Newsome Creek
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
19.6 mi
Distance
3,589 ft
Gain
8h
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
Newsome Creek
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 19.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,589 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,589 ft
- Highest point
- 5,157 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,899 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Newsome Creek is a 39.22-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 3,589 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 5,157 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 3,899 ft
- High point
- 5,157 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 49% grade around mile 10.7 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 39 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, 7.8 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
The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.
Where it is
- Red River Ranger District · Ranger district
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · National forest
Source: USFS EDW boundaries
Conditions
Active alerts for Red River Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Red River Ranger District Road Closures
critical · posted Sep 1, 2026
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Oxbow CampsiteCamping0.5 mi
- Nugget TrailHiking1.2 mi
- Sing LeeCamping1.4 mi
- INDIAN TRAILHiking1.4 mi
- Sing Lee TrailHiking1.5 mi
- ELK SUMMITHiking3.2 mi
- South Fork Clearwater RiverCanoeing5 mi
- Table MeadowsCamping7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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