft
Elevation loss
3,239 ft
Highest point
8,584 ft
Lowest point
7,559 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Dogs
unknown
Bikes
no

About this trail

Long Canyon is a 6.54-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 3,239 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 8,584 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
7,559 ft
High point
8,584 ft
Total climbing
3,239 ft
Total descent
3,239 ft
Steepest stretch
26% grade around mile 2.1 on the way out
Length (round trip)
6.5 mi
Shape
Out and back

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 Caribou-Targhee 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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