Middle Fork Solo Creek
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.7 mi
Distance
1,929 ft
Gain
1h
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
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
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Middle Fork Solo Creek
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,929 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,929 ft
- Highest point
- 4,226 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,056 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Middle Fork Solo Creek is a 3.42-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 1,929 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,226 feet and follows a straightforward out-and-back pattern.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 4,224 ft
- High point
- 4,226 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,929 ft
- Total descent
- 1,929 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 42% grade around mile 1.5 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 3.4 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, 19 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan35° high15° low
- Feb41° high16° low
- Mar47° high21° low
- Apr53° high27° low
- May63° high33° low
- Jun71° high40° low
- Jul83° high42° low
- Aug83° high39° low
- Sep74° high32° low
- Oct58° high28° low
- Nov43° high22° low
- Dec33° high14° 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
- MIDDLE FORK CLEAR CREEKHiking1.3 mi
- TRAPPER CREEKHiking1.5 mi
- CLEAR CREEKHiking2.4 mi
- Middle Fork Clear Creek TrailHiking2.5 mi
- South Fork Clear Creek TrailHiking2.7 mi
- Wild Goose CampgroundCamping8.7 mi
- Johnson Bar Group SiteCamping9.6 mi
- Fenn PondPier fishing9.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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