Nimiipu Trail
Idaho
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0.8 mi
Distance
658 ft
Gain
23 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
- 0.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 658 ft
- Elevation loss
- 658 ft
- Highest point
- 6,270 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,898 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Nimiipu Trail is a 1.52-mile out-and-back hike in Idaho with 658 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,270 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 6,044 ft
- High point
- 6,270 ft
- Total climbing
- 658 ft
- Total descent
- 658 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 26% grade around mile 0.6 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 1.5 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- North Fork Ranger District · Ranger district
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for North Fork Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
critical · posted Oct 1, 2026
Moose Mountain Fire Area Closure
critical · posted Sep 11, 2026
critical · posted Sep 1, 2026
Barnyard Timber Sale Road and Trail Closures
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- WEITAS RIDGEHiking2.3 mi
- Liz Butte CabinCamping2.4 mi
- BALD RIDGEHiking2.7 mi
- Liz Butte TrailHiking3.1 mi
- BALD MOUNTAIN LAKEHiking3.5 mi
- Castle Butte LookoutCamping3.6 mi
- Wilderness Gateway CampgroundCamping5.8 mi
- Rocky Ridge CampgroundCamping9.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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