Nimiipu Trail
Idaho
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1.4 mi
Distance
1,487 ft
Gain
30 min
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
- 1.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,487 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,487 ft
- Highest point
- 6,367 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,403 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Nimiipu Trail is a 2.78-mile out-and-back route in Idaho with 1,487 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,367 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 5,403 ft
- High point
- 6,367 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,487 ft
- Total descent
- 1,487 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 22% grade around mile 1.1 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 2.8 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.
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
- MARTEN CREEKHiking4.3 mi
- Weir Hot Spring TrailHiking4.9 mi
- PORPHYRY PEAKHiking5.3 mi
- Windy Ridge TrailHiking5.3 mi
- Castle Butte LookoutCamping7.9 mi
- Jerry Johnson CampgroundCamping9.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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