Nimiipu Trail
Idaho
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0.4 mi
Distance
266 ft
Gain
13 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
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 266 ft
- Elevation loss
- 266 ft
- Highest point
- 6,000 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,866 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Nimiipu Trail is a short out-and-back hike in Idaho covering 0.82 miles with 266 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,000 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 5,866 ft
- High point
- 6,000 ft
- Total climbing
- 266 ft
- Total descent
- 266 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 15% grade right from the start
- Length (round trip)
- 0.8 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
- PORPHYRY PEAKHiking4 mi
- Windy Ridge TrailHiking4 mi
- MARTEN CREEKHiking4.6 mi
- Eagle Mountain TrailHiking5.6 mi
- Castle Butte LookoutCamping6.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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