Nimiipu Trail
Idaho
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2.1 mi
Distance
2,282 ft
Gain
1h 30m
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.
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Why you'll love it
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Nimiipu Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,282 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,282 ft
- Highest point
- 6,991 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,081 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Nimiipu Trail is a 4.24-mile out-and-back route in Idaho with 2,282 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,991 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 6,114 ft
- High point
- 6,991 ft
- Total climbing
- 2,282 ft
- Total descent
- 2,282 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 28% grade around mile 2 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 4.2 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
The climb is steady from start to finish.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Lochsa/Powell Ranger District · Ranger district
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Lochsa/Powell Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
critical · posted Sep 1, 2026
Knife Edge Camping Partial Closure
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
NFSR 520 Reconstruction and Timber Harvest Closure
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Lewis & Clark National Historic TrailHiking2.1 mi
- MARTEN CREEKHiking5 mi
- POST OFFICE RIDGEHiking5.1 mi
- Post Office Ridge Trail #919Hiking5.2 mi
- POTATO CREEKHiking5.2 mi
- GRAVEY CREEKHiking5.2 mi
- Jerry Johnson CampgroundCamping6.8 mi
- Cayuse CreekCanoeing7.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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